JP6376361B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines.

  Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine includes, for example, a game board that forms a game area in which a game ball flows down, and a symbol display device that performs variable display is provided at the center of the game board. A stage on which the game ball can roll in the left-right direction is provided below the display device. When the game ball rolls on the stage enters the start port located below the stage, a start prize is awarded. The variation display of the symbol is started. There is one on the rear side of the stage in which a transparent plate is arranged between the display device and the stage so that the game ball does not jump into the display device side. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP 2007-029420 A

  However, there is a problem in that there are cases where restrictions are imposed on parts around the transparent plate by arranging the transparent plate.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine that can suitably eliminate restrictions on parts around the transparent member caused by arranging the transparent member. It is.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1
Display means for performing a predetermined display, and a transparent plate-like transparency that is provided on the display surface side of the display means and that allows a rear viewable area including display contents by the display means to be visible from the front side A peripheral edge having a target display surface that is provided on at least a part of the peripheral part of the member and the visible area, and is displayed by tilting the display target composed of at least one character, symbol, or figurative object toward the visible area A gaming machine comprising display means,
The target display surface is
A front display surface that is located on the front side of the transparent member and forms a display surface that lacks at least a part of the visible region of the display target; and
A rear display surface that is located on the rear side of the transparent member, and that forms a part of the visible region that is lacking in the front display surface so as to be visible in the visible region;
The peripheral display means includes
A front edge that is a part that forms an edge on the visible side of the front display surface and is in contact with or close to the surface of the transparent member;
A part of the rear display surface that forms an edge on the edge side of the visible region, is in contact with or close to the back surface of the transparent member, and the transparent member can be interposed with respect to the front edge portion. A rear edge provided on the rear side of the transparent member with a gap therebetween,
The transparent member is formed in a shape extending to the opposite side of the viewable region through a gap between the front side edge and the rear side edge, and an end surface of the transparent member is disposed on the back side of the front display surface And
As a display object formed by the peripheral display means,
A separate unit that constitutes a part of a character located in the left right or up and down one side,
It is a part that constitutes a part different from the independent part in the character, and is formed by a letter having at least a part that constitutes a part separated from the independent part on the opposite side opposite to the one side. At least a display object to be displayed,
Wherein the front side display plane and the rear display surface, and the independent part of the display object and the portion of the opposite side are arranged in the horizontally or vertically spaced and the opposite side of the one side, the independent The front side edge and the rear side edge are provided at a portion between the part and the opposite side part.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the game machine which can eliminate suitably the restrictions in the components around a transparent member which arise by arrange | positioning a transparent member can be provided.

It is a front view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of the pachinko machine seen from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main structures of a pachinko machine. It is a front view of an intermediate unit. It is a front view of a game board. It is a rear view of an intermediate unit. It is a rear view of a back pack unit. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view of a center frame, a transparent protective plate, a decorative member, and the like viewed from the front. It is a front view of a center frame and a decoration member. It is a disassembled perspective view of a center frame, a transparent protective plate, and a decoration member. It is an exploded view of a right decoration member. (A) is a front view of a character formation member, (b) is a rear view of a character formation member. (A) is the exploded view which looked at the character formation member from the left front side, (b) is the figure which piled up the edge part of two character formation members. It is the perspective view and sectional drawing of the right side decoration member and transparent protective plate in the AA line of FIG. It is the perspective view and sectional drawing of the right side decoration member and transparent protective board in the BB line of FIG. (A) is sectional drawing of the game board in the AA line of FIG. 6, (b) is sectional drawing of the gaming board in the BB line of FIG.

  Hereinafter, as an embodiment of the present invention, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a “pachinko machine”) which is a kind of gaming machine will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front, FIGS. 3 and 4 are perspective views showing the main configuration of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 13 is a front view of FIG. 3 and 5, the configuration in the game area 23a of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine body 12 that is rotatably attached to the outer frame 11. Have. The outer frame 11 is formed in a frame shape in which four sides are fixed with a wooden plate material as upper and lower sides and an aluminum plate material as left and right sides. The pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall by attaching and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island facility. In the pachinko machine 10, the outer frame 11 is not an essential configuration, and the outer frame 11 or a member having the same inner shape as the outer frame 11 and having a gaming machine body 12 support structure and a locking structure of the outer frame 11 is a game. It is good also as a structure with which the field was equipped.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gaming machine main body 12 includes an intermediate unit 13, a front door frame 14 disposed in front of the intermediate unit 13, and a back pack unit 15 disposed behind the intermediate unit 13. ing. An intermediate unit 13 of the gaming machine main body 12 is supported to be rotatable with respect to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a front door frame 14 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13, and the left side is a rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side) and the right side is a rotation front end in a front view. As the side (opening / closing tip side), it can be rotated forward. As shown in FIG. 4, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the intermediate unit 13. In the front view, the left side is the rotation base end side (opening / closing base end side), and the right side is rotated. The moving tip side (opening / closing tip side) can be rotated backward.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a locking mechanism 16 at its rotating tip, and has a function of locking the gaming machine main body 12 with respect to the outer frame 11 in a locked state. The door frame 14 has a function of locking the intermediate frame 13 so that it cannot be opened. As shown in FIG. 1, each of these locking states can be obtained by performing an unlocking operation using the unlocking key on the key cylinder of the locking mechanism 16 that is exposed on the front surface of the pachinko machine 10, respectively. Canceled. The configuration of the locking mechanism 16 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the intermediate unit 13 is mainly configured by a frame-shaped frame unit 21 whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11. The frame unit 21 has a function as an inner frame to which the game board 23 is detachably attached from the front side, and a game area 23a formed in the game board 23 is attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13 so as to be exposed. It is done. As shown in FIG. 3, the state in the game area 23 a is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the window panel unit 30 provided on the back side of the front door frame 14.

  The front door frame 14 is rotatably attached to the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 are provided on the rotation base end side of the front door frame 14, and by engaging the front door mounting brackets 57 and 58 with the intermediate unit 13, The front door frame 14 is rotatably supported with respect to the intermediate unit 13.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the front door frame 14 is formed in a rectangular shape whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the intermediate unit 13. The front door frame 14 is provided with a window portion 14a having an opening smaller than the window panel unit 30 so that the outer periphery of the window panel unit 30 is not exposed in a front view (see FIG. 1). By covering the window portion 14 a from the back side with the window panel unit 30, almost the entire front side of the intermediate unit 13 is covered by the front door frame 14 to which the window panel unit 30 is attached.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the window panel unit 30 includes a pair of front and rear transparent glasses 31 and 32 having a larger outer shape than the window portion 14a and transparency, and a fixed frame 33 that integrates the transparent glasses 31 and 32. ing. The fixed frame 33 is formed in an annular shape that is slightly larger than the transparent glasses 31 and 32 by a synthetic resin, and the window panel unit 30 is integrated by bonding the outer peripheral edges of the transparent glasses 31 and 32 to the fixed frame 33. It is considered as layer glass.

The window panel unit 30 is formed of colorless and transparent by the transparent glasses 31 and 32, but is not limited thereto, and may be formed of colorless and transparent by a synthetic resin. As long as the game area 23 a can be visually recognized through the panel unit 30, the game area 23 a may be colored and transparent instead of being colorless and transparent.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a plurality of electrical decoration parts 24 incorporating light emitting means such as LEDs are provided around the window part 14 a in the front door frame 14. In these electric decoration parts 24, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the gaming state at the time of big hit or at a predetermined reach. In addition, the lighting unit 24 on the upper side of the window 14a includes a light emitting unit that is turned on at a predetermined error such as a shortage of payout balls, and a light emitting unit that is turned on during award ball payout. A speaker cover 27 is provided on the upper right side and upper left side of the window portion 14a to cover a speaker device that outputs sound effects according to the gaming state.

  As shown in FIG. 2, an upper bulging portion 28 and a lower bulging portion 29 that bulge toward the front side are arranged vertically below the window portion 14 a in the front door frame 14. The upper bulging portion 28 is provided with an upper pan 28 a that opens upward, and the lower bulging portion 29 is provided with a lower pan 29 a that also opens upward. The upper plate 28a has a function of temporarily storing game balls paid out from a payout device 224, which will be described later, and guiding the game balls to a game ball launching mechanism 110, which will be described later, while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower tray 29a has a function of storing game balls that are surplus in the upper tray 28a.

  An operation switch 40 that is manually operated by the players is provided on the front side of the upper plate 28a (game ball storage area) in the upper bulging portion 28. The operation switch 40 is an operation device used when an effect corresponding to the player's operation is performed on the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a game ball launching handle 45 is provided on the right side of the lower bulging portion 29 in the front door frame 14 so as to protrude to the front side. The game ball launch handle 45 is a launch operation device operated to launch a game ball into the game area 23a. As shown in FIG. The operation handle 47 is rotated by the player when the game ball is launched. In this case, the rotation operation amount of the operation handle 47 is detected by a variable resistor as operation amount detection means built in the operation base 46. In addition, the game ball launching handle 45 has a built-in touch sensor for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 47 in the operation base 46, and the game ball is released when the operation handle 47 is rotated. A firing stop switch 48 is provided that is operated to stop firing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 50 is attached to the back side of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 50 is formed of a synthetic resin, and includes a front door side upper dish passage portion 51 communicating with the upper plate 28a, a front door side lower dish passage portion 52 communicating with the lower plate 29a, and a foul ball passage portion 55. Have. A dispensing ball receiving portion 53 that protrudes rearward and opens upward is formed at the upper corner portion of the passage forming unit 50, and the receiving portion 53 is partitioned on the left and right by a partition wall 54, so A passage entrance of the dish passage portion 51 and a passage entrance of the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 are formed.

  The foul ball passage portion 55 is a portion that forms a passage for discharging a game ball that has not reached the game area 23a out of the game balls launched from the game ball launching mechanism 110 as a foul ball to the lower plate 29a. As shown in FIG. 3, the foul ball passage portion 55 is provided with a foul ball receiving portion 56 opened upward. The foul ball is received from the foul ball receiving portion 56, and the foul ball is guided to the front door side lower tray passage portion 52, so that the game ball that has entered the foul ball passage portion 55 is discharged to the lower tray 29a. .

  As shown in FIG. 3, the game ball launching mechanism 110 is a component that is exposed to the front side when the front door frame 14 is opened, and is provided in the lower right part of the front side of the intermediate unit 13. As shown in FIG. 5, the game ball launching mechanism 110 includes an electromagnetic solenoid 111 provided as a launch drive unit, a launch rail 112, and a ball feeder 113. The ball feeder 113 supplies the game balls stored in the upper plate 28a one by one on the firing rail 112. In this case, the supplied game ball is arranged on a protruding path of a plunger 114 provided as a launching portion in the solenoid 111. The plunger 114 moves toward the game ball on the launch rail 112 by the input of an electrical signal to the solenoid 111, and the game ball is launched toward the game area 23a. The electric actuator of the game ball launching mechanism 110 is not limited to the solenoid 111, and a launch motor or the like may be used.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming member 121 is disposed on the left side of the intermediate unit 13 and on the left side of the firing rail 112. The frame unit 21 is provided with a through hole penetrating in a front-rear direction through a portion where the passage forming member 121 is provided. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the frame unit 21 so as to cover the through hole from the front side. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the passage forming member 121 has a main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and a main body side lower dish passage portion 123. When the front door frame 14 is closed, the payout ball receiving portion 53 (see FIG. 3) of the passage forming unit 50 provided in the front door frame 14 enters the lower portion of the passage forming member 121. A front door side upper dish passage part 51 is disposed below the main body side upper dish path part 122, and a front door side lower dish path part 52 is disposed below the main body side lower dish path part 123.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a shutter 124 that regulates the outflow of game balls from the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the main body side lower dish passage portion 123 is provided at the lower portion of the passage forming member 121. The shutter 124 is provided so as to be switchable between a blocking position where the exit portions of both passages are narrowed to prevent the gaming ball from flowing out and an allowable position where the gaming ball is allowed to flow out. The frame unit 21 is provided with a biasing member that biases the shutter 124 toward the blocking position. When the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, the shutter 124 is biased by the biasing force of the biasing member. Is configured to remain in the blocking position. Thereby, when the front door frame 14 is opened in a state where game balls are stored in the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 or the main body side lower dish passage portion 123, the inconvenience that the stored balls spill out is avoided. ing. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the shutter 124 is moved to the allowable position against the urging force by the outer peripheral portion of the payout ball receiving portion 53 provided in the passage forming unit 50 of the front door frame 14. Pushed back. In this state, the main body side upper dish passage portion 122 and the front door side upper dish passage portion 51 communicate with each other, and the main body side lower dish passage 123 and the front door side lower dish passage portion 52 communicate with each other so that the game ball is allowed to flow down. Is done.

  Next, the configuration of the game board 23 forming the game area 23a will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board 23.

  The game board 23 includes a game board 23 b having a board material formed of wooden plywood and a sheet material covering the front board surface of the board material, and the entire surface is exposed to the front side of the frame unit 21. A game area 23 a in which a game ball flows down is formed in the exposed portion, that is, the front surface of the game board 23. As described above, since the front side of the game area 23 a is covered with the transparent glasses 31 and 32, the front side of the game area 23 a is partitioned by the rear transparent glass 32. Further, the back side of the game area 23a is partitioned by the front surface of the game board 23b. In addition, the board | plate material which comprises the game board 23b may be formed not only with a plywood but with a single board, and may be formed not only with a wooden board but with the board | plate material or molded product made from a transparent synthetic resin, for example.

The game area 23a is set to have vertical and horizontal dimensions over the entire area of the game board 23 in a front view, and is formed in a substantially circular shape with only the lower right portion protruding to the lower right side. Game area 23a
The outer periphery is partitioned by the guide rail 100 and the partition member 107. The guide rail 100 includes an arc-shaped inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 having a size extending over the entire left side of the game board 23, and the inner rail 101 and the outer rail 102 form an arc-shaped guide on the left side of the game area 23 a. A passage 103 is formed.

  An inlet portion 104 of the guide passage 103 is formed at a lower end portion of the guide passage 103, and the inlet portion 104 and the firing rail 112 are provided apart from each other (see FIG. 5). An exit 105 of the guide passage 103 is formed at the upper end of the guide passage 103, and a return that prevents the game ball reaching the game area 23a from returning into the guide passage 103 is formed on the upper right side of the exit portion 105. A prevention member 106 is attached.

  When the game ball launch handle 45 (see FIG. 1) is manually operated by the player, the game ball launched from the game ball launch mechanism 110 (see FIG. 5) provided in the lower right part of the intermediate unit 13 is guided. Via the passage 103, the entrance of the game area 23a closed by the return preventing member 106 at the outlet 105 of the guide passage 103 is expanded to enter the game area 23a. When the launching force of the game ball is too weak, the game ball does not reach the game area 23a and starts to fall within the guide passage 103, and falls between the entrance portion 104 of the guide passage 103 and the launch rail 112. In the closed state of the front door frame 14, a foul ball receiving portion 56 is disposed between the entrance portion 104 and the launch rail 112, and game balls that have not reached the game area 23 a pass through the foul ball passage portion 55. Are discharged to the lower plate 29a.

  The partition member 107 partitions the right side of the game area 23a, is formed in a vertically long shape by molding synthetic resin, and is screwed to the front surface of the game board 23b. The partition member 107 starts from the right end on the upper side of the outer rail 102 and extends from the right end on the lower side of the inner rail 101 to the lower side.

  A stamp 107 a printed with a model name is attached to the upper end of the partition member 107, and a stamp 107 b printed with a manufacturer name, a manufacturing number, etc. is attached to the lower end of the partition member 107. Parts are fixed. These certificate papers 107a and 107b are arranged at positions that are visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the transparent glasses 31 and 32.

  The game board 23b is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in the front-rear direction by being subjected to router processing. Each opening is provided with a general winning port 81, a variable winning device 82, an upper operating port 83a, a lower operating port 83b, a through gate 84, a variable display unit 85, a main display device 96, and the like.

  When a ball entering the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, the upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b is generated, it is detected by a detection sensor (not shown) disposed on the back side of the game board 23, Based on the detection result, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out. In this case, when a ball enters the upper working port 83a and a ball enters the lower working port 83b, the payout of three prize balls is executed, and the ball entering the general winning port 81 is received. When it occurs, 10 prize balls are paid out, and when a prize is entered into the variable winning device 82, 15 prize balls are paid out. However, the number of these prize balls is arbitrary. For example, the number of prize balls in both the operation ports 83a and 83b is larger than the number of prize balls in the lower operation port 83b than the number of prize balls in the upper operation port 83a. It may be different. Further, the number of winning balls related to the variable winning device 82 is not limited to a configuration that is larger than the number of other winning balls. For example, the same configuration as the number of winning balls related to the general winning opening 81 may be a small configuration. Also good.

An out port 86 is provided at the lowermost part of the game board 23, and game balls that have not entered the various winning ports etc. are discharged from the game area 23 a through the out port 86. In addition, in the game board 23, a number of nails 87 are implanted in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (servants) such as a windmill are arranged.

  Here, the entry means that the game ball passes through a predetermined opening, and not only a mode of being discharged from the game area 23a after passing through the opening but also a game area 23a after passing through the opening. The aspect which is not discharged | emitted from is also included. However, in the following description, in order to clearly distinguish the game ball from entering the out port 86, the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, the upper operating port 83a, the lower operating port 83b, or the through gate 84 are connected. The entry of a game ball is also expressed as a prize.

  The upper operating port 83a and the lower operating port 83b are unitized as an operating port device and installed in the game board 23. Both the upper working port 83a and the lower working port 83b are opened upward. Further, both the operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged in the vertical direction so that the upper operation port 83a is on the upper side. The lower working port 83b is provided with an electric accessory 83c as a guide piece (support piece) composed of a pair of left and right movable pieces.

  The electric combination 83c is connected to an electric combination driving unit mounted on the back side of the game board 23, and is driven by the electric combination driving unit to be in a closed state (non-support state or non-guide state) and an open state. (Support state or guide state). In the closed state of the electric accessory 83c, the game ball cannot be won in the lower operation port 83b, and the electric operation item 83c is in the open state, so that it is possible to win the lower operation port 83b. The electric accessory 83c can be opened to the left and right sides at the lower portion of the game area 23a, and the game ball flowing down the right side of the game area 23a and the game ball flowing down the left side can be won.

  The through gate 84 is provided on the right side of the game area 23a, and is configured to allow a game ball launched with a strong firing force of a certain level or more to reach a side far from the entrance of the game area 23a. A variable winning device 82 is provided below the through gate 84, and the variable winning device 82 is also provided on the right side of the game area 23a.

  The variable winning device 82 is normally in a closed state in which a game ball cannot be won or difficult to win, and when the game ball is won when the player is selected to enter an opening / closing execution mode (special game state) such as a big win. It can be easily switched to a predetermined open state. Specifically, as an opening mode of the variable winning device 82, a variable winning device with a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings as one round and a plurality of rounds (for example, 15 rounds) as an upper limit. 82 is repeatedly opened.

  The variable display unit 85 is provided with a symbol display device 94 for variably displaying a symbol which is a kind of a symbol (or variable display or switching display) and surrounds a display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 in a front view. Thus, a center frame 95 is disposed. A transparent protective plate 300 made of a transparent synthetic resin material such as polycarbonate is provided on the front side of the symbol display device 94 and on the rear side of the center frame 95, and the display screen 94a of the symbol display device 94 is It is visible from the front side through the transparent protective plate 300. A visually recognizable region 300 a in which the rear side is visible through the transparent protective plate 300 is partitioned by a center frame 95 and decorative members 301 and 302 provided inside the center frame 95.

  The symbol display device 94 is configured as a liquid crystal display device including a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device 142 described later. The symbol display device 94 is not limited to a liquid crystal display device, and may be another display device having a display screen such as a plasma display device, an organic EL display device, or a CRT, and is a dot matrix display. May be.

  In the symbol display device 94, the variation display of the symbol is started based on the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The variable display in the symbol display device 94 is performed in the viewable region 300a that is visible in front view. For example, the symbols are displayed side by side in the upper, middle, and lower directions, and the symbols are changed as they are scrolled in the horizontal direction. It is displayed. When a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on a preset active line, an opening / closing execution mode is generated. The variable display on the symbol display device 94 is performed in accordance with the variable display performed on the main display unit of the main display device 96.

  On the upper right side of the variable display unit 85, a main display device 96 for displaying the game state is provided. The main display device 96 is constituted by a display device in which a plurality of light emitting portions are arranged side by side, and is provided at the upper end portion of the partition member 107. On the front side thereof, for example, from the upper left side, the main display portion, the accessory Display unit, status display unit, hold display unit, auxiliary display unit, etc. are provided in this order.

  In the main display section, the display of the variation of the picture is performed using the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b as a trigger, and the result of stopping the variation display is based on the winning in the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The result of the internal lottery performed in this way is clearly shown on the display. In other words, in this pachinko machine 10, the winning to the upper working port 83a and the winning to the lower working port 83b are not distinguished in the internal lottery and are performed based on the winning to the upper working port 83a or the lower working port 83b. The result of the internal lottery is clearly displayed on the main display section which is a common display area. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the upper operating port 83a or the lower operating port 83b is a winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the main display unit 96 of the main display device 96 After the stop result is displayed and the fluctuation display is stopped, the mode is shifted to the opening / closing execution mode.

  Here, on the basis of winning in one of the operation ports 83a, 83b, the variable display is started on the main display unit and the symbol display device 94, a predetermined stop result is displayed, and the above variable display is stopped. It corresponds to one game time.

  In the accessory display unit, the variation display of the picture is performed with the winning to the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning to the through gate 84 is displayed as a stop result of the variation display. Specified by. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning to the through gate 84 is a winning result corresponding to the transition to the open state of the electric character, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the display part for an accessory and a variable display is displayed. After being stopped, the state shifts to the electric power open state. In the electric combination open state, the electric combination 83c provided in the lower working port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

  The auxiliary display unit is provided with a light emitting unit having the same form as the main display unit, and is kept off in the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment. This auxiliary display portion is lit when an internal lottery for winning in the upper operating port 83a and an internal lottery for winning in the lower operating port 83b are distinguished in another model different from the pachinko machine 10 in the present embodiment. It is used in models that require a plurality of main display units.

  The state display unit displays the predetermined stop result on the main display unit, so that the game state shifts to the opening / closing execution mode, and the number of game times after the display of the predetermined stop result reaches a predetermined number of times. When the gaming state shifts to the normal state before the opening / closing execution mode, the change in the gaming state is clearly indicated by the display. Also, in the status display section, when the open / close execution mode is selected for transition, the number of rounds selected for transition is clearly indicated by the display in a model in which a plurality of types of round numbers are set as the opening mode of the variable display device 82. The

The hold display unit displays the number of game balls won in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of games in the hold state where the game has not yet been executed out of the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84, respectively. Make it explicit. The number of game balls won in the upper operation port 83a or the lower operation port 83b and the number of game balls that have passed through the through gate 84 are each held up to a maximum of 4, and the number of each hold is displayed by the hold display unit. Information corresponding to the number of holds in the hold display section is also displayed on the display screen of the symbol display device 94, and the number of holds is displayed by a number or the number of characters.

  The main display unit, the accessory display unit, the auxiliary display unit, the status display unit, and the hold display unit are configured by a display device in which a plurality of light emitting units are arranged in a predetermined manner. However, one or both of the display units may be configured by other types of display devices such as a liquid crystal display device, an organic EL display device, a CRT, a segment display, or a dot matrix display. In addition, as a mode in which the main display unit and the accessory display unit are variably displayed, a configuration in which a plurality of types of characters as a pattern are displayed in a variably manner, a configuration in which a plurality of types of symbols are variably displayed, and a plurality of types of characters are provided. A configuration in which the display is changed or a configuration in which a plurality of colors are switched and displayed may be employed.

  Next, the configuration of the back side of the gaming machine body 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 9 in addition to FIG. 7 is a rear view of the intermediate unit 13, FIG. 8 is a rear view of the back pack unit 15, and FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the intermediate unit 13 is provided with a game board accommodating portion 21a penetrating before and after being opened by the frame unit 21, and a game is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13 through the game board accommodating portion 21a. Various components mounted on the back side of the board 23 are exposed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a box-shaped board back cover 141 made of synthetic resin is provided on the back side of the intermediate unit 13. The board back cover 141 is provided over almost the entire back surface of the game board 23, protects various parts provided on the back side of the game board 23 during the game ball and transport, and detects a winning of the game ball. It has a function to prevent fraud aimed at.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a display control device 142 and a sound emission control device 143 are provided side by side in the central portion on the back side of the intermediate unit 13, and below that is a main controller that controls the main game. A control device 160 is provided. The display control device 142 is responsible for the display control of the symbol display device 94, and the sound emission control device 143 is a display control of sound, LEDs, lamps, etc. and control of the display control device 142 in accordance with instructions from the main control device 160. It governs.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the main controller 160 has a main control board having a function (main control circuit) that controls the main control of the game and a function (power failure monitoring circuit) that monitors the power supply, and accommodates the board. The resin-made substrate box 163 having transparency is provided. In addition, the main controller 160 is provided with an open sealing part 164 as trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate box 163 is opened. The opening and sealing unit 164 makes reconnection impossible once the release operation is performed. As a result, once the opening operation is performed on the substrate box 163 of the main controller 160, it is impossible to set the sealing state again. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 7, an attachment seal portion 165 is provided at the right end portion of the main control device 160 when viewed from the back. The attachment seal part 165 functions as a trace unit that fixes the support member provided on the game board 23 side and the main controller 160 and leaves a trace when the main controller 160 is removed. In addition to the fixing parts for first attaching the main controller 160, the attachment seal part 165 is provided with three sets of spare fixing parts, and is temporarily removed during inspection work of the main controller 160 or the main controller 160. Exchange is possible.

  A RAM erase switch 166 is provided on the left side of the main controller 160 as viewed from the rear. This pachinko machine 10 has a function for storing and storing various data, so that even if a power failure occurs, the state of the power failure can be maintained, and when returning from a power failure, the state can be restored. It has become. For example, when the power is turned off in the normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the turn-off is stored and held. When the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166, the RAM data is initialized. Yes.

  Support metal fittings 132 are provided on the rotation base end side (the right side in FIG. 7) on the back surface of the frame unit 21 so as to be separated from each other in the vertical direction, and the intermediate unit 13 is formed by a bearing portion 133 formed at the upper end of each support metal fitting 132. On the other hand, the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached. A plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the intermediate unit 13 are provided on the rear end side (left side in FIG. 7) on the rear surface of the frame unit 21.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 formed of a transparent synthetic resin, a dispensing unit 202, and an external terminal plate 203.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack 201 has a back base portion 211 that constitutes a peripheral portion of the back pack 201, and a protective cover portion 212 formed so as to protrude rearward from the back base portion 211. ing. The protective cover part 212 has a shape in which all of the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed, and a part connected from the lower back to the lower surface is opened, and an opening 212a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the lower part of the protective cover part 212. Has been.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the external terminal plate 203 is provided at the upper right end of the back pack unit 15 as viewed from the rear. The external terminal board 203 is a board for outputting a predetermined signal so that the management computer of the game hall recognizes the state of the pachinko machine 10. As an output terminal, the external terminal plate 203 outputs an output terminal for outputting a signal during the opening / closing execution mode, and a signal is output when the electric accessory 83c of the lower operating port 83b is frequently opened. An output terminal for outputting a signal when there is a shortage of game balls in the payout unit 202, an output terminal for outputting a signal every time a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out, and each time a predetermined number of game balls are lent out An output terminal for outputting a signal, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the intermediate unit 13 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11, an output terminal for outputting a signal when the front door frame 14 is opened with respect to the intermediate unit 13, and the like. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a pair of upper and lower latch pins 204 are attached to the right end of the back pack unit 15 when viewed from the back. By inserting the latch pin 204 through the bearing portion 133 on the intermediate unit 13 side, the back pack unit 15 is supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the intermediate unit 13 around the latch pin 204. An insertion portion 211a into which the fixing lever 134 provided in the intermediate unit 13 is inserted is formed vertically on the opposite end of the back base portion 211 where the latch pin 204 is not disposed. When the fixing lever 134 is inserted through the insertion portion 211 a and rotated 90 degrees, a part of the fixing lever 134 comes into contact with the base portion 211 from the rear, and the back pack unit 15 is fixed to the intermediate unit 13. .

As described above, the back pack unit 15 is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable with respect to the back surface of the intermediate unit 13. In a state where the back pack unit 15 is overlapped with the intermediate unit 13 from the back side, most of the main controller 160 is exposed to the back side through the opening 212a as shown in FIG. And a part of the open seal part 164 are covered with a protective cover part 212. A connector and wiring for electrical connection with other control devices are provided at the upper end of the main control device 160, and a part related to this wiring and a part of the open sealing portion 164 are covered with the protective cover portion 212. In addition, while improving the visibility of the main control device 160, it is possible to suppress fraud and prevent damage caused by a game ball collision. The sound emission control device 143 and the like disposed on the upper side of the main control device 160 are entirely covered with a protective cover part 212.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the back pack unit 15 includes a dispensing unit 202 attached to the back base portion 211 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 212. The payout unit 202 is provided at the uppermost part of the back pack 201 and opens upward so that game balls can be stored, and a tank rail that gently tilts so that the game balls in the tank 221 can be guided toward the downstream side. 222, a case rail 223 that guides the game ball in the vertical direction on the downstream side of the tank rail 222, and a payout device 224 provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. It is possible to pay out the required number of game balls replenished to the downstream side of the payout device 224. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are supplied to the back side passage portion 225 provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224 (see FIG. 4).

  In the back side passage portion 225, three passages for distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to any one of the upper plate 28a, the lower plate 29a, and the discharge passage are formed. Among these passages, a passage located on the center side of the back pack 201 communicates with the upper plate 28a via the main body side upper plate passage portion 122 and the front door side upper plate passage portion 51, and the outer passage is on the main body side. The lower plate passage portion 123 and the front door side lower plate passage portion 52 lead to the lower plate 29a, and a further outer passage serves as a discharge passage. The game balls paid out by the payout device 224 are guided with priority over the path of the upper plate 28a. When the path is filled with game balls, the game balls are guided to the path leading to the lower plate 29a branched from the path. Is done. The discharge passage performs a discharge operation on the case rail 223, so that the game balls stored between the tank 221 and the middle of the case rail 223 do not pass through the payout device 224 and are placed at the lower end of the back pack unit 15. It is discharged from the provided outlet.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a power supply device 241 that generates and outputs predetermined power required by various control devices and a payout control device 242 are attached to the lower end on the back side of the back base portion 211 so as to overlap each other. It has been. The power supply device 241 is provided over the entire lateral width of the back base portion 211. A power switch 247 is provided at the lower right end of the back base portion 211 when viewed from the back. The pachinko machine 10 is supplied with, for example, an AC 24 volt main power supply via a voltage converter, and the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on or off by a switching operation of the power switch 247.

  The payout control device 242 is a device for controlling payout of game balls through the payout unit 202. The dispensing control device 242 is configured by accommodating the dispensing control substrate in a transparent substrate box 243 provided for accommodating the substrate, and an opening sealing portion 244 is provided as a trace means for leaving a trace when the substrate is opened. Is provided. The release sealing unit 244 makes the re-binding impossible once the release operation is performed, and as a result, once the opening operation is performed on the substrate box 243 of the dispensing control device 242, it becomes impossible to make the sealing state again. ing.

  On the front side of the back base portion 211, that is, on the lower side on the intermediate unit 13 side, as shown in FIG. 4, a horizontally long sphere inlet 213 opened upward and a sphere inlet 214 opened laterally are connected to the upstream end. A launching ball discharge passage is provided. A game ball that has flowed down the game area 23a and led to the back of the game board 23 through one of the openings enters the shot ball discharge passage via one of the two ball inlets 213 and 214. The exit portion of the shot ball discharge passage is formed to open at the lower end surface of the back pack unit 15 with a width of one game ball, and all the game balls launched into the game area 23a pass through the shot ball discharge passage. It is discharged to the island facilities in the amusement hall. A detection sensor for detecting a game ball is provided in the middle of the shot ball discharge passage, and a signal corresponding to the number of game balls shot in the game area 23 a is output via the external terminal plate 203.

  Next, the component configuration near the center frame 95 will be described with reference mainly to FIGS. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the center frame 95, the transparent protective plate 300, the decorative members 301, 302, and the like as seen from the front, and FIG. 10 (a) is a perspective view as seen from the front upper left side, FIG. 10 (b). FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the front lower left side. FIG. 11 is a front view of the center frame 95 and the decorative members 301 and 302 and shows a state where the transparent protective plate 300 is not provided. FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view of the center frame 95, the transparent protective plate 300, and the decorative members 301 and 302 as viewed from the front.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the center frame 95 is formed in a frame shape by combining a plurality of components formed of synthetic resin. The center frame 95 is formed to have a substantially constant width with respect to the outer shape so that the center portion penetrates back and forth, and the peripheral portion of the center frame 95 is provided with a shape that undulates the front and rear to express the model image. Yes. The decoration of the center frame 95 is emitted by a light emitting device such as an LED provided on the back side of the game board 23, and as a part of the effect of changing the surrounding color and brightness of the symbol displayed by the symbol display device 94. Used.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, a plate-like attachment portion 311 that has a thickness in the front-rear direction and protrudes outward is provided on the outer peripheral portion of the center frame 95, and is formed on this attachment portion 311. The center frame 95 is attached to the game board 23b from the front side of the game board 23b by inserting a screw into the circular hole. The game board 23b is provided with an opening that is smaller than the outer shape of the center frame 95 and larger than the outer edge of the frame, and the rear portion of the center frame 95 from the attachment portion 311 is inserted into the opening of the game board 23b. Specifically, the left and lower portions of the center frame 95 are formed in a shape extending rearward from the attachment portion 311 and are attached to the game board 23b in a state where most of them enter the opening. The upper and right portions of the center frame 95 are formed in a shape that extends rearward with respect to the mounting portion 311 and also protrudes to the front side corresponding to the game area 23a. By the projecting portion toward the front surface side, the game balls that are in contact with the upper side of the center frame 95 are distributed to the left and right, and the game balls do not fall within the frame of the center frame 95.

  As shown in FIG. 10A, a main rolling surface 312 facing upward is formed on the lower side of the center frame 95. The main rolling surface 312 is formed in a shape extending in the left-right direction, the width of the front and rear being set wider than that of one game ball, the center portion being high, and the left and right sides being recessed. A rear side passage entrance 313a through which a game ball can fall is provided on the rear side of the central portion of the main rolling surface 312, and the game ball that has entered the back side passage entrance 313a is located below the main rolling surface 312. It passes through the back side passage outlet 313b and is discharged to the front side. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper operation port 83 a opens upward below the back side passage outlet 313 b, and the game ball that has entered the back side passage is less than falling from the main rolling surface 312 to the front side. The ball enters the upper working port 83a with a high probability.

  On the left side of the center frame 95, as shown in FIG. 10A, there is provided a left passage inlet 314a that is open on the left side so that a game ball flowing down the left side of the game area 23a can enter. . The left passage outlet 314b is provided on the left side of the main rolling surface 312, and the game ball flowing down the left side of the game area 23a is guided on the main rolling surface 312 by the left passage. The left passage is formed by overlapping the front and rear components so that the internal space of the portion forming the left side of the center frame 95 extends downward in the vertical direction.

On the rear side of the main rolling surface 312 of the center frame 95, as shown in FIG. 12, a rear vertical portion extending upward from the rear end portion of the main rolling surface 312 at a height of about one game ball. A wall 315 is provided, and further extends from the upper end of the rear vertical wall 315 to the rear side with a width narrower than the radius of the game ball, so that the rear side is raised to a position that is one step higher than the main rolling surface 312. A side rolling surface 316 is provided. The back-side rolling surface 316 extends in the left-right direction, is formed in an arc shape whose central portion is lower than both left and right sides, and the entire region in the left-right direction is formed to be inclined forward.

  The mounting portion 311 of the center frame 95 and the outer peripheral portion that extends from the mounting portion 311 to the front side and abuts on the game ball are colored by metal plating, and the decorative portion that protrudes forward on the inside thereof is colored such as blue and is translucent It is comprised by the resin color which has property. The main rolling surface 312 and the back rolling surface 316 of the center frame 95 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and are fixed to the components constituting the attachment portion 311 from the rear side with screws.

  On the rear side of the center frame 95, as shown in FIG. 10 (a), a transparent protective plate 300 formed of a transparent synthetic resin such as polycarbonate is provided. As shown in FIG. 12, the transparent protective plate 300 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape so that the thickness matches the front-rear direction of the game board 23, and covers almost the entire area of the center frame 95 from the rear side. It is formed in a possible size. The thickness of the transparent protective plate 300 is constituted by a thin plate having a thickness of about 0.8 mm to 1 mm so that the transparent protective plate 300 is easily bent back and forth when a force is applied in the front and rear direction. The front surface of the transparent protective plate 300 is disposed in contact with the rear end portion of the back rolling surface 316 provided below the center frame 95. For this reason, even if the game balls jump from the lower side of the center frame 95 or the game balls on the main rolling surface 312 collide with each other, the game balls are protected with transparent protection. The movement to the rear side is restricted by the plate 300, and the plate 300 is returned from the back side rolling surface 316 to the main rolling surface 312 side.

  On the upper and right sides of the transparent protective plate 300, as shown in FIG. 10B, an upper decorative member 301 and a right decorative member 302 are provided. These two decorative members 301 and 302 are formed of a translucent resin on the front side, and a substrate on which light emitting means such as LEDs are arranged is provided. By this light emitting means, the decorative members 301 and 302 constitute part of the effect by the front side emitting light according to the change display of the symbol display device 94 and the like. The two decoration members 301 and 302 are provided in the frame of the center frame 95, and are provided at positions that overlap the transparent protective plate 300 in the front-rear direction. A viewable region 300a in which the symbol display device 94 on the back side can be seen through the transparent protective plate 300 is defined by the inner side of the center frame 95 on the left side and the lower side, and is divided by the right decorative member 302 on the right side. (In detail, the upper right side) is partitioned by the bottom plate 321 of the upper decorative member 301.

  The two decorative members 301 and 302 are integrated with a board cover 141 (see FIG. 4) attached to the back side of the game board 23 together with the symbol display device 94 and the like, and then attached to the back side of the game board 23b with screws. . The transparent protective plate 300 is disposed so close that the upper and right portions are supported by the two decorative members 301 and 302 and contact the back surface of the game board 23b.

  On the lower side of the upper decorative member 301, as shown in FIG. 10B, a bottom plate 321 having a lower surface facing downward is provided. As shown in FIG. 12, the bottom plate 321 is provided with bottom grooves 322 extending in the left-right direction so as to be spaced apart at three locations. An upper engagement protrusion that extends upward from a horizontal edge extending in the left-right direction and protrudes to the right from the extended upper end coincides with the separation distance of the bottom groove 322. The part 331 is provided to be separated at three positions in the left-right direction, and an engaging groove part 332 extending to the left side and recessed is provided below the upper engaging protrusion 331. The upper engagement protrusion 331 enters the bottom groove 322 of the upper decorative member 301 from the lower side and moves to the right by the amount of protrusion of the upper engagement protrusion 331 to the right, thereby engaging the upper and lower surfaces of the bottom plate 321. The groove 332 is sandwiched, and the upper engaging protrusion 331 is suspended from the upper decorative member 301 so that the transparent protective plate 300 is supported.

As shown in FIG. 11, the right decoration member 302 has “one-shot” characters arranged horizontally on the upper side and “reverse” characters arranged vertically on the lower side as viewed from the front. The front surface of the right decorative member 302 provided with these characters is arranged in a direction inclined to the left side that is the visible region 300a side with respect to the front surface of the game board 23, and is arranged on the back side of the visible region 300a. The player who visually recognizes the symbol display device 94 is configured to display a wide range of characters on the right decorative member 302 so that the characters can be easily recognized.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the characters “one shot” and “reverse” indicate that only the right side portion is disposed on the front side of the transparent protective plate 300 and the left side portion is insufficient when viewed from the front. And disposed on the rear side through the transparent protective plate 300. Since the transparent protective plate 300 is transparent, in actuality, as shown in FIG. 11, the characters on the left side are also visible from the front side, and the characters “one shot” and “reverse” are the whole. Is visible in front view.

  Here, the configuration details of the right decorative member 302 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 13 to 15. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the right decorative member 302, FIG. 14A is a front view of the two character forming members 511 and 521, and FIG. It is a rear view of the forming members 511 and 521. FIG. 15A is a view of two character forming members 511 and 521 as viewed from the left front side, and FIG. 15B is a view in which ends of the two character forming members 511 and 521 are overlapped. . In the drawings after FIG. 14, the shapes of the two character forming members 511 and 521 are shown in detail in comparison with the drawings before FIG. 13, and are simplified in the drawings before FIG. 13.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the right decorative member 302 is configured by overlapping a plurality of members in the front and rear, and the decorative portion that decorates the periphery of the character in gold from the back side is “one shot” and “reverse”. The back side of the character is undulated in the front and back so that the ridge line spreads radially, and the decorative mounting base 351 in which the board on which the LED or the like is mounted is installed, and the front side of the decorative mounting base 351 is arranged. A diffusion member 352 made of a transparent resin for diffusing light, etc. and having an uneven surface, and two character forming members 511 formed such that the character portion protrudes forward so that the character portion emits light by the diffused light. , 521 are provided. In the following, of the two character forming members 511 and 521, the member that forms the right portion of the character is referred to as the character right forming member 511, and the member that forms the left portion that is the remaining portion of the missing character in the right portion. This is referred to as the left character forming member 521.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the two character forming members 511 and 521 vertically divide the middle portion of the “one” character “one” and the gap portion in the left-right direction of the “reverse” character. In this way, the right side forming member 511 constituting the right side portion and the left side forming member 521 constituting the left side portion are configured by being divided into left and right. The two character forming members 511 and 521 are plated or painted from the front side with a jig covering the tip side portion of the character portion with a resin such as polycarbonate having translucency, for example, silver or gold By coloring in order, the light on the back side of the character forming members 511 and 521 is reflected internally, so that the character portion emits light more brightly, and the periphery of the character is colored in gold.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the right side portion of the character right side forming member 511 is formed with the right side portion of the character “one” and the character “from” on the upper portion, and “reverse” on the lower portion thereof. The right side portion of the character “” is formed, and the right side portion of the “roll” character is formed further below. The front side of the character right side forming member 511 is formed by projecting the right side portion of these characters to the left front side with respect to the right character reference surface 512 configured by a reference plane facing the left front side. The protrusion of the character part protrudes in two steps, with the base side being thick and the tip side being narrow, and the tip side is gradually narrowed so that it has a pointed shape with the central part of the character width as a vertex. . As shown in FIG. 10, the front surface of the character right side forming member 511 is inclined obliquely to the left with respect to the front of the game board 23, specifically, is inclined by 45 degrees. The characters formed on the left are inclined 45 degrees to the left with respect to the front of the game board 23 and project to the front.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the character left side forming member 521 is formed with a left side portion of the “one” character on the upper portion, a left side portion of the “reverse” character on the lower side, and a lower portion. On the side, the left portion of the letter “T” is formed. The left side portion of these characters protrudes to the left front side with respect to the left character reference surface 522 formed of a reference plane, thereby forming the front surface of the character left side forming member 521. Similarly to the character right side forming member 511, the protrusion of the character part protrudes in two steps with the base side being thick and the tip side being narrow, and the tip side has a pointed shape with the central part of the character width as the apex. It is gradually formed narrower. Like the right character reference surface 512, the left character reference surface 522 is inclined to the left with respect to the front of the game board 23, specifically, is inclined 45 degrees, and is formed on the front surface of the character left forming member 521. The characters to be formed are inclined 45 degrees to the left with respect to the front of the game board 23 and protrude to the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 14B, the outer peripheral portion of the character right side forming member 511 on the upper and lower sides and the left side in the rear view extends rearward in a shape along the outer periphery shape of the right character reference surface 512. 514 is formed, and a rear side wall portion 524 is also formed so that the upper and lower portions of the character left side forming member 521 and the outer peripheral portion on the right side in the rear view also extend rearward with respect to the left character reference surface 522. As shown in FIG. 15 (a), at the rear side end portions of the rear side wall portions 514 and 524 of the two character forming members 511 and 521, a decoration that undulates back and forth so that a ridge line radially spreads behind the character. A three-dimensional decoration is given around the character.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (b), the two character forming members 511 and 521 are such that the characters can be seen integrally when the end portions on the inner side in the left and right direction are brought closer, and the left and right directions of the two character forming members 511 and 521 When the inner end face is pressed, the two character forming members 511 and 521 form a character in a state where the characters are continuous from side to side, and the rear is a box-like member having an open central portion. In the design stage, a character is formed on the front side as one character forming member, and after designing a box shape with an opening on the rear side, two character forming members 511 and 521 are formed by dividing into two parts on the left and right Therefore, it is possible to reduce the design cost and to make the character decoration look good.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (b), mounting shaft portions 513 and 523 projecting rearward are provided on the back surfaces of the two character forming members 511 and 521, and decorative mounting is performed on the mounting shaft portions 513 and 523. By inserting a screw from the rear side of the base 351, the two character forming members 511 and 521 are attached to the decorative attachment base 351. In a state where the two character forming members 511 and 521 are attached to the decoration attachment base 351, the character display surfaces of the two character forming members 511 and 521 are the front side (specifically, the front side of the game board 23). The character display surface of the character left side forming member 521 is attached to the rear side, and the character display surface of the character right side forming member 511 is more than the character display surface of the character left side forming member 521. A step is provided so as to protrude to the front side (see FIG. 16B).

  As shown in FIG. 14A, a columnar rear protrusion 525 that protrudes forward is provided on the right end surface of the left character forming member 521. The rear protrusion 525 is positioned on the back side of the shape portion that extends in the left-right direction and forms the lower portion of “Shinyo”, which is the radical of the “reverse” character of the character right side forming member 511 and protrudes to the front side. As shown in FIG. 14 (b), a back side groove portion 515 formed in a groove shape extending in the left-right direction is formed on the back side portion of the “shinni”. In a state where the two character forming members 511 and 521 are attached to the decorative attachment base 351, the tip of the rear protrusion 525 of the character left forming member 521 enters the end of the back groove 515 of the character right forming member 511. It arrange | positions (refer FIG.17 (b)).

As shown in FIG. 12, the transparent protective plate 300 is wider from the right side edge than the rear side protrusion 525 so that the rear side protrusion 525 of the character left side forming member 521 can enter. A right-side groove 333 that is formed to be recessed on the left side is provided. Right groove 3 of the transparent protective plate 300
The left end corresponding to the bottom of 33 is close to the left side of the rear protrusion 525, and both the upper and lower sides of the right groove 333 of the transparent protective plate 300 are close to the upper and lower sides of the rear protrusion 525 with a slight gap therebetween and transparent. The protection plate 300 is disposed with respect to the right decorative member 302 (see FIG. 17D). As shown in FIG. 10, the right side groove 333 of the transparent protective plate 300 is positioned such that the front side is completely covered by the character right side forming member 511 and is disposed at a position where it cannot be seen from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the characters "one shot" and "reverse" are visible on the right side of the visible area 300a where the transparent protective plate 300 can be seen from the front side and the back side can be seen through. It is provided so as to be inclined to the side. That is, for the characters “one shot” and “reverse”, the surfaces that form an obtuse angle (for example, 135 degrees) with respect to the surface of the portion that forms the visible region 300 a in the transparent protective plate 300 are the character reference surfaces 512 and 522. It arrange | positions so that it may face to the left front side with the surface inclined 45 degree | times with respect to the surface of the transparent protective plate 300. These characters of “one shot” and “reverse” are divided forward and backward by the transparent protective plate 300 interposed therebetween, and only the right side portion of the character is located on the front side of the transparent protective plate 300, and is visible by the viewable region 300a. Characters that lack the left side portion that covers the front side are formed by the character right side forming member 511. This insufficient visible region 300 a side is formed by the front surface of the left character forming member 521, and the left character forming member 521 is located on the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the rear edge 516 located on the left side corresponding to the viewable region 300a side on the front surface of the character right side forming member 511 is undulated on the left side and has an uneven shape. Is formed. Specifically, since the front surfaces of the character forming members 511 and 521 intersect with the transparent protective plate 300 that divides the characters on the left and right at an angle of 45 degrees, the protrusions that form the characters have a protrusion amount. The lower portion corresponding to the right character reference plane 512 with respect to the protruding portion of the character is recessed to the right, which is the opposite side to the viewable region 300a.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the front surface of the character left side forming member 521 forms the left side portion of the characters “one shot” and “reverse” which are insufficient in the character right side forming member 511. The front side edge 526 located on the front side on the right side corresponding to the edge side of the visible region 300a on the front side of the character left side forming member 521 has a right side in front view so as to completely compensate for the shortage of the character right side forming member 511. The forming member 511 is formed in a shape substantially coincident with the end edge on the visible region 300a side. As shown in FIG. 11, the front side edge 526 of the character left side forming member 521 is arranged in an overlapping direction so as to substantially coincide with the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 in the front-rear direction. This position is not necessarily matched, but the front side edge 526 of the character left side forming member 521 is aligned with the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 or slightly on the right side. The appearance in the front view can be improved.

  The front side edge 526 of the character left side forming member 521 and the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 are arranged with a gap slightly wider than the thickness of the transparent protective plate 300 in the front-rear direction. Between 526, it extends and is formed so that the right end part of the transparent protective plate 300 may enter (refer FIG.16 (d)). For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10, the right end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 is not positioned on the front side of the character forming members 511 and 521, and the transparent protective plate 300 does not hinder the visibility of the player. The appearance of the members 511 and 521 can be improved.

  Next, the division position of the characters “one shot” and “reverse” will be described. The characters “one shot” and “reverse” are not vertically straight in the left-right direction, but are shifted left and right so that the upper part is located on the right side and the lower part is located on the left side.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the “one-shot” character is formed by vertically dividing the left “one” kanji. For this reason, the character extends substantially horizontally from the front side edge 526 of the left side character forming member 521 to the left side to form the left side part of the character “one”, and also from the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 to the right side. The character extends substantially horizontally to form the right portion of the “one” character. The right decorative member 302 can be viewed from the front, such as when taking a photograph in a catalog or the like, and can be viewed from the front left side when viewed from the player seated in front of the pachinko machine 10. Since the transparent protective plate 300 is interposed in the divided part of the character, if the character is arranged so as to be crossed obliquely at this part, the character is displaced depending on the direction in which the character is seen, and linearly Difficult to show. On the other hand, a shape extending in the left-right direction corresponding to both sides with respect to the vertical direction, which is the dividing direction with respect to the dividing position of the two character forming members 511, 521, for example, the character “one” as described above. By setting it as the dividing position, even if the character of “one shot” is visually recognized from either the front side or the left front side, the “one” character arranged apart from the front and rear is not displaced, and the appearance is improved. Can be good.

  As shown in FIG. 14 (a), the "reverse" character has an upper part on the left side of "shinni", which is the radical of the "reverse" character, and a right side part that constitutes a part other than "shinyo" While the two are separated from each other, the portion is vertically divided. By utilizing the portion in between, it is possible to reduce the number of portions that extend across both front surfaces of the two character forming members 511 and 521, and to suppress the appearance from being impaired due to the shift that occurs in the continuous portions. Similarly, the “roll” character has the same effect by vertically dividing the left and right gaps. In particular, the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 in the characters “reverse” and “roll” is set to coincide with the left end of the character in the right side part, and the groove portion and the character formed by dividing the character The appearance can be further improved by the coincidence with the line forming.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the lower part of the “reverse” character is constituted by the lower part of “shinno”, which is the radical of the character, and this part constitutes “one shot”. Similar to the character “1”, the portion extends in the left-right direction across both front surfaces of the two character forming members 511, 521. By constructing the character by making this part positively extending in a direction close to the horizontal, it is possible to prevent the appearance from being lost due to the shift generated in the continuous part. Further, the lower left portion of “SHINNYO” located on the left side of the divided portion is formed narrower than the right portion (see FIG. 16A). By narrowing the rear part of the two character-forming members 511 and 521 across the front, the rear part is made narrower so that even if there is a shift in the continuous part, it is difficult for players to notice and suppress the deterioration of appearance. can do. Furthermore, the amount of protrusion is changed according to the thickness of the character, the amount of protrusion of the tip is set so that the thick part of the character protrudes high and the thin part protrudes low, making it difficult to notice the deviation of the continuous part And it can make it look good.

  As described above, the split positions of the “reverse” character and the “roll” character are determined with respect to the two character forming members 511 and 521 with reference to the gap portion. Since there is a shift in the left-right direction, the upper “reverse” character is positioned to the right of the lower “roll” character. The arrangement of the character with the upper side positioned on the right side is a natural arrangement in terms of appearance by positioning the “one shot” character above the “reverse” character further to the right side than the “reverse” character. Become. For this reason, it is possible to provide a decoration with a good appearance as a whole while preventing the right end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 from being positioned on the front side of the character forming members 511 and 521.

Next, the configuration of the left and lower portions of the transparent protective plate 300 will be described. As shown in FIG. 12, the upper edge of the transparent protective plate 300 is provided with three upper engaging protrusions 331 on the right side so as to be separated from each other on the right and left sides, and opposite to the three upper engaging protrusions 331. The left upper part and the upper part at the left end are provided with a part projecting outward, and two circular holes 334 are provided in the projecting part. On one side of the two circular holes 334, specifically, on the left side of the two circular holes 334 on the upper left side of the transparent protective plate 300 and on the upper side of the two circular holes on the upper left end of the transparent protective plate 300, FIG. As shown in FIG. 10A, a thin-shaft protrusion projecting forward from the mounting member 303 disposed on the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300 enters, and the mounting member 303 is fixed to the back cover 141. This restricts the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in at least the left-right direction. A thin shaft protrusion also enters the other circular hole 334, and the central portion of the circular metal plate opens slightly smaller than the thin shaft protrusion at the tip side, and the inside of the circular hole 334 of the transparent protective plate 300 is formed. After the protruding portion of the thin shaft is positioned on, the metal protective plate 300 is attached to the tip of the shaft to prevent the transparent protective plate 300 from moving forward.

  As shown in FIG. 12, a left-side groove 335 is provided at the center of the transparent protective plate 300 on the left side in the up-down direction. In addition, a plurality of lower grooves 336 that are spaced apart in the left-right direction and recessed upward are provided on the lower side of the transparent protective plate 300, and the central portion in the left-right direction is deeper above the lower groove 336 and has a lateral width. A wider lower central groove 337 is also provided. A vertically long oval hole 338 is provided in the lower right portion of the transparent protective plate 300. The protrusions of the mounting member 303 also enter the left groove 335, the lower groove 336, and the oblong hole 338 from the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300, and the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 is restricted.

  In the lower central groove portion 337, as shown in FIG. 10 (b), a back side forming a back side passage that leads from the rear side of the main rolling surface 312 to the front side via the lower side of the main rolling surface 312. The passage forming portion 313c is located, and is arranged at the upper end of the lower central groove portion 337 and close to the upper side of the back side passage forming portion 313c with a slight gap therebetween. A gap is provided between the projection that has entered the oval hole 338 and the lower edge of the oval hole 338, and the transparent protective plate 300 is set so that the transparent protective plate 300 can move upward. . That is, the groove portions 335, 336, 337 and the oblong hole 338 in the left and right and upper portions of the transparent protective plate 300 are provided with a space on the outer edge side of the transparent protective plate 300 with respect to the protruding portions that enter each portion. The left side, the right side, and the lower side of the transparent protective plate 300 are configured to be movable in a direction corresponding to the viewable region 300a side. Specifically, each end side of the transparent protective plate 300 is movable to the right side with respect to the left side of the transparent protective plate 300, the left side with respect to the right side, and the upper side with respect to the lower side. For this reason, when the visible region 300a of the transparent protective plate 300 is bent in the front-rear direction, the transparent protective plate 300 has a left side, a right side, and a lower side that are suspended upward. It becomes easy to move inward corresponding to the visible region 300a side.

  Next, an assembling operation between the transparent protective plate 300 and the two decorative members 301 and 302 will be described. First, as shown in FIG. 11, the upper decorative member 301 and the right decorative member 302 are arranged so as to be continuous on the upper right side. In this state, after assembling a part attached to the back side of the game board 23b such as the symbol display device 94 to the back cover 141, the upper decorative member 301 This is performed by attaching the right decoration member 302 to a specified position.

  Next, the upper engaging protrusion 331 of the transparent protective plate 300 is inserted into the bottom groove 322 provided in the bottom plate 321 of the upper decorative member 301 and then slid to the right (see FIG. 10B). In the transparent protective plate 300, a part of the bottom plate 321 of the upper decorative member 301 is positioned in the engaging groove portion 332 that is formed on the lower side of the upper engaging protrusion 331 and the right side is open. The upper engagement protrusion 331 is hooked with respect to 321, and the transparent protective plate 300 is supported in a state of being hung on the upper decorative member 301.

When the upper engaging protrusion 331 of the transparent protective plate 300 is inserted into the bottom groove 322 of the upper decorative member 301 from the lower side, the gap between the front and rear of the two character forming members 511 and 521 (the vertically long shape described later) The right end of the transparent protective plate 300 is positioned between the front and rear grooves 531), and the right portion of the transparent protective plate 300 is inserted into the gap by sliding the transparent protective plate 300 to the right.

  A state in which the transparent protective plate 300 is inserted into the gap between the character right side forming member 511 and the character left side forming member 521 formed by the right decorative member 302 will be described with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17. 16A and 16B are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of the right decorative member 302 taken along line AA in FIG. 6, and FIGS. 16C and 16D are FIGS. It is the perspective view and sectional drawing which added the transparent protective board 300 with respect to a) and FIG.16 (b). 17A and 17B are a perspective view and a cross-sectional view of the right decorative member 302 taken along the line BB in FIG. 6, and FIGS. 17C and 17D are FIGS. It is the perspective view and sectional drawing which added the transparent protective board 300 with respect to a) and (b). In FIGS. 16 and 17, only main parts related to the transparent protective plate 300 are shown, and the other parts are omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 16A and 16B, the right decorative member 302 has a vertically long front and rear groove portion 531 formed by a front and rear gap between the two character forming members 511 and 521. As shown in FIGS. 16C and 16D, the transparent protective plate 300 is disposed between the front and rear groove portions 531, and the right end portion of the transparent protective plate 300 is positioned close to the front surface of the diffusion member 352. It is arranged so as to extend up to. Specifically, the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 located on the front side of the transparent protective plate 300 is located on the front surface of the transparent protective plate 300, and as shown in FIG. The rear side surface of the character right side forming member 511 is provided so as to face the front surface of the transparent protective plate 300 along the front surface of the transparent protective plate 300. Further, the front side surface of the left character forming member 521 faces the back surface of the transparent protective plate 300 from the front edge 526 of the left character forming member 521 located on the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300 along the back surface of the transparent protective plate 300. Is provided. A vertically long front and rear groove portion 531 is formed to extend in the left-right direction with a constant width in the front-rear direction by a gap between the front end surface of the left character forming member 521 and the rear end surface of the right character forming member 511. It is preferable that the front end face and the rear end face are provided so as to face the transparent protective plate 300 and the front and rear surfaces, that is, in parallel, so that the transparent protective plate 300 can be moved back and forth when the transparent protective plate 300 is assembled and removed. When it bends, it becomes the structure which supports the transparent protective plate 300 by a surface, and can make the transparent protective plate 300 hard to be damaged.

  At the height position corresponding to the lower side of the “reverse” character of the right decorative member 302, as shown in FIGS. 17A and 17B, the front end face (from the front end edge 526 of the character left side forming member 521). The rear protrusion 525 that protrudes to the left front side (the lower left side in FIG. 17B) from the right side surface) is the rear end surface of the character right side forming member 511 (the surface extending to the right side from the rear end edge 516). In FIG. 2, the groove is located in a back-side groove portion 515 formed to be recessed toward the left front side. At the height position where the rear protrusion 525 of the left character forming member 521 is disposed, a right groove 333 of the transparent protective plate 300 is provided (see FIG. 12), and this groove side groove 333 is the character right forming member 511. It is located in the range where the rear side end face is formed. In this way, the upper part of the transparent protective plate 300 is suspended from the upper decorative member 301, and the right end portion of the transparent protective plate 300 enters the front and rear groove portions 531 of the right decorative member 302, thereby transparent The protection plate 300 is disposed at a specified position which is a completed position with respect to the back cover 141.

Next, a case where the transparent protective plate 300 is removed from the two decorative members 301 and 302 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the wall portion of the back cover 141 located at the left end of the transparent protective plate 300 has a back cover recess 141a that has a large central portion and a small amount on the upper and lower sides thereof. Is provided. When the transparent protective plate 300 is soiled or cracked and needs to be replaced, the game board 23 is removed from the intermediate unit 13, and the transparent protective plate 300 is pulled out to the left through the game plate 23b and the back cover recess 141a. Thus, the transparent protective plate 300 is removed. Specifically, the transparent protective plate 300 is fixed by a metal fitting provided on the front side of the two circular holes 334 at the upper left end of the transparent protective plate 300. For this reason, the transparent protective plate 300 can be moved to the front side by removing the metal fitting from the left side of the transparent protective plate 300 with a tool or the like through the back cover concave portion 141a. A gap larger than the thickness of the transparent protective plate 300 is provided between the tip of the protrusion of the mounting member 303 and the game board 23b so that the transparent protective plate 300 can be inserted, and the transparent protective plate 300 is placed on the left side through this gap. It is possible to move to. When the transparent protective plate 300 moves to the left side, the upper engaging protrusion 331 of the transparent protective plate 300 is disengaged from the bottom groove 322 of the upper decorative member 301, and the right side of the transparent protective plate 300 from the vertically long front and rear groove portion 531 of the right decorative member 302. The end is pulled out, and the transparent protective plate 300 is removed through the back cover recess 141a.

  Here, on the left side of the center frame 95 in the game area 23a, as shown in FIG. 6, although the guide rail 100 and the general winning opening 81 are arranged, the guide rail 100 protrudes on the back side of the game board 23b. It is attached so as not to. Further, a detection sensor for detecting a ball is not arranged on the back side of the game board 23b with respect to the general winning opening 81, and a detection sensor is arranged in common with the lower general winning opening 81. Therefore, the part along the back surface of the game board 23b on the left side of the transparent protection board 300 does not include other components, and the transparent protection board 300 can be removed from the state of the game board 23 using the back cover recess 141a. it can. It is not always necessary to remove the transparent protective plate 300 from the state of the game board 23 using the back cover recess 141a, and the transparent protective plate 300 and the two decorative members 301 and 302 are removed from the game board 23b together with the board back cover 141. Thereafter, the transparent protective plate 300 may be removed in the same manner as described above.

  Next, the relationship between the center frame 95, the transparent protective plate 300, and the right decorative member 302 will be described. 18A is a cross-sectional view of the game board 23 taken along the line AA in FIG. 6, and FIG. 18B is a cross-sectional view of the game board 23 taken along the line BB in FIG. In FIG. 18, a part of the center frame 95, the transparent protective plate 300, the right decorative member 302, and the symbol display device 94 is shown and the rest is omitted.

  On the front side of the transparent protective plate 300, as shown in FIG. 18 (a), a main rolling surface 312 and a back rolling surface 316 of the center frame 95 are provided side by side. The right end portion of the transparent protective plate 300 is sandwiched between the rear side surface of the character right side forming member 511 and the front side surface of the character left side forming member 521, and the transparent protective plate 300 is a portion sandwiched between them. Further, it protrudes to the right.

  When the game ball jumps from the main rolling surface 312 side of the center frame 95 to the back rolling surface 316 and the game ball abuts against the transparent protective plate 300, the transparent protective plate 300 is supported by the upper decorative member 301. A state where the upper side portion is bent toward the rear side (a state indicated by a two-dot chain line on the upper side of the transparent protective plate 300 in FIG. 18A) is obtained. In this case, the right end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 moves to the left by the amount of deflection of the transparent protective plate 300 with respect to the state close to the diffusing member 352, and is separated from the diffusing member 352. When the bending of the transparent protective plate 300 disappears, the right end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 approaches the diffusing member 352 that is the original state. Since the right end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 is simply inserted into the right decorative member 302, when the transparent protective plate 300 is bent by applying a force, the transparent protective plate 300 is not limited. Breakage is prevented by increasing the degree of deformation of 300.

When the game ball is abutted against the transparent protective plate 300 vigorously at the height position where the rear protrusion 525 of the left character forming member 521 is positioned in the right groove 333 of the right character forming member 511, the transparent protective plate 300 Then, the upper portion supported by the upper decorative member 301 is bent to the rear side (the state shown by the two-dot chain line on the upper side of the transparent protective plate 300 in FIG. 18B). As described above, since the left end corresponding to the bottom of the right groove 333 (see FIG. 12) in which the rear protrusion 525 enters the transparent protective plate 300 is located on the left side of the rear protrusion 525, the transparent protective plate When 300 bends to the rear side, the bottom of the right-side groove 333 moves to the left so as to be separated from the rear protrusion 525. When the transparent protective plate 300 is not bent, the bottom of the right groove 333 approaches the rear protrusion 525. Therefore, the rear protrusion 525 of the left side character forming member 521 does not restrict the deformation of the transparent protective plate 300 to the rear side, and the parts are prevented from being damaged due to the deformation of the transparent protective plate 300.

  The right groove 333 of the transparent protective plate 300 is set to have a wide right side corresponding to the outlet portion. Therefore, the rear projection 525 is facilitated by facilitating the insertion work when assembling the transparent protection plate 300 and reducing the friction between the rear projection 525 and the right groove 333 when the transparent protection plate 300 is deformed. And the left side portion corresponding to the bottom of the right groove 333 is narrow, so that it is exposed to the left side from the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 and the appearance is impaired. Nor. The groove portions 335 and 336 provided on the lower side and the left side of the transparent protective plate 300 are also formed to open to the outside of the transparent protective plate 300 to facilitate the deformation of the transparent protective plate 300. In addition, since the oval hole 338 of the transparent protective plate 300 is also provided with a gap between the protrusion that enters the oval hole 338 and the lower side of the oval hole 338 as described above, The deformation is not limited.

  According to the pachinko machine 10 described above, the following excellent effects are achieved.

  In the right decorative member 302, only the right part of the characters “one shot” and “reverse” is formed on the front surface of the right character forming member 511 provided on the front side of the transparent protective plate 300, and the missing left part is the character. The characters “one shot” and “reverse” are displayed in a state where the left side forming member 521 is added to the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300. For this reason, compared with the case where characters are displayed using only the front side or the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300, the characters can be enlarged back and forth. can do.

  The transparent protective plate 300 is formed in a shape extending to the side opposite to the visible region 300a with respect to the rear side edge 516 of the character right side forming member 511 that forms the right side of the outer edge of the visible region 300a. The end face of the transparent protective plate 300 is disposed on the back side opposite to the front side of the character right side forming member 511. For this reason, the end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 does not overlap the side of the two character forming members 511 and 521 facing the character display surface. Therefore, the visibility of the characters “one shot” and “reverse” formed by the two character forming members 511 and 521 can be improved, and the appearance of the right decorative member 302 can be improved. In particular, by adopting the transparent protective plate 300 having high transparency, the transparent protective plate 300 does not exist at all, and the presence of parts that the player does not need to visually recognize is difficult to understand. The appearance can be improved.

On the front side of the character right side forming member 511 (surface facing the left diagonal front side where characters are displayed), the front edge 526 is positioned on the front side of the character left side forming member 521 (surface facing the left diagonal front side where characters are displayed) A character is formed at a position protruding to the left front side facing the character display surface from the position extended to the right side. In other words, the front left edge 526 of the character left side forming member 521 to be visually recognized through the transparent protective plate 300 is located on the left front side of the character right side forming member 511 near the rear edge 516 and facing the surface on which the characters are displayed. It is located on the diagonally right rear side opposite to. When the transparent protective plate 300 is viewed from the diagonally left front side which is the front side of the right decorative member 302, the light refraction is such that the front side of the character left side forming member 521 is positioned on the near side, but the left side of the character is formed. Since the member 521 is located behind the front surface of the character display surface character right side forming member 511, the character display surface of the two character forming members 511 and 521 can be viewed with little deviation, and the two character forming members 511 and 521 The integrated character display can be further improved in appearance.

  The transparent protective plate 300 can be assembled by moving the upper decorative member 301 and the right decorative member 302 to the right along the plate surface of the transparent protective plate 300 after assembling. For this reason, the transparent protective plate 300 can be assembled after the upper decorative member 301 and the right decorative member 302 are assembled into a component unit. Therefore, for example, the assembly process of the transparent protective plate 300 can be performed later than the case where the transparent protective plate 300 is assembled on the front side of the character left side forming member 521 and then the character right side forming member 511 is further assembled on the front side. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the possibility that the transparent protective plate 300 is soiled during assembly.

  Since the transparent protective plate 300 is supported in a state where the upper side is suspended by the bottom plate 321 and the bottom groove 322 of the upper decorative member 301, the transparent protective plate 300 is transferred from the main rolling surface 312 and the back rolling surface 316 side to the transparent protective plate 300. When the game ball collides, the structure can be easily bent back and forth with the upper side as a reference, and the impact can be easily released, compared to the case where the periphery is fixed with a screw or the like. Therefore, damage to the transparent protective plate 300 due to repeated contact of the game balls can be reduced.

  The bottom plate 321 and the bottom groove 322 of the upper decorative member 301 are provided at three positions spaced apart in the horizontal direction, and the three upper engaging protrusions 331 are arranged on substantially the same straight line along the horizontal direction. For this reason, the transparent protective plate 300 in which the upper side is suspended can be easily bent back and forth over a wide range in the left-right direction around the vicinity of the coaxial upper engaging protrusion 331, and the transparent protection by the contact of the game ball Damage to the plate 300 can be further reduced. Further, the bottom plate 321 of the upper decorative member 301 is formed as a surface facing the lower side facing the upper end surface of the transparent protective plate 300 and is formed by a horizontal surface along the assembly direction of the transparent protective plate 300. Therefore, the end face of the transparent protective plate 300 and the bottom plate 321 of the upper decorative member 301 are in close contact with each other, making it difficult for the player to understand the presence of the transparent protective plate 300 and improving the appearance.

  A passage is provided on the transparent protective plate 300 side with respect to the main rolling surface 312 of the center frame 95 and guides the game ball on the main rolling surface 312 downward from the rear side of the main rolling surface 312. A rear passage forming portion 313c is provided, and a lower central groove portion 337 having a groove shape extending upward so that the rear portion of the rear passage forming portion 313c can enter is provided below the transparent protective plate 300. Yes. For this reason, even if the lower central groove 337 is positioned on the upper side and the left and right sides of the back side passage forming portion 313c and the transparent protective plate 300 suspended on the upper side by the upper decorative member 301 is bent rearward, The movement in the bending direction is not limited. On the other hand, when the bottom plate 321 of the upper decorative member 301 or the upper engaging protrusion 331 of the transparent protective plate 300 is damaged due to long-term use, the lower side of the transparent protective plate 300 is supported by the back side passage forming portion 313c. Thus, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of trouble in the game without dropping the transparent protective plate 300.

  The transparent protective plate 300 is provided with three upper engaging protrusions 331 on the right side in front view at the upper end portion, and restricts at least the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in the left-right direction above the upper engaging protrusion 331 on the left side. A circular hole 334 is provided. Since the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in the left-right direction is restricted by the circular hole 334, the work can be performed by operating the vicinity of the circular hole 334 of the transparent protective plate 300 at the time of assembly work, and the vicinity of the two decorative members 301 and 302 The possibility of soiling can be reduced. In addition, a circular hole 334 is further provided in the vicinity of the positioning circular hole 334, and a metal fitting is attached to the front side of this part so as to prevent the front part from coming off. Thus, the workability can be further improved, and the transparent protective plate 300 can be replaced by an operation from the left side of the transparent protective plate 300 when viewed from the front.

The transparent protective plate 300 has a groove-shaped right groove portion 333 that extends toward the left side with respect to the right edge on the visible region 300a side, and the right decorative member 302 has the front and rear groove portions 531 on the upper side and the lower side. A rear protrusion 525 is provided in the middle portion of the transparent protective plate 300 and extends in the front-rear direction of the transparent protective plate 300 and is disposed in the right groove 333. For this reason, by moving the transparent protective plate 300 to the right side along the plate surface and assembling the component unit in which the upper decorative member 301 and the right decorative member 302 are assembled, the rear protrusion is inserted into the right groove 333. 525 is arranged. Therefore, the transparent protective plate 300 can be supported not only on the upper side but also on the right side. Since this support position is located on the upper side of the transparent protective plate 300, the lower side of the transparent protective plate 300 on which the game ball easily comes into contact easily moves back and forth, and damage to the transparent protective plate 300 can be suppressed.

  Further, when the transparent protection plate 300 is bent in the front-rear direction due to a collision of a game ball with the transparent protection plate 300, the transparent protection plate 300 is bent in the direction in which the right groove 333 is pulled out with respect to the rear protrusion 525. Therefore, the bending is hardly limited, and damage to the transparent protective plate 300 due to a collision of a game ball or the like can be suppressed. Since the upper decorative member 301 and the right decorative member 302 are configured as separate parts, the upper decorative member 301 is removed while maintaining the assembled state in which the right decorative member 302 and the transparent protective plate 300 are integrated. Further, the transparent protective plate 300 can be supported by a combination of the rear protrusion 525 and the right groove 333, and the workability of replacing the upper decorative member 301 can be improved.

  In addition, this invention is not restricted to the said embodiment, For example, you may deform | transform and implement as described below. In this case, each configuration described below may be applied to the above embodiment, or a plurality of configurations described below may be combined and applied to the above embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the right decoration member 302 is used as a part for decorating the inside of the center frame 95 of the pachinko machine 10, but it is not always necessary to use the right decoration member 302 for decoration inside the center frame 95. The right decorative member 302 may be disposed on the right side of the window portion 14 a of the front door frame 14, and one end of the two transparent glasses 31 and 32 may enter the front and rear groove portions 531 of the right decorative member 302. In the slot machine, the right decorative member 302 may be arranged on the side of the transparent plate covering the front side of the symbol reel that displays the symbol, or the panel that displays the model name or the like below the slot machine is a transparent panel. The right decorative member 302 may be disposed on the side of the panel.

  In the above embodiment, the transparent protective plate 300 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin. However, the transparent protective plate 300 is not limited to a synthetic resin, and may be formed of other light-transmitting materials such as glass. It may be colored and transparent, or a transparent protective plate may be formed by a translucent member having aluminum half-deposited on one side, and a visible region may be formed when the back side emits light. .

  In the above embodiment, the characters “one shot” and “reverse” are displayed as display objects by the right decoration member 302, but other characters may be displayed by the right decoration member 302, not limited to kanji, Kana, alphabets, numbers, or symbols may be used, and a figure such as a character representing a model image may be displayed. In this case, as a portion divided forward and backward by the transparent protective plate 300, it is divided between characters of a plurality of characters (for example, “hot heat” characters arranged on the left and right), or a part of the characters is independent. It is divided at the gap part (the right side of the left side of the “Sansui” radical) of the part (for example, “the sea”) arranged in the vertical direction as the dividing direction. Characters that extend in a direction perpendicular to (for example, “three”) are preferred.

In the above embodiment, the characters “one shot” and “reverse” are arranged on the right side of the visible region 300a formed by the transparent protective plate 300, but it is not always necessary to arrange the characters on the right side of the visible region 300a. The left side, the upper side, the lower side, etc. may be arranged on the other side, the upper right side may be arranged on the other side other than the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, not only in the one direction side, You may arrange | position in the some direction side. For example, when a character is arranged on the upper decorative member 301, a display surface for displaying the character is formed obliquely downward on the visible region 300a side, and the lower part of the character is on the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300. The upper side portion of the character may be positioned on the front side of the transparent protective plate 300, and the upper end portion of the transparent protective plate 300 may be inserted between the front side portion and the rear side portion.

  The character formed by the right decorative member 302 is configured as a character facing a single direction, but is not necessarily configured by a character facing a single direction, such as a curved surface or a combination of surfaces facing a plurality of directions. Alternatively, it may be composed of characters facing a plurality of directions. For example, it is possible to divide a character displayed on an arc surface that is convex toward the display surface on which the character is displayed with the vertical direction as an axis, and to divide the end of the transparent protective plate 300 between the characters.

  In the above embodiment, the character formed by the right decorative member 302 is tilted 45 degrees toward the viewable area 300a with respect to the viewable area 300a facing the front side to form the character display surface. For example, the character display surface may be formed at a slight tilt of 5 degrees, for example, or may be formed at a tilt of 90 degrees.

  In the above embodiment, the upper decorative member 301 is supported in a state where the upper side of the transparent protective plate 300 is suspended, and the left and right sides and the lower side of the transparent protective plate 300 are configured to be movable to the visible region 300a side. It is not always necessary to use the above-described configuration, and only one or all of the left and right and lower sides of the transparent protective plate 300 may limit the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in the front-rear direction, and may be configured not to limit the downward movement. In order to prevent the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in the front-rear direction as compared with the above-described embodiment, for example, the longitudinal front-rear groove portion 513 is provided with a gap on the rear side at the specified position of the transparent protective plate 300, The transparent protective plate 300 may be configured to easily move to the rear side by contact of the game ball from the front side.

  In the said embodiment, although the transparent protective plate 300 was set as the structure which forms a single plane with a flat plate, it does not necessarily need to form the transparent protective plate 300 by a plane, for example, it is a center part with respect to the upper part and the lower part. Is positioned on the rear side, that is, the transparent protective plate is distorted and arranged so as to form a curved surface that is convex on the rear side, and the right decorative member may be arranged on the right side of the transparent protective plate, In this case, the front and rear groove portions of the right decorative member may be grooves that form a curved inlet portion that protrudes rearward so that the character display surface is divided by the curved surface. In addition, the transparent protective plate 300 is not necessarily formed of a flat plate, and is curved on a part of the plane, such as by using injection molding or the like to provide a hemispherical projecting portion at the center of the visible region. Or a combination of a plurality of planes or curved surfaces. Even in this case, the right decorative member is divided back and forth along the edge shape of the visible region intersected at the intersection of the character display surface of the right decorative member and the surface of the transparent protective plate, and a gap is provided in the front and rear. If the character right side forming member and the character left side forming member are arranged, it is possible to display the character with good appearance.

  In the above embodiment, the movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in the removing direction is limited by the circular hole 334. However, it is not necessarily performed by the circular hole 334, and the upper side of the circular hole 334 is notched to the upper edge. It may be a groove recessed downward, or a convex part protruding upward is provided on the transparent protective plate, a groove having the same width as the convex part is formed on the mounting member, and the convex part is fitted in the groove. The movement of the transparent protective plate 300 in the removal direction may be limited.

In the above-described embodiment, the character right side forming member 511 and the character left side forming member 521 are made of the same resin and are colored in the same manner.
The control of the LED or the like is different between the right side portion and the left side portion so that the character display of the left side character forming member 521 to be visually recognized can be brightly lit, and the resin material of the two character forming members is changed. Different transparency may be applied, translucent coating may be applied, or a film may be attached to the front or back surface, thereby reducing the brightness when viewed through the transparent protective plate 300, By supplementing the decrease in luminance, the appearance of the characters can be improved. When the transparent protective plate 300 is made of a translucent material having a colored component such as gray or black that can absorb ultraviolet rays, for example, the character portion to be visually recognized through the transparent protective plate 300, and the transparent protective plate 300 For example, the front side or the back side of the character part to be visually recognized without going through the transparent protective plate 300 so that the appearance of the character part will be close to the appearance. It is preferable that a layer having the same color as that of the transparent protective plate 300 is formed on the front side of the light emitting means such as an LED by painting or attaching a film, or the light emission color is changed by character portions before and after the transparent protective plate 300. .

  In the above embodiment, the gap between the upper edge of the lower central groove 337 of the transparent protective plate 300 and the upper portion of the back passage forming portion 313c is set slightly, and the upper support portion of the transparent protective plate 300 is all damaged. Even in this case, it is configured to be supported by the back side passage forming portion 313c. However, the upper engagement protrusion 331 of the transparent protective plate 300 passes through the gap between the upper end edge of the lower center groove portion 337 and the top of the back side passage forming portion 313c. The size may be the same as or larger than the amount protruding above the transparent protective plate 300. In this case, when the upper support portion of the transparent protective plate 300 is damaged, it can be immediately recognized from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 that the damage has occurred. In this case, the rear side surface of the transparent protective plate 300 coincides with the rear end portion of the surface facing the upper side of the rear side passage forming portion 313c so that the transparent protective plate 300 does not fall with respect to the rear side passage forming portion 313c. It is preferable to secure the sufficient engagement allowance by positioning the front side of the front side. However, when the transparent protective plate 300 is replaced with the transparent protective plate 300 from the back cover concave portion 141a of the back cover 141 so that the transparent protective plate 300 is positioned on the front side with respect to the back side passage forming portion 313c, the lower portion of the transparent protective plate 300 is When it is important to improve the workability and prevent damage, the rear side of the transparent protective plate 300 should coincide with the rear end of the surface facing the upper side passage forming portion 313c. Further, the engagement allowance less than the thickness of the transparent protective plate 300 may be used.

  You may implement this invention in the pachinko machine etc. of a type different from the said embodiment. For example, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine in which a big hit expectation value is increased until a big hit state is generated several times (for example, two times or three times) including that. Moreover, after a jackpot symbol is displayed, it may be implemented as a pachinko machine that enters a special gaming state on the condition that a ball wins a predetermined area. Moreover, you may employ | adopt as what is called a normal machine without lottery functions, such as jackpot. You may implement as a pachinko machine which will be in a special game state when a ball enters a predetermined winning slot. Moreover, you may implement in the enclosed pachinko machine with which a ball | bowl circulates. Further, in addition to pachinko machines, it may be implemented as various gaming machines such as arranged ball pachinko machines, sparrow balls, so-called pachinko machines and slot machines, or as slot machines. good.

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

Hereinafter, the features of the invention group extracted from the above-described embodiment will be described while showing effects and the like as necessary. In the following, for easy understanding, the corresponding configuration in each of the above embodiments is appropriately shown in parentheses, but is not limited to the specific configuration shown in parentheses. In addition, the meanings and examples of terms described in each feature may be applied as the meanings and examples of terms described in other features described in the same wording.

<Feature A group>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine includes, for example, a game board that forms a game area in which a game ball flows down, and a symbol display device that performs variable display is provided at the center of the game board. A stage on which the game ball can roll in the left-right direction is provided below the display device. When the game ball rolls on the stage enters the start port located below the stage, a start prize is awarded. The variation display of the symbol is started. There is one on the rear side of the stage in which a transparent plate is arranged between the display device and the stage so that the game ball does not jump into the display device side. (For example, refer to JP 2007-029420 A).

  However, there is a problem in that there are cases where restrictions are imposed on parts around the transparent plate by arranging the transparent plate.

<Feature A1>
Display means (symbol display device 94) for performing a predetermined display, and a translucency provided on the display surface side of the display means so that a rear viewable area including display contents by the display means can be seen from the front side A display object comprising a plate-like transparent member (transparent protective plate 300) having at least a part of the peripheral portion in the viewable region and configured by at least one character, symbol, or hieroglyph is visible A gaming machine comprising peripheral display means (right decoration member 302) having a target display surface displayed toward the
The target display surface is
A front display surface (a front surface of the character right-side forming member 511) that is located on the front side of the transparent member and forms a display surface in which at least a part of the visible region of the display target is insufficient;
A rear display surface (a front surface of the character left side forming member 521) that is positioned behind the transparent member and that is formed so as to be visible in the viewable region on the part of the viewable region that is insufficient on the front display surface. And
The peripheral display means includes
A front-side edge portion (a rear-side edge 516 of the character right-side forming member 511) that is a portion that forms an edge on the visible region side on the front-side display surface and is in contact with or close to the surface of the transparent member; ,
A part of the rear display surface that forms an edge on the edge side of the visible region, is in contact with or close to the back surface of the transparent member, and the transparent member can be interposed with respect to the front edge portion. A rear side edge (a front side edge 526 of the character left side forming member 521) provided to be spaced apart on the rear side of the transparent member with a gap therebetween,
The transparent member is formed in a shape extending to the opposite side of the viewable region through a gap between the front side edge and the rear side edge, and an end surface of the transparent member is disposed on the back side of the front display surface A gaming machine characterized by being made.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, it is possible to provide a gaming machine that can suitably eliminate restrictions on parts around the transparent member that are generated by arranging the transparent member. That is, since the display target is displayed in a state where a part of the display target that is insufficient on the front display surface provided on the front side of the transparent member is added to the rear side of the transparent member by the rear display surface by the peripheral display means, Compared to the case where the display target is displayed using only the front side or the rear side of the transparent member, the display target can be enlarged back and forth, and a large display object having a depth can be obtained while using the transparent member. .

  In general, even a transparent member having transparency tends to make it difficult to visually recognize the display surface provided on its rear side because light is condensed on the end surface. On the other hand, according to the gaming machine described in the feature A1, the transparent member extends to the side opposite to the visible region with respect to the front edge portion forming at least a part of the outer edge of the visible region. Since the end surface of the transparent member is disposed on the back side of the front display surface, the end surface of the transparent member does not overlap the side of the target display surface. For this reason, the end face of the transparent member does not intervene in front of the large display object formed by the front display surface and the rear display surface, so that the visibility of the large display object is enhanced to enhance the appearance of the peripheral display means. Can be improved. In particular, by adopting a transparent member with high transparency, it will look like there is no transparent member at all, and it will be difficult to understand the existence of parts that do not need to be visually recognized by the player, improving the appearance as a gaming machine Can do.

  In addition, the “target display surface on which the display target is displayed toward the viewable region side” in the feature A1 means that the display target is an obtuse angle with respect to at least a part of the viewable region. May be a target display surface that is tilted toward the viewable region side, and the display target is placed on the viewable region side so that the target display surface is perpendicular to at least a part of the viewable region. The target display surface may be suitable.

<Feature A2>
At least the vicinity of the front edge of the front display surface forms the display object at a position protruding from the position where the rear display surface is extended to the rear edge side toward the target display surface. A gaming machine according to Feature A1, characterized in that:

  According to the description of the feature A2, the vicinity of the rear side edge of the rear display surface to be visually recognized through the transparent member is located on the rear side of the front side edge of the front display surface. The refraction of the light by the transparent member is such that the rear display surface is positioned on the near side. The display of the display target integrated with the display surface can be further improved in appearance.

<Feature A3>
As a display object formed by the peripheral display means, a first display object formed by a character having an independent part separated from a part on the opposite side as a part constituting a part of the character on at least one side in the left and right or up and down directions (Character display of “reverse” and “roll” of the right decorative member 302) is provided at least,
The front display surface and the rear display surface are provided side-by-side or up and down along the direction side in which the independent portion and the opposite side of the first display object are arranged. The independent portion and the opposite side The gaming machine according to feature A1 or A2, wherein the front edge and the rear edge are provided in a portion between the first and second parts.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A3, since the front edge and the rear edge are formed using the separated portions without forming the character in the first display object, the display object in the independent part is displayed. There is no loss of unity. For this reason, even if a transparent member is interposed, it can be displayed with a good appearance. When a transparent member with high translucency is used, it has the function of a transparent member, as if there is no transparent member. The player can visually recognize such a high-quality decoration.

<Feature A4>
The display object formed by the peripheral edge display means is a part that is continuous from one side to the other side at least in the left-right or up-down direction, and the formation direction of both edges in the vicinity of the front edge and the vicinity of the rear edge At least a second display object (character display of “one” and “reverse” of the right decoration member 302) formed by characters having a portion that is continuous in a direction substantially perpendicular to the feature A1 is provided. To A3.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A4, the second display object is formed of characters having a portion that is continuous in a direction substantially perpendicular to the forming direction of both edges in the vicinity of the front edge and the vicinity of the rear edge. Even if a gap or a step is provided between the front display surface and the rear display surface due to the presence of the transparent member, the display target is not shifted in the edge forming direction, and deterioration of the appearance of the display target is suppressed. be able to.

<Feature A5>
The second display object is a portion that is continuous from the one side to the other side, and has a portion where the line width near the front edge on the front display surface is thicker than the line width near the rear edge on the rear display surface. The gaming machine according to Feature A4, wherein the gaming machine is formed of characters having the character ("reverse" character display of the right decorative member 302).

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A5, the portion in the vicinity of the front side edge portion can be made more conspicuous than the vicinity of the rear side edge portion. It is possible to make the vicinity of the rear side edge that is easy to stand out less conspicuous.

<Feature A6>
The front display surface and the rear display surface are formed with an outer shape of the display object by a portion protruding toward the direction of the target display surface,
The front edge and the rear edge are formed in substantially the same shape with undulations on the viewable region side, and are arranged in an overlapping direction so as to substantially coincide with each other in the front-rear direction. A gaming machine according to A1 to A5.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature A6, even when a transparent member is interposed, it enhances the sense of unity of the display of the display object by the front display surface and the rear display surface, and allows the player to visually recognize a good-looking decoration. Can do.

In the gaming machine according to feature A6, which is subordinate to feature A5, at least the back side of the second display object from the one side to the other side in the vicinity of the front edge is from the one side. A groove having a shape extending to the other side is provided,
In the vicinity of the rear edge, a protrusion protruding into the groove is provided,
The transparent member may have an edge groove formed so that the protrusion can enter the edge on the peripheral edge display means side.

  According to the said structure, the position shift along the formation direction of the front side edge part and rear side edge part in the front side display surface and rear side display surface which form a 2nd display object can be suppressed. In addition, after assembling the member constituting the front display surface and the member constituting the rear display surface into a state where the protrusion enters the groove, the protrusion is inserted into the edge groove of the transparent member to make the transparent member Can be assembled. Therefore, it is possible to assemble the transparent member after the front display surface and the rear display surface are previously made the component unit, and conversely, the component unit from the state in which the transparent member is assembled to the component unit of the front display surface and the rear display surface. The transparent member can be removed without disassembling. Therefore, assembly of the transparent member and exchange workability can be improved.

<Feature B group>
Conventionally, there is a pachinko machine as a representative example of a gaming machine. The pachinko machine includes, for example, a game board that forms a game area in which a game ball flows down, and a symbol display device that performs variable display is provided at the center of the game board. A stage on which the game ball can roll in the left-right direction is provided below the display device. When the game ball rolls on the stage enters the start port located below the stage, a start prize is awarded. The variation display of the symbol is started. There is one on the rear side of the stage in which a transparent plate is arranged between the display device and the stage so that the game ball does not jump into the display device side. (For example, refer to JP 2007-029420 A).

  However, the transparent plate has a problem that the dirt is easily noticeable and there is a possibility that the transparent ball may be damaged due to repeated contact.

<Feature B1>
Display means for performing a predetermined display, and a transparent plate-like transparency that is provided on the display surface side of the display means and that allows a rear viewable area including display contents by the display means to be visible from the front side A member, peripheral display means formed in a size extending in the front and rear direction of the transparent member on one side and the upper side in the left-right direction of the viewable region, and provided at a lower front side of the viewable region, In a gaming machine provided with a rolling member (center frame 95) that forms a rolling surface to be supported (main rolling surface 312 and deep rolling surface 316).
In the transparent member, at least one groove portion (engagement groove portion 332) opening on the one side in the left-right direction of the visible region is formed on the upper edge portion, so that the one side on the upper side of the groove portion is formed. And an engaging portion (upper engaging protrusion 331) protruding to
The peripheral display means includes
An upper support member (upper decorative member 301) that allows a groove portion of the transparent member to enter and is positioned on the lower side of the engaging portion and on the front and rear of the transparent member to restrict the movement of the transparent member on the lower side and the front and rear. Bottom plate 321 and bottom groove 322),
In a state where the engaging portion of the transparent member is supported by the upper support portion, the transparent member faces the front and rear of the transparent member on the one side of the viewable region, and restricts at least the rearward movement of the transparent member. Side support portions (front and rear groove portions 531 of the right decorative member 302),
The transparent member can be assembled to the upper side and the peripheral display means on the one side by moving to the one side along the plate surface of the transparent member, and the upper side is suspended from the upper support portion. A gaming machine characterized by being supported in a heated state.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, damage to the transparent member due to dirt on the transparent member and repeated contact of the game ball can be reduced. That is, after the component unit is assembled with the peripheral display means on one side in the upper and left and right directions, the transparent member can be assembled by moving to one side along the plate surface. For this reason, since the transparent member can be assembled after the assembly of the transparent member on the front side or the rear side of the peripheral display means, compared to the case of installing the peripheral display means on the other side, The possibility that the transparent member is soiled can be reduced.

  In addition, since the transparent member is supported in a state where the upper side is suspended by the upper support part, when a game ball collides with the transparent member from the rolling surface side, the upper side is a reference from the case where the periphery is fixed with a screw or the like. In addition, the structure can be easily bent back and forth, and an impact can be easily released. Therefore, damage to the transparent member due to repeated contact of the game balls can be reduced.

  In addition, since the transparent member may be formed with a thin thickness in order to reduce the damage to the transparent member, in the gaming machine in which the configuration of the feature A1 is added to the gaming machine described in the feature B1, the front display surface and the rear Since the gap with the side display surface can be reduced, in addition to the effects of the features A1 and B1, a more attractive decoration can be applied.

Note that the “plate-shaped transparent member” in the feature B1 is not necessarily limited to a plate shape formed only by a flat surface, and may be a combination of a plurality of flat surfaces or curved surfaces. Further, instead of the “plate-like transparent member”, a transparent member having a plate-like transparent portion on the end side constituting at least a part of the peripheral edge display means may be used, and the thickness is in a portion other than the end portion side. It may be a transparent member having a certain thickness, such as different parts. The above configuration may also be applied to the “plate-like transparent member” in the feature A1.

  Further, “can be assembled by movement of the transparent member toward the one side along the plate surface” may be “can be assembled by movement of the transparent member toward the side support portion”.

<Feature B2>
The gaming machine according to Feature B1, wherein the upper support portions are provided at a plurality of locations separated in the horizontal direction, and the plurality of engaging portions are arranged on substantially the same straight line along the horizontal direction. .

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B2, since the plurality of engaging portions are arranged on the same straight line along the horizontal direction, the transparent member in which the upper side is suspended by the upper support portion is spread over a wide range in the left-right direction. It can be easily bent back and forth, and damage to the transparent member due to the contact of the game ball can be further reduced.

<Feature B3>
A passage forming portion (provided on the transparent member side with respect to the rolling surface of the rolling member) that forms a passage for guiding the gaming ball on the rolling surface from the rear side of the rolling surface to the lower side ( A back side passage forming portion 313c),
A feature B1 or B2 characterized in that a groove-like passage groove portion (lower central groove portion 337) is provided below the transparent member and extends upward so that a part of the passage formation portion can enter. Game machines.

  According to the gaming machine described in the feature B3, even when the passage groove portion is positioned on the upper side and the left and right sides of the passage formation portion and the transparent member suspended on the upper side by the upper support portion is bent, the passage formation portion is bent in the bending direction. Movement is not restricted. On the other hand, if the upper support part or the engaging part of the transparent member is damaged due to long-term use, the lower part of the transparent member can be supported by the passage forming part, and the influence on the game due to the falling of the transparent member is suppressed can do.

<Feature B4>
The transparent member is provided with at least one engagement portion of the upper support portion on the one side in the left-right direction, and at least in the left-right direction above the engagement portion on the other side opposite to the one side. The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B3, further comprising an upper restriction portion (circular hole 334) for restricting movement in.

  According to the feature B4, a hole is provided on the rear end side in the moving direction of the transparent member in the assembling work of the transparent member, and the movement in the left-right direction is restricted by the restricting portion. It is possible to work by operating the rear end side in the moving direction of the transparent member. For this reason, the possibility that the component unit side assembled with the peripheral display means on one side in the upper side and the left-right direction is reduced, and it is not necessary to provide a positioning portion on the component unit side, so that workability can be improved. .

<Feature B5>
The transparent member has a groove-like edge groove (right groove part 333) extending toward the opposite side of the one side at the edge of the one side of the visible region,
The peripheral edge display means is a protrusion (rear side) having a shape extending in the front-rear direction of the transparent member at a middle portion where the side support portion is located on the upper side and the lower side, and disposed in the edge groove. A gaming machine according to features B1 to B4, wherein a protrusion 525) is provided.

According to the gaming machine described in the feature B5, the edge groove of the transparent member is formed so as to extend from one side of the visible region toward the opposite side, so that the peripheral display means on one side in the upper and left and right directions is assembled. The protrusion is disposed in the edge groove by moving the transparent member to one side along the plate surface and attaching it to the component unit. Therefore, the transparent member can be supported not only on the upper side but also on one side in the left-right direction of the peripheral display means. This support position is preferably provided on the upper side of the transparent member, whereby the lower side of the transparent member that easily contacts the game ball can easily move back and forth, and damage to the transparent member can be suppressed.

  In addition, when the transparent member bends in the front-rear direction, such as when a game ball collides with the transparent member, the transparent member will be bent in the direction in which the edge groove comes out of the protrusion, so that the bending is limited. It is possible to suppress the breakage of the transparent member due to the collision of game balls. Further, when the peripheral display means on one side in the upper side and the left and right directions is constituted by another part, the upper peripheral display means is integrated while integrating the part on the one side in the left and right direction of the peripheral display means and the transparent member. Even if the components to be formed are removed, the transparent member can be supported by the combination of the protrusion and the edge groove, and the workability of replacing the upper component can be improved.

  Note that any one of the features A1 to A6 and the features B1 to B5 may be applied in combination with any other feature or a plurality of features. The basic configuration of the gaming machine to which the above-described features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operation means operated by a player, game ball launching means for launching a game ball based on the operation of the operation means, a ball path for guiding the launched game ball to a predetermined game area, and a game A gaming machine that includes each gaming component arranged in an area, and gives a bonus to a player when a gaming ball passes through a predetermined passing portion of each gaming component.

  A spinning machine such as a slot machine: the rotation of the circulating body is started based on the operation of the start operation means, the rotation of the circulating body is stopped based on the operation of the stop operation means, and the player is made according to the pattern after the stop. A gaming machine that grants bonuses.

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

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Pachinko machine, 94 ... Symbol display apparatus, 95 ... Center frame, 300 ... Transparent protective plate, 301 ... Upper decoration member, 302 ... Right decoration member, 312 ... Main rolling surface, 313c ... Back side passage formation part, 316 ... back side rolling surface, 321 ... bottom plate, 322 ... bottom groove, 331 ... upper engagement protrusion, 332 ... engagement groove part, 333 ... right groove part, 334 ... circular hole, 337 ... lower center groove part, 511 ... character Right side forming member, 516 ... Rear side edge 521 ... Character left side forming member, 525 ... Rear side protrusion, 526 ... Front side edge, 531 ... Front and rear groove parts

Claims (2)

Display means for performing a predetermined display, and a transparent plate-like transparency that is provided on the display surface side of the display means and that allows a rear viewable area including display contents by the display means to be visible from the front side A peripheral edge having a target display surface that is provided on at least a part of the peripheral part of the member and the visible area, and is displayed by tilting the display target composed of at least one character, symbol, or figurative object toward the visible area A gaming machine comprising display means,
The target display surface is
A front display surface that is located on the front side of the transparent member and forms a display surface that lacks at least a part of the visible region of the display target; and
A rear display surface that is located on the rear side of the transparent member, and that forms a part of the visible region that is lacking in the front display surface so as to be visible in the visible region;
The peripheral display means includes
A front edge that is a part that forms an edge on the visible side of the front display surface and is in contact with or close to the surface of the transparent member;
A part of the rear display surface that forms an edge on the edge side of the visible region, is in contact with or close to the back surface of the transparent member, and the transparent member can be interposed with respect to the front edge portion. A rear edge provided on the rear side of the transparent member with a gap therebetween,
The transparent member is formed in a shape extending to the opposite side of the viewable region through a gap between the front side edge and the rear side edge, and an end surface of the transparent member is disposed on the back side of the front display surface And
As a display object formed by the peripheral display means,
A separate unit that constitutes a part of a character located in the left right or up and down one side,
It is a part that constitutes a part different from the independent part in the character, and is formed by a letter having at least a part that constitutes a part separated from the independent part on the opposite side opposite to the one side. At least a display object to be displayed,
Wherein the front side display plane and the rear display surface, and the independent part of the display object and the portion of the opposite side are arranged in the horizontally or vertically spaced and the opposite side of the one side, the independent The gaming machine is characterized in that the front edge and the rear edge are provided in a portion between the portion and the opposite portion.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko gaming machine or a revolving gaming machine such as a slot machine.

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