JP6485869B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine that uses a game medium to play a game.

A gaming machine that uses a gaming medium to play a game includes a pachinko machine that uses a gaming ball as a gaming medium, a slot machine that uses gaming coins as a gaming medium, and the like.
For example, in a pachinko machine, a front member constituting the front side facing the player is provided on the front side of a rectangular frame, and a game board is mounted on the main body disposed on the rear side of the front member. A game area that is mounted and on which a game ball rolls and falls is provided on the front surface of the game board. As is well known, a game display area of a pachinko machine is provided with an effect display device, a winning device, a start winning port, a windmill, an obstacle nail, and the like.
On the other hand, the slot machine is provided with a front surface member constituting the front side on the front surface of a square box-shaped housing whose front surface is open, and is constituted by an effect display device such as a reel or a liquid crystal as a rotary display device in the housing. A gaming area to be played is provided.

JP 2001-58030 A

  The front member of the gaming machine is provided with a window portion covered with a transparent plate at a position corresponding to the game area as described in Patent Document 1, for example, and at least the upper side and the side of the window portion are decorated. Peripheral decorations are provided for this purpose. However, the current peripheral decoration part is mainly electric decoration by LED light etc., and although it is gorgeous in appearance, it is saturated in terms of production.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object thereof is to enable a new game effect to be produced at the peripheral decoration portion of the front member.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention
A gaming machine comprising a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed, and a front member provided in front of the gaming board,
The front member is
Decorating the upper area of the game board, comprising a movable decoration means that can change between a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture,
Further, the movable decorative means has a specific movable decorative portion that does not operate when the movable decorative means is in the first posture, and operates after the movable decorative means is changed to the second posture,
The movable decorative means is arranged so that a predetermined decorative surface is visible from the player side when the movable posture means is in either the first posture or the second posture.
The specific movable decorative portion is
The only movable decorative means is changed to the second posture from said first position is arranged so as not to be visible from the player side, outside the specific opening Ru appear after the movable decorative means is changed to the second posture Provided is a gaming machine that operates to protrude toward

According to such a gaming machine, the posture of the peripheral decoration part that will be positioned from the upper side to the side of the player seated in front of the gaming machine, for example, a state along the window part according to the progress of the game By changing the first posture to stand up and decorate the surroundings and the second posture, which is a tilted posture tilted forward towards the player side, the gaming machine itself is about to fall down toward the player side It is possible to realize a dynamic production as if it comes, and to give the player unexpected surprises and surprises and to improve the gaming fun.
Then, the surrounding decoration part changes from the first position to the second position, and the appearance area that has been hidden by the surrounding decoration part until then is exposed to the outside, and it can move from an unexpected place that can not be predicted by a player who plays for the first time By projecting the decorative member, it is possible to show various changes in the shape of the peripheral decorative portion. Therefore, the range of production can be further expanded.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, there is an effect that a new game effect can be performed using the peripheral decoration portion of the front member.

It is a perspective view of the gaming machine of the first form. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 1st form which shows the state where the front member and the main-body part were rotated. It is a side view of the gaming machine of the first form. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 1st form which shows the state where the circumference decoration part was inclined forward. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 1st form which shows the state where the rocking | swiveling center part of the periphery decoration part was set in the low place rather than the window part. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 2nd form. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 2nd form which shows the state where the front member and the main-body part were rotated. It is a side view of the gaming machine of the second form. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 2nd form which shows the state where the circumference decoration part was inclined forward. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 2nd form which shows the state where the rocking | swiveling center part of the periphery decoration part was set in the low place rather than the window part. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine of the third form. It is a side view of the gaming machine of the third form. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine of the 3rd form which shows the state where the circumference decoration part was inclined forward. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine of the 3rd form which shows the state where the surrounding decoration part was inclined forward and the movable decoration member was made to project. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 3rd form which shows the state where the rocking | swiveling center part of the periphery decoration part was set in the low place rather than the window part. It is a perspective view of the game machine of the 3rd form which shows the state where the circumference decoration part was covered with the front cover part. It is a perspective view of the gaming machine of the third form showing another form.

[First form]
Hereinafter, a gaming machine 1X according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
This first form of gaming machine 1X is
A front member constituting the front side is provided, and a game is played using a game medium,
The front member is
A window provided at a position corresponding to the game area;
A peripheral decoration part that decorates at least the upper side and the side of the window part, and
The peripheral decoration portion has a swing center portion at a predetermined position outside the window portion, and a first posture (hereinafter also referred to as a stand-up posture) that stands substantially vertically with the swing center portion as an axis. .) And a second posture (hereinafter also referred to as a tilted posture) that leans forward toward the player side as compared to the first posture.

  According to the gaming machine 1X, the posture of the peripheral decoration portion that will be positioned from the upper side to the side of the player seated in front of the gaming machine is raised substantially vertically according to the progress of the game. For example, does the gaming machine itself fall over toward the player sitting in front of the gaming machine by changing the standing posture and the tilting posture tilted forward toward the player side? Such a dynamic production can be realized, and the game entertainment can be improved by giving the player unexpected surprises and surprises.

[Game machine]
The gaming machine 1X is a pachinko machine that uses a game ball (pachinko ball) as a game medium, and as shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular frame 2 (generally attached to an island facility of a game hall with wood screws or the like) And the front member 3 pivotally mounted in a single-opening door shape on one side of the front surface of the frame body 2 (left side when viewed from the front), and the frame body. 2. A main body 4 that is pivotally mounted in a single-opened door shape on one side of the front surface of 2 and can overlap the rear surface of the front member 3, and a game board that is detachably attached to the main body 4 5 is provided.

[Game board]
The game board 5 is mainly composed of a board made of wooden or synthetic resin, and a game area 7 surrounded by a guide rail 6 in a substantially circular shape is formed on the front surface thereof. The game area 7 rolls and drops game balls that have been driven along the guide rails 6 from the upper side to the lower side. In the area, an effect display device 8 such as a liquid crystal or a game ball that has not won a prize is collected. Although not shown in the drawing, a winning device provided with a winning opening, a starting winning opening, a windmill or an obstacle nail that gives irregular changes to the fall of the game ball are provided. .
The game board 5 includes a winning ball sensor for detecting a gaming ball won in the winning opening and the starting winning port of the winning device, and the like, and each of the winning ball sensors on the rear side (opposite the gaming area 7). One or a plurality of control devices that receive and process detection signals and input signals from various switches provided in the gaming machine 1X are provided. The control device receives the input signal and draws a game to determine whether the game has been missed, game progress control for controlling the progress of the game, such as operation processing of the variable winning device, a drive unit 21 of the peripheral decoration unit 10 to be described later, and the like. It performs production control and the like.

Here, an outline of the game of the gaming machine 1X will be shown.
The gaming machine 1X is provided corresponding to a start winning opening when a game ball launched from a predetermined hitting ball launching device driven based on an operation of an operation handle 15 described later enters a start winning opening provided in the game area 7. The entered winning ball sensor detects the entry to the starting winning opening. Then, when the winning detection information of the winning ball sensor is input to the control device described above, a lottery (for example, a lottery that wins at 1/300) is determined by the control device. The lottery result is indicated by the special symbol display device (7-segment etc.) being variably displayed over a predetermined variation time and stopped. The special symbol is a special symbol of “off” corresponding to “out” (for example, a “-” segment display) or a special symbol of “7” (for example, a “seg” display of “7”) after a predetermined time fluctuation display. Is stopped and displayed. In addition, in order to excite the game during the change display of the special symbol, an image display effect that suggests a lottery result on the effect display device 8 (notification effect, reach effect using character images, decorative symbol images, etc.) Or a movable effect that suggests the lottery result with various movable decorative bodies. When the special symbol is stopped and displayed on the special symbol display device, it becomes “big hit”, and the variable winning device in the closed state is controlled to the big hit state in which it is opened for a predetermined period. When a game ball launched from the hitting ball launching device enters the open variable winning device, a predetermined number of prize balls (15 in this embodiment) are paid out. Thereafter, when the big hit state ending condition is satisfied, the big hit state is finished, and the lottery based on the ball entering the start winning opening is again controlled (referred to as a normal gaming state or a normal state). In this way, in the gaming machine 1X of the first form, the game ball is launched toward the game area 7 by the hitting ball launching device, whereby various controls are performed to advance the game by the control device, and the game is played. proceed.

[Front material]
The front member 3 has a substantially frame-shaped base plate 13 provided with a window portion 12 with a transparent plate 11 at a position corresponding to the game area 7 of the game board 5 in a shape that matches the front surface of the frame 2, and the base A peripheral decoration portion 10 on the front surface of the plate 13 that decorates the upper and side portions of the window portion 12, and one that is also on the front surface of the base plate 13 to decorate the lower portion of the window portion 12 and store game balls. Alternatively, a plurality of ball dishes 14, an operation handle 15 that adjusts the launching force of the game ball, and an effect operated by the player to change the image display effect and the movable effect that are performed in the course of the game. A front panel unit 17 provided with parts such as a first effect switch button 16 which is an operation unit, which are directly used by the player for the game.

[Peripheral decoration part]
The peripheral decorative portion 10 of the front member 3 includes an upper decorative portion 10u that decorates the upper portion of the window portion 12, and two vertical decorative portions 10s that decorate the left and right sides of the window portion 12, and is performed in the course of the game. A game effect speaker 18 for outputting a sound effect adapted to the image display effect and the movable effect, a light emitting body 19 for electrical decoration, and the vertical decoration portion 10 s so as to overlap the front surface of the transparent plate 11 of the window portion 12. A light guide plate (not shown) for displaying auxiliary images that has been handed over is provided as appropriate. In addition, the peripheral decoration unit 10 is also provided with a second effect switch button 160 that is an operation unit for effects operated by the player in order to change the image display effects and the movable effects that are performed in the course of the game. Yes. The second effect switch button 160 may be configured such that the operation can be received at a time different from the game progress time when the operation of the first effect switch button 16 can be received, or the first effect switch described above. You may comprise so that operation can be received at the same time as the game progress time which enables operation of the button 16. In addition, the 2nd effect switch button 160 of the 1st form is provided in the periphery decoration part 10, and all have the same function and effect | action, and the 2nd effect switch button 160 can accept operation. In this case, the player may select and operate the second effect switch button 160 at a position where the player can easily operate.

The peripheral decorative portion 10 can swing within a certain range around the lower end of the vertical decorative portion 10s.
That is, the peripheral decoration portion 10 is located at a predetermined position outside the window portion 12, in the embodiment, in the intermediate position in the height direction of the window portion 12 (preferably a position below it), as shown by a one-dot chain line in FIG. , Having a swinging center portion 20 that can swing about a virtual line L that is horizontal in front view and parallel to the front surface of the front member 3, and that is above the swinging center portion 20 as an axis, that is, In the first embodiment, the entire peripheral decoration portion 10 is made to stand substantially vertically as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 3 and tilted forward toward the player as shown in the imaginary lines and FIGS. It can be changed to a tilted posture. The surrounding decoration unit 10 changes to a tilted posture including the game effect speaker 18, the lighting element 19 for lighting, and the second effect switch button 160. For this reason, it is possible to realize a dynamic production as if the gaming machine itself is falling down toward the player who is sitting in front of the gaming machine 1X and playing, and has unexpected surprises and surprises. It can be given to the player to improve the gaming interest.
Although not shown, the front member 3 is provided with sensors for detecting the postures of the peripheral decoration portion 10, that is, the standing posture and the tilting posture, and the posture information is sent to the control device.

  Switching between the standing posture and the tilting posture of the peripheral decoration portion 10 is performed by driving the electric drive unit 21. The details of the drive unit 21 are as follows.

[Drive part]
The drive unit 21 is a combination of a fixed cylinder 21a and a rod 21b that can move forward and backward with respect to the cylinder 21a. The cylinder 21a is fixed to the base plate 13 side, while the tip of the rod 21b is a peripheral decoration. The pin 10c of the rod 21b is slidable into the elongated hole 22a of the connecting piece 22 with a slight play in the vertical direction. And it is connected with the play of the up-down direction by fitting so that rotation is possible. When the rod 21b is driven so as to extend from the cylinder 21a, the pin 21c of the rod 21b relatively slides upward in the long hole 22a of the connecting piece 22 and swings around the swing center portion 20 described above. As a result, the entire peripheral decoration portion 10 tilts forward (becomes a tilted posture as shown in FIG. 3). Further, when the rod 21b of the drive unit 21 is pulled into the cylinder 21a, the pin 21c of the rod 21b relatively slides downward in the long hole 22a of the connecting piece 22, and the above-described rocking center portion 20 is moved. As a result, the entire peripheral decoration portion 10 stands up substantially perpendicularly to the bottom surface of the gaming machine 1X (the standing posture shown by the solid line in FIG. 3).
The drive unit 21 is connected to the control device on the back surface of the game board 5 and is appropriately controlled by the control device.

  In addition, an inner cover 23 is provided on the front surface of the base plate 13 of the front member 3 so as to be in sliding contact with the inner surface of the upper decorative portion 10 u and the vertical decorative portion 10 s of the peripheral decorative portion 10. Even when the peripheral decorative portion 10 is changed to the tilted posture, no gap is generated between the peripheral decorative portion 10 and the base plate 13. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent an illegal act of inserting a foreign object into the machine aiming at the gap.

  The gaming machine 1X according to the first embodiment has the above-described configuration, and the drive unit 21 that drives the peripheral decoration unit 10 is appropriately controlled by the control device according to the progress of the game. The posture changes. Below, an example of the attitude | position change aspect of the periphery decoration part 10 in a 1st form is demonstrated.

  First, in the normal gaming state, as shown by the solid lines in FIGS. 1 and 3, the game proceeds mainly with the peripheral decoration portion 10 being in a standing posture in which it stands up substantially vertically. As in the prior art, a sound effect flows from the speaker 18 of the peripheral decoration unit 10 according to the progress of the game, and the light emitter 19 emits light or blinks.

  Next, when the result of the lottery in which the game ball enters the start winning opening of the game area 7 and the hit / decision is determined is obtained based on the result of the lottery at a predetermined time during the special symbol variation display. The rod 21b of the drive unit 21 is controlled to be pushed out from the cylinder 21a by a command from the control device, and as described above, the peripheral decoration unit 10 tilts forward about the swing center 20 and the imaginary line in FIG. Stop in posture. As an operation pattern leading to the tilt, “the first operation pattern (slowly, the time until the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the standing posture tilts forward and stops in the tilted posture is a first time (for example, 2 seconds)”. Fall pattern) ”,“ second time (for example, 0.5 seconds) shorter than the first time until the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the standing posture is tilted forward and stopped in the tilted posture. It has a plurality of operation patterns including “2 operation patterns (patterns that immediately fall down)” and the like, and is appropriately selected and controlled by any one of the operation patterns in accordance with the result of the lottery that determines the winning / losing. The operation pattern is determined so that, for example, when the lottery for determining the hit / fail is lost, the first operation pattern is more likely to be selected than the second operation pattern. It can be exemplified that the second operation pattern is more likely to be selected than the first operation pattern in the case of a big win in the lottery for determining the winning / losing. As a result, as described above, in addition to giving a surprise to the player who sits in front of the gaming machine 1X and plays as if the gaming machine 1X is about to fall down, It is possible to add new interest such as suggesting the possibility of a hit by the difference in the manner of falling. Then, when a predetermined return condition (e.g., elapse of a predetermined standby time) is established after the peripheral decoration portion 10 is in a tilted posture, control is performed so that the rod 21b of the drive portion 21 is drawn into the cylinder 21a. As described above, the peripheral decorative portion 10 swings around the swing center portion 20 and returns to the standing posture shown in FIG.

  In addition, the change in the posture of the peripheral decoration unit 10 in the first embodiment is the operation input timing of the second effect switch button 160 (second effect switch button during the period when the second effect switch button 160 can accept the operation in the course of the game). (When an operation input of 160 is detected), the second effect switch button can be configured when the player operates the second effect switch button 160. It is possible to realize an effect as if the member including 160 is falling toward the player. As a result, it is possible to surprise the player with a more surprising effect that the member that he / she touches falls down, and to further enhance the gaming interest.

In addition, the peripheral decoration part 10 itself of the gaming machine 1X of the first form is configured to be used as a game input means (a game input means different from the first effect switch button 16 and the second effect switch button 160). May be. That is, the return from the tilted posture to the standing posture of the peripheral decoration unit 10 is performed by a manual pressing operation instead of the driving unit 21, and the return (change) from the tilted posture to the standing posture is detected by a sensor. Then, it may be determined that an input operation by the player has been made based on the detection. The manual pressing operation at this time may be performed by pressing the upper decorative portion 10u or the vertical decorative portion 10s. However, as described above, a light guide plate (which may be a simple transparent plate) is passed between the left and right vertical decorative portions 10s. If it is pushed by hand, the balance of force is good with respect to the left and right swing center part 20, so that the movement is stable and the position is easy to push.
Thus, by using the peripheral decoration portion 10 itself as a game input means in this way, for example, after changing the peripheral decoration portion 10 from a standing posture to a tilted posture in the course of the game, the player is surprised. A new mode in which the player or the like is instructed by voice or a production image to return the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the tilted posture to the standing posture, and the player pushes the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the tilted posture to the standing posture. The player participation type production can be realized.

[Second form]
Next, the gaming machine 1Y according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The gaming machine 1Y of this second form is
A front member constituting the front side is provided, and a game is played using a game medium,
The front member is
A window provided at a position corresponding to the game area;
A peripheral decorative portion for decorating at least the upper side and the side of the window portion;
A fixed front cover portion formed of a material that covers the peripheral decorative portion and that allows the peripheral decorative portion to be visually recognized.
The peripheral decoration portion is provided with a swinging central portion that can be changed at a predetermined position outside the window portion into a standing posture that stands substantially vertically and a tilted posture that leans forward toward the player side. And
The front cover part covers at least the peripheral decoration part above the swing center part.

  Such a gaming machine 1Y is provided with a fixed front cover portion 130 formed of a material that covers the peripheral decoration portion 10 and allows the peripheral decoration portion 10 to be visually recognized, on the gaming machine 1X of the first form. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the gaming machine 1X of the first form, the peripheral decoration part 10 is covered with the fixed front cover part 130 and cannot be directly touched by the player. It also has the effect of widening the production, such as making the pattern intense and thrilling.

  Note that the gaming machine 1Y of the second form is a configuration in which the front cover part 130 is provided on the gaming machine 1X of the first form as described above, and the gaming machine 1X of the first form except for the construction relating to the front cover part 130 is the same as the gaming machine 1X of the first form. Since they are the same, the same reference numerals are given to the drawings and description thereof is omitted.

[Front cover]
The front cover portion 130 covering the peripheral decoration portion 10 is fixedly attached to the front surface of the base plate 13 and has an inner surface shape that the forward inclined peripheral decoration portion 10 does not hit. In other words, the front cover portion 130 is provided with a tilt space 130 s necessary for tilting the peripheral decoration portion 10 at the front portion (player side).
When the speaker 18 is provided in the peripheral decoration portion 10, a large number of small-diameter through holes (not shown) for sound are provided at positions facing the speaker 18 of the front cover portion 130.
In addition, if a large number of small-diameter through holes similar to those described above are provided on both side surfaces and the upper surface of the front cover portion 130, an acoustic effect can be obtained, and cold air in the game hall can enter from the side and escape upward. The inside of the front cover part 130 is unlikely to become hot.
In addition, since the peripheral decoration part 10 is covered with the front cover part 130 and cannot be touched in the gaming machine 1Y, the second effect switch button 160 provided in the peripheral decoration part 10 of the gaming machine 1X of the first form is used. A corresponding third effect switch button 161 is provided on the front surface of the front cover portion 130. The third effect switch button 161 may also be configured to accept an operation at a time different from the game progress time when the first effect switch button 16 can accept the operation, or the first effect switch described above. You may comprise so that operation can be received at the same time as the game progress time which enables operation of the button 16.

  Further, the base plate 13 of the front member 3 of the second form is also provided with an inner cover 23 projecting from the front surface of the upper decorative portion 10u of the peripheral decorative portion 10 and the inner surface of the vertical decorative portion 10s. Even when the peripheral decorative portion 10 is changed to the tilted posture by the inner cover 23, no gap is generated between the inner cover 23 and the base plate 13. Therefore, the front cover portion 130 and the inner cover portion 23 provide a double countermeasure against an illegal act of inserting a foreign object into the machine aiming at the gap.

The gaming machine 1Y of the second form has the above-described configuration, and the drive unit 21 that drives the peripheral decoration unit 10 is appropriately controlled by the control device according to the progress of the game. The posture changes in a state where it can be seen from the outside of the front cover portion 130 as a matter of course.
In addition, the attitude | position change aspect of the periphery decoration part 10 in a 2nd form is the same except the point of using the periphery decoration part 10 itself as a game input means in the attitude | position change aspect of the periphery decoration part 10 in a 1st form. Therefore, the description is omitted. However, “second effect switch button 160” in the description of the posture change mode of the first form shall be read as “third effect switch button 161”.

[Third form]
Next, a gaming machine 1Z according to a third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
The gaming machine 1Z of this third form is
A gaming machine comprising a front member constituting the front side and playing a game using a game medium,
The front member is
A window provided at a position corresponding to the game area;
A peripheral decoration part for decorating the periphery of the window part,
The peripheral decoration portion may change into a first posture that decorates the periphery of the window portion, and a second posture that is displaced from the first posture in the front-rear and / or left-right direction and is different from the first posture. And
Further, the front member is
An appearance area exposed to the outside by changing the peripheral decoration part from the concealed state covered by the peripheral decoration part in the first posture to the second posture;
The peripheral decorative portion includes a movable decorative member that can project outward from the appearance region exposed by changing to the second posture.

  Such a gaming machine 1Z changes from a first posture in which the peripheral decoration portion 10 stands up to a second posture inclined forward on the front member 3 of the gaming machine 1X of the first form or the gaming machine 1Y of the second form. An appearance region 25 that changes from a concealed state to an exposed state is provided, and one or more (three in the third embodiment) movable decorative member 24 that can protrude outward from the exposed region 25 that is in an exposed state. Therefore, in addition to the effects of the gaming machine 1X of the first form or the gaming machine 1Y of the second form, the peripheral decoration part 10 is changed from the first attitude to the second attitude until the peripheral decoration part 10 The hidden appearance area 25 is exposed to the outside, and the movable decoration member 24 protrudes from an unexpected place called the appearance area 25 that cannot be predicted by a player who is playing for the first time, so that the shape of the peripheral decoration portion 10 can be further varied. Can showTherefore, the effect that the range of production can be further expanded is exhibited.

  In addition, the gaming machine 1Z of the third form is a configuration in which the appearance region 25 and the movable decorative member 24 are provided on the front member 3 of the gaming machine 1X of the first form or the gaming machine 1Y of the second form as described above. Since it is the same as the gaming machine 1X of the first form or the gaming machine 1Y of the second form except for the configuration related to these, the same reference numerals are attached to the drawings and description thereof is omitted.

[Appearance area]
The appearance region 25 is a belt-like region between the rear edge portion of the peripheral decorative portion 10 in the first posture shown in FIG. 11 and the rear edge portion of the peripheral decorative portion 10 in the second posture shown in FIG. The peripheral decoration part 10 is exposed to the outside by changing from the concealed state covered with the peripheral decoration part 10 in the first posture to the second posture. A through hole 23 a through which the movable member 24 can pass is formed in the inner cover 23 corresponding to the appearance region 25.

[Moving decorative members]
The movable decorative member 24 is located in front of the base plate 13 and in the region of the appearance region 25, a hidden position where the movable decoration member 24 is immersed in the appearance region 25 in front view as shown in FIG. 13, and the peripheral decoration part 10 as shown in FIG. These are three movable bodies that are mounted so as to be able to vary in the decorative position protruding outward from the outer contour. Each movable decorative member 24 corresponds to the upper decorative portion 10u of the peripheral decorative portion 10 and the appearance region 25 of the left and right vertical decorative portions 10s. The peripheral decorative portion 10 changes to the second posture of FIG. From the exposed through-hole 23a of the appearance area 25, it can project from the hidden position to the decorative position by a driving device such as a solenoid (not shown), and can return from the decorative position to the hidden position. The driving device that operates each movable decorative member 24 is connected to the control device of the game board 5 and is appropriately controlled according to the operation pattern of the peripheral decorative portion 10.
In the case of the gaming machine 1Z of FIG. 16 based on the gaming machine 1Y with the front cover portion 130 of the second form, the front cover portion 130 has a ventilation slit 130a corresponding to the small-diameter through hole for sound or ventilation. Is provided in a state (position and shape) that does not obstruct the passage of the movable decorative member 24. Of course, a player who does not know anything cannot foresee that the appearance area 25 concealed by the peripheral decoration portion 10 is inside the ventilation slit 130a.

As an operation pattern of the movable decorative member 24, exemplified as an operation pattern of the peripheral decorative portion 10 of the first form,
“First motion pattern (pattern that slowly falls down) in which the time until the surrounding decoration portion 10 in the standing posture is tilted forward and stopped in the tilted posture is the first time (for example, 2 seconds)”, “in the standing posture A second motion pattern (a pattern that falls immediately) in which the time until a certain peripheral decoration portion 10 tilts forward and stops in a tilted posture is a second time (for example, 0.5 seconds) shorter than the first time. ”And the like, and depending on the result of the lottery that determines the hit / off, one of the operation patterns is appropriately selected and controlled. The operation pattern is determined so that, for example, when the lottery for determining the hit / fail is lost, the first operation pattern is more likely to be selected than the second operation pattern. In the case of a big hit in the lottery to determine the winning / losing, the second operation pattern is configured to be more likely to be selected than the first operation pattern.
On the other hand, a combination of the projecting position and the number of movable decorative members 24 (for example, one projecting upward, two projecting sideways, and three projecting simultaneously), In addition, it can be exemplified that the second operation pattern is further subdivided, and thus the effect display of the lottery result for determining the hit / off is performed finely.

  By the way, the game machines 1X, 1Y, and 1Z of the first to third forms are also set so as to display an error depending on the posture of the peripheral decoration part 10, for example, an occurrence of an error such as a ball clogging at a predetermined part. When the controller detects this, the peripheral decoration portion 10 is changed to a tilted posture, and abnormalities have occurred in the gaming machines 1X, 1Y, and 1Z due to the posture of the peripheral decoration portion 10 in addition to the output of an error sound or the like. This is to inform the surroundings. The state in which the peripheral decoration part 10 is in a tilted posture can be seen as a state of nodding and not being energetic, and the state at the time of error can be expressed humorously. This has the effect of reducing the player's irritation caused by the occurrence of an error.

The embodiments of the present invention have been described above, but the present invention is of course not limited to the above embodiments. For example, in the gaming machines 1X, 1Y, and 1Z, the swing center part 20 of the peripheral decoration part 10 is provided within the range of the height at the side of the window part 12, as shown in FIGS. As described above, the swing center portion 20 of the peripheral decoration portion 10 may be extended to the side of the front panel portion 17. Thus, the operation of the peripheral decoration part 10 can be made largely dynamic as the swing center part 20 is set to a low place.
Further, in the gaming machines 1X, 1Y, and 1Z, the rocking center portion 20 is formed by a rotating shaft, but the rocking center portion 20 that is elastically bent is formed by changing such a rotating shaft to a leaf spring, and the plate The peripheral decorative portion 10 may be always urged in the standing posture direction by the elasticity of the spring.

Moreover, the drive mechanism concerning the attitude | position change of the periphery decoration part 10 in game machine 1X, 1Y, 1Z is not restricted to what was mentioned above, You may comprise as follows.
For example, the center of gravity of the peripheral decoration portion 10 in the standing posture is set on the player side from the swing center portion 20, the state is maintained by a predetermined locking mechanism, the standing posture is maintained, and the weight is triggered by the release of the locking mechanism. The peripheral decoration unit 10 is naturally tilted from the standing posture to the tilted posture due to the bias of the balance. On the other hand, the change from the tilting posture to the standing posture is performed by using the drive mechanism described above or the wire attached to the peripheral decoration unit 10. It is possible to exemplify the use of another drive mechanism that winds and stands up. As a result, the change from the standing posture to the tilting posture of the peripheral decoration portion 10 can be expressed as if it naturally fell down, and the player can be further surprised. In the case where the peripheral decoration portion 10 is changed from the standing posture to the tilted posture due to an imbalance in weight balance, the gaming machine 1X and the gaming machine 1Z based on the gaming device 1X stand up from the tilted posture of the peripheral decoration portion 10. The change to the posture may be a manual operation by the player.

  Further, in the embodiment, the peripheral decoration part 10 is formed by the upper decoration part 10u that decorates the upper part of the window part 12 and the vertical decoration part 10s that decorates both the left and right sides of the window part 12. You may make it provide the lower decoration part (not shown) which decorates 12 below.

  Further, in the third embodiment, the change from the first posture to the second posture of the peripheral decoration part 10 has been described by the change in the front-rear direction due to the swing from the standing posture to the forward leaning posture. As described above, the upper decorative portion 10u of the peripheral decorative portion 10 is divided into left and right directions at the center, and is composed of a right member and a left member, and the right member of the upper decorative portion 10u as shown by the solid line in FIG. The first posture is a state where the left side member and the left side member are connected at the center, and the second side is a state in which the right side member and the left side member of the upper decoration portion 10u are slid in the left-right direction and separated as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It may be a posture. In this case, the above-mentioned “appearance region 25” is a space formed by the upper decorative portion 10u being in the second posture and the central joint of the upper decorative portion 10u being separated. The movable decorative member 24 is housed inside the upper decorative portion 10u in the first posture, becomes visible through the appearance region 25 formed by the upper decorative portion 10u being in the second posture, and It moves so as to protrude above (outside) the appearance area 25. Furthermore, the plate member 26 for concealing the central seam of the upper decorative portion 10u in the first posture is like a ruler edge of a heel at the end of either the right member or the left member constituting the upper decorative portion 10u. The plate member 26 makes it difficult for a player who views the gaming machine to be in front when the upper decorative portion 10u is in the first posture, so that the central seam is difficult to see. Yes. When the right side member and the left side member constituting the upper decorative portion 10u are each slid in the left-right direction and divided into the second posture, the plate member 26 is integrated with the right side member or the left side member in the left-right direction. It moves, and the appearance area 25 (appearance area 25 formed by separating the seams) in the center of the upper decoration portion 10u is exposed so as to be easily visible to the player. Even with such a configuration, the appearance area 25 that is exposed when the peripheral decoration portion 10 changes from the first position to the second position is provided, and further, the appearance area 25 can be moved outward from the exposed appearance area 25. The movable decoration member 24 is provided, and the peripheral decoration portion 10 changes from the first posture to the second posture, and the appearance area 25 that has been hidden by the peripheral decoration portion 10 is exposed to the outside, and the first game is played. By allowing the movable decorative member 24 to project from an unexpected place, that is, the appearance region 25 that cannot be predicted by the player, various changes in the shape of the peripheral decorative portion 10 can be shown. Therefore, the effect that the range of production can be further expanded can be exhibited.

  The left and right width of the portion corresponding to the front surface of the plate member 26 is made larger than the left and right width of the appearance region 25 formed by the upper decorative portion 10u being in the second posture, and thus the upper decorative portion 10u is Appearance at the center of the upper decoration portion 10u not only when the gaming machine is viewed from the front in the first posture but also when the gaming machine is viewed from the front when the upper decoration 10u is in the second posture. The player may make it difficult for the player to visually recognize the region 25 (the appearance region 25 formed by separating the seams). According to such a configuration, it is possible to give the player the surprise and surprise that the movable decorative member 24 protrudes from an unexpected place. Therefore, the effect that the range of production can be further expanded by such a configuration can be exhibited.

  In the embodiment, pachinko machines are exemplified as the gaming machines 1X, 1Y, and 1Z, but the present invention can be similarly applied to slot machines. That is, the slot machine also has a game area composed of a reel and an effect display device, and has a window portion at a position corresponding to the game region, and a peripheral decoration portion that decorates at least the upper side and the side of the window portion. Therefore, the present invention can be applied similarly to the embodiment.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game machine 3 ... Front member 7 ... Game area 10 ... Peripheral decoration part 12 ... Window part 24 ... Movable decoration member 25 ... Appearance area

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a gaming board in which a gaming area is formed, and a front member provided in front of the gaming board,
The front member is
Decorating the upper area of the game board, comprising a movable decoration means that can change between a first posture and a second posture different from the first posture,
Further, the movable decorative means has a specific movable decorative portion that does not operate when the movable decorative means is in the first posture, and operates after the movable decorative means is changed to the second posture,
The movable decorative means is arranged so that a predetermined decorative surface is visible from the player side when the movable posture means is in either the first posture or the second posture.
The specific movable decorative portion is
The only movable decorative means is changed to the second posture from said first position is arranged so as not to be visible from the player side, outside the specific opening Ru appear after the movable decorative means is changed to the second posture A game machine that operates so as to protrude toward the head.

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