JP6538102B2 - Gaming machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachislot machine.

  Conventionally, a lower panel of a front door is provided with a lumbar panel unit having a decorative panel on which an arbitrary image is drawn and a light source for emitting light for illuminating the decorative panel from the back side as this type of game machine. What was arrange | positioned is known (for example, refer patent document 1).

  According to the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, identification information such as a model name and a maker logo can be displayed in a state where the effect of light is enhanced.

JP, 2013-188399, A

  However, on the front door of the gaming machine, various devices such as an operation lever for rotating the reel, a stop button for stopping the reel, a BET button, and a display device are disposed. For this reason, the space for arranging various devices in the front door is limited, and space saving of various devices is desired.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of saving the space of the information operation means disposed on the front door.

A game machine according to the present invention has a main body (cabinet 2a) of the game machine, an information display means (liquid crystal display device 11) provided on the game machine, and a front door mounted on the main body to achieve the above object. (2b) and an information operating means (cross key 18) for performing an operation related to the information displayed on the information display means, the information operating means including a pressing portion (180) pressed by the player A switch substrate (67) disposed under the pressing unit and mounted with a plurality of detection switches (67a) for detecting a pressing operation of the pressing unit by the player; A first pressing portion which can be tilted in a predetermined direction and a second pressing portion which is displaced relative to the first pressing portion are integrally formed, and the first pressing portion and the second pressing Each convex part (1 0a), a cover member (181) covering the switch substrate is provided between the pressing portion and the switch substrate, and the cover member is a lower portion (181a) of a shape capable of covering the switch substrate. And an upper portion (181b) provided between the convex portion of the depressed portion and the detection switch, and the height from the switch substrate to the upper portion of the cover member is the height of the detection switch The convex portion is in contact with the upper portion of the cover member, and the detection switch is in contact with the cover member when the player depresses the pressing portion. The information operation means is provided on a substantially horizontal pedestal portion (12) provided on the front door, and the pressing portion has an upper surface exposed on the surface side of the pedestal portion and a lower portion of the pressing portion Has a cylindrical recess (180b) at the center of the displacement of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion which are embedded on the back surface side of the pedestal portion and are integrally formed, and the pedestal portion The bottom surface of the cylindrical recess is in contact with the surface on the back surface side of the pedestal when attached to the housing .

  With this configuration, the gaming machine according to the present invention provides the cover member covering the switch substrate between the pressing portion of the information operation means and the switch substrate, so that the contact surface to the detection switch of the pressing portion to the switch substrate The creeping distance can be increased. That is, the distance required to access the switch substrate from the pressing portion side can be significantly increased as compared with the case where the cover member is not provided.

As a result, it is not necessary to greatly separate the press unit and the switch substrate in order to increase the distance required to access the switch substrate from the press unit side. For this reason, it is possible to arrange the pressing portion and the switch substrate close to each other in a limited space. Accordingly, the gaming machine according to the present invention, Ru can be space saving information operating means arranged in the front door.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of saving the space of the information operation means disposed on the front door.

It is a figure showing a functional flow of a pachislot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a whole perspective view which shows the external structure of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the internal structure of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the front door. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram showing composition of a main control circuit of a pachislot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a block diagram showing composition of a sub control circuit of a pachislot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the harness is supported by the clamp member at the time of front door opening of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the harness has removed from the clamp member at the time of front door opening of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a partially cutaway side view showing the relationship between the harness and the reel unit when the front door of the pachislot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is closed. It is a side view explaining the operation of the article drive unit of the pachislot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention, where (a) shows the liquid crystal display at the time of descent and (b) shows the liquid crystal display at the rise. There is. It is a top view which shows the structure of the accessory drive unit of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a front view showing composition of a selector of a pachislot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is sectional drawing explaining the detection operation of the injection | throwing-in sensor of the selector which concerns on embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is at the time of non-detection of a medal, (b) has shown the time of detection of a medal. It is a perspective view showing the composition of the 1st medal passage sensor of the selector concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a figure explaining detection operation of the 2nd medal passage sensor of the selector concerning an embodiment of the invention, and (a) shows the time of non-detection of a medal, and (b) shows the time of detection of a medal. It is a perspective view showing composition of a medal slot of a pachislot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a rear view which shows the structure of the medal insertion slot of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view showing the accommodation structure of the medal auxiliary storage of the pachi-slot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a sectional view showing the accommodation structure of the medal auxiliary storage of the pachislot machine concerning the embodiment of the present invention. It is an exploded perspective view showing composition of a cross key of a pachi-slot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is a side view which shows the state at the time of the assembly | attachment of the cross key of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is an exploded perspective view showing composition of a panel unit of a pachislot machine concerning an embodiment of the invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the state at the time of the assembly of the panel unit of the pachi-slot machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  A pachi-slot machine which is a gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. First, with reference to FIG. 1, a functional flow according to the embodiment of the gaming machine will be described.

  In the pachislot machine of the present embodiment, medals are used as game media for playing a game. In addition to the medals, coins, gaming balls, point data or tokens for gaming may be applied as gaming media.

  When medals are inserted by the player and the start lever is operated, one value (hereinafter, random number value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical value range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means performs lottery based on the extracted random number value to determine an internal winning combination. The internal lottery means is carried by a main control circuit described later. By the determination of the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols permitting display along the later-described winning determination line is determined. In addition, as a classification of combination of the symbol, it is something which relates to the “prize” to which the player is given a privilege such as payout of medals, operation of replay, activation of bonus, etc. Is provided.

  In addition, when the start lever is operated, rotation of the plurality of reels is performed. Thereafter, when the player presses the stop button corresponding to the predetermined reel, the reel stop control means performs control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed. Do. The reel stop control means is carried by a main control circuit described later.

  In the pachi-slot machine, basically, control is performed to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel within a specified time (190 msec or 75 msec) after the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols moving with the rotation of the reel within this prescribed time is referred to as the “number of sliding symbols”. If the prescribed time is 190 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is determined to be four symbols, and if the prescribed time is 75 msec, the maximum number of sliding symbols is determined to one symbol.

  When an internal winning combination that permits combination display of symbols relating to winning is determined, the reel stop control means normally determines that a combination of symbols has a winning determination line within a prescribed time of 190 msec (for four symbols of symbols). Stop the rotation of the reel so that it is displayed as much as possible. In addition, the reel stop control means specifies, for example, for one or more reels, at the time of operation of a bonus bonus (CB) which is a second kind special character and a middle bonus (MB) for operating CB continuously. The rotation of the reel is stopped so that the combination of the symbols is displayed as much as possible along the winning determination line within a time of 75 msec (for one symbol). Furthermore, the reel stop control means uses various prescribed times corresponding to the game state to rotate the reel so that the combination of symbols whose display is not permitted by the internal winning combination is not displayed along the winning determination line. Stop it.

  Thus, when the rotations of the plurality of reels are all stopped, the prize determination means determines whether or not the combination of the symbols displayed along the prize determination line relates to a prize. The winning determination means is carried by a main control circuit described later. When it is determined by the winning determination means that the winning is determined, a bonus such as medal payout is given to the player. In the pachislot machine, the above series of flows are performed as one game.

  Moreover, in the pachislot machine, in the above-described series of flows, display of an image performed by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device, output of light performed by various lamps, output of sound performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof is used. And various effects are performed.

  When the start lever is operated, a random number for presentation (hereinafter, random number for presentation) is extracted separately from the random number used to determine the internal winning combination described above. When the effect random number value is extracted, the effect content determination means determines by lottery the one to be executed this time out of a plurality of types of effect content associated with the internal winning combination. The effect content determination means is carried by a sub control circuit described later.

  When the contents of the effect are determined, the effect executing means interlocks with respective triggers such as the start of the rotation of the reels, the stop of the rotations of the respective reels, the determination of the presence or absence of a prize, etc. As described above, in the pachislot machine, the player has an opportunity or opportunity to know the determined internal winning combination (in other words, a combination of the symbols to be aimed) by executing the presentation content corresponding to the internal winning combination. Thus, the player's interest can be improved.

<Structure of pachislot machine>
Next, the structure of the pachi-slot machine in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3.

[Appearance structure]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachi-slot machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachi-slot machine 1 is provided with an exterior body 2. The exterior body 2 has a cabinet 2a as a housing for accommodating a reel, a circuit board and the like, and a front door 2b attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be openable and closable. Handles 7 are provided on both side surfaces of the cabinet 2a (only the handle 7 on one side is shown in FIG. 2). The handle 7 is a concave portion which is used to carry the pachi-slot machine 1 during transportation.

  As shown in FIG. 3, inside the cabinet 2a, the reel unit 3 which is detachable with respect to the cabinet 2a is accommodated. The reel unit 3 has a plurality of (for example, 21 in the present embodiment) reels 3L, 3C, 3R in which a plurality of (for example, 21) symbols are displayed at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction, and these reels 3L. , 3C, 3R, and a support 3a rotatably supporting the same.

  Three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided side by side in the reel unit 3. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively. Each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R has a cylindrical reel body and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface of the reel body. The above-mentioned plural (for example, 21) designs are drawn on the surface of the above-mentioned sheet material.

  The front door 2 b includes a door body 9 and a liquid crystal display device 11 showing one specific example of the image display device. The door body 9 is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be openable and closable using a hinge (not shown). The hinge is provided at the left end of the door body 9 when the door body 9 is viewed from the front of the pachi-slot machine 1.

  The liquid crystal display device 11 is attached to the upper part of the door main body 9 of the front door 2b so as to display information on the game. The liquid crystal display device 11 can display effects such as customization of a gaming machine and gaming machine information such as a gaming history, in addition to executing effects by displaying a video. Therefore, the information on the game displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11 includes various information such as presentation information on the game and game stand information. The liquid crystal display device 11 configured as described above constitutes an information display unit.

  In addition, the liquid crystal display device 11 is disposed in a transparent protective cover 9 c attached to the door body 9. The protective cover 9 c is formed in a box shape so as to cover the liquid crystal display device 11 by a transparent member such as an acrylic plate, for example. In addition, the liquid crystal display device 11 is configured as a movable type of product movable up and down in the protective cover 9c. Details will be described later.

  Moreover, the front door 2b has the display window 4 which can make three reels 3L, 3C, 3R visually recognize. The display window 4 is composed of three left display windows 4L, middle display windows 4C, and right display windows 4R corresponding to the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  The display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are provided at positions overlapping the arrangement areas of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R when viewed from the front (player side), and in front of the three reels (player side Provided to be located at Therefore, the player can visually recognize the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R provided behind the display window 4 through the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R.

  In the present embodiment, the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are arranged in series among the plurality of types of symbols drawn on each reel when the rotation of the corresponding reel provided behind them is stopped. It is set to a size that can display one pattern. That is, in the frame of the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R, upper, middle and lower areas are provided for each reel, and one symbol is displayed in each area. In the present embodiment, a line connecting the middle region of the left reel 3L, the middle region of the middle reel 3C, and the middle region of the right reel 3R is defined as a winning determination line for determining whether or not a winning is to be made.

  A pedestal 12 is formed at the center of the door body 9. The pedestal 12 is provided with various devices (the medal insertion slot 13, the MAX bet button 14, the 1 bet button 15, the start lever 16, the stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R, the cross key 18) to be operated by the player. It is done.

  The medal insertion slot 13 is provided to receive medals dropped from the outside onto the pachi-slot machine 1 by the player. That is, the medal insertion slot 13 is for the player to insert a medal. The medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 13 is used for one game with the preset number (for example, 3) as the upper limit, and the portion exceeding the preset number is deposited inside the pachislot machine 1 Can (so-called credit function).

  The MAX bet button 14 and the 1 bet button 15 are provided to determine the number of medals to be used for one game from the medals deposited inside the pachislot machine 1. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal 12 is provided with a settlement button. The settlement button is provided to pull out (discharge) the medals deposited inside the pachislot machine 1.

  The start lever 16 is for starting rotation of all the reels (3L, 3C, 3R) according to the operation of the player, and constitutes start operation means.

  The stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are provided in association with the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively, and are for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels according to the player's operation. . The stop buttons 17L, 17C, 17R constitute stop operation means. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are referred to as a left stop button 17L, a middle stop button 17C, and a right stop button 17R, respectively.

  The cross key 18 is for performing an operation related to information displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11, and constitutes an information operation means. For example, the cross key 18 is pressed by the player when performing a selection operation on a display screen such as presentation information on a game displayed on the liquid crystal display device 11 or game stand information. The detailed configuration of the cross key 18 will be described later.

  Further, the pedestal 12 is provided with a 7-segment display 28 formed of a 7-segment LED (Light Emitting Diode). The 7-segment display 28 has information such as the number of medals paid out to the player as a bonus (hereinafter referred to as the number of paid out), the number of medals deposited inside the pachislot machine 1 (hereinafter referred to as the number of credits) Display digitally.

  A waist panel 19 is provided below the pedestal 12 of the front door 2b. Moreover, the panel unit 20 which performs the effect by light is provided in the waist panel 19 which concerns on this Embodiment. The detailed configuration of the panel unit 20 will be described later.

  At the lower part of the door main body 9, a medal payout port 21, a medal receiving tray 22, speakers 23L, 23R and the like are provided. The medal payout opening 21 guides the medals discharged by the driving of a medal payout device 43 described later to the outside. The medal receiver 22 stores the medals discharged from the medal payout opening 21. The speakers 23L and 23R output sounds such as sound effects and music corresponding to the contents of the effects.

[Internal structure]
Next, the internal structure of the pachislot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the pachi-slot machine 1.

The cabinet 2a is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with one surface on the front side opened. A main control board 41 constituting a main control circuit 91 is provided at the upper part in the cabinet 2a. The main control circuit 91 is a circuit that controls the main operation of the game in the pachislot machine 1 and the flow between the operations, such as determination of internal winning combinations, rotation and stop of each reel, and determination of presence or absence of a prize.
The specific configuration of the main control circuit 91 will be described later.

  Three reels (a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C and a right reel 3R) are provided at a central portion in the cabinet 2a. Although not shown in FIG. 3, each reel is connected to the corresponding stepping motor via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio.

  At the lower part of the cabinet 2a, a hopper device 43 for storing a large amount of medals is provided. The hopper device 43 has a structure capable of discharging the stored medals one by one. On the left side of the hopper device 43 (left side when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front) in the cabinet 2a, a power supply device 44 for supplying necessary power to each device of the pachi-slot machine 1 is provided.

  Further, a medal auxiliary storage 45 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 43 (right side when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front) in the cabinet 2a. The medal auxiliary storage 45 stores the medals overflowing from the hopper device 43. The medal auxiliary storage 45 is detachably stored in the cabinet 2a. The detailed configuration of the medal assistance storage 45 will be described later.

  A housing that accommodates a gift drive unit 221 (see FIG. 4) as a movable device for moving the liquid crystal display device 11 in the upper and lower direction on the upper part on the back surface side (a part opposite to the display screen side) of the front door 2b 46 is attached.

  Further, the housing 46 is provided with a sub control board 42 which constitutes a sub control circuit 101 (see FIG. 9) which will be described later. The sub control circuit 101 is a circuit that controls execution of effects by displaying a video or the like. The specific configuration of the sub control circuit 101 will be described later.

  Further, a selector 26 is provided at a substantially central portion in the vertical direction on the back surface side of the front door 2b. The selector 26 is a device for selecting medals inserted into the medal insertion slot 13, specifically for selecting whether or not the material, shape, etc. of the medals are appropriate, and medals determined to be appropriate will be described later. The hopper device 43 is guided via the guide rail 27. The detailed configuration of the selector 26 will be described later.

<Electric configuration of pachislot machine>
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachislot machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the pachi-slot machine 1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the pachislot machine 1 has a main control board 41 disposed in the cabinet 2a and a sub control board 42 disposed in the front door 2b. The main relay board 41 is electrically connected to the reel relay terminal board 51, the setting key type switch 52, the cabinet side relay board 53, the door relay terminal board 54, and the power supply board 44b of the power supply device 44. ing.

  The reel relay terminal plate 51 is disposed inside the reel bodies of the respective reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The reel relay terminal board 51 is electrically connected to stepping motors (not shown) of the respective reels 3L, 3C, 3R, and relays a signal output from the main control board 41 to the stepping motor. The setting key type switch 52 is used when changing the setting of the pachi-slot machine 1 or confirming the setting of the pachi-slot machine 1.

  The cabinet side relay board 53 is electrically connected to the external concentrated terminal board 56, the hopper device 43, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57. The cabinet side relay board 53 relays a signal output from the main control board 41 to the external concentrated terminal plate 56, the hopper device 43 and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57. That is, the external concentrated terminal board 56, the hopper device 43, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57 are connected to the main control board 41 via the cabinet side relay board 53.

  The external concentrated terminal plate 56 is attached to the cabinet 2 a and provided for outputting signals such as a medal insertion signal, a medal payout signal and a security signal to the outside of the pachi-slot machine 1. In addition, about the hopper apparatus 43, since it mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The medal auxiliary storage switch 57 is composed of a pair of medal detection pieces 57a and 57b (see FIG. 18) inserted into the medal auxiliary storage 45. The medal auxiliary storage box switch 57 is electrically conducted through the medals stored in the medal auxiliary storage box 45 by the pair of medal detection pieces 57a and 57b so that a certain amount of medals can be stored in the medal auxiliary storage box 45. It detects that it has been stored inside. That is, the medal auxiliary storage switch 57 detects whether the medal auxiliary storage 45 is full of medals.

  A power switch 44 a is connected to the power supply substrate 44 b of the power supply device 44. The power switch 44a is turned on when the necessary power is supplied to the pachi-slot machine 1.

  The door relay terminal plate 54 includes an insertion sensor 80, a first medal passage sensor 81, a second medal passage sensor 82, a guide rail passage sensor 83, a door open / close monitoring switch 61, a BET switch 62, a settlement switch 63, and a start switch. A stop switch board 65, a game operation display board 66, a switch board 67 and a sub relay board 68 are connected.

  That is, the insertion sensor 80, the first medal passage sensor 81, the second medal passage sensor 82, the guide rail passage sensor 83, the door open / close monitoring switch 61, the BET switch 62, the settlement switch 63, the start switch 64, the stop switch board 65 The game operation display board 66, the switch board 67 and the sub relay board 68 are connected to the main control board 41 via the door relay terminal board 54.

  The insertion sensor 80, the first medal passage sensor 81, and the second medal passage sensor 82 are provided in the selector 26, respectively, detect the medals passing through the inside of the selector 26, and the detection results are displayed on the main control board 41. Output. The insertion sensor 80, the first medal passage sensor 81, and the second medal passage sensor 82 constitute a medal passage detection means.

  The guide rail passage sensor 83 is provided on a guide rail 27 described later, detects a medal passing on the guide rail, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. The guide rail passage sensor 83 constitutes a guide rail upper medal detecting means.

  The door opening and closing monitoring switch 61 outputs a security signal for notifying the opening and closing of the front door 2 b to the outside of the pachi-slot machine 1. The BET switch 62 detects that the MAX bet button 14 and the 1 bet button 15 (see FIG. 2) are pressed by the player, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41.

  The settlement switch 63 detects that the settlement button (not shown) has been pressed by the player, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. The start switch 64 detects that the player has operated the start lever 16 (start operation), and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41.

  The stop switch board 65 is a board that constitutes a circuit for stopping a rotating reel and a circuit for displaying a stoppable reel by an LED or the like. The stop switch substrate 65 is provided with a stop switch. The stop switch detects that each stop button 17L, 17C, 17R has been pressed by the player (stop operation).

  The game operation display board 66 displays the number of inserted medals on the 7-segment indicator 28 when the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are able to rotate and when the player plays a game again when accepting the insertion of medals. It is a substrate for A 7-segment display 28 and an LED 69 are connected to the game operation display board 66. The LED 69 lights, for example, a mark for displaying the start of the game, a mark for playing the game again, and the like.

  On the switch board 67, a detection switch 67a is mounted for detecting that the player has operated the cross key 18.

  The sub relay board 68 relays a wire connecting the sub control board 42 and the main control board 41. Further, the sub relay board 68 relays the wiring connecting the sub control board 42 and a plurality of boards disposed around the sub control board 42. That is, to the sub relay board 68, the sub control board 42, the sound I / O board 71, the LED board 72, the 24 h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74, and the item control board 78 are electrically connected. .

  The sub control board 42 is connected to the main control board 41 via the door relay terminal plate 54 and the sub relay board 68. Also, the sub control board 42 is electrically connected to the sound I / O board 71, the LED board 72, the 24 h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74, and the item control board 78 via the sub relay board 68. There is.

  The sound I / O board 71 outputs sound to the speakers 23L and 23R. The LED board 72 causes the LED group 25 showing one specific example of the light source to emit light in accordance with the effect executed by the control of the sub control circuit 101 (see FIG. 6), and displays the blinking pattern.

  The 24h door opening and closing monitoring unit 74 stores the history of opening and closing the front door 2b. When the front door 2b is opened, the 24h door open / close monitoring unit 74 outputs a signal for displaying an error on the liquid crystal display device 11 to the sub control board 42 (sub control circuit 101).

  The accessory control board 78 drives the accessory driving unit 221 in accordance with the effect executed by the control of the sub control circuit 101 (see FIG. 6). The accessory drive unit 221 is driven and controlled by the accessory control board 78 to move the liquid crystal display device 11 in the vertical direction.

  A ROM cartridge substrate 76 and a liquid crystal relay substrate 77 are connected to the sub control substrate 42. The ROM cartridge substrate 76 is a substrate for managing data for effect image (video), sound, light (LED group 25) and communication. The liquid crystal relay substrate 77 is a substrate for relaying a wire connecting the sub control substrate 42 and the liquid crystal display device 11.

<Main control circuit>
Next, the main control circuit 91 configured by the main control board 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the main control circuit 91 of the pachi-slot machine 1. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 5, the main control circuit 91 as a main control unit uses the microcomputer 92 installed on the main control board 41 as a main component to control the progress of the game.
The microcomputer 92 includes a main CPU 93, a main ROM 94 and a main RAM 95.

  The main ROM 94 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 93, a data table, data for transmitting various control instructions (command signals) to the sub control circuit 101, and the like. The main RAM 95 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by the execution of the control program.

  To the main CPU 93, a clock pulse generation circuit 96, a frequency divider 97, a random number generator 98 and a sampling circuit 99 are connected. Clock pulse generation circuit 96 and frequency divider 97 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 93 executes the control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 98 generates a predetermined range of random numbers (e.g., 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 99 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

  The main CPU 93 counts the number of times of pulse output to the stepping motor of each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R after detecting the reel index. Thus, the main CPU 93 manages the rotation angles of the respective reels 3L, 3C, 3R (mainly, how many reels have been rotated).

  The reel index is information indicating that the reel has made one rotation. The reel index is provided, for example, at a predetermined position of each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R and an optical sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and rotation of each of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R Detection is performed by a reel position detection unit (not shown) provided with a detection piece interposed therebetween.

  Here, management of the rotation angles of the respective reels 3L, 3C, 3R will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to the stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter provided in the main RAM 95. Then, each time the pulse counter counts the output of a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol, the symbol counter provided in the main RAM 95 is incremented by one. The symbol counter is provided according to each reel 3L, 3C, 3R. The value of the symbol counter is cleared when a reel index is detected by a reel position detection unit (not shown).

  That is, in the present embodiment, by managing the symbol counter, it is managed to manage how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol of each reel 3L, 3C, 3R is detected with reference to the position where the reel index is detected.

  In the present embodiment, basically, the maximum number of sliding symbols is set to four symbols. Therefore, when the left stop button 17L is pressed, the symbols of the left reel 3L in the middle of the display window 4 and the respective symbols within the range up to the symbol four symbols ahead can be stopped at the middle of the display window 4 It becomes a good pattern.

<Sub control circuit>
Next, the sub control circuit 101 configured by the sub control substrate 42 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the sub control circuit 101 of the pachi-slot machine 1.

  The sub control circuit 101 as a sub control unit is electrically connected to the main control circuit 91, and performs processing such as determination of an effect content and execution based on a command signal transmitted from the main control circuit 91, and It controls peripheral devices such as the liquid crystal display device 11, the accessory drive unit 221, the LED group 25, the speakers 23L and 23R, and the like. The sub control circuit 101 basically includes a sub CPU 102, a sub RAM 103, a rendering processor 104, a drawing RAM 105, and a driver 106.

  The sub CPU 102 controls the output of video, sound and light in accordance with the control program stored in the ROM cartridge substrate 76 in response to the command signal transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The ROM cartridge substrate 76 basically comprises a program storage area and a data storage area.

  The program storage area stores a control program to be executed by the sub CPU 102. For example, in the control program, a main board communication task for controlling communication with the main control circuit 91, and a random number value for effect extraction, and an effect registration task for determining and registering effect contents (effect data) Is included. In addition, a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 11 (see FIG. 2) based on the determined contents of presentation, an accessory control task for controlling movement of the liquid crystal display device 11 by the accessory driving unit 221, LED The lamp control task which controls the output of the light by the light source of group 25 grade etc., the voice control task which controls the output of the sound by the speakers 23L and 23R, etc. are included.

  The data storage area includes a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data constituting each effect content, and a storage area for storing animation data relating to creation of a video. Also, a storage area for storing sound data relating to BGM and sound effects, a storage area for storing lamp data relating to a light on / off pattern, and the like are included.

  The sub RAM 103 is provided with a storage area for registering the determined effect contents and effect data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 91.

  The sub CPU 102, the rendering processor 104, the drawing RAM (including the frame buffer) 105, and the driver 106 create an image according to the animation data specified by the effect content, and cause the liquid crystal display device 11 to display the created image. Further, the sub CPU 102 drives the bonus drive unit 221 in accordance with the bonus item movement data specified by the effect content.

  Further, the sub CPU 102 causes the speakers 23L and 23R to output a sound such as BGM according to the sound data designated by the contents of the effect. Further, the sub CPU 102 controls lighting and extinguishing of the LED group 25 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

  Next, the detailed configuration of the reel unit 3 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the reel unit 3 is detachably accommodated in the cabinet 2a by the support 3a being slidably attached on a support plate 2c provided in the cabinet 2a. The support 3a is not limited to the support plate 2c. For example, rails or the like may be attached to the inner side surfaces of the left and right side plates of the cabinet 2a, and the support 3a may be attached slidably thereto.

  The support 3a has a box-like or semi-cylindrical shape that covers approximately half of the back side of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R on the side of the game machine, and the front side of the game machine is open.

  In addition, the support 3a is outside the region that can be seen through the display window 4, that is, below the display window 4 that can not be seen when the display window 4 is viewed from the front of the gaming machine, the front door 2b and three reels 3L, 3C, It has a protruding portion 30 protruding to the display window 4 side so as to close a gap between the 3R and the 3R. The protruding portion 30 is attached to the support 3 a by a fastening member such as a screw. In addition, the protrusion part 30 may be integrally formed by the support body 3a.

  In addition, the protruding portion 30 extends in the left-right direction of the gaming machine with a pair of projecting pieces 31 projecting to the front side of the gaming machine from the left and right edges of the front side of the gaming machine where the opening of the support 3a is formed. It is comprised including the interference prevention piece 32 provided between a pair of protrusion pieces 31. As shown in FIG. Thus, the protruding part 30 forms a frame surrounding the lower part of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The overhanging portion 30 is not limited to the frame, but may cover, for example, the lower portion of the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, and may have a box or fan shape with the upper portion opened.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the pachislot machine 1 is provided on the cabinet 2a side with electrical components (for example, the sub control board 42, the LED board 72, etc.) provided on the front door 2b side. A harness 35 is provided to electrically connect the electrical components (for example, the main control board 41, the power supply device 44, etc.).

  The harness 35 is a bundle of various wires and is covered with a corrugated tube, a resin tape or the like. The harness 35 may not be covered with a corrugated tube, a resin tape or the like.

  The harness 35 is normally fixed to the cabinet 2a by the clamp 36 or to the front door 2b by the clip 37, as shown in FIG. As a result, the harness 35 is prevented from interfering with various devices provided in the cabinet 2a.

  However, the harness 35 may be detached from the clamp 36 or the clip 37, for example, with the opening and closing of the front door 2b. FIG. 8 shows the harness 35 detached from the clip 37.

  As shown in FIG. 8, when the harness 35 is detached from the clip 37, the harness 35 which has been fixed to the front door 2b may be bent toward the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. In this case, when the front door 2b is closed with respect to the cabinet 2a, the harness 35 may come in contact with the reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  However, in the present embodiment, even if the harness 35 is bent toward the reels 3L, 3C, 3R as described above, the contact of the harness 35 with the reels 3L, 3C, 3R by the protruding portion 30 Can be prevented.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, when the front door 2b is closed with respect to the cabinet 2a, the bent harness 35 is pressed against the front door 2b by the interference prevention piece 32 of the protruding portion 30. . This prevents the harness 35 from contacting the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. As described above, the protruding portion 30 according to the present embodiment has the function of preventing the bending of the harness 35 by closing the front door 2 b.

  At this time, the interference prevention piece 32 approaches the display window 4 side so as to close the gap between the front door 2b and the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R. Even if it tries to see, it will be interrupted by the interference prevention piece 32. This prevents the hopper device 43 and the power supply device 44 in the cabinet 2a from being visually recognized from the outside.

  In addition, the extension unit 30 also has a function as a handle that can be held by an operator such as a salesclerk of the game arcade when the reel unit 3 is attached to and detached from the cabinet 2a. Specifically, the tip end side of the interference prevention piece 32 is shaped so as to project downward so that the finger of the operator can be easily hit. The shape of the interference prevention piece 32 is not limited to the above-described shape, and may be any shape as long as the finger of the worker is easily hit.

  Thus, the worker can easily attach and detach the reel unit 3 to and from the cabinet 2a by using the interference prevention piece 32 as a handle. In particular, in the present embodiment, since the protruding part 30 is provided on the lower side of the support 3a, the sliding operation of the support 3a on the support plate 2c can be performed smoothly.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, the detailed configuration of the accessory driving unit 221 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B, the accessory drive unit 221 includes a drive motor 230, a pinion gear 231, a reduction gear mechanism 232 as an output gear, a worm gear 233, an arm member 235, and the like. And a torsion spring 236 as a biasing member.

  The drive motor 230 has a drive shaft 230a. The pinion gear 231 is integrally rotatably mounted on the drive shaft 230a. The reduction gear mechanism 232 includes a first reduction gear 232a meshing with the pinion gear 231 and a second reduction gear 232b meshing with the first reduction gear 232a.

A worm gear 233 is attached to the second reduction gear 232 b so as to be integrally rotatable.
Therefore, the reduction gear mechanism 232 reduces the rotation of the pinion gear 231 by the first reduction gear 232 a and the second reduction gear 232 b and transmits the reduced rotation to the worm gear 233. Thereby, the torque transmitted from the pinion gear 231 to the worm gear 233 is amplified.

  The worm gear 233 is integrally rotatably mounted on the second reduction gear 232 b, and is rotatably supported by the case 261 via a pair of bearings 234. The case 261 is fixed to the housing 46 (see FIG. 3) described above via a bracket or the like (not shown).

  The arm member 235 is formed at one end with a gear portion 235 a that meshes with the worm gear 233. One end of the arm member 235 is rotatably supported by the case 261 with the pivot shaft 237 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the arm member 235 pivots up and down according to the rotation of the worm gear 233.

  Further, at the other end of the arm member 235, a long hole 235b for attaching the liquid crystal display device 11 is formed.

  The coil portion of the torsion spring 236 is attached to the pivot shaft 237, one end is engaged with the engaging piece 235c formed on the arm member 235, and the other end is engaged with the engaging piece 261a formed on the case 261. It has been stopped. Thereby, the torsion spring 236 always biases the arm member 235 upward.

  As shown in FIG. 11, two bonus game drive units 221 configured in this manner are provided side by side in the left-right direction (in the left-right direction in the figure) of the gaming machine. As a result, the liquid crystal display device 11 can be reliably moved up and down.

  On the other hand, the liquid crystal display device 11 has two mounting pieces 110 on the back side, and the connecting shaft 111 is attached to these mounting pieces 110. The connecting shaft 111 is inserted into the long hole 235 b of the arm member 235. Thus, the liquid crystal display device 11 is connected to the other end of the arm member 235.

  The liquid crystal display device 11 and the pair of accessory driving units 221 are connected to each other via a pair of linear guide mechanisms 120. Thereby, the movement of the liquid crystal display device 11 in the vertical direction can be stably performed.

  Here, with reference to FIGS. 10A and 10B, the operation of the accessory driving unit 221 will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 10A, when the drive motor 230 is driven with the liquid crystal display device 11 being lowered, the pinion gear 231 rotates, and the rotation is transmitted to the worm gear 233 via the reduction gear mechanism 232. It is transmitted.

  Next, when the worm gear 233 rotates, the gear portion 235a of the arm member 235 rotates clockwise in the drawing. At this time, the rotation direction of the rotation transmitted from the drive motor 230 is changed by the worm gear 233. That is, the rotation direction of the worm gear 233 and the rotation direction of the gear portion 235a are orthogonal to each other.

  Thereafter, when the worm gear 233 further rotates, as shown in FIG. 10B, the arm member 235 further pivots clockwise in the drawing. Thereby, the liquid crystal display device 11 is lifted.

  At this time, since the torsion spring 236 biases the arm member 235 upward, the arm member 235 can be easily pivoted clockwise by using the biasing force of the torsion spring 236.

  Then, the liquid crystal display device 11 reaches the rising position shown in FIG. 10B and is maintained at that position. At this time, since the rotation direction of the worm gear 233 and the rotation direction of the gear portion 235a are orthogonal to each other, the rotation of the gear portion 235a in the counterclockwise direction by the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11 is prevented. . At this time, since the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11 is reduced by the biasing force of the torsion spring 236, the rotational force of the gear portion 235a in the counterclockwise direction is reduced. Therefore, the liquid crystal display device 11 is reliably maintained at the raised position shown in FIG. 10 (b).

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, since the biasing force of the torsion spring 236 has a function of reducing the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11, the deterioration of the drive motor 230 can be suppressed. As described above, in the present embodiment, the above-described effects can be obtained with a simple and low cost configuration in which only the torsion spring 236 corresponding to the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11 is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the torsion spring 236 is used to reduce the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a leaf spring or an air damper may be used instead. is there.

  Next, the detailed configuration of the selector 26 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the selector 26 is attached to the back side of the front door 2b (see FIG. 3) on the downstream side of the medal insertion slot 13 (see FIG. 2). The selector 26 is configured to include a base frame 26 a and a guide cover 26 b rotatably attached to the base frame 26 a. The guide cover 26b is always urged toward the base frame 26a by a torsion spring (not shown).

  The base frame 26a and the guide cover 26b are in contact with portions of the inner surfaces facing each other in a closed state, thereby forming a passage through which the medal passes so as to maintain a gap slightly larger than the thickness of the medal.

  At the upper left portion of the selector 26, an insertion port 260 which is an entrance of a medal formed of the base frame 26a and the guide cover 26b is provided. Further, as shown by an alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 12, a guide passage 262 communicating with the insertion port 260 and guiding the medals in the selector 26 is formed inside the selector 26.

  The regular medals inserted into the selector 26 from the insertion port 260 are discharged from the selector outlet 263 to the guide rail 27 through the guide passage 262. Further, a return passage 264 is formed in the selector 26 so that the non-regular fake medals and the non-acceptance medals are discharged to the lower part of the selector 26 through the return passage 264 and are not discharged to the guide rail 27.

  Here, the selector 26 is provided with an insertion sensor 80, a first medal passage sensor 81, and a second medal passage sensor 82 on the guide passage 262. The insertion sensor 80, the first passage sensor 81, and the second passage sensor 82 detect medals passing through the guide passage 262, and constitute medal passage detection means.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the insertion sensor 80 is formed of a transmission type photo interrupter, and in the state where the medal is not inserted into the insertion slot 260, the shielding member 801a of the rotating member 801 is a light emitting element By blocking the light emitted, it is detected that the medal has not been inserted into the insertion slot 260.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13B, when the medal is inserted into the insertion slot 260, the pivoting member 801 rotates counterclockwise in the figure, and the shielding member 801a is disengaged from the insertion sensor 80.
As a result, the insertion sensor 80 can detect the light emitted from the light emitting element by the light receiving element, and detects that the medal has been inserted into the insertion slot 260.

  As shown in FIG. 14, the first medal passing sensor 81 is configured of a transmission type photo interrupter, and the light emitting element and the light receiving element are disposed to face each other with the guide passage 262 interposed therebetween. The first medal passage sensor 81 detects that the medal has passed through the guide passage 262 by blocking light by the medals passing through the guide passage 262.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the second medal passing sensor 82 is configured of a transmission type photo interrupter, and in the state where the medal does not pass through the guide passage 262, the shielding member 802a of the turning member 802 Are not blocking the light emitted from the light emitting element.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 15 (b), when the medal passes through the guide passage 262, the pivoting member 802 pivots clockwise in the figure, and the shielding member 802a emits the light emitted from the light emitting element. Cut off. Thus, the second medal passage sensor 82 detects that the medal has passed through the guiding passage 262.

  Here, the insertion sensor 80, the first medal passage sensor 81, and the second medal passage sensor 82 described above may all be configured by a reflective photo interrupter. In addition, among these sensors, only an arbitrary sensor may be configured by a reflective photointerrupter.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, a guide rail 27 is attached to the selector 26 via a reinforcing plate (not shown). Specifically, the guide rail 27 is attached to the selector 26 such that the medal receiving port communicates with the selector outlet 263. Further, the medal outlet of the guide rail 27 is opened toward the hopper device 43. Thus, the guide rail 27 can guide the regular medals passing through the inside of the selector 26 to the hopper device 43.

  The guide rail 27 is formed of, for example, a transparent member made of resin. The guide rail 27 is not limited to the transparent member, and is not limited to the resin.

  The guide rail passage sensor 83 described above is attached to the guide rail 27 via an attaching member 271. The guide rail passage sensor 83 is configured by a reflective photo interrupter. The guide rail passage sensor 83 may be configured by a transmission type photo interrupter.

  Further, the guide rail passage sensor 83 is provided on the guide rail 27 on the hopper device 43 side (outlet side) rather than the selector 26 side (receiving port side). As a result, the distance between the medal insertion slot 13 and the guide rail passage sensor 83 is increased, and access from the medal insertion slot 13 to the guide rail passage sensor 83 is not easily performed.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 16 and 17, the detailed configuration of the medal insertion slot 13 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the medal insertion slot 13 is formed in the insertion slot member 130, and is provided on the pedestal 12 via the insertion slot member 130.

  Further, the insertion port member 130 includes an exposure plate 130 a exposed on the surface side of the pedestal 12. The exposed plate 130a is made of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polycarbonate (PC) or ABS, and the surface thereof is plated with chrome, silver, or the like. The exposed plate 130a is not limited to a synthetic resin, and may be integrally formed by die-casting a metal such as zinc or a zinc alloy. Even in this case, the surface of the exposure plate 130a may be plated to improve the appearance.

  The exposed plate 130a is formed with a medal guiding surface 130b recessed downward in a circular arc shape, and a slit-like medal insertion slot 13 is formed on the back side of the medal guiding surface 130b.

  The medal guiding surface 130b is formed so as to descend from the player side toward the medal insertion slot 13, and has a length that allows a large number of medals to be erected and installed. In addition, the inclination angle of the medal guiding surface 130b may be inclined with respect to the horizontal plane so that the medals slide smoothly, and the angle is not particularly limited.

  In addition, a medal return button 131 is provided on the insertion slot member 130. The medal return button 131 is disposed on the side of the medal guiding surface 130b. When the medal return button 131 is pressed, the medals are discharged from the medal payout opening 21 (see FIG. 2).

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 17, an insertion passage 132 for guiding the medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 13 to the selector 26 is provided in the inside of the insertion port member 130. Here, although the illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the insertion port member 130 equips the back surface side (paper surface front side in FIG. 17) of the exposure plate 130a with the channel member made, for example of resin.

  Therefore, the insertion port member 130 forms the insertion passage 132 by the exposure plate 130a and the above-mentioned passage member. In addition, although the insertion port member 130 which concerns on this Embodiment formed the injection | throwing-in path 132 by the exposure plate 130a and the channel | path member, it is not limited to this, for example. May be formed.

  The insertion passage 132 is provided with an inclined portion 132a which is inclined in the radial direction (left and right direction in FIG. 17) of the medal that is orthogonal to the medal insertion direction (lower direction in FIG. 17). The inclined portion 132a is configured to be inclined inward in the radial direction as it goes downstream in the medal insertion direction. Thereby, the width of the insertion passage 132 gradually narrows in the left-right direction as it goes downstream from the medal insertion slot 13 in the insertion direction.

  Therefore, the falling speed of the medal inserted into the medal insertion slot 13 is adjusted to a constant speed by dropping the insertion path 132 along the inclined portion 132a.

  The inclined portions 132 a are provided on both sides in the left-right direction of the insertion passage 132. The inclined portion 132a may be provided only on one side in the left-right direction of the insertion passage 132.

  Further, the input passage 132 is formed with a pair of opposing surfaces 132b that face the front and back surfaces of the medal. Specifically, the pair of opposing surfaces 132 b are respectively formed on both the exposure plate 130 a forming the input passage 132 and the above-mentioned passage member.

  In the present embodiment, grooves 133 extending along the insertion direction are provided at predetermined intervals in the radial direction (the left and right direction in FIG. 17) on the facing surface 132b on the exposure plate 130a side of the pair of facing surfaces 132b. Multiple are provided.

  As a result, dust, dirt and the like that has entered from the medal insertion slot 13 will be collected in the groove portion 133. Therefore, dust, dirt and the like do not come in direct contact with the front and back surfaces of the medal. The groove portion 133 may be provided on both of the pair of opposing surfaces 132b, or may be provided only on the opposing surface 132b on the passage member side.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, the detailed structure of the medal auxiliary storage 45 according to the present embodiment and the method of housing the medal auxiliary storage 45 with respect to the cabinet 2a will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the bottom plate 200 of the cabinet 2 a is formed with a discharge port 200 a for discharging the medal inside the pachislot machine 1 to the outside of the pachislot machine 1. The discharge port 200a has a trapezoidal shape on the front side of the gaming machine. The medals discharged from the discharge port 200 a are conveyed to a desired position by a medal conveying device such as a belt conveyor disposed at the lower part of the pachislot machine 1.

  Further, in the back plate 201 of the cabinet 2a, a communication hole 201a for communicating the inside of the cabinet 2a with the outside is formed. A medal auxiliary storage switch 57 including the above-described pair of medal detection pieces 57a and 57b is attached to the back plate 201 via the communication hole 201a.

  As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the medal auxiliary storage 45 has a box-like shape with an open top, and has a bottom 450. The bottom portion 450 is formed with a discharge hole 450a communicating with the discharge port 200a of the cabinet 2a when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is accommodated in the cabinet 2a.

  Further, a protrusion 450b engaged with the discharge port 200a of the cabinet 2a is formed on the front side of the bottom portion 450 of the gaming machine. The shape of the protrusion 450b as viewed from the bottom side is the same as the trapezoidal shape of the discharge port 200a on the front side of the gaming machine. Also, the protrusion 450 b is a protrusion slightly protruding downward from the bottom portion 450.

  Therefore, when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is accommodated in the cabinet 2a, positioning of the medal auxiliary storage 45 with respect to the cabinet 2a can be easily performed simply by matching the protrusion 450b to the trapezoidal shape of the front side of the game machine of the discharge port 200a. Is done. As a result, when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is accommodated in the cabinet 2a, the positions of the discharge hole 450a and the discharge port 200a do not shift.

  In addition, the shape seen from the bottom face side of the protrusion 450b is not limited to the trapezoidal shape, but may be an arbitrary shape such as a semicircular shape or a polygonal shape. In this case, according to the shape of the protrusion 450b, the front side of the gaming machine of the discharge port 200a is also changed to the same shape as the shape of the protrusion 450b.

  Further, in the medal auxiliary storage 45, two insertion openings 451a for the above-mentioned medal detection pieces 57a and 57b to be inserted are formed in the side surface 451 on the back side of the gaming machine. The insertion openings 451a have an optimal height and a game in which the medal detection pieces 57a and 57b are inserted into the medal auxiliary storage 45 through the insertion openings 451a when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is accommodated in the cabinet 2a. It is arranged at the position of machine horizontal direction.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 19, the medal auxiliary storage 45 has a bottom cover 452 capable of opening and closing the discharge hole 450a. The bottom cover 452 is configured to be pivotable in the direction of the arrow in the figure with the end on the bottom portion 450 side as a fulcrum. FIG. 19 shows a state in which the bottom cover 452 opens the discharge hole 450a. When the bottom cover 452 opens the discharge hole 450a, the bottom cover 452 functions as a medal guiding member for guiding the medal to the discharge port 200a.

  When the game arcade in which the pachislot machine 1 is installed has equipment capable of automatically discharging medals, the bottom lid 452 is opened to open the discharge hole 450a as in the present embodiment. On the other hand, when the game arcade in which the pachislot machine 1 is installed does not have a facility capable of automatically discharging the medal, the bottom cover 452 is closed to perform the manual discharging, and the discharge hole 450a is closed.

  Next, the detailed configuration of the cross key 18 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21. FIG. FIG. 21 shows a state in which the cross key 18 is assembled to the pedestal 12.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the cross key 18 includes a cross-shaped pressing unit 180 pressed by the player, a switch substrate 67 disposed below the pressing unit 180, the pressing unit 180, and the switch substrate. And a cover member 181 provided therebetween.

  The upper surface side of the pressing portion 180 is exposed to the surface of the pedestal 12, and the lower surface side is embedded in the pedestal 12, that is, in the pachi-slot machine 1. Further, on the lower surface of the pressing portion 180, four convex portions 180a that can contact a detection switch 67a described later are provided corresponding to the respective directions in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  In addition, a cylindrical recess 180 b is formed at the center of the pressing portion 180. When the pressing unit 180 is attached to the pedestal 12, the bottom surface of the recess 180 b is in contact with the inner surface of the pedestal 12. Thereby, the pressing portion 180 is prevented from coming off with respect to the pedestal portion 12.

  On the switch board 67, four detection switches 67a for detecting the pressing operation of the pressing unit 180 by the player are mounted. The detection switches 67 a are disposed one by one in each of the up, down, left, and right directions corresponding to the respective convex portions 180 a of the pressing portion 180. The detection switch 67a is configured of a push button type switch.

  The cover member 181 covers the switch substrate 67 and is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET). The cover member 181 covers the entire switch substrate and has a shape projecting in part according to the height of the detection switch 67a. Specifically, the cover member 181 has a configuration in which a lower portion 181 a having a shape capable of covering the switch substrate 67 and an upper portion 181 b having a shape simulating the shape of the pressing portion 180 are integrally molded. Further, the upper part 181 b has a function of preventing the depression of the pressing part 180.

  In the present embodiment, since the cover member 181 is provided as described above, the creeping distance from the tip of each convex portion 180 a of the pressing portion 180 when the cross key 18 is assembled to the pedestal 12 to the switch substrate 67 is growing. That is, only by providing the cover member 181 between the pressing portion 180 and the switch substrate 67, the distance for accessing the switch substrate 67 from the pressing portion 180 is a distance along the cover member 181 (arrow A in FIG. (The distance shown).

  On the other hand, when there is no cover member 181, the distance from the tip of each convex portion 180a of the pressing portion 180 to the switch substrate 67 is the distance corresponding to the height of the detection switch 67a (arrow B in FIG. 21). Therefore, the switch substrate 67 can be accessed relatively easily from the pressing portion 180 side. In this case, for example, there is a risk that the switch substrate 67 may be illegally accessed from the gap between the pressing portion 180 and the pedestal portion 12 and a goth action may be made.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, since the cover member 181 is provided and the creeping distance from the tip of each convex portion 180 a of the pressing portion 180 to the switch substrate 67 is sufficiently provided, the pressing portion 180 and the pedestal portion 12 The switch substrate 67 is not easily accessed from the gap between the two.

  In addition, the cover member 181 is provided between each convex portion 180a of the pressing portion 180 and the detection switch 67a, so that the area to which the load at the time of pressing the pressing portion 180 can be widened. Thereby, the load applied to the detection switch 67a is dispersed, and the durability of the detection switch 67a is improved as compared with the case where the convex portion 180a directly presses the detection switch 67a.

  In addition, since the area to which the load is applied when the pressing portion 180 is pressed is wide, for example, even if the positions of the convex portion 180a and the detection switch 67a are shifted, the detection switch 67a is pressed only by pressing the peripheral portion can do.

  In the present embodiment, the recessed portion 180b is provided as the retaining portion for the pressing portion 180. However, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the inner surface of the pedestal portion 12 can contact the entire periphery or a part of the side surface portion of the pressing portion 180 It is also possible to provide a retaining flange. In particular, when a flange is provided on the entire circumference of the side surface portion of the pressing portion 180, unauthorized access to the switch substrate 67 can be prevented in combination with the cover member 181, and security can be further enhanced.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, the detailed configuration of panel unit 20 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the panel unit 20 includes a decorative panel 250, three LED chips 251 as light sources, a first reflecting member 252, and a second reflecting member 253. It is done.

  The decorative panel 250 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin, and is arbitrarily decorated, such as the logo of the pachislot machine 1 and the maker logo. Each LED chip 251 is mounted on the LED substrate 72, and constitutes an LED group 25 (see FIG. 4). Each LED chip 251 emits light toward the decoration panel 250 from the back side of the gaming machine.

  Three first reflection members 252 are provided on the facing surface 250 a of the decorative panel 250 facing the LED chips 251 in correspondence to the respective LED chips 251. The first reflection member 252 is for reflecting the light emitted from the LED chip 251 to the back side of the gaming machine while expanding the light.

  Specifically, the first reflection member 252 has a conical shape whose tip is directed to the LED chip 251 side, and the surface is plated. The first reflecting member 252 may have any shape, for example, a triangular pyramid shape, as long as the light emitted from the LED chip 251 is expanded and reflected toward the back side of the gaming machine. It may be a warhead shape or the like.

  The second reflection member 253 is disposed between the decoration panel 250 and the LED substrate 72 so as to surround each LED chip 251 on the rear side of the decoration panel 250 on the gaming machine. The second reflection member 253 is for reflecting the light reflected by the first reflection member 252 toward the decoration panel 250.

  Specifically, the second reflection member 253 is formed with a through hole 253 a for exposing the emission surface of each LED chip 251 to the decoration panel 250 side. The second reflection member 253 is formed in a mortar shape centered on the LED chip 251, that is, centered on the through hole 253a. In detail, in the second reflection member 253, three mortar-shaped reflection surfaces 253b are formed around each through hole 253a.

  The surface of the reflective surface 253b is plated so that most of the light reflected by the first reflective member 252 is reflected toward the decorative panel 250, and a step is formed radially. The steps may not be formed radially.

  In the panel unit 20 configured as described above, as shown in FIG. 23, the light emitted from the LED chip 251 is directed toward the second reflection member 253 while the irradiation range is expanded by the first reflection member 252. reflect. The light reflected by the first reflection member 252 is reflected by the second reflection member 253 toward the decoration panel 250. Thus, the light emitted from the LED chip 251 is widely diffused in the decoration panel 250 in a limited space where the width in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine is narrow.

  For this reason, in the present embodiment, the light emitted from the LED chip 251 can be diffused more effectively in a wider range than the light is diffused using a lens, and a sufficient light source can be secured with a small number of LED chips. Can.

  As described above, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the support 3 a of the reel unit 3 has the protruding portion 30, and the protruding portion 30 is the display window 4. It is projected to the display window 4 side so as to close the gap between the front door 2b and the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3R outside the region that can be viewed from the side. For this reason, when the front door 2b is closed with respect to the cabinet 2a, the harness 35 arranged in the cabinet 2a or the front door 2b is pressed against the display window 4 by the protruding portion 30. Thereby, the harness 35 can be prevented from coming into contact with the reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the inside of the cabinet 2a is because the protruding part 30 protrudes to the display window 4 side so as to close the gap between the front door 2b and the plurality of reels 3L, 3C, 3R. The hopper device 43 and the power supply device 44 can be prevented from being visually recognized through the display window 4.

  Further, the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes, in particular, electrical components provided on the front door 2b side and electrical components provided on the cabinet 2a side, which are likely to contact the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. It is effective to the harness 35 electrically connected.

  Further, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the extension part 30 also has a function as a handle, the attachment and detachment of the reel unit 3 can be easily performed by using the extension part 30 as a handle when attaching and detaching the reel unit 3 It can be carried out.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment transmits the rotation of the drive motor 230 to the liquid crystal display device 11 through the worm gear 233. Therefore, even if the relatively heavy liquid crystal display device 11 is used as a movable part, the worm gear 233 is not rotated by the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11. Therefore, the liquid crystal display device 11 can be positioned at any position. Can be easily stopped. At this time, since the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11 is reduced by the biasing force of the torsion spring 236, the rotational force of the gear portion 235a in the counterclockwise direction can be reduced.

  Further, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the arm member 235 is always urged upward by the torsion spring 236, the liquid crystal display device 11 is applied to the drive motor 230 when the liquid crystal display device 11 is moved upward. The load can be reduced. Thereby, it is possible to equalize the load applied to the drive motor 230 when the liquid crystal display device 11 rises and the load applied to the drive motor 230 when the liquid crystal display device 11 descends. As a result, the liquid crystal display device 11 can move in the same distance and in the same time at the rising and falling times. Therefore, the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can share control for driving the drive motor 230 between the rising and falling of the liquid crystal display device 11.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as described above, since the biasing force of the torsion spring 236 has a function of reducing the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11, the deterioration of the drive motor 230 can be suppressed.

  Therefore, the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can use the relatively heavy liquid crystal display device 11 as a movable accessory, and can enhance the freedom of design of the accessory. Further, in the present embodiment, the above-described effects can be obtained with a simple and low-cost configuration in which only the torsion spring 236 corresponding to the weight of the liquid crystal display device 11 is provided.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the gear train between the pinion gear 231 and the worm gear 233 is configured by the reduction gear mechanism 232, the torque transmitted from the drive motor 230 is amplified and transmitted to the worm gear 233. can do. Thereby, when moving the movable liquid crystal display device 11, the load applied to the drive motor 230 can be reduced.

  As described above, since the accessory driving unit 221 has the above-described configuration, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can use the relatively heavy liquid crystal display device 11 as a movable accessory. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the guide rail passage sensor 83 is provided on the guide rail 27, so that, for example, medals stacked vertically in the hopper device 43 can be guided. It is possible to detect reaching the top of the rail 27 and clogging the medal on the guide rail 27. Therefore, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can monitor that the medals are properly guided from the selector 26 to the hopper device 43 or the like through the guide rails 27.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 15, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment passes the insertion sensor 80, the first medal passage sensor 81, and the second medal passage on the guide passage 262 in the selector 26. Since the sensor 82 is provided, the medal counting function of the selector 26 can be illegally operated to cause erroneous operation, and it is possible to suppress the goto action of illegally acquiring a large number of credits although the medal is not inserted.

  Further, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the guide rail passage sensor 83 is provided on the guide rail 27 closer to the hopper device 43 than the selector 26 side. The distance up to can be taken large. Therefore, access to the guide rail passage sensor 83 from the medal insertion slot 13 becomes difficult, so that security can be enhanced particularly against the goto action performed via the medal insertion slot 13.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the sloping portion 132a is provided in the insertion passage 132 of the insertion port member 130 in which the medal insertion port 13 is formed. The medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 13 can be guided along the inclined portion 132a. As a result, the speed at which the medal is inserted can be adjusted to a constant speed with a low cost and a simple configuration in which only the inclined portion 132a is provided.

  Further, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, a plurality of groove portions 133 extending along the insertion direction is provided in at least one of the pair of opposing surfaces 132 b of the insertion passage 132. For this reason, dust, dirt and the like are collected in the groove portion 133, and direct contact with the front and back surfaces of the medal is suppressed. Thereby, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can prevent the medals from being clogged by dust, dirt, and the like.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 18 and FIG. 19, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is a protrusion engaged with the discharge port 200 a of the cabinet 2 a at the bottom 450 of the gaming machine front side of the medal assistance storage 45. 450b is formed. Therefore, when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is accommodated in the cabinet 2a, the medal auxiliary storage 45 can be accurately positioned with respect to the cabinet 2a by engaging the projection 450b with the discharge port 200a. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the positions of the discharge hole 450a of the medal auxiliary storage 45 and the discharge port 200a of the cabinet 2a from being shifted.

  Further, since the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment only needs the engagement of the protrusion 450b of the medal auxiliary storage 45 with the discharge port 200a when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is accommodated in the cabinet 2a, the medal assistance is provided. It is also easy to mount the storage case 45 on the cabinet 2a.

  Furthermore, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment raises the game machine front side (front side) of the medal auxiliary storage 45 upward and releases the engagement of the protrusion 450b, and then brings the medal auxiliary storage 45 to the front side. By pulling, the medal auxiliary storage 45 can be easily removed from the cabinet 2a.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, an insertion port 451a for a pair of medal detection pieces 57a and 57b to be inserted is formed in the side surface portion 451 on the back side of the game machine of the medal auxiliary storage 45 ing. Therefore, when the medal auxiliary storage 45 is removed from the cabinet 2a, the pair of medal detection pieces 57a and 57b do not interfere with the insertion opening 451a. Therefore, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, even when the pair of medal detection pieces 57a and 57b are inserted into the medal auxiliary storage 45, the medal auxiliary storage 45 can be easily from the cabinet 2a. It can be removed.

  Further, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the medal auxiliary storage 45 has the bottom lid 452 capable of opening and closing the discharge hole 450a, the bottom lid 452 is opened and closed according to the installation environment of the pachislot machine 1. It is possible to cope with both automatic discharge and manual discharge of medals.

  Further, the bottom cover 452 according to the present embodiment functions as a medal guiding member for guiding the medal to the discharge port 200a when the discharge hole 450a is opened, so the medals can be smoothly removed from the pachislot machine 1 in automatic discharge of medals. Can be discharged.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment is provided with a cover member 181 covering the switch substrate 67 between the pressing portion 180 of the cross key 18 and the switch substrate 67. Therefore, the creeping distance from the contact surface of the pressing portion 180 to the detection switch 67a to the switch substrate 67 can be made large. That is, the distance required to access the switch substrate 67 from the pressing portion 180 side can be significantly increased compared to the case where the cover member 181 is not provided.

  As a result, it is not necessary to widely separate the pressing unit 180 and the switch substrate 67 in order to increase the distance required to access the switch substrate 67 from the pressing unit 180 side. For this reason, the pressing portion 180 and the switch substrate 67 can be disposed close to each other in a limited space. Therefore, the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can achieve space saving of the cross key 18 disposed on the front door 2 b.

  Further, the cover member 181 has a function of integrally molding the lower portion 181a of the shape capable of covering the switch substrate 67 and the upper portion 181b of the shape simulating the shape of the pressing portion 180, and preventing the depression of the pressing portion 180 by the upper portion 181b. Therefore, the lower portion 181a can suitably cover the switch substrate 67, and the upper portion 181b can prevent the depression of the pressing portion 180.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 22 and FIG. 23, in the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the panel unit 20 is a gaming machine with the light irradiated from the LED chip 251 by the conical first reflecting member 252. It can be reflected while being enlarged on the back side. In addition, the panel unit 20 can reflect the light reflected while being expanded by the first reflection member 252 toward the decoration panel 250 by the second reflection member 253 disposed so as to surround the LED chip 251. .

  Thus, the panel unit 20 can diffuse the light emitted from the LED chip 251 in a wide range without taking a large distance in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. Moreover, in the present embodiment, the light emitted from the LED chip 251 can be diffused more effectively in a wider range than the light is diffused using a lens, and a sufficient light source can be secured with a small number of LED chips. it can. Therefore, the pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment can enhance the effect of the light of the decorative panel 250 in the limited space.

  Furthermore, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the panel unit 20 is directed to the light emitted and reflected from the LED chip 251, unlike the light guide plate etc. which diffuses the light and emits light uniformly. It can be made to have a sex, and can make the contrast with respect to the decoration of the decoration panel 250 clear. This can further enhance the rendering effect.

  Further, in the pachi-slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment, since the second reflection member 253 is formed in a mortar shape centering on the LED chip 251, the second reflection member 253 is reflected while being enlarged by the first reflection member 252. More light can be efficiently reflected towards the decorative panel 250.

  Further, in the present embodiment, although an example in which a pachislot machine is used as a game machine has been described, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, other various game machines such as a pachinko machine may be used.

1 Pachislot machine (game machine)
2a Cabinet (chassis)
2b front door 3 reel unit 3L, 3C, 3R reel 3a support 4 display window 11 liquid crystal display device (characters, information display means, image display device)
13 medal insertion slot 16 start lever (start operation means)
17L, 17C, 17R Stop button (stop operation means)
18 Four-way controller (information operation means)
Reference Signs List 19 waist panel 20 panel unit 26 selector 27 guide rail 30 extension 31 protrusion 32 interference prevention piece 35 harness 36 clamp 37 clip 43 hopper device 44 power supply device 45 medal auxiliary storage 57 medal auxiliary storage switch 57a, 57b medal detection piece 67 switch board 67a detection switch 72 LED board 78 object control board 80 input sensor (medal passage detection means)
81 1st medal passing sensor (medal passing detection means)
82 Second medal passing sensor (Medal passing detection means)
83 Guide rail passage sensor (Medal detection means on guide rail)
91 Main control circuit (main control unit)
101 Sub control circuit (sub control unit)
130 input port member 132 input passage 132a inclined portion 132b opposite surface 133 groove portion 180 pressed portion 181 cover member 200 bottom plate 200a outlet 221 role drive unit (movable device, peripheral device)
230 Drive motor 230a Drive shaft 231 Pinion gear 232 Reduction gear mechanism (output gear)
232a first reduction gear 232b second reduction gear 233 worm gear 235 arm member 235a gear portion 236 torsion spring (biasing member)
250 decorative panel 250a facing surface 251 LED chip (light source)
252 1st reflective member 253 2nd reflective member 262 guide passage 450 bottom 450a discharge hole 450b projection 451 side portion 451a insertion port 452 bottom lid

Claims (1)

The main body of the gaming machine,
Information display means provided on the gaming machine;
A front door attached to the body;
Information operating means for performing an operation related to the information displayed on the information display means;
The information operation means is
A pressing unit pressed by the player;
And a switch board disposed under the pressing unit and mounted with a plurality of detection switches for detecting a pressing operation of the pressing unit by the player.
The pressing unit is
A first pressing portion that can be tilted in a predetermined direction and a second pressing portion that is displaced relative to the first pressing portion are integrally formed;
Each of the lower surfaces of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion has a convex portion, and
A cover member covering the switch substrate is provided between the pressing portion and the switch substrate;
The cover member has a lower portion capable of covering the switch substrate, and an upper portion provided between the convex portion of the depressed portion and the detection switch, and the switch substrate is provided with the cover member. The height to the upper portion is formed to be higher than the height of the detection switch,
The convex portion is in contact with the upper portion of the cover member, and the detection switch makes contact with the cover member by the player pressing the pressing portion .
The information operation means is provided on a substantially horizontal pedestal provided on the front door;
The pressing unit is
The upper surface side is exposed to the front surface side of the pedestal portion and the lower surface of the pressing portion is embedded in the back surface side of the pedestal portion,
It has a cylindrical recess at the center of displacement of the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion which are integrally formed,
A gaming machine characterized in that a bottom surface of the cylindrical recess is in contact with a back surface of the pedestal when attached to the pedestal .

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