JP6682882B2 - Amusement machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Some gaming machines, such as pachinko machines, give a player benefits such as payout of gaming balls upon the entrance of a ball into a ball entry part such as a start opening provided in the gaming area. By arranging the nails, it is possible to diversify the flow path of the game balls (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2002-78904

  In the gaming machine of the type described above, there is a possibility that the state of the game nail may change during work such as cleaning of the game area, and if the state of the game nail changes, inconvenience such as ball clogging may occur. Here, in confirming whether the state of the game nail has changed, that is, whether it is in a normal state, there is still room for improvement in the configuration relating to the confirmation.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances and the like, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine capable of suitably confirming the state of a gaming nail.

  Hereinafter, means for solving the above problems will be described.

The present invention is
A gaming machine comprising a game board having a game area formed on a front surface thereof, and a game nail for changing a flow direction of a game ball provided in the game area,
A background display unit arranged on the back side of the game board for displaying the background of the game area,
The game board has a light-transmitting property, and the background display section can be viewed through the game board.
Equipped with suggesting means for suggesting whether or not the game nail is in a normal state,
The background display section has a first background display section and a second background display section arranged in parallel in the thickness direction of the game board,
The suggesting means has means for switching between a first display state in which a background is displayed by the first background display section and a second display state in which a background is displayed by the second background display section,
In the background displayed by the first background display unit in the first display state, the position of the head of the predetermined game nail when the predetermined game nail that is the target of the suggestion is in the regular state. It is characterized in that the marker shown is included .

  The state of the game nail can be suitably confirmed.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine in a 1st embodiment. It is the perspective view which looked at the pachinko machine from the front. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a perspective view which expands and shows the main composition of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows the structure of an inner frame. It is a front view showing a configuration of a game board unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the game board unit from the back side. It is a rear view showing the composition of an inner frame. It is a rear view of a pachinko machine. It is a front view which shows a back pack unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the front block from the front side. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a front block for every main structure. It is a disassembled perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a front block for every main structure. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing a front block. It is a schematic diagram showing the composition concerning background display. It is a schematic diagram showing the composition concerning background display. It is a schematic diagram showing how a background is switched. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between a game nail and a marker. It is a fragmentary sectional view showing a game board unit in a 2nd embodiment. It is a front view showing a game board unit in a third embodiment. It is the schematic which shows the mechanism of change of a light emission mode. (A) It is the elements on larger scale which shows the game board unit in 4th Embodiment, (b) The partial cross section figure of the game board unit. It is the schematic which shows the relationship between the direction of a game nail, and the light emission mode. (1) It is the schematic which shows the relationship between a glass unit and a game board unit in 5th Embodiment, (2) The schematic which shows the relationship between a game nail and a marker. It is the schematic which shows the modification of the marker display in a glass unit. It is a schematic diagram showing a game board unit in a 6th embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing a game board unit in a 7th embodiment. (A) A schematic view showing the game board unit in the eighth embodiment, (b) A schematic view showing the game board unit in the ninth embodiment, (c) A game board unit in the tenth embodiment. It is the schematic which shows, (d) The schematic which shows the game board unit in 11th Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing a game board unit in a 12th embodiment.

<First Embodiment>
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of a pachinko gaming machine, which is a type of gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as "pachinko machine"), will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10 as viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are exploded perspective views showing main components of the pachinko machine 10. Note that, in FIG. 3, for convenience, the configuration in the game area of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 includes an outer frame 11 that forms an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10, and a gaming machine main portion 12 attached to the outer frame 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the outer frame 11 is formed by connecting long frame members to four sides, and is formed to have a rectangular frame shape as a whole. By mounting and fixing the outer frame 11 to the island equipment, the pachinko machine 10 is installed in the game hall. It should be noted that the outer frame 11 is not an essential component of the pachinko machine 10 and may be a configuration in which the outer frame 11 is attached to an island facility or the like of a game hall.

  The gaming machine main portion 12 is supported by the outer frame 11 in an openable and closable state. Specifically, the upper support metal fitting 17 is fixed to the connecting portion between the upper frame portion and the left frame portion of the outer frame 11, and is further connected to the connecting portion between the lower frame portion and the left frame portion of the outer frame 11. Side support fittings 18 are provided. A support mechanism is constituted by the upper support metal fitting 17 and the lower support metal fitting 18, and the main body 12 of the gaming machine rotates the left side in a front view of the pachinko machine 10 with respect to the outer frame 11 by the support mechanism. The right side can be rotated forward with respect to the pachinko machine 10 (see FIGS. 3 and 4).

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the gaming machine main portion 12 is provided with an inner frame 13 as a base body, a front door frame 14 arranged in front of the inner frame 13, and a rear side of the inner frame 13. And a back pack unit 15 for The inner frame 13 of the main body 12 of the gaming machine is rotatably supported with respect to the outer frame 11. In detail, the inner frame 13 can be rotated forward with the left side as the rotation base end side and the right side as the rotation front end side in the front view of the gaming machine.

  A front door frame 14 is rotatably supported on the inner frame 13, and can be turned forward with the left side being the rotation base end side and the right side being the rotation front end side in a game machine front view. A back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13, and is rotatable rearward with the left side as a rotation base end side and the right side as a rotation front end side in a game machine front view. There is.

(Front door frame 14)
Next, the front door frame 14 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the front door frame 14 is mainly composed of a frame body 20 made of synthetic resin whose outer shape is substantially the same as that of the outer frame 11, and covers almost the entire front surface of the inner frame 13. There is. A substantially elliptical window portion 21 is formed in the center portion of the frame body 20 so that almost the entire game area PE described later can be visually recognized, and the window portion 21 is formed by the glass unit 22. It is closed from the back side of the front door frame 14.

  The glass unit 22 includes a plurality of glass panels 23 having transparency, and a glass holder that holds the glass panels 23. The glass holder is formed with a partition part that partitions the holding region of the glass panel 23 into front and rear parts, and both glass panels 23 face each other in front and back with the partition part in between. That is, by ensuring a predetermined gap between the two glass panels 23, the gaming area PE is doubly covered from the front side of the pachinko machine 10 by the glass panels 23 while avoiding interference between the glass panels 23. It is in a state.

  In addition, both glass panels 23 do not necessarily need to be unitized using the glass holder, and each glass panel 23 may be attached to the frame body 20 individually. Furthermore, the number of glass panels is arbitrary, and may be one or three or more. However, from the viewpoint of improving safety and crime prevention, it is preferable to employ a plurality of glass panels and to make the respective glass panels face each other with a predetermined gap therebetween. Incidentally, it is also possible to adopt a transparent synthetic resin panel member instead of the glass panel.

  Around the glass unit 22 (specifically, the window portion 21), light emitting means such as various lamps is provided. For example, an annular illumination portion 26 having a light emitting means such as an LED is provided along the periphery of the window 21. In the annular illumination portion 26, lighting or blinking is performed according to a change in the game state at the time of a big hit or a predetermined reach. Further, at the center of the annular illumination portion 26 and at the uppermost portion of the pachinko machine 10, there is provided an error display lamp portion 27 which is turned on when a defect such as an error occurs. A prize ball lamp unit 28 that lights up is provided. In addition, a speaker unit 29 is provided at a position close to the left and right prize ball lamp units 28 to output a sound effect, BGM and the like according to the gaming state (see FIG. 3).

  Below the window portion 21 in the front door frame 14 (frame body 20), an upper bulging portion 31 and a lower bulging portion 32 which bulge toward the front side are vertically arranged side by side. An upper plate 33 that opens upward is provided inside the upper bulging portion 31, and a lower plate 34 that also opens upward is provided inside the lower bulging portion 32 (see FIG. 2). The upper plate 33 has a function of temporarily storing the game balls paid out from a payout device described later and guiding them to a game ball launching mechanism described later while aligning them in a line. In addition, the lower plate 34 has a function of storing the excessive game balls in the upper plate 33 and a game region PE (see FIG. 3) that has not reached the game area PE of the game balls emitted by the game ball firing mechanism. It has a function as a tray for storing the discharged game balls when the balls are returned to the player.

  On the right side of the lower bulging portion 32, a game ball launching handle 41 is provided so as to project to the front side. By operating the game ball launching handle 41, a game ball is launched from a game ball launching mechanism described later. It should be noted that the firing speed of the game ball becomes faster as the operation amount (rotation amount) of the game ball launching handle 41 increases, and when the operation amount is adjusted by the player to a predetermined amount, the game ball is played. The area PE is reached. Further, by adjusting the operation amount by the player, it is possible to separately strike the game ball into the right route and the left route, which will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a passage forming unit 45 is attached to the back surface of the front door frame 14. The passage forming unit 45 is made of synthetic resin, and has a front door side upper tray passage communicating with the upper tray 33 and a front door side lower tray passage communicating with the lower tray 34. In the passage forming unit 45, a receiving portion that projects rearward and is opened upward is formed in an upper corner portion thereof, and the receiving portion is divided into left and right by a partition wall, so that the entrance of the front plate side upper plate passage is formed. The portion and the entrance portion of the lower door passage on the front door side are partitioned and formed. The front door side upper plate passage and the front door side lower plate passage are connected to the game ball distribution section described below on the upstream side, and the game balls that have entered the front door side upper plate passage are guided to the upper plate 33 to lower the front door side. The game ball that has entered the plate passage is guided to the lower plate 34.

  Protrusion shafts are provided at the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the rear surface of the front door frame 14 on the rotation base end side. These projection shafts form an assembly mechanism for the inner frame 13.

  Next, the inner frame 13 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the inner frame 13. Note that, in FIG. 5 as well, as in FIG. 3, the configuration in the game area PE of the pachinko machine 10 is omitted for convenience.

(Inner frame 13)
The inner frame 13 is mainly composed of an inner frame base body 50 whose outer shape is substantially rectangular like the outer frame 11. The height dimension of the inner frame base body 50 is set to be slightly smaller than the height dimension of the outer frame 11. Further, the inner frame base body 50 is arranged close to the upper frame portion of the outer frame 11, and a slight gap is formed between the lower frame portion of the outer frame 11 and the inner frame base body 50. A curtain plate is attached to the outer frame 11 so as to close the gap. The curtain plate is disposed below the inner frame base body 50 (specifically, the lower end portion thereof), and when the inner frame 13 is closed with respect to the outer frame 11, the inner frame base body 50 is placed on the curtain plate. Will be listed. A slight clearance may be provided between the curtain plate and the inner frame base body 50 for the purpose of preventing mutual interference.

  Supporting metal fittings 71, 72 are attached to the upper end and the lower end of the front side of the inner frame base body 50 on the rotation base end side (left side in FIG. 5). Although illustration is omitted, the support fittings 71, 72 have shaft portions, and the bearing portions provided in the front door frame 14 are inserted into these shaft portions, so that the front door frame with respect to the inner frame 13 is inserted. 14 is rotatably supported.

  A locking device 75 for locking the inner frame 13 and the front door frame 14 is provided on the pivoting front end side (right side in FIG. 5) of the inner frame base body 50. The locking device 75 extends vertically along the right end portion (vertical frame member described later) of the inner frame base body 50, and the front door hook members 76 are arranged scattered in the longitudinal direction (vertical direction) thereof. have. The inner frame base body 50 has a hook receiving member 49 (see FIG. 3) provided on the back surface of the front door frame 14 and a slit for projecting to the front side of the inner frame 13 corresponds to each front door hook member 76. Is formed in this way. The front door hook member 76 protruding through the slits is locked to the front door hook member 76 provided in the front door frame 14 in a one-to-one correspondence with the front door hook members 76, The front door frame 14 is locked to the inner frame 13 so as not to be opened. Further, the locking device 75 has an inner frame hook member 77 extending to the rear side of the inner frame 13. By hooking the inner frame hook member 77 on the hook receiving member 19 fixed to the outer frame 11, the gaming machine main portion 12 is locked in the closed state with respect to the outer frame 11.

  A cylinder lock 78 for unlocking the locking device 75 is installed on the inner frame base body 50 (locking device 75). The cylinder lock 78 is provided separately from the locking unit (each hook member 76, 77, interlocking rod, etc.) that constitutes the main part of the locking device 75, and is arranged adjacent to the locking unit. When the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the right (clockwise), the locking of the front door frame 14 with respect to the inner frame 13 is released, and the key inserted into the key hole of the cylinder lock 78 is turned to the left (counterclockwise). The lock of the inner frame 13 with respect to the outer frame 11 is released.

  An accommodation recess 51 for accommodating the game board unit 80 is formed in the central portion of the inner frame base body 50. The accommodation recess 51 is recessed rearward of the gaming machine in accordance with the outer shape of the game board unit 80, and the game board unit 80 is fixed to the accommodation recess 51 by a manual lock mechanism while being fitted from the front of the game machine. . A substantially rectangular window hole 52 is formed in the bottom of the accommodation recess 51, and the rear surface configuration of the game board unit 80 (a rear block 80b described later) projects rearward of the inner frame 13 through the window hole 52. . It should be noted that the window hole 52 is in a state in which almost the entire area is covered from the front of the game machine by the game board unit 80 attached to the inner frame base body 50.

(Game board unit 80)
The game board unit 80 is provided with a front block 80a formed mainly of a plate material made of a transparent synthetic resin material and a rear side of the front block 80a, and various game parts (variable display device, control device, movable type) described later. (The effect mechanism of the above) and the back block 80b mounted on the base body 251 are integrated.

  The front block 80a includes a game area forming body 310 formed of a transparent resin, a light emitting panel 320 for irradiating the game area forming body 310 with light for directing from behind, a game area forming body 310 and a light emitting panel. And a decorative panel 330 that is arranged between the decorative panel 330 and the decorative pattern 330. Further, behind the light irradiation panel 320, a holder 340 for attaching the decoration panel 330 and the light irradiation panel 320 to the game area forming body 310 is provided, and the holder 340 is fixed to the game area forming body 310. Thus, the decorative panel 330 and the light irradiation panel 320 are integrated with the game area forming body 310.

  On the front surface of the game area forming body 310, the above-mentioned game area PE in which the game balls flow down is formed. As described above, the game area PE is covered by the glass unit 22 (specifically, the rear glass panel 23). The glass unit 22 is such that the gap between the rear glass panel 23 and the front surface of the game area forming body 310 is slightly larger than the diameter of the game ball, that is, the game ball flowing down the game area PE has the same game area PE. Are arranged so that they are not lined up in front and back at the same place. Thereby, the ball clogging in the game area PE is suppressed. The game area forming body 310 is not limited to being made of synthetic resin, and can be made of wood.

  Hereinafter, the game board unit 80 (in particular, various configurations arranged in the game area PE of the game area forming body 310) will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a front view of the game board unit 80, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the game board unit 80 seen from the rear.

  The game area forming body 310 is formed with a plurality of large and small openings penetrating in its thickness direction (front-back direction). As shown in FIG. 6, a general winning opening 81, a variable winning device 82, working opening units 83 (working openings 83a and 83b), a through gate 84, etc. are arranged in each opening. When game balls enter the general winning opening 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operation openings 83a and 83b, these gaming balls are detected by a detection sensor (not shown) provided corresponding to each ball entering portion, and the detection result is obtained. Based on the above, a privilege such as a predetermined number of prize balls (payout of game balls) is given to the player. In addition, an out port 89 is provided at the bottom of the game area forming body 310, and the game balls that have not entered the various ball-in portions are discharged from the game area PE through the out port 89. In the following description, in order to be clearly distinguished from the game ball entering the out port 89, the game ball entering the general winning port 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating ports 83a and 83b is also referred to as a "winning". Express.

  Further, in the game area forming body 310, various game parts such as a large number of game nails 93 and a windmill 94 are arranged in order to appropriately distribute the flow path of the game balls. The flow path of the game ball is differentiated by various configurations such as the game nail 93 and the windmill 94, and the above-described general winning hole 81 and the like are won with an appropriate probability.

  A central opening 85 is formed in the center of the front block 80a (game area forming body 310), and a transparent opening cover 86 is attached so as to cover the central opening 85 from the back side of the game board unit 80. . Behind the central opening 85, the variable display unit 252 and the like belonging to the back block 80b are located, and the variable display unit 252 and the like can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine through the central opening 85 (opening cover 86). There is. Note that, in FIG. 6, for convenience of description, the opening cover 86 is shown by a chain double-dashed line, and the variable display unit 252 is visible.

  The operation port unit 83, the through gate 84, and the like are arranged around the central opening 85. The operating port unit 83 is provided with an upper operating port 83a disposed below the variable display unit 252 and a lower operating port 83b disposed below the upper operating port 83a. Of the two operating ports 83a and 83b, the lower operating port 83b is provided with an electric accessory 91 as an opening / closing ball assisting device (ball assisting device) or an opening / closing member (opening / closing device). The electric accessory 91 includes a movable piece and a solenoid-type drive portion that drives the movable piece, and has the same open state (auxiliary state) that allows or facilitates ball entry into the lower working opening 83b. It is possible to switch to a closed state (non-assisted state) where it is impossible or difficult to enter the ball.

  The through gate 84 is arranged on the upstream side of the lower working opening 83b (specifically, the side of the variable display unit 252: the right route), and the lottery is triggered by the passage of the game ball through the through gate 84. In such a case, the electric accessory 91 is switched from the closed state to the open state for a predetermined time.

  When a ball enters the upper working port 83a, three game balls are paid out, and when a ball enters the lower working port 83b, four game balls are paid out. However, the payout number of gaming balls is not limited to the above.

  A variable winning device (special winning device or special winning means) 82 is formed with a big winning opening through which a game ball can pass, and is also opened / closed as an opening / closing member (opening / closing means) for opening / closing the big winning opening. The body is provided. The openable and closable body can be switched between an open state (allowable state) where a game ball can be entered or facilitated and a closed state (blocking state) where the same ball cannot be entered or difficult. In addition, the opening and closing body is connected to a variable winning a prize drive unit (more specifically, a solenoid or the like) provided on the back side of the game board unit 80, and the opening and closing door is normally maintained in a closed state during the internal lottery. In the case of winning the transition to the opening / closing execution mode (opening / closing execution state), the jackpot can be switched to the open state (when winning the transition to the special gaming state, which is more advantageous to the player than the normal gaming state). Has become.

  Here, the open / close execution mode is a mode to be shifted to when the jackpot is won. As an opening mode of the variable winning device 82 in the opening / closing execution mode, for example, a predetermined time (for example, 30 sec) or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winnings is set as one round, and a plurality of rounds (for example, 16 rounds) are set as an upper limit. The opening / closing door is set to be repeatedly opened.

  Here, the variable display unit 252 will be supplementarily described. The variable display unit 252 has a symbol display device 253 that variably displays (variable display) the symbols triggered by winning in the operating ports 83a and 83b. The symbol display device 253 is configured as a liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal display, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253, for example, symbols are displayed side by side in the left, middle and right, and these symbols are variably displayed by scrolling vertically. When the jackpot is won, a predetermined combination of symbols is stopped and displayed on the preset effective line, and the opening / closing execution mode (special gaming state or jackpot) is entered. The symbol display device 253 is not necessarily a liquid crystal display device, and may be a dot matrix or 7-segment type display device.

  The game area forming body 310 is provided with a center frame 95 so as to surround the central opening 85. The center frame 95 is fixed to the game area forming body 310 from the front side thereof, and in such a fixed state, the center frame 95 stands up from the front surface of the game area forming body 310 and the center frame 95. The gap between the glass unit 22 and the glass unit 22 is configured to be smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Thereby, the game ball flowing down the game area PE is prevented from colliding with the symbol display device 253, and the flow path of the game ball flowing down the game area PE is the variable display unit 252 (specifically, the center frame 95) on the right side. It is roughly divided into the above right route that detours from and the above left route that detours from the left.

  The variable winning device 82 and the through gate 84 described above are arranged on the right route, and the game balls flowing down the left route are prevented from winning the variable winning device 82 and the through gate. On the other hand, the game ball flowing down the right route is prevented from winning the upper working opening 83a. Therefore, when the electric accessory 91 of the lower working opening 83b is in the high frequency support mode or in the open / close execution mode, the game ball is shot to the right route to advance the game favorably. In the low frequency support mode, the game can be advantageously advanced by shooting a game ball to the left route. In other words, the player can advantageously proceed with the game by selecting the right route / the left route as the flow path of the game ball depending on the game situation.

  On the upper surface of the frame portion forming the lower part of the center frame 95, a stage portion 96 on which a game ball can roll to the left and right is formed. The game ball that has flowed in from the inflow port formed in the left frame portion of the center frame 95 is discharged onto the stage portion 96 through the warp passage 97 also formed in the center frame 95. Regarding the stage portion 96, in order that the game ball reaching the stage portion 96 relatively easily flows into the upper operating port 83a, specifically, the upper operating port is compared with the game ball not passing through the stage portion 96. It is configured so as to easily flow into the 83a, which contributes to the improvement of the player's attention to the movement of the game ball on the stage portion 96.

  Here, in the present embodiment, the central opening 85 is covered by the transparent opening cover 86 as described above, and the game ball that has reached the stage 96 does not move to the back block 80b (variable display unit 252) side. Is regulated.

  Further, a first holding lamp portion 98a and a second holding lamp portion 98b are provided on the front surface of the frame portion that constitutes the lower portion of the center frame 95. The first holding lamp section 98a on the left side corresponds to the upper working opening 83a, and the number of times the game ball has passed through the upper working opening 83a is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is increased by turning on the first holding lamp section 98a. It is supposed to be displayed. The second holding lamp section 98b on the right side corresponds to the lower working opening 83b, and the number of times the game ball has passed through the lower working opening 83b is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is turned on by turning on the second holding lamp section 98b. Is displayed.

  The operation ports 83a and 83b are arranged at positions closer to the central opening 85 (variable display unit 252). Since the player can shift to the special game state by using the winning of the operating ports 83a and 83b as a trigger, the player pays attention to whether or not to win the operating ports 83a and 83b and grasps whether to shift to the special gaming state. Therefore, it is considered that the symbol display device 253 is focused on. Providing the operation ports 83a and 83b near the variable display unit 252 is a device for concentrating the places the player wants to pay attention to around the variable display unit 252.

  At the right end of the game area forming body 310, a game area partitioning member 99 that partitions and forms a game area PE together with a guide rail 100 described later is arranged. The game area partitioning member 99 is provided with a stopper member and a main display unit 87 against which a game ball flying along the guide rail 100 collides. The stopper member is a buffer member arranged near the tip of the guide rail 100, and the game ball that collides with the stopper member flows down in the game area PE after its momentum is weakened. That is, the stopper member is provided with a de-energizing function that weakens the momentum of the game ball that collides.

  Here, the main display unit 87 will be supplementarily described. The main display unit 87 is embedded in the game area partition member 99, and a part of the main display unit 87 is arranged so as to face the glass unit 22. A main display portion for displaying a predetermined pattern or the like is provided in the facing portion. The main display unit 87 is electrically connected to a main control device described later, and the display content of the main display unit is controlled by the main control device.

  The main display unit is for the lower working port that displays the lottery result based on the winning on the upper working port 83a, and for the right working port that displays the lottery result based on the winning on the lower working port 83b. And a display unit. In the lower working port display unit, the variable display of the pattern is performed with the winning of the upper working port 83a as a trigger, and as a result of the stop of the variable display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the upper working port 83a. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the upper working opening 83a is the winning result corresponding to the shift to the opening / closing execution mode, the variable display is stopped on the lower working opening display unit, and the predetermined result is set as the stop result. After the picture is displayed, the opening / closing execution mode is entered.

  In the lower working opening display unit, the variable display of the pattern is performed with the winning of the lower working opening 83b as a trigger. As a result of stopping the variable display, the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the lower working opening 83b is performed. The result is specified. When the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the lower working opening 83b is the winning result corresponding to the jackpot, the variable display is stopped on the display for the right working opening, and the predetermined pattern is displayed as the stopping result. After that, depending on the result, the opening / closing execution mode is entered.

  Here, based on the winning in one of the operating ports 83a, 83b, the variable display is started on the corresponding operating port display unit, the predetermined stop result is displayed, and the variable display is stopped until the game. It is equivalent to one time. However, one game play is not limited to the above-mentioned contents, and for example, a single display area is provided, and even if a winning is generated in any of the operation ports 83a and 83b, the single play area is generated. In the configuration in which the variable display is performed in the display area, the variable display is started in the single display area, and the variable display is stopped once with a predetermined stop result being displayed once in the game. It is also possible to

  In addition to the above-mentioned both display parts, the main display part of the main display unit 87 is provided with a through-gate display part for displaying a lottery result based on a winning of the through-gate 84. In the display section for the through gate, the variable display of the pattern is performed by the winning of the through gate 84 as a trigger, and the result of the internal lottery performed based on the winning of the through gate 84 is clearly shown as the stop result of the variable display. To be done. If the result of the internal lottery based on the winning of the through-gate 84 is the winning result corresponding to the transition to the electric role open state, a predetermined stop result is displayed on the through-gate display unit and the variable display is displayed. After it is stopped, it shifts to the electric power release state. In the electric role open state, the electric accessory 91 provided in the lower operation port 83b is opened in a predetermined manner.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a configuration is adopted in which the number of times the game ball has passed through the through gate 84 is held up to a maximum of four times, but the number of holdings is displayed on the main display unit of the main display unit 87. A display unit for the number of holdings is provided.

  The main display unit described in detail above is visible from the front of the pachinko machine 10 through the glass unit 22 of the front door frame 14, and the movement of the game ball in front of these various display units is avoided. Therefore, the visibility is secured.

  The structure of the inner frame 13 will be described again with reference to FIG. 5. Below the game board unit 80 in the inner frame base body 50, a game ball is shot to the game area PE based on the operation of the game ball launch handle 41. A game ball launching mechanism 110 is provided.

(Game ball launch mechanism 110)
The game ball launching mechanism 110 is a solenoid 111 for launching a game ball located at a predetermined launch standby position, a launch rail 112 for defining the launching direction of the game ball launched by the solenoid 111, and a game at the launch standby position. A ball feeding device 113 for supplying spheres and a base plate 114 on which the various configurations 111 to 113 are mounted are provided as main components, and the base plate 114 is fixed to the inner frame base body 50. It is integrated with the inner frame base body 50.

  The firing rail 112 is fixed to the base plate 114 in an obliquely inclined state so as to be inclined upward toward the game board unit 80 side. The launch rail 112 is formed with a groove having a substantially V-shaped cross section, and the front and rear position of the game ball is defined by fitting the game ball into the groove.

  A ball stopper that keeps the game ball supplied from the ball feeding device 113 at the above-described launch standby position is provided at a position closer to the downstream end (that is, the lower end) of the launch rail 112. The solenoid 111 is arranged at a position further downstream than the ball stopper.

  The solenoid 111 is electrically connected to a power supply / firing control device described later. The output shaft of the solenoid 111 reciprocates in the expansion / contraction direction based on the output of an electric signal from the power supply / launch control device, so that the game ball placed in the firing standby position is on the game board unit 80 side, specifically, It is launched toward the guide rail 100 mounted on the game board unit 80.

  The guide rail 100 forms the game area PE together with the game area partitioning member 99 fixed to the game board unit 80 (specifically, the front surface of the plate) so that the outer shape of the game area PE is substantially circular. . Further, the guide rail 100 is composed of an inner rail 101 and an outer rail 102 which are arranged so as to face each other with a gap larger than the diameter of the game ball, and one guide passage 103 is defined by these both rails 101, 102. Has been done. The guide passage 103 has an inlet portion 104 opened to the tip side (obliquely downward) of the launch rail 112 and an outlet portion 105 located above the game area PE. The game ball launched based on the operation of the solenoid 111 is guided to the game area PE by moving in the order of the launch rail 112 → the guide rail 100 (the entrance portion 104 → the exit portion 105). In the gaming board unit 80, on the front side of the outlet portion 105, specifically, near the tip of the inner rail 101, there is a reversion preventing member 106 for preventing reversion of the game ball reaching the game area PE into the guide passage 103. It is attached and suppresses that the launch of the following game ball is hindered by the game ball that has reached the game area PE in advance.

  Each of the rails 101 and 102 that form the guide rail 100 has an arc shape centered on a substantially central portion of the game area PE. Therefore, the game ball passing through the guide passage 103 is easily moved (sliding or rolling) along the outer rail 102, that is, while being in contact with the outer rail 102 by the centrifugal force generated in itself. That is, when the game ball is delivered to the game area PE, the area along the outer rail 102 in the guide passage 103 constitutes a passage area (passage path) through which the game ball substantially passes. However, the area along the inner rail 101 is substantially an area where the game ball does not pass.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112 are arranged so that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip portion of the launch rail 112 face each other diagonally across the lower end edge of the game board unit 80. It is arranged. That is, the rails 100 and 112 are arranged such that the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the tip end portion of the launch rail 112 are laterally displaced near the lower edge of the game board unit 80. As a result, both rails 100 and 112 are brought close to the lower end edge of the game board unit 80, and a gap of a predetermined interval is formed between the entrance portion 104 of the guide rail 100 and the launch rail 112.

  A foul ball passage is provided below the gap formed in this manner. The foul ball passage is integrally formed with the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. If the game ball shot from the game ball launching mechanism 110 does not reach the game area PE and returns in the guide passage 103 as a foul ball, those foul balls enter the foul ball passage through the gap. Become. The foul ball passage communicates with the lower door passage on the front door side, and the game ball that has entered the foul ball passage is discharged to the lower dish 34 shown in FIG. This suppresses the interference between the foul ball and the game ball that is subsequently launched.

  A rail cover 107 is provided at the left end of the game area forming body 310 so as to cover the outer rail 102 from the side. The game board unit 80 is often handled alone during manufacturing or maintenance work, and the outer rail 102 may collide with the game table or the like at this time. The rail cover 107 is a member mounted in view of such circumstances, and is provided with a protection function for preventing the outer rail 102 from being deformed due to the above-described factors.

  In the inner frame base body 50, a through hole that penetrates the inner frame base body 50 in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side of the firing rail 112 (specifically, the side supporting the front door frame 14). The passage forming member 121 is disposed in the. The passage forming member 121 is screwed to the inner frame base body 50, and has a main body side upper tray passage 122 and a main body side lower tray passage 123. The upstream side of the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123 communicates with a game ball distribution unit described later. Further, the receiving portion of the passage forming unit attached to the front door frame 14 is inserted below the passage forming member 121, and the front door side upper tray passage is arranged below the main body side upper tray passage 122. A front door side upper tray passage is arranged below the main body side lower tray passage 123.

  An opening / closing member 124 that opens and closes the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123 is attached below the passage forming member 121 in the inner frame base body 50. The opening / closing member 124 is biased to a front position that closes the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the main body side lower tray passage 123, and when the front door frame 14 is opened, each opening / closing member 124 is opened by this biasing force. By being in the closed state, the game balls are prevented from dropping off from the passages 122 and 123. On the other hand, when the front door frame 14 is closed, the opening / closing member 124 is pushed open against the biasing force by the receiving portion provided in the passage forming unit 45 of the front door frame 14. In this state, the main body side upper tray passage 122 and the front door side upper tray passage communicate with each other, and the main body side lower tray passage 123 and the front door side lower tray passage communicate with each other.

  Next, a rear surface configuration of the inner frame 13 (the inner frame base body 50 and the game board unit 80) will be described based on FIGS. 7 and 8. FIG. 8 is a rear view of the inner frame 13.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a bearing fitting 132 is attached to the rear side of the inner frame base body 50 on the rotation base end side (right side in FIG. 8). A bearing portion 133 is formed in the bearing fitting 132 so as to be vertically separated from each other, and the back pack unit 15 is rotatably attached to the inner frame 13 by these bearing portions 133. Further, on the back surface of the inner frame base body 50, a plurality of fixing levers 134 for fixing the back pack unit 15 to the inner frame base body 50 in a closed state are provided.

  As described above, the bottom portion of the housing recess (game board housing portion) 51 of the inner frame base body 50 penetrates in the thickness direction of the inner frame base body 50 and is opened to the back side of the inner frame base body 50. A window hole 52 is formed, and the window hole 52 is covered from the front side of the inner frame 13 by the game board unit 80 housed in the housing recess 51. Various configurations such as a control device are mounted on the back surface of the game board unit 80 (back block 80b), and these various configurations are exposed to the back side of the inner frame 13 through the window holes 52. Here, the configuration of the back surface of the game board unit 80 will be described.

  As described above, the back surface block 80b is attached to the back surface of the game board unit 80. The back block 80b has a substantially box-shaped base body 251 opened to the front block 80a side, and by fixing this base body 251 to the back surface of the game board unit 80, the front block 80a and the back block 80b is integrated.

  The front surface side of the base body 251 is an arrangement area for a movable effect mechanism and the like, and the rear surface side is an arrangement area for the control device for controlling these various configurations and the variable display unit 252 (symbol display device 253). Has become.

  More specifically, a part of the base body 251 projects to the back side of the inner frame base body 50, and the design display device 253 (see FIG. 6) described above with respect to the projecting portion, and the design display device thereof. A display control device for driving the H.253 is attached. The symbol display device 253 and the display control device are arranged so that the symbol display device 253 is on the front side and the display control device is on the rear side in the front-rear direction (the thickness direction of the inner frame base body 50). Further, on the back surface of the base body 251, a notification / effect control device 140 is mounted so as to be located behind the display control device.

  The notification / effect control device 140 includes a notification / effect control board that controls the output of a voice, a lamp display, and the display controller according to an instruction from a main controller described later, and the notification / effect control board is transparent. It is configured to be housed in a substrate box 141 made of a resin material or the like.

  Below the notification / effect control device 140, a main control device unit 160 is provided so as to cover the base body 251 from the rear side. The main controller unit 160 has a mounting base 161 made of synthetic resin fixed to the back surface of the game board unit 80 (specifically, the back block 80b), and a main control device 162 mounted on the mounting base 161. There is. The main controller 162 includes a main control board having a function of controlling the main game (main control circuit) and a function of monitoring the power supply (power failure monitoring circuit), and the main control board is a transparent resin material. It is housed in a substrate box 163 made of, for example, etc.

  The board box 163 includes a box base (front case body) having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover (back case body) that covers an opening of the box base. The box base and the box cover are connected in an unopenable manner by a box sealing portion 164 serving as a sealing means, whereby the substrate box 163 is sealed. A plurality of box sealing parts 164 are provided on the short side of the substrate box 163, and at least one of them is used for the sealing process.

  The box sealing part 164 may have any structure as long as it can connect the box base and the box cover in an unopenable manner. However, by inserting a locking pin into the locking hole part of the box sealing part 164. The base and the box cover are designed so that they cannot be opened. The sealing process by the box sealing unit 164 prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing and makes it possible to detect such a situation early and easily even if the unauthorized opening is performed. It is possible to perform the sealing process again even after opening the package. That is, the sealing process is performed by inserting the locking pin into at least one locking hole of the plurality of box sealing parts 164. When the board box 163 is unsealed, for example, when the stored main control board is defective or when the main control board is inspected, a connecting portion between the box sealing portion in which the locking pin is inserted and the board box 163 main body. Disconnect. As a result, the box base and the box cover of the board box 163 are separated, and the main control board inside can be taken out. After that, when the sealing process is performed again, the locking pin is inserted into another locking hole. If a history indicating that the board box 163 has been opened is left in the board box 163, it can be easily found by looking at the board box 163 that the illegal opening has been made.

  The board box 163 and the mounting base 161 are connected by a base sealing portion 165 so as not to be opened. Specifically, the pedestal sealing portion 165 has a locking hole portion and a locking pin similarly to the box sealing portion 164, and by inserting the locking pin into the locking hole portion, the base box 163 and The mount 161 is inseparably coupled. This makes it easier to understand the fact that the board box 163 has been removed illegally.

  In the portion of the front surface of the base body 251 facing the lower rear surface of the game board unit 80, the downstream side corresponding to the game board openings of the general winning opening 81, the variable winning device 82, and the operating openings 83a and 83b. A collection passage (not shown) is formed at one location. As a result, the game balls that have won the general winning opening 81 and the like are all collected under the game board unit 80 via the collection passage. That is, the base body 251 is provided with a function of collecting the game balls that have won the various winning openings.

  A discharge passage, which will be described later, is arranged below the game board unit 80, and the game balls gathered below the game board unit 80 by the collection passage are led out into the discharge passage. The outlet 89 also leads to the discharge passage in the same manner, and the game balls that have not won any of the winning outlets are led into the discharge passage through the outlet 89.

  In addition, the base body 251 constituting the back block 80b, as a detection sensor for each of the above-described ball winning portion, a general winning opening detection sensor that detects a game ball that has won the general winning opening 81, and an operating opening 83a. , 83b and a detection sensor for an operation opening for detecting a game ball that has entered the 83b are mounted, and these various detection sensors constitute a winning detection mechanism. These various detection sensors are electrically connected to the main control unit 162, and the detection information (detection signal) is output from each detection sensor to the main control unit 162.

  Next, the back pack unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the back pack unit 15.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the inner frame 13 is covered from the rear by the back pack unit 15. The back pack unit 15 includes a back pack 201 as a main body of the back pack unit 15, and a payout mechanism unit 202, a discharge passage board, and a control device assembly unit 204 are attached to the back pack 201. .

  The back pack 201 is formed of a synthetic resin having transparency, and as shown in FIG. 11, a base portion 211 to which the dispensing mechanism 202 and the like are attached, and a protective cover portion projecting rearward of the pachinko machine 10 and having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. 212. The protective cover portion 212 has a shape in which the left and right side surfaces and the upper surface are closed and only the lower surface is open, and has a size sufficient to surround at least the variable display unit 252 (see FIG. 10).

  The base portion 211 is provided with an external terminal board. Various output terminals are provided on the external terminal board, and various signals are output to the management control device (hall computer) on the game hall side through these output terminals. As shown in FIG. 11, a pair of upper and lower locking pins 214 are provided at the right end of the base portion 211 when viewed from the back of the pachinko machine 10, and the bearing provided with the locking pins 214 on the inner frame 13 is provided. The back pack unit 15 is rotatably supported by the inner frame 13 by being inserted through the portion 133. The base portion 211 is formed with a plurality of insertion portions through which the fixed levers 134 provided on the inner frame 13 are inserted, and the fixed levers 134 contact the base portion 211 from the rear with the insertion portions inserted. The back pack unit 15 is fixed to the inner frame 13 by coming into contact with each other.

  A payout mechanism section 202 is arranged in the base section 211 so as to bypass the protective cover section 212. The payout mechanism section 202 is provided with a tank 221 arranged at the uppermost part of the back pack 201 and opening upward, and game balls supplied from the island facility of the game hall are sequentially supplied to the tank 221. It A tank rail 222 that is gently inclined toward the downstream side is connected to the side of the tank 221, and a case rail 223 that extends in the vertical direction is connected to the downstream side of the tank rail 222. A payout device 224 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 223. The game balls paid out from the payout device 224 are supplied to the game ball distribution unit 225 provided on the base portion 211 of the back pack 201 through a payout passage (not shown) provided on the downstream side of the payout device 224.

  The game ball distribution unit 225 has a function of distributing the game balls paid out from the payout device 224 to either the upper plate 33, the lower plate 34, or a discharge passage to be described later, and the inside opening is the main body described above. It is formed so as to communicate with the upper tray 33 through the side upper tray passage 122 and the front door-side upper tray passage, and the outer opening portion communicates with the lower tray 34 through the main body-side lower tray passage 123 and the front door-side lower tray passage. Has been done.

  At the lower end of the base portion 211, the discharge passage board and the control device assembly unit 204 are attached so that the lower end is sandwiched in the front and rear. The discharge passage board is formed with a discharge passage opened rearward on a surface facing the control device gathering unit 204, and an opening portion of the discharge passage is closed by the control device gathering unit 204. The discharge passage is formed so as to discharge the game balls to the island facility of the game hall, etc., and the game balls led to the discharge passage from the above-mentioned recovery passage and the like pass through the discharge passage to the outside of the pachinko machine 10. Is discharged.

  The control device assembly unit 204 has a horizontally long mounting base 241, and the dispensing control device 242 and the power supply / launching control device 243 are mounted on the mounting base 241. The payout control device 242 and the power supply / firing control device 243 are arranged one on the other so that the payout control device 242 is located behind the pachinko machine 10.

  In the payout control device 242, a payout control board for controlling the payout device 224 is accommodated in the board box 244, and a state return switch 245 provided on the payout control board projects outside the board box 244. For example, when the state recovery switch 245 is pressed when a dispensing error such as a ball clogging in the dispensing device 224 occurs, the ball clogging can be eliminated.

  The power supply / launch control device 243 has a power supply / launch control board housed in a board box 246. The power supply / launch control board generates and outputs a predetermined power source required by various control devices and the like, and further controls the launch of the game ball in accordance with the operation of the game ball launching handle 41 by the player. Specifically, the drive control of the solenoid 111 and the drive control of the ball feeding device 113 that form the game ball launching mechanism 110 are executed.

  Further, the power / launch control device 243 is provided with a power switch 247. By operating the power switch 247, the power of the pachinko machine 10 can be switched between an on state (on state) and a shut off state (off state).

  Here, the pachinko machine 10 has a function of storing and storing various data, and retains the state at the time of power failure even if a power failure occurs, and returns to the state at the time of power failure at the time of recovery from the power failure. You can do it. For example, when the power is shut off in the normal procedure, such as when the game hall is closed, the state before the shutoff is stored and retained. On the other hand, when the power is turned on while pressing the RAM erase switch 166 provided in the main controller 162, the RAM data is initialized.

  These various switches can be operated from the front side of the gaming machine by opening the gaming machine main portion 12 (inner frame 13) and exposing the back surface of the inner frame 13. On the other hand, when the opening of the gaming machine main portion 12 is restricted by the locking device 75, the various switches cannot be operated from the front side of the gaming machine. That is, it is difficult to operate the above-mentioned various switches when the gaming machine main unit 12 is closed, and an operation from the front side of the gaming machine by a person who does not have a key for the locking device 75 (for example, a cheating person). Is difficult.

  As described above, in the game area PE of the game board unit 80, by arranging game parts such as the game nails 93, diversification of the flow path of the game balls is realized. The game area PE is allowed to be accessed by a worker such as a hall manager in consideration of work such as cleaning. This is useful for improving the convenience of the operator. However, in such a configuration, if a change occurs in the state of the game nail 93 due to being caught by the game nail 93 or the like during work, it causes a problem such as a ball clogging in the game area PE. There is concern that it will be a factor.

  In the present embodiment, in consideration of such a situation, a device is devised so that it can be suitably confirmed whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state. The configuration relating to the device will be described below with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13. FIG. 11 is a front perspective view of a front block 80a that constitutes the game board unit 80, and FIGS. 12 and 13 are exploded perspective views showing the front block 80a by disassembling it for each main configuration. 11 to 13, various game parts such as the game nail 93 and the center frame 95 arranged in the game area PE are omitted for convenience of description. Incidentally, the game nail 93 is fixed so as to be perpendicular to the front surface of the game area forming body 310. The above-mentioned "regular state" has shown the state where the angle of the game nail 93 is in the angle which considered the manufacturing error (tolerance) permitted to the design value.

(Front block 80a)
As described above, the front block 80a includes the transparent game area forming body 310 in which the game area PE is formed on the front surface, the decorative panel 330 and the light irradiation panel 320 provided behind the transparent game area forming body 310, and the decorative panels 330 and The holder 340 for holding the light irradiation panel 320 is combined, and the decorative panel 330 can be visually confirmed through the game area forming body 310 (see FIG. 11). The decorative panel 330 is provided with various patterns, and the patterns can be visually confirmed through the game area forming body 310. That is, the pattern provided on the decorative panel 330 constitutes the background of the game area PE.

  The light irradiation panel 320 is arranged so as to face the back surface of the decorative panel 330. The light irradiation panel 320 includes a light emitting substrate 322 on which a large number of light emitting bodies 321 are mounted and a diffusion plate 323 for diffusing light from the light emitting substrate 322. The light from the light emitting body 321 is applied to the decoration panel 330 in a state of being diffused through the diffusion plate 323. Light can pass through the decorative panel 330, and the light that has passed through the decorative panel 330 is emitted to the front of the game machine through the game area forming body 310 → the glass panel 23.

  The holder 340 has a facing portion 341 facing the light irradiation panel 320 from the rear side (the side opposite to the game area forming body 310), and a peripheral wall portion 342 formed along the outer peripheral edge of the facing portion 341. . The peripheral wall portion 342 stands up on the game area forming body 310 side, and the holder 340 has a substantially box shape opened to the game area forming body 310 side. The light irradiation panel 320 is housed in the area surrounded by the holder 340.

  The light irradiation panel 320 (diffusion plate 323) has a plurality of bosses 324 protruding toward the decorative panel 330. These bosses 324 function as a pedestal for fixing the decorative panel 330, and by interposing the boss 324, a certain gap is secured between the front surface of the light irradiation panel 320 and the rear surface of the decorative panel 330. By setting this gap as a diffusion region of light from the light irradiation panel 320, deviation of the light irradiation range with respect to the decorative panel 330 is suppressed.

  The game area forming body 310 is provided with a substantially flat plate-shaped base portion 311 on which various game components such as the game nail 93 are mounted, and a peripheral wall portion 312 formed along the outer peripheral edge of the base portion 311. . The peripheral wall portion 312 is erected rearward (on the holder 340 side), and its tip portion abuts on the decorative panel 330. That is, the decorative panel 330 is sandwiched between the peripheral wall portion 312 of the game area forming body 310 and the peripheral wall portion 342 of the holder 340. By causing the peripheral wall portion 312 of the game area forming body 310 to function as a spacer, a gap is secured between the back surface of the game area forming body 310 (base portion 311) and the front surface of the decorative panel 330.

  A light irradiation unit 313 that irradiates the front surface of the decorative panel 330 with light is disposed in this gap. The light irradiation unit 313 includes a light emitting board on which a plurality of light emitting bodies (LEDs) are mounted and a cover that covers the light emitting board, and the optical axis of the light emitting body is the back surface of the base portion 311 (the front surface of the decorative panel 330). ) And is fixed to the inner surface of the peripheral wall portion 312 so as to be parallel to the above. When the decorative panel 330 is arranged behind the game area forming body 310, it is difficult for light (environmental light) from the illumination provided on the ceiling of the game hall to reach the decorative panel 330. Therefore, by supplying light to the decorative panel 330 by the light irradiation unit 313, the visibility of the decorative panel 330 (picture) is prevented from being lowered.

  The light irradiation unit 313 (light emitting substrate) is connected to the notification / effect control device 140, and the notification / effect control device 140 switches between light emission and extinction. Similarly, the light irradiation panel 320 (light emitting substrate 322) is also connected to the notification / effect control device 140, and the notification / effect control device 140 switches between light emission and extinction.

  In the present embodiment, the function of displaying the background of the game area PE is added to the decorative panel 330, and the light emitting unit 313 and the light emitting panel 320 are controlled to emit light in accordance with the game situation, whereby the game area is displayed. The PE background is switched. Here, the configuration related to the background switching will be supplementarily described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 16. 14 to 16 are partial cross-sectional views of the front block 80a. 14 to 16, the decorative panel 330 is illustrated in an enlarged state so that its thickness is larger than it actually is, for convenience of description.

(Switch background)
The decorative panel 330 includes a base material 331 having a flat plate shape, a front side sheet material 332 attached to a surface of the base material 331 (a surface facing the game area forming body 310), and a back surface of the base material 331 (light irradiation). It is composed of a backside sheet material 333 which is attached to the panel 320 and a surface facing the panel 320.

  The front-side sheet material 332 and the back-side sheet material 333 are common in that a transparent sheet is printed with a pattern (decoration) such as characters relating to the specifications of the gaming machine, etc., and allows the passage of light. However, the configurations that allow the passage of light are different. Specifically, the pattern provided on the back sheet material 333 is provided with transparency, and light is transmitted through the pattern. On the other hand, the front side sheet material 332 is formed with a large number of pores 332a penetrating in the thickness direction in the entire area including the area where the pattern is provided, and the passage of light through these pores 332a is allowed. There is. In other words, although light is allowed to pass therethrough similarly to the back sheet material 333, in the front sheet material 332, the light does not pass through the front sheet material 332 but passes through the pores 332a. It is different in that there is. The pores 332a are so fine that it is substantially difficult to visually confirm them.

  As shown in FIG. 15, when the light irradiation unit 313 arranged on the front side of the decoration panel 330 is turned on, the front sheet material 332 is irradiated with the light from the light irradiation unit 313. Since the optical axis of the light irradiation unit 313 is configured to be substantially parallel to the front sheet material 332, the incident angle of the light from the light irradiation unit 313 on the front sheet material 332 becomes small. Therefore, the light applied to the front sheet material 332 is diffused and reflected by the surface of the front sheet material 332, and the pattern provided on the front sheet material 332 is illuminated. That is, the light irradiation unit 313 functions as illumination for the front sheet material 332.

  Since the direction of light is different from the direction of the pores 332a, the light from the light irradiation unit 313 is suppressed from reaching the back sheet material 333 through the pores 332a.

  As shown in FIG. 16, when the light irradiation panel 320 arranged behind the decoration panel 330 is turned on, the light from the light irradiation panel 320 emits light from the back side sheet material 333 → the base material 331 → the front side sheet material 332. It is ejected to the front of the game machine through the hole 332a. That is, when the light irradiation unit 313 is turned on and the pattern provided on the front sheet material 332 is visually recognized, the light becomes indirect light (reflected light) reflected by the front sheet material 332. On the other hand, when the light irradiation panel 320 is turned on and the pattern provided on the back sheet material 333 is visually recognized, the light is direct light (transmitted light) that has passed through the back sheet material 333.

  Regarding the light irradiation unit 313 and the light irradiation panel 320, a difference in light emission level is provided so that the direct light is stronger than the indirect light. Therefore, when the light irradiation panel 320 is turned on, the pattern provided on the back sheet material 333 becomes visible and the pattern on the front sheet material 332 becomes inconspicuous (difficult to see). Note that when the light irradiation unit 313 is off, the light reaching the front sheet material 332 depends on the ambient light. Even in this case, the light from the light irradiation panel 320 becomes dominant, and the substantially visible target is the latter of the design of the front sheet material 332 and the back sheet material 333.

  In the present embodiment, when the game is not performed for a predetermined period (specifically, when the variable display of the symbols is not performed), the game mode is shifted to the standby mode (power saving mode). It is composed. When in the game mode, light emission control is performed so that the light irradiation panel 320 is turned off and the light irradiation unit 313 is turned on. As a result, the pattern provided on the front sheet material 332 is displayed on the decorative panel 330. On the other hand, in the standby mode, the light emission control is performed so that the light irradiation panel 320 is turned on and the light irradiation unit 313 is turned off. As a result, the pattern provided on the back sheet material 333 is displayed on the decorative panel 330.

  On the front side sheet material 332, a pattern is provided over almost the entire area. As shown in the schematic view of FIG. 17 (1), when the light irradiation unit 313 is turned on and the light irradiation panel 320 is turned off, images such as animals or stars on the front sheet material 332 are displayed. The decoration is displayed as the background. Although only the downstream area of the game area PE is shown in FIG. 17 (b1), the same decoration as the above decoration is actually displayed behind the entire game area PE.

  On the other hand, in the back sheet material 333, the area where the pattern is arranged is limited. Specifically, although the design is provided in the range corresponding to the upstream area of the game area PE, the design is not provided in the range corresponding to the downstream area. In the downstream area, various winning balls such as the general winning opening 81 and the working opening unit 83 are provided. With regard to the game nails 93 arranged near the entrances of these winning holes, the above-mentioned changes in state or the like are caused. If they do occur, their impact will be significant. Therefore, in the portion corresponding to the downstream region, a marker MP that serves as an index when confirming a change in the state of the game nail 93 is provided instead of the decorative pattern. The position of the head 93a of the game nail 93 (hereinafter, referred to as a reference position) when the game nail 93 is in the regular state is clearly indicated by these markers MP.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17 (2), when the light irradiation panel 320 is turned on, the marker MP attached to the backside sheet material 333 is visible. The marker MP is provided near the entrance of the general winning opening 81, and the game nail 93 that influences the ball entering the general winning opening 81, and the upper working opening 83a provided near the entrance of the working opening unit 83 (upper working opening 83a). It is provided so as to correspond individually to the game nails 93 that influence the entry into the ball. The marker MP has a circular shape and is configured such that the center of the marker MP is located on the central axis of the game nail 93 in a state where the game nail 93 is perpendicular to the game area forming body 310. ing.

  The marker MP is configured to be slightly larger than the outer diameter of the head 93a of the game nail 93, and when the game nail 93 is viewed from the front side of the gaming machine, the marker MP is in the entire area in the circumferential direction. The non-overlapping portion is formed so that the overlapping of the head and the head 93a is avoided. The size of the marker MP is formed according to the above-mentioned tolerance. That is, in the range in which the head 93a of the game nail 93 does not protrude from the outer edge of the marker MP, the error that may occur in manufacturing is not outside the tolerance range.

  For example, when the game nail 93 is in the normal state, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 18A, the head 93a of the game nail 93 falls within the range defined by the marker MP. . In this case, the marker MP looks like a ring. On the other hand, when a change in the state of exceeding the above-mentioned tolerance occurs in the game nail 93, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 18B, at least a part of the head 93a of the game nail 93. Deviates from the range defined by the marker MP, and the marker MP looks like a half moon. In other words, it can be understood from the appearance of the marker MP that the game nail 93 is not in the normal state.

  According to the first embodiment detailed above, the following excellent effects are achieved.

  In the configuration in which the flow path of the game ball is defined by the game nail 93, a change in the state of the game nail 93 affects the movement of the game ball. If the change in the state of the game nail 93 becomes large, inconveniences such as ball clogging easily occur in the game area PE. This is not preferable because it becomes a factor that impairs the reliability of the gaming machine. Here, in the case of visually confirming a change in the state of the game nail 93, an oversight may occur or the confirmation may be difficult because the change amount becomes small. Therefore, as shown in the present embodiment, if the regular state (reference angle or reference posture) of the game nail 93 is clearly indicated by using the marker MP, it is possible to quickly and easily determine whether or not the state has changed and its degree. It is possible to grasp the situation, and it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of the various inconveniences. Since the marker MP is displayed behind the game area PE, the presence of the marker MP does not hinder the movement of the game ball flowing down the game area PE.

  The marker MP has an annular shape that surrounds the base portion of the game nail 93. Therefore, when the state of the game nail has changed in a certain direction, not only the relationship between the game nail and the marker changes in that direction, but also the game nail and the marker in the opposite direction. Relationship changes. Thus, by doubling the influence of the change in the state of the game nail, it is possible to contribute to facilitating visual confirmation.

  The marker MP can be switched between display / non-display according to the change of the background. With such a configuration, it is possible to prevent the presence of the marker MP from being a factor that deteriorates the appearance of the gaming machine, as compared with a configuration in which the marker MP is constantly displayed.

  Of the front-side sheet material 332 and the back-side sheet material 333 for background display, the front-side sheet material 332 is exclusively used for decoration, and the back-side sheet material 333 is used for both decoration and the marker MP. By making the sheet material on the front side exclusively for decoration, it is possible to ensure the clarity of the displayed decoration.

  When a game is being played (game mode), the background display is made mainly by the front side sheet material 332, and when a game is not being made (standby mode), the background display is made mainly by the back side sheet material 333. Regarding the back side sheet material 333, in consideration of improving the discriminating power of the marker MP, the lower half portion is not decorated, and is inferior to the front side sheet material 332 in terms of appearance. However, when the game is being played as described above, the background display by the front side sheet material 332 is made, so that the deterioration of the appearance during the game can be alleviated.

<Modification 1>
In the above-described first embodiment, the marker MP is provided on the latter of the front sheet material 332 and the back sheet material 333 that make up the decorative panel 330, but this is changed, and the marker MP is provided on the front sheet material 332. May be. In this case, during the game, the light irradiation panel 320 is turned on to perform the background display using the back sheet material 333, and during the non-game, the light irradiation unit 313 is turned on to perform the background display using the front sheet material 332. It should be set to. By displaying the marker MP using the sheet material on the side closer to the game nail 93, it is possible to contribute to facilitating the confirmation work.

<Modification 2>
In the above-described first embodiment, the decorative panel 330 has a three-layer structure including the front sheet material 332, the base material 331, and the back sheet material 333, and the back sheet material 333 is reinforced by the base material 331. Since the back sheet material 333 has a function of indicating the reference position of the head 93a of the game nail 93, it is technically meaningful to suppress the distortion of the back sheet material 333 by the base material 331. However, it is sufficient if the strength of the backside sheet material 333 provided with the marker MP can be ensured, and the reinforcing function thereof does not necessarily depend on the base material 331. That is, the base material 331 can be omitted.

  For example, the front-side sheet material 332 and the back-side sheet material 333 may be laminated to form a decorative sheet, and the decorative sheet may be attached to the back surface of the game area forming body 310 (base portion 311).

<Modification 3>
The back-side sheet material 333 shown in the first embodiment is configured to have both the background display function and the marker MP display function, but at least the function of displaying the marker MP is provided. It is also possible to omit the background display function.

  Further, regarding the back side sheet material 333, the upper half is used as the decoration disposition area and the lower half is used as the disposition area of the marker MP to separate the disposition areas of the decoration and the marker MP. It is sufficient if confusion with the marker MP can be avoided, and the marker MP and the decoration may coexist in the lower half.

<Modification 4>
In the first embodiment, the background of the game area forming body 310 is switched using the difference in light intensity between the transmitted light and the reflected light, but the present invention is not limited to this. As long as the background having the marker MP and the background not having the marker MP can be switched, the specific configuration thereof is arbitrary. For example, the display of the background image having the marker MP and the background image not having the marker MP is switched by a large image display device (display) arranged so as to face the base portion 311 of the game area forming body 310 from the back side. It can also be configured.

<Modification 5>
In the above-described first embodiment, the marker MP is provided on the assumption that the game board unit 80 is viewed at a predetermined angle (for example, looking straight) when checking the state of the game nail 93. However, in such a configuration, the line of sight is tilted vertically and horizontally during confirmation, which makes it difficult to make an accurate determination. Therefore, it is advisable to arrange an index (a structure that serves as a sight) for confirming whether or not the line of sight is at a predetermined angle at a position adjacent to the game nail 93 to be confirmed.

  The index may be composed of, for example, a game component such as a center frame and a sighting marker displayed behind a specific portion of the game component. In a state where the specific part and the aiming marker appear to match (for example, overlap front and back), the line of sight is at the above-mentioned predetermined angle, so that the worker can see the game board unit 80 at the predetermined angle. You can judge for yourself. This can improve the certainty of the confirmation result.

  In addition, the front side aiming marker provided on the front side sheet material 332 and the back side aiming marker provided on the back side sheet material 333 so as to be positioned behind the front side aiming marker constitute the above-mentioned index, and the front side aiming marker It is also possible to configure the line of sight so as to be at the above-mentioned predetermined angle in the state in which the back side aiming marker and the back side aiming marker appear to overlap each other. In the case of such a configuration, when the back side aiming marker is displayed by the back side sheet material 333, the pores are not arranged in the portion where the front side aiming marker is displayed so that the front side aiming marker does not become hard to see. It is necessary to devise such as.

<Modification 6>
In the first embodiment, the background is switched using the two sheet materials 332 and 333, but at least the marker MP for confirming the change in the state of the game nail 93 is visible. The configuration is sufficient, and it is not always necessary to switch the display / non-display of the marker MP. For example, it is possible to provide a pattern and a marker on one sheet material so that the marker is always visible. When the game area forming body (game board) is made of wood, a cell sheet is arranged on the front surface thereof. In this type of gaming machine, it is possible to provide a marker on a portion of the cell sheet to which the gaming nail 93 is attached.

<Modification 7>
The shape of the marker is arbitrary. For example, it is possible to use a cross line configured such that the intersection is located at the base of the game nail.

<Second Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the marker is displayed as the “indication means” that can be used when visually confirming whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state. In the above, the configuration related to this suggestion is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 19, the “indication means” in the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. FIG. 19 is a partial cross-sectional view of the game board unit 80A.

  As shown in FIG. 19 (a1), a decorative panel 330A is provided behind the game area forming body 310A. The decorative panel 330A shown in the present embodiment is visible from the front of the game machine through the game area forming body 310A, and constitutes the background of the game area PE, which is shown in the first embodiment. It is common with the decorative panel 330A. However, the structure is different from that of the first embodiment in that the object to be fixed is not the holder 340 but the game area forming body 310A and the background is not switched.

  A light-emitting body 337A is mounted on the front surface of the decorative panel 330A, and the notification / effect control device 140 controls turning on / off of the light-emitting body 337A. Specifically, the light emission control is performed so that the light emitting body 337A is turned off when the game is being played, and the light emitting body 337A is turned on when the game is not being played.

  The light emitting body 337A is composed of an LED, and the directivity of the light emitted from the light emitting body 337A is strong. The light-emitting body 337A is arranged such that its optical axis faces the game area forming body 310A side and the game nail 93 is located on the optical axis. The irradiation range LE of the light from the light emitting body 337A is configured such that the outer edge of the irradiation range LE near the head 93a of the game nail 93 matches the outer edge of the head 93a. Therefore, when the game nail 93 is viewed straight with the light emitting body 337A being lit, the light from the light emitting body 337A is blocked by the head 93a of the game nail 93, and FIG. As shown in a2), the light around the head 93a appears to be vaguely bright due to the diffracted light. In FIG. 19 (a2), the substantial irradiation range including the irradiation range of the diffracted light is shown as the irradiation range LE.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 19 (b1), when the state of the game nail 93 changes and the position of the head 93a deviates from the axis, the irradiation range LE and the head 93a in the deviating direction. The amount of light passing through the front side of the gaming machine is reduced by increasing the overlap with, and the amount of light passing through the front side of the gaming machine is reduced by reducing the overlap between the irradiation range LE and the head 93a in the direction opposite to the shifted direction. The amount increases. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 19 (b2), the appearance of light is biased (gray level difference). When performing the confirmation work, it is checked whether or not the state of the game nail 93 has changed (that is, whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state) by checking the presence or absence of such a light bias. You can figure it out.

  When trying to grasp whether or not the state of the game nail 93 has changed by looking at the game nail 93 itself, it is assumed that it is difficult to determine. In this respect, in the configuration shown in the present embodiment, a small change can be shown as a large difference by replacing the change in the state of the game nail 93 with the change in the light emitting mode.

  When trying to determine the change in the state of the game nail 93 severely, the suggestion function is provided by shifting the positions of the game area forming body 310A and the decorative panel 330A in the direction along the front surface of the game area forming body 310A. It will not work well. This is not preferable because it becomes a factor that reduces the reliability of the suggestive function. In this respect, the decorative panel 330A shown in the present embodiment is directly fixed to the game area forming body 310A without the holder 340. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress the decrease in reliability of the suggestion function due to the influence of an assembly error or the like.

  When the light is used to grasp the change of the state of the game nail 93 and the light is completely blocked by the game nail 93, the state of the game nail 93 is not always changed because the light cannot be seen. It cannot be the basis for showing no. In other words, it cannot be denied that the light may not be visible due to other factors such as the life of the light emitting body 337A or the like and the misunderstanding of the operator. In this respect, in the present embodiment, even when the state of the game nail 93 has not changed, that is, even when the head 93a is arranged at the reference position, the head 93a is moved by the diffraction of light. The surrounding area is dimly lit. As a result, it is possible to preferably suppress misidentification by the operator.

<Modification 1>
In the second embodiment, a part of the light emitted by the light emitter 337A is diffracted even when the game nail 93 has not changed its state and the head 93a is located at the reference position. Although it is configured to be visible from the front of the gaming machine, it is not necessary to have a configuration that depends on such diffraction in order to make light visible.

  Further, when the head 93a is arranged at the reference position, the irradiation range LE of the light from the light emitting body 337A in the front view may be smaller than that of the head 93a. That is, instead of the configuration in which the light from the light emitting body 337A is visible when the head 93a is located at the reference position, the light from the light emitting body 337A when the head 93a is located at the reference position is used. May be invisible.

<Modification 2>
In the second embodiment, the light emitting body 337A is turned on only under a specific situation such as when a game is not being played, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the light emitting body 337A is always operated. It is also possible to make it light.

<Third Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the marker is displayed as the “indication means” that can be used when visually confirming whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state. In the above, the configuration related to this suggestion is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 20 and FIG. 21A, the “indication means” in the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. 20 is a partially enlarged view of the game board unit 80B, FIGS. 21 (a) and 21 (b) are partial sectional views of the game board unit 80B, and FIG. 21 (c) is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 21 (b).

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the inner frame base body 50B (accommodating recess 51B), the side surface of the game board unit 80B, more specifically, the portion facing the end surface of the game area formation body 310B, the game area formation body 310B. A light supply unit 270B that supplies light to the end face is provided. The light supply unit 270B is connected to the notification / production control device 140, and is switched on / off by the notification / production control device 140.

  As shown in FIG. 21A, the base portion 311B of the game area forming body 310B is formed to have a substantially constant wall thickness. The light incident on the game area forming body 310B through one end surface of the game area forming body 310B (base portion 311B) is guided to the other end surface by repeating total reflection on the front surface and the back surface of the base portion 311B. Has become. That is, in the present embodiment, the base portion 311B functions as a light guide plate.

  The light supply unit 270B has a long shape that extends vertically along the left and right ends of the game area forming body 310B, and the light emitters and the reflectors are arranged alternately in the longitudinal direction. The light that has passed from one end surface of the game area forming body 310B to the other end surface is reflected by the reflecting material and returns to the game area forming body 310B again. This alleviates the loss of light quantity.

  The light supply unit 270B (light emitter and reflector) is embedded in the inner frame base body 50B, and the exposure of the light supply unit 270B is suppressed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the light from the light emitting body and the reflecting material from being directly irradiated to the front of the game machine.

  As described above, the game nail 93 is implanted in the game area forming body 310B. The game nail 93 is made of a metal material and its surface has a mirror surface. Therefore, when the light passing through the inside of the game area forming body 310B reaches the portion of the main body portion 93b (the shaft portion or the rod-shaped portion) of the game nail 93 embedded in the game area forming body 310B, the main body portion 93b. Reflects at and changes its direction. However, as described above, the game nail 93 is vertically attached to the game area forming body 310B, and the peripheral surface of the main body portion 93b also extends in the thickness direction of the game area forming body 310B. Therefore, when the light totally reflected by the front surface or the back surface of the game area forming body 310B is reflected by the main body portion 93b, the reflection angle can be adjusted to the incident angle. Therefore, the light reflected by the main body portion 93b has a large incident angle with respect to the front surface or the back surface of the game area forming body 310B, and is prevented from being emitted from the game area forming body 310B without being totally reflected.

  As shown in FIG. 20, some of the plurality of game nails 93 are arranged side by side. Therefore, the driving amount (depth) of the game nail 93 is smaller than the thickness dimension of the game area forming body 310B (specifically, the base portion 311B), and the penetration of the game area forming body 310B is avoided. That is, not all the light that has reached the arrangement position of the game nail 93 is reflected by the game nail 93, and a part of the light passes between the game nail 93 and the back surface of the game area forming body 310B. In this way, the above reflection is avoided. Therefore, by circumventing the game nails 93 juxtaposed in the light supply area AE near the light source, the light can reach even those far from the light source. This alleviates the restrictions on the arrangement of the game nails 93.

  In the present embodiment, the game nails 93 whose orientation is to be confirmed are concentrated in the lower part of the game area PE. Therefore, the light supply area AE to which the light from the light supply unit 270B is supplied is limited to the lower part of the game area formation body 310 in accordance with this. For the light supply area AE, refer to the area provided with dot hatching in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 21A, the game nail 93 is inserted into the insertion portion 311aB formed in the game area forming body 310B (base portion 311B). In this state, the main body portion 93b of the game nail 93 and the meat portion of the base portion 311B are strongly fitted (strong interference). Therefore, there is substantially no gap between the main body portion 93b of the game nail 93 and the base portion 311B.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 21 (a) → FIG. 21 (b), when a large external force that changes the state of the game nail 93 is applied during the work such as cleaning, the game nail 93 is applied. Stress concentrates on the root portion of the, and the state of the root portion of the game nail 93 changes. This stress is transmitted to the base portion 311B via the game nail 93. Although the game area forming body 310B (base portion 311B) is formed so as to have higher strength than the game nail 93, it is in a state when a certain amount of force is applied to allow the above-described strong fitting. It can change. Therefore, when the above-mentioned force is applied, the gap between the main body portion 93b (root portion) of the game nail 93 and the inlet portion of the insertion portion 311aB is not so large as to drop the game nail 93. A slight gap OE is generated (see the enlarged view of FIG. 21C).

  When the above-mentioned state change occurs in the game nail 93 and the insertion portion 311aB located in the light supply region AE, at least a part of the light reflected by the main body portion 93b of the game nail 93 is reflected on the inner surface of the insertion portion 311aB and again. Head to the game nail 93. By repeating such reflection, a part of the light is emitted toward the front of the game machine through the gap OE. As a result, the base portion of the game nail 93 emits light.

  In this way, when the above-described state change occurs, the base portion of the game nail 93 is caused to emit light, which facilitates visual confirmation due to the change in the light emission mode.

  It should be noted that this light is likely to be weaker than the light from the light emitting means used for game production and the like. That is, in a situation where a gaming machine is performing a light emitting effect or the like, there is a possibility that light is scattered and the visibility is reduced. Therefore, in the present embodiment, when the standby mode (power saving mode) is entered, various light emitting units (at least the light emitting unit attached to the game board unit 80B) other than the light supply unit 270B are turned off or the light amount is suppressed. The light emission control is performed so as to be in the dimmed state, and the light emission control is performed so that the light supply unit 270B is turned on in accordance with the light emission control. Accordingly, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience related to the light amount.

<Modification 1>
In the third embodiment, the light reflected (total reflection) on the front surface and the back surface of the game area forming body 310B reaches the game nail 93 (main body portion 93b), so that the game nail 93 is The light is made to enter obliquely. In order to generate irregular reflection of light in the gap OE, it is preferable that the light is obliquely incident on the game nail 93.

  Here, it is sufficient that the light can be obliquely incident on the game nail 93, and the light from the light source directly reaches the game nail 93 instead of using the game area forming body 310B as a light guide plate. It can also be configured. However, in the case of such a configuration, the number of light sources increases as the number of game nails 93 to be confirmed increases, and coexistence with the peripheral configuration located on the back side of the game area forming body 310B. Becomes difficult. Therefore, regarding the configuration for confirming the change of the state of the game nail 93, in order to suppress the expansion of the occupied area and preferably realize the coexistence with the peripheral configuration, the configuration shown in the third embodiment is technical. it makes sense.

<Modification 2>
With respect to the game area forming body 310B shown in the third embodiment, dark-color masking having a light-shielding property may be performed on a portion located behind the game nail 93. It is possible to more suitably prevent the light from the root portion from being mixed with other light, which contributes to further facilitation of the confirmation work.

<Modification 3>
In the third embodiment, the driving amount is limited so that the game nail 93 does not penetrate the game area forming body 310B, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to arrange the game nail 93 so as to penetrate the game area forming body 310B.

  Further, although the insertion portion 311aB for the game nail 93 has a bottomed hole shape, it may be formed in a hole shape penetrating the game area forming body 310B.

<Modification 4>
In the third embodiment, the light supply unit 270B is configured to be hidden so as not to be visible from the front of the game machine. However, if it is difficult to confirm whether or not the light supply unit 270B is in the lighting state under the situation where the change in the state of the game nail 93 should be confirmed, there is a concern that the certainty of the confirmation result will be reduced. In consideration of such a situation, it is preferable to provide an emission part for emitting the light from the light supply unit 270B to the front of the game machine regardless of the change in the state of the game nail 93. By confirming whether or not the light emitting unit 270B emits light, it is possible to know whether or not the light supply unit 270B is turned on, and it is possible to contribute to improvement in reliability of the suggestion function.

<Fourth Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the marker is displayed as the “indication means” that can be used when visually confirming whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state. In the above, the configuration related to this suggestion is different from that of the first embodiment. Specifically, although the technical idea is similar to the third embodiment in that the change in the state of the game nail 93 is replaced with the change in the light emitting mode, the specific configuration related to the replacement is the third. This is different from the embodiment. Hereinafter, the "indication means" in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. 22 (a) is a partially enlarged view of the game board unit 80C, FIG. 22 (b) is a partial sectional view of the game board unit 80C, and FIG. 23 (a) is a schematic view showing a change in a light emitting mode. In addition, in the present embodiment, the game nail 93 provided above the operating port unit 83C arranged in the game area PE and the configuration accompanying it are illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. .

  As shown in FIG. 22, the operating port unit 83C has a housing 291C in which an upper operating port 83aC is formed, and the housing 291C is projected from the front surface of the game region forming body 310C to form a game region forming body. It is fixed at 310C. The front surface portion 292C of the housing 291C (specifically, the portion forming the guide passage for the upper working opening 83aC) is provided with a light-transmissive decoration to improve the appearance of the working opening unit 83C. There is.

  The housing 291C is formed with a guide passage that guides the game ball that has entered the upper working opening 83aC to the back side of the game area forming body 310C. A light emitting substrate 294C on which a plurality of light emitting bodies 293C (LEDs) are mounted is arranged behind this guide passage, and light from these light emitting bodies 293C is supplied to the front surface portion 292C. The front surface portion 292C is provided with a function as a light diffusing portion, and the highly directional light reaching the front surface portion 292C is emitted in a diffused state to the front of the game machine. This makes it possible to make the entire front surface 292C appear to be emitting light.

  The light emitting substrate 294C is connected to the notification / effect control device 140, and is switched on / off by the notification / effect control device 140. In the present embodiment, not only the light emission control is performed so that the light emitting body 293C is turned on while the game is being played, but also the predetermined condition is satisfied even when the game is not being played. In this case (e.g., every predetermined cycle), the light emission control is performed so that the light emitting body 293C is turned on.

  In a situation where a game is being played, the light emitting mode of the light emitting body 293C is controlled to change according to the progress of the game. That is, the operating port unit 83C has a function as a light emission effect means.

  For example, when the number of pieces of pending information stored under the situation of playing a game has not reached the upper limit, the light emitting body 293C (front surface portion 292C) is maintained in a light emitting state. In this case, when a ball enters the upper operation opening 83aC, the front 292C is configured to blink by blocking the light by the game ball that entered the ball. As a result, the player is suggested to enter the upper working opening 83aC. On the other hand, when the number of stored hold information has reached the upper limit, the light emitting body 293C (front surface portion 292C) is maintained in the off state. When the number of hold information has reached the upper limit, even if more balls are entered, the hold information is not added, and the ball is not a chance to win a jackpot or the like. With regard to such a ball entry, by intentionally refraining from suggesting a ball entry, it is possible to make it difficult to give the player the impression that a ball entry has occurred at an unfavorable timing. This is preferable for suppressing a decrease in the player's willingness to play.

  When the game is not played, the light emitting body 293C is maintained in the lighting state. Here, the working port unit 83C is provided with a reflector 295C that reflects upward a part of the light traveling from the light emitting body 293C to the front surface portion 292C. The light reflected by the reflecting material 295C is directed upward and is radiated to the center frame 95C located above the working port unit 83C. That is, the center frame 95C is located on the upward optical path TL.

  The center frame 95C has a main body portion 281C that bulges toward the front of the gaming machine and an extending portion 282C that extends outward from the main body portion 281. The extending portion 282C functions as a mounting portion to the game area forming body 310C, and the extending portion 282C is attached to the game area forming body 310C using a fixing tool such as a screw, whereby the center frame 95C is formed in the game area. It is integrated with the forming body 310C.

  Since the extending portion 282C has a function as a mounting portion and a function as a pedestal that defines the front-rear position, the size thereof in the front view of the gaming machine tends to be large. If the game area PE is pressed by the extending portion 282C, it becomes difficult to realize the diversification of the movement (downstream path) of the game ball. In this respect, the extending portion 282C has a thin plate shape, and the gap between the plate surface and the back surface of the glass panel 23 is configured to be larger than the diameter dimension of the game ball. The game ball can pass through, and the occurrence of the above inconvenience is avoided.

  The thickness dimension of the extending portion 282C is configured to be smaller than the diameter dimension (radial dimension) of the game ball. As a result, catching when the game ball moves from the front surface of the game area forming body 310C to the extending portion 282C is suppressed. Particularly, the tip portion of the extending portion 282C is chamfered. The chamfered portion 283C is directed obliquely forward in the gaming machine, and the smooth movement of the above-mentioned gaming ball is achieved.

  The chamfered portion 283C is a target to which the light reflected by the reflector 295C (light passing through the optical path TL) is irradiated. The chamfered portion 283C is provided with a function as a light reflection portion, and the light reflected by the chamfered portion 283C goes toward the front of the gaming machine. This makes it possible to make the light-irradiated portion (specific portion LP) of the chamfered portion 283C appear to be emitting light.

  Here, the optical path TL of the light directed to the specific portion LP is configured to grab the game nail 93 arranged immediately above the upper working opening 83aC. As shown in FIG. 23A, in a situation where the game nail 93 has not changed in state (regular state), the light from the light emitting body 293C is applied to the chamfered portion 283C (specific portion LP). As a result, the chamfered portion 283C appears to be emitting light. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 23 (b), the game nail 93 interrupts the optical path TL under the condition that the state of the game nail 93 is changed. As a result, the irradiation of light to the chamfered portion 283C is blocked, and the light emission from the specific portion LP is avoided. When the change in the state of the game nail 93C is relatively small, the light reflected by the game nail 93C (main body portion 93bC) is emitted to a position outside the specific portion LP. By causing such a change in the light emitting mode, the change in the state of the game nail 93 can be reflected in the light emitting mode.

  According to the configuration shown in the present embodiment, the operator can confirm whether or not the state of the game nail 93 has changed by confirming whether or not the specific portion LP emits light. Since it is not necessary to grasp the presence or absence of the state change by looking at the game nail 93 itself, it is possible to contribute to facilitating the confirmation work.

  Further, in the above configuration, there is a possibility that light may not be supplied to the specific portion LP due to the effects of the life of the light emitting body 293C, malfunction, and the like. In this respect, since the light is supplied to the front surface portion 292C of the operation port unit 83C, it is caused by the change in the state of the game nail 93 by checking the light emission mode of the front surface portion 292C. You can easily determine whether or not there is.

  A part of the light from the light source for light emission effect is used as the light for supporting the confirmation of the game nail 93. This makes it possible to preferably realize coexistence with the peripheral configuration as compared with the case where a light source dedicated to confirmation support is mounted.

<Modification 1>
Although the optical path TL is provided on one side of the game nail 93 in the fourth embodiment, the optical path TL may be provided on both sides (for example, left and right) sandwiching the game nail 93.

  Further, instead of or in addition to the configuration in which the optical path TL is provided on the side of the game nail 93, it is possible to configure the optical path TL above or below the game nail 93. Accordingly, it is possible to preferably grasp the change in the state of the game nail 93 in the vertical direction.

<Modification 2>
In the fourth embodiment, when the state of the game nail 93 is changed, the light emission of the specific portion LP of the center frame 95C is avoided, but instead, the state of the game nail 93 is changed. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the specific portion of the center frame 95C emits light when the value has changed.

<Modification 3>
In the fourth embodiment, one optical path TL is set for one game nail 93, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to set the optical path TL corresponding to the plurality of game nails 93 (for example, along the game nails 93 arranged in a line). That is, a plurality of game nails 93 may be arranged at positions along the optical path TL. In such a configuration, the specific portion LP is turned off when a state change occurs in at least one of the plurality of game nails 93. In this way, by making one optical path TL correspond to the plurality of game nails 93, a practically preferable configuration can be realized.

<Modification 4>
In the fourth embodiment, a part of the light from the light-emitting effect (decoration) light-emitting body 293C attached to the operation opening unit 83C is used to support the confirmation. It is arbitrary whether to use as a light source. For example, it is possible to use a light emitting unit attached to another game component such as the center frame 95C or the game area partitioning member 99 as a light source.

<Fifth Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the marker is displayed as the “indication means” that can be used when visually confirming whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state. In the above, the configuration related to this suggestion is different from that of the first embodiment. Specifically, in the gaming machine shown in the present embodiment, not the decorative panel 330 provided behind the game area forming body 310, but the front door frame 14 (glass) provided in front of the game area forming body 310. The configuration is different from that of the first embodiment in that the unit 22) functions as a display unit of the marker MP. Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 24, the “indication means” in the present embodiment will be described focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. FIG. 24 (1) is a partial cross-sectional view of the game board unit 80C, and FIG. 24 (2) is a schematic view showing the relationship between the marker MP and the game nail 93.

  As described above, the front door frame 14D that covers the game board unit 80D from the front of the game machine is provided with the glass unit 22D having a plurality of (two) glass panels 23D, and the game area is provided through these glass panels 23D. The PE is visible from the front of the gaming machine. As shown in FIG. 24 (a1), the frame body 20D of the front door frame 14D is equipped with a light irradiation unit 261D that supplies light to the rear glass panel 23D (rear glass panel 23D). The light irradiation unit 261D is configured to irradiate the end surface of the rear glass panel 23D with light, and the light supplied to the rear glass panel 23D repeats total reflection on the front surface and the rear surface of the rear glass panel 23D. The light is emitted to the front of the game machine through the light emitting portion 23aD formed on the rear glass panel 23D. That is, the rear glass panel 23D functions as a light guide plate.

  The light emitting portion 23aD is provided in front of a predetermined game nail 93, which is a target of confirmation of a change in state, among a large number of game nails 93 arranged in the game area PE. More specifically, it is located on the axis line CL that passes through the predetermined game nail 93 attachment point. The light emitting portion 23aD has a circular shape (specifically, a dot) centered on the axis line CL, and its outer diameter is configured to be smaller than the outer diameter of the head portion 93a of the game nail 93. When the light irradiation unit 261D is turned on and the light emitting portion 23aD emits light, the circular marker MP is displayed (see FIG. 24 (a2)).

  Unlike the game area forming body 310D, the glass panel 23D does not have game parts such as game nails 93 attached thereto. In other words, there are no light obstructions that pass through the interior. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress the diffusion and emission of light at an unintended position. This is a preferable configuration in order to secure the amount of light in the marker MP and increase the degree of freedom in the number of markers MP.

  The light irradiation unit 261D is connected to the notification / effect control device 140, and the notification / effect control device 140 controls light emission / non-lighting. Specifically, when a game is being played, the light irradiation unit 261D is maintained in the off state and the marker MP is hidden. On the other hand, when the game is not played, the light irradiation unit 261D is maintained in the lighting state and the marker MP is displayed. When the marker MP is displayed in this way, various effect / decorative light emitting units arranged in the gaming machine are turned off. This suppresses the marker MP from being scattered by the light from the other light emitting units.

  As shown in FIG. 24 (a) → FIG. 24 (b), when an external force is applied to the game nail 93 at the time of work such as cleaning and the state changes, the marker MP and the game nail 93 are generated. The positional relationship with the head 93a of the head changes. That is, the center of the marker MP and the center of the head 93a are displaced. For example, as shown in FIG. 24 (b2), when the head 93a of the game nail 93 is displaced to the left, the distance between the left end of the marker MP and the left end of the head 93a is increased by the displacement amount, and the marker The distance between the right end of MP and the right end of the head portion 93a is reduced by the amount of the deviation. That is, a change that is twice the actual shift amount occurs. This facilitates visual confirmation of changes in the state of the game nail 93.

  When confirming the change in the above state, it is necessary to determine the positional relationship between the marker MP and the head 93a in a state where the axis CL is viewed straight. In such a configuration, since the line of sight is inclined with respect to the axis line CL, it becomes difficult to make an accurate determination. Such an effect becomes remarkable as the distance between the game nail 93 (particularly the head 93a) and the marker MP in the axis CL direction increases.

  In this respect, in the present embodiment, the marker MP is displayed on the rear glass panel 23D near the head 93a of the game nail 93, and the display position of the marker MP is made closer to the head 93a. This makes it possible to suppress the occurrence of the inconvenience and increase the certainty of the confirmation result. Regarding the game nail 93, the distance from the front surface of the game area forming body 310D to the head 93a is larger than the diameter dimension of the game ball. On the other hand, the distance from the head 93a of the game nail 93 to the light emitting portion 23aD (marker MP) is smaller than that from the viewpoint of suppressing ball clogging (being smaller than the diameter of the game ball. Exist). When considering the essence of the amount of standing of the game nail 93 as described above, the marker MP is to be arranged not in the game area forming body 310D or in the rear thereof but in the front of the game area forming body 310D. There is a clear technical significance to

  As described above, in a gaming machine in which the game ball moves in the game area PE, it is one of the pleasures to follow the movement of the game ball with eyes. Therefore, when the marker MP is displayed in front of the game area PE, it is easy to give the player the impression that the presence of the marker MP is bothersome. In this respect, the marker MP shown in the present embodiment is displayed when a game is not being played, and is hidden when a game is being played. As a result, it is possible to preferably avoid the occurrence of the inconvenience.

  When the marker display is performed in front of the game area forming body 310D as shown in the present embodiment, the game area forming body 310D does not necessarily have to be light transmissive. In other words, it can be applied to a gaming machine equipped with a wooden game area forming body and has high versatility.

<Modification 1>
Although the marker MP is displayed on the rear glass panel 23D of the two-layer glass panel 23D in the fifth embodiment, the marker MP is displayed on the front glass panel 23D instead. May be displayed. However, as described above, it is preferable that the distance between each marker MP and the head portion 93a of the game nail 93 is as small as possible from the viewpoint of improving the confirmation accuracy. In view of such circumstances, it is technically significant to set the glass panel closest to the game area PE (game nail 93) as the marker display target.

<Modification 2>
As shown in the fifth embodiment, when the appearance changes due to the shift of the line of sight with respect to the axis line CL, the worker needs to confirm in advance whether his or her own line of sight is displaced, There is concern that it will be complicated. Therefore, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 25A, both may display the marker MP on the glass panel 23D. If the line of sight is matched so that the marker MP of the front glass panel 23D and the marker MP of the rear glass panel 23D are matched, it is not necessary to individually confirm whether or not the line of sight of itself is displaced, and work It can contribute to ease of use and improvement of certainty.

  When the front side marker MP and the rear side marker MP are used together, it is not always necessary to make them the same. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the colors and shapes of the two are differentiated. For example, the front marker MP may be set to be slightly smaller than the rear marker MP.

  In the present modification, the two front and rear markers MP are made to function as an index (aim) at the time of line-of-sight matching, but it is not denied that this kind of function is given to a structure other than the marker MP. . For example, a marker for aiming may be provided on the glass panel 23D and the structure located around the predetermined game nail 93 to be confirmed by the center frame, the working opening unit, or the like.

<Modification 3>
In the fifth embodiment, the marker MP alone is displayed by supplying light to the rear glass panel 23D, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by supplying light to the rear glass panel 23D, the marker MP and a pattern such as an effect may be displayed, and the display function may be used during the game. However, in this case, if the marker MP is conspicuous, the appearance of the pattern may be deteriorated. Therefore, the display period during the performance execution should be shorter than the display period during the confirmation work, or the light amount of the marker MP should be suppressed so as to be smaller than the other pattern portions.

  Further, the technical idea shown in the third modification can be applied to the second modification. In this case, for example, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 25B, one of the two-layer glass panels 23D is dedicated to the marker MP display, and the other glass panel 23D is associated with both the marker display and the pattern display. do it. At the time of confirmation work, the aiming function can be exhibited by supplying light to both glass panels 23D.

<Sixth Embodiment>
In the first embodiment, the marker is displayed as the “indication means” that can be used when visually confirming whether or not the game nail 93 is in the normal state. In the above, the configuration related to this suggestion is different from that of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the "indication means" in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 26, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. 26A is a partial cross-sectional view of the game board unit 80E, and FIG. 26B is a partially enlarged view of the game board unit 80E.

  The game board unit 80E shown in the present embodiment includes a movable effect device 400E disposed behind the game area forming body 310. The movable effect device 400E has a movable decorative member 401E with decorations such as characters on the front surface, and a drive mechanism for moving the movable decorative member 401E up and down to arrange the movable decorative member 401E at the effect position / standby position. are doing. The drive mechanism is connected to the notification / production control device 140, and is configured to operate based on a drive signal from the notification / production control device 140.

  In the state where the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the standby position, the protrusion of the game board unit 80E with respect to the central opening 85 is avoided, and the front surface of the movable decorative body 401E faces the rear surface of the base portion 311 of the game area forming body 310. ing. Note that the game area formation body 310 described in this embodiment is also colorless and transparent, and a part of the movable decoration body 401E is visible from the front of the gaming machine through the game area formation body 310.

  In a state where the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the effect position, the movable decorative body 401E projects from the central opening 85 and is positioned in front of the display screen 253a of the symbol display device 253. The movable ornament 401E is colored and opaque. Therefore, when the movable ornament 401E is arranged at the effect position, the portion of the display screen 253a covered by the movable ornament 401E is limited so that it is difficult to visually recognize it from the front of the gaming machine.

  The standby position of the movable decorative body 401E is roughly classified into a first standby position and a second standby position that are different in distance from the central opening 85. The first standby position is a position where the movable decorative body 401E is arranged when the game is being played, and the second standby position is a position where the movable decorative body 401E is arranged when the game is not being played. It should be noted that the gaming machine shown in the present embodiment also shifts to the power saving mode when the variable display of the symbols is not performed for a predetermined period. The case where the above-mentioned game is performed corresponds to the state where the power saving mode is not set, and the case where the game is not performed corresponds to the state where the power saving mode is set.

  On the front surface portion of the movable decorative body 401E, a predetermined game nail 93 (four game nails 93 arranged side by side above the upper operation port 83a in the present embodiment) as a reference direction (head 93a). A marker MP indicating the reference position (1) is formed. The marker MP is located behind the game nail 93 in a front view of the gaming machine when the movable ornament 401E is arranged at the first standby position. On the other hand, when the movable decorative body 401E is located at the second standby position, the marker MP is located behind the working opening unit 83. The working port unit 83 shown in the present embodiment is configured to be colored and opaque, and the marker MP hidden behind the working port unit 83 is hindered from being visually recognized by the working port unit 83.

  When the marker MP is provided on the movable decorative body 401E, the presence of the marker MP can be a factor that reduces the appearance of the movable decorative body 401E. In this respect, when the game is being played, if the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the first standby position and the marker MP is hidden so as to be invisible, the marker MP is removed. It can be made inconspicuous. It should be noted that the marker MP is visible when the marker MP is arranged at the presentation position, but the marker MP is illuminated by changing the light emitting state so that the light emitting body built in the movable decorative body 401E emits / blinks. It becomes difficult to stand out due to. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the concern that the appearance will deteriorate.

  In the state where the game machine is in the power saving mode and the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the second standby position, it is possible to confirm whether or not the state has changed in the predetermined game nail 93 by using the marker MP. it can. The confirmation support function by the marker MP is activated when a game is not being played. When the game is not being played, it is assumed that the player has less chance of gazing at the game board unit 80E as compared with the case where the game is being played. Therefore, even if the marker MP provided on the movable decorative body 401E becomes visible and the appearance of the movable decorative body 401E deteriorates, the effect can be mitigated.

<Modification 1>
In the sixth embodiment, the movable decorative body 401E is configured to move to the first standby position and the second standby position, but it is not essential to move at three positions including the effect position. For example, the first standby position may also serve as the second standby position, and the movable decorative body 401E may be configured to move to two positions of the effect position and the first standby position.

<Modification 2>
In the sixth embodiment, the visibility is changed so that the marker MP becomes inconspicuous by turning on / blinking the built-in light-emitting body in a state where the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the effect position. It was configured. In embodying the technical idea of changing the visibility of the marker MP depending on the situation, the specific configuration may be arbitrarily changed.

  For example, the visibility of the marker is increased when the predetermined light emission mode is set, and the light emission control is performed so that the predetermined light emission mode is achieved in the situation where the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the first standby position. It may be configured to perform. Specifically, when the light emitting mode is the predetermined light emitting mode, the light emitting body which supplies light to the marker MP is turned on and the other light emitting bodies are turned off, while the light emitting modes other than the predetermined light emitting mode are set. In such a case, the light emitting body that supplies light to the marker MP and another light emitting body may be turned on.

<Modification 3>
In order to exert the above-mentioned confirmation support function by using the movable decorative body that can be moved to the effect position and the standby position, the specific operation mode of the movable decorative body is arbitrary. For example, the movable decorative body may be a rotary type, or the movable decorative body may be a rotary type.

<Modification 4>
In the sixth embodiment, the movable decorative body 401E is arranged at the standby position, so that the marker MP is arranged at the confirmation position. By changing this and moving the movable ornament 401E from the standby position to the effect position, the marker MP can be arranged at the confirmation position. In this case, the movable decorative body 401E may be arranged at the effect position in the power saving mode. In addition, in such a structure, it is not always necessary to arrange the movable decorative body 401E at the effect position during the power saving mode. That is, the movable decorative body 401E may be arranged at the effect position upon the transition to the power saving mode, or when the predetermined operation unit is operated under the power saving mode, the operation is triggered. Alternatively, the movable decorative body 401E may be arranged at the effect position.

<Modification 5>
In the sixth embodiment, the notification / effect control device 140 determines the position of the movable decorative body 401E to be arranged between the first standby position and the second standby position by grasping the game situation. , But is not limited to this. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the movable decorative body 401E moves from the second standby position to the first standby position when a predetermined operation is performed as shown in the fourth modification.

<Seventh Embodiment>
With respect to various game components such as the operation port unit 83 and the center frame 95 mounted on the game area forming body 310, an extending portion that extends from the main body (housing) and contacts the front surface of the game area forming body 310 is formed. Has been done. By fixing the extending portion to the game area forming body 310 using a fixing tool such as a screw, the game parts are integrated with the game area forming body 310. The extending portion is formed in a thin plate shape, and it is possible to prevent the extending portion from pressing the game area PE, that is, reducing the flow-down area of the game ball.

  One of the features of the present embodiment is that the appearance of the game board unit 80F is improved by causing the extension portion to emit light (by performing light emission display at the extension portion). Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 27, a configuration relating to the light emitting display using the extending portion will be described. 27A is a partially enlarged view of the game board unit 80F, and FIG. 27B is a partial sectional view of the game board unit 80F. Note that, in FIG. 27A, dot hatching is given to a portion functioning as a light emitting portion in the extending portion of each game component. In addition, regarding the various game parts described above, the specific structure for performing the above-described light emission display is common to all the light emitting units. Therefore, in the following description, as a specific example, the center frame 95 and the configuration accompanying it will be described, and the description of the other game parts will be cited.

  The center frame 95F has the main body portion 281F that configures the stage portion 96, the warp passage 97 (see FIG. 6), and the like, and the extending portion 282F that configures a mounting portion for the game area forming body 310. The extending portion 282F has a function as a mounting portion and a function as a pedestal that defines the front-rear position. Under such circumstances, the size (area) in the front view of the gaming machine tends to be large. If the game area PE is pressed by the extending portion 282F, it becomes difficult to realize the diversification of the movement (downstream path) of the game ball. In this respect, the extending portion 282 is configured such that the gap between the front surface and the back surface of the glass panel 23 is larger than the diameter dimension of the game ball, and the game ball can pass through the gap. This avoids the occurrence of the inconvenience.

  The thickness dimension of the extending portion 282F is configured to be smaller than the diameter dimension (specifically, the radius dimension) of the game ball. As a result, catching when the game ball moves from the front surface of the game area forming body 310 to the extending portion 282F is suppressed. In particular, the tip portion of the extending portion 282F is chamfered, and is inclined so as to gradually become thinner toward the tip portion. The chamfered portion 283 is directed diagonally forward in the gaming machine to facilitate the above-mentioned movement of the game ball.

  Here, a light irradiation unit 411F as a “light source” is arranged at a position on the rear side of the center frame 95F. The light irradiation unit 411F is connected to the notification / production control device 140, and the notification / production control device 140 executes light emission control.

  The light irradiation unit 411F is hidden behind the center frame 95F so as to be invisible from the front of the gaming machine, and a portion of the center frame 95F to which light is supplied from the light irradiation unit 411F, more specifically, the main body 281F. Is provided with a light guide body 412F that guides the light from the light irradiation unit 411 to the extending portion 282F.

  The light guide body 412F extends in the thickness direction of the game area forming body 310 (base portion 311), and the light incident from the rear end portion proceeds to the front of the game machine through the light guide body 412F. At this time, by totally reflecting the light inside the light guide 412F, a decrease in the amount of light in the process of guiding the light to the extending portion 282F is suppressed.

  The front end portion of the light guide body 412F is mirror-finished, and the light reaching the front end portion (reflection portion 413F) is reflected toward the extension portion 282F. The reflecting portion 413F faces the extending portion 282F with the wall surface portion of the main body portion 281F being sandwiched therebetween. The light reflected by the reflecting portion 413F moves to the extending portion 282F through the wall surface portion.

  Here, the extending portion 282F is configured to have a larger refractive index than the game area forming body 310 (base portion 311). Thereby, the emission of the light reaching the extension portion 282F to the front or the rear of the gaming machine through the plate surface of the extension portion 282F is suppressed. That is, the amount of light passing through the extending portion 282F is less likely to decrease in the passing process.

  When the light passing through the extending portion 282F reaches the chamfered portion 283F, the light is emitted to the front of the gaming machine through the chamfered portion 283F. That is, the chamfered portion 283F functions as a light outlet in the extending portion 282F. Minute irregularities are formed on the surface of the chamfered portion 283F. Therefore, the light reaching the chamfered portion 283F is diffused when being emitted from the chamfered portion 283F. Accordingly, when the light irradiation unit 411F is in the light emitting state, the chamfered portion 283 appears to be emitting light.

  If the light is refracted / reflected and guided to the extending portion 282F, it is not necessary to incorporate the light source in the center frame 95F. As a result, it is possible to prevent the game component, which is arranged so as to project to the front of the game machine with respect to the game area forming body 310, from increasing in size due to the addition of the light emitting function. This is a preferable configuration for improving the appearance of the gaming machine and suppressing the pressure on the gaming area PE due to the improvement.

  With the configuration in which light is totally reflected by the light guide body 412F and the extension portion 282F, it is possible to mitigate the loss of light amount even when the distance between the light source and the light emitting portion is large. As a result, it is possible to prevent the appearance of the center frame 95F from being deteriorated due to light leakage from the non-light emitting portion. Further, the light emission level of the light source can be lowered by alleviating the loss of light quantity.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 27A, a large number of game nails 93 are arranged along the extending portion 282F (chamfered portion 283F) of the center frame 95F to form a guide passage for the game ball. There is. Here, in the case where the game nail 93 has changed in state, there is a concern that the behavior of the game ball will be greatly disturbed and the guide function will not be performed well. In this respect, in the present embodiment, the chamfered portion 283F emits light, which allows the chamfered portion 283F to function as the marker (specifically, the reference line) described in another embodiment. That is, by comparing the positional relationship between the chamfered portion 283F whose visibility is improved by light emission and the game nail 93, it is possible to easily grasp the change in the state of some of the game nails 93. can do.

  In particular, if the state of the game nail 93 changes upward, there is a concern that the behavior of the game ball will be strongly affected. In this respect, the head 93a of the game nail 93 overlaps with the chamfered portion 283F from the front, so that the streaks of light are partially cut off. As a result, it is possible to more easily grasp which game nail 93 the state of which has changed.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the light streak is displayed at a position slightly above the row of the game nails 93. The distance between the light emitting portion and the game nails 93 is determined by the game nails. It is determined based on the permissible error (tolerance, etc.) of the orientation of 93. That is, when the streaks of light are cut off due to the overlap as described above, it means that the change in the state of the game nail 93 exceeds the allowable error.

<Modification 1>
In the seventh embodiment, the light irradiation unit 411F as the "light source" is arranged outside the center frame 95F as the "game part". It is also possible to change this so that the light irradiation unit 411F is built in the center frame 95F.

<Modification 2>
The light irradiation unit 411F as the “light source” may be arranged on the front side of the game area forming body 310. For example, the light irradiation unit 411F may be provided at a position separated from the light irradiation unit 411F in the direction along the front surface of the game area forming body 310, and light may be irradiated from the light irradiation unit 411F to the chamfered portion 283F. It is possible. The light traveling along the front surface of the game area forming body 310 is reflected by the chamfered portion 283F to change its direction and head toward the front of the gaming machine, whereby the chamfered portion 283F can emit light.

  In this case, if the light irradiation unit 411F and the chamfered portion 283F are configured to face each other across a passage area (ball passage) through which the game ball passes, light is temporarily blocked when the game ball passes. By this, it becomes possible to change the light emission mode.

<Modification 3>
In the above-described seventh embodiment, the light guide 412F serving as the “light guide unit” reflects light to guide it to the extension 282F, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the light may be refracted to be guided to the extension 282F, or the light from the light irradiation unit 411F may be directly applied to the extension 282F.

<Modification 4>
In the seventh embodiment, the extension 282F is made to function as a light guide plate, but it is sufficient if at least the light that goes to the chamfered portion 283F is not obstructed, and it is not always necessary to make it function as a light guide plate. .

<Eighth Embodiment>
When the state of the game nail 93 has changed, the behavior of the game ball flowing down the game area PE may change. This can be a cause of inconvenience such as ball clogging in the game area PE. In the present embodiment, even if the state of the game nail 93P changes due to an external force that changes the state of the game nail 93P on the game nail 93P, the effect of avoiding the influence on the behavior of the game ball is devised. Has been done. The device will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 28A is a schematic view showing the structure of the game nail 93P.

  In the main body 93bP (body) of the game nail 93P, a cut 93cP is formed in a portion intermediate between the base portion protruding from the game area forming body 310P and the head portion 93aP. The outer diameter of the main body 93bP is smaller in the portion where the cut 93cP is formed, and the strength is lower than that in the portion where the cut 93cP is not formed.

  The distance dimension from the rear surface of the glass unit 22 (glass panel 23) to the position where the notch 93cP is formed is smaller than the radius dimension of the game ball. Further, the distance from the front surface of the game area forming body 310P to the notch 93cP is larger than the radius dimension of the game ball. That is, the notch 93cP is located in front of the contact point where the game ball flowing down the game area PE hits with the game nail 93P (main body section 93bP).

  Therefore, even when a force is applied to the head 93aP of the game nail 93P from the direction along the front surface of the game area forming body 310P, the stress generated thereby is concentrated in the notch 93cP. As a result, it is possible to prevent the stress from being absorbed due to the change in the state starting from the cut 93cP, and to suppress the change in the state in the portion of the main body portion 93bP on the base side of the cut 93cP.

  In this way, by forming the fragile portion where stress concentration is likely to occur and suppressing the change in the state in other portions, it is possible to suppress the change in the behavior of the game ball. In particular, the notch 93cP is formed in the non-contact portion of the main body portion 93bC where the contact of the game ball is avoided. Therefore, even if a change in the state starting from the notch 93cP occurs, it is possible to suppress the influence on the behavior of the game ball due to the change.

<Modification 1>
In embodying the technical idea shown in the eighth embodiment, it is sufficient that the main body portion 93bP of the game nail 93P has a weakened portion having lower strength than other portions. The fragile portion does not necessarily have to have a configuration that depends on the shape as shown in the above-described embodiment, and the strength can be reduced by partially changing the material.

<Modification 2>
In the eighth embodiment, the notch 93cP is formed on the entire circumference of the main body 93bC, but the direction of change of state is substantially limited, for example, the state may change in a predetermined direction. On the other hand, in a configuration in which the change of the state is hindered by another component in the direction intersecting with the predetermined direction, the notch 93cP may be partially formed in the direction.

<Ninth Embodiment>
When the state of the game nail 93 has changed, the behavior of the game ball flowing down the game area PE may change. This can be a cause of inconvenience such as ball clogging in the game area PE. In the eighth embodiment, the state of the main body portion 93bP (cutout 93cP) of the game nail 93P is changed to suppress the influence on other portions. In the game nail 93Q shown in the present embodiment, the specific configuration for embodying the above technical idea is different from that in the above eighth embodiment. Here, the structure of the game nail 93Q in the present embodiment will be described with reference to the schematic view of FIG.

  In the game nail 93Q shown in the present embodiment, the head 93aQ is made thinner so as to be weaker than the main body 93bQ. Even when a force is applied to the head portion 93aQ from a direction intersecting the axial direction of the main body portion 93bQ (for example, a direction along the front surface of the game area forming body 310Q), the state of the main body portion 93bQ is changed thereby. The head portion 93aQ is configured to be crushed before it is pressed. By changing the state of the head 93aQ and absorbing the external force, it is possible to suppress the change of the state of the game nail 93Q.

  Further, if the state of the head 93aQ located at the tip portion of the game nail 93Q is changed, it is possible to leave a trace of the change in state of the game nail 93Q. As a result, workability in visually confirming the direction of the game nail 93Q can be improved.

  If an external force that cannot be absorbed by the head portion 93aQ is applied, the state of not only the head portion 93aQ but also the main body portion 93bQ will change. Even in this case, since the head 93aQ changes its state at least before the main body 93bQ changes its state, it is possible to preferably leave the trace of the state change.

  In this way, the portion for leaving the trace (trace portion) is located at the tip (front end) of the game nail 93Q, so that work for visually confirming the presence or absence of a state change from the front side of the gaming machine The property can be improved suitably.

<Tenth Embodiment>
As shown in each of the above-described embodiments, in order to clearly indicate the normal state of the game nail 93 (reference position of the head 93aS) by the marker MP, the marker MP does not necessarily have to be configured by a pattern. In the present embodiment, as shown in the schematic view of FIG. 28 (c), a recess 311bR is formed at the base portion of a predetermined game nail 93 to be confirmed by the game area forming body 310R, and the recess 311bR is formed. It has a function as a marker.

  The recess 311bR has a circular shape that is coaxial with the game nail 93, and is formed so that the diameter dimension thereof is the same as the diameter dimension of the head portion 93a of the game nail 93. Therefore, when the game nail 93 is in the normal state, the game nail 93 (the head 93a) is overlapped (matched) with the recess 311bR by viewing the game nail 93 from the front. Looks like.

  If the state of the game nail 93 changes and the position of the head 93a deviates from the reference position, the appearance of the above-described recess 311bR changes. Specifically, the visible portion of the recess 311bR is reduced on the side where the state of the game nail 93 is changed, and the visible portion of the recess 311bR is increased on the opposite side. That is, for example, when a shift of 1 mm occurs on the right side, the part corresponding to 1 mm is reduced in the right part of the recess 311bR, and the part corresponding to 1 mm is newly visible in the left part of the recess 311bR. As a result, a visual change that is twice the actual displacement of the head 93a can be generated. For the above reason, when the head 93a is located at the reference position, the markers can be visually recognized to the same extent on both sides of the head 93a, so that it is easy to visually confirm the change in the state. There is a technical significance that can be done.

  Further, in the configuration in which the game nail 93 is cantilevered by the game area forming body 310R, if an external force that changes the state of the game nail 93 is applied, stress concentrates on the root portion of the game nail 93. Therefore, the state of the game nail 93 changes from the root portion as a starting point. Here, in the present embodiment, with respect to the predetermined game nail 93, the above-mentioned starting point is deviated to the back side (rear side) from the other game nails 93 by the recess 311bR. When the amount of change in the state of the game nail 93 reaches a predetermined amount, the game nail 93 hits the edge portion of the recess 311bR, and the stress is distributed to the contact portion and the root portion. By thus distributing the stress, it is possible to suppress a change in the state of the game nail 93.

<Modification 1>
In the tenth embodiment, as illustrated in FIG. 28C, the recess 311bR is formed so that the depth dimension is larger than the clearance dimension between the recess 311bR and the game nail 93. At least as long as the stress generated in the game nail 93 can be dispersed at a plurality of locations as described above, the specific size of the recess 311bR may be arbitrarily changed. However, as for the diameter dimension of the recess 311bR, it is possible to avoid catching with the game ball that moves along the front surface of the game area forming body 310R in the gap between the edge of the recess 311bR and the game nail 93. It is preferable to suppress

<Modification 2>
In the tenth embodiment described above, the predetermined amount of the game nail 93 and the other game nails 93 are arranged so that the amount of protrusion from the front surface of the game area forming body 310R is the same, and the hanging amount with the game area forming body 310R is set. Although the game nail 93 is made common by making it different, it is not limited to this. For example, it is possible to make the game nails 93 common by making the hanging allowances uniform and making the protrusion amounts different. Further, it is not essential to make the parts common, and a predetermined game nail 93 and other game nails 93 may be set individually.

<Eleventh Embodiment>
In the present embodiment, the shape of the head 93aS of the game nail 93S is different from that of the game nail 93 shown in each of the above embodiments. Specifically, as shown in the schematic diagram of FIG. 28 (d), the head 93aS of the game nail 93S is not a curved surface convex toward the front of the game machine, but a plane shape that faces the front side of the game machine (in detail. Are unified so as to form a plane shape parallel to the front surface of the game area forming body 310S.

  The head 93aS of the game nail 93S is mirror-finished to reflect light. Light (for example, ambient light) from the illumination of the game hall or the like enters the head 93aS and is reflected to the front side of the game machine.

  When the state of the game nail 93S has changed, the state of the head 93aS of the game nail 93S changes. As a result, when compared with the other game nails 93S arranged in the periphery, a difference occurs in the light reflection mode (look) on the head 93aS. Even if the change in the state of the game nail 93S is small and the deviation in the direction of the head 93aS is small, the change in the reflection direction of the light affects the difference in appearance more than the difference in the change in the actual state of the head 93aS. Can be generated. Thereby, when the change in the state of the game nail 93S deviates from the reference state, it becomes easy to grasp.

<Modification 1>
In the eleventh embodiment described above, the head 93aS is formed to be a flat surface parallel to the front surface of the game area forming body 310S, but at least each game nail 93S has a uniform change in the state of the head 93aS. It is sufficient if it is illustrated, and the specific one may be arbitrarily changed within the range facing the front side of the gaming machine.

<Modification 2>
In the eleventh embodiment, the difference in appearance can be emphasized more when the state of the head 93aS changes than when the position of the head 93aS shifts. Therefore, as shown in the above eighth embodiment, it is advisable to devise a position where the change of the state of the game nail 93S is the starting point to be close to the head 93aS. Thereby, the above-mentioned emphasis effect can be more remarkably exhibited.

<Twelfth Embodiment>
In each of the above-described embodiments, when the state of the game nail 93 has changed (when it is not in a normal state), the configuration suggesting that or when the state of the game nail 93 has changed Although it is configured to suppress the influence on the behavior of the game ball even in the case of not being in the normal state, in the present embodiment, a device (protection mechanism) for avoiding the change itself of the state of the game nail 93 is provided. One of the features is that it is installed. Hereinafter, the protection mechanism 450T for protecting the game nail 93 will be described with reference to the schematic view of FIG.

  The protection mechanism 450T is movable to a retracted position that avoids protrusion from the front surface of the game area forming body 310T and constitutes a part of the front surface, and a movable position 451T that is movable to a protruding position that protrudes from the front surface of the game area forming body 310T. Is equipped with. The movable body 451T is connected to the front door frame 14 via a link mechanism, and is maintained in the retracted position when the front door frame 14 is in the closed position. In the state where the movable body 451T is arranged in the retracted position, the protrusion of the movable body 451T to the game area PE is avoided, and the flow of the game balls is not obstructed.

  By arranging the front door frame 14 at the open position, the movable body 451T moves in conjunction with the front door frame 14 from the retracted position to the protruding position. The movable body 451T is arranged in the periphery (adjacent position) of the predetermined game nail 93, and when the movable body 451T is arranged in the projecting position, the game nail 93 is surrounded by the movable body 451T. That is, by disposing the movable body 451T at the protruding position, the game nail 93 is accommodated in the area surrounded by the movable body 451T.

  In this state, access to the predetermined game nail 93 is blocked by the movable body 451T, and the predetermined game nail 93 is protected. Therefore, for example, in a state in which the front door frame 14 is opened to perform a cleaning operation, it is possible to avoid applying an external force that changes the state of the predetermined game nail 93 to the predetermined game nail 93.

<Modification 1>
In the twelfth embodiment, the movable body 451T surrounds the predetermined game nail 93 to protect the predetermined game nail 93, but the number of the game nails 93 to be protected is arbitrary. . For example, a plurality of game nails 93 can be housed in a region surrounded by the movable body 451T.

  Further, in order to protect the game nail 93 with the movable body 451T, it is not necessary to surround the game nail 93 with the movable body 451T. For example, the movable body may be non-circular (for example, L-shaped or U-shaped in a front view of the game area forming body 310), and may be configured to face the game nail 93 from a predetermined direction such as upward, downward, or lateral. Good.

<Modification 2>
In the twelfth embodiment, the movable body 451T is connected to the front door frame 14 via the link mechanism to move to the retracted position / projected position in conjunction with the front door frame 14. As long as the movable body 451T can be moved to the retracted position / projected position in accordance with the opening / closing operation of the front door frame 14, its specific configuration is arbitrary. For example, the link mechanism may be replaced with a detection sensor that detects opening / closing of the front door frame 14, and an actuator such as a motor that moves the movable body 451T based on detection information from the detection sensor.

<Modification 3>
The link mechanism is a one-way type so that the front door frame 14 does not move to the closed position even when the movable body 451T is pushed to the retracted position under the situation where the movable body 451T is arranged at the projecting position. It is also possible.

<Other Embodiments>
Note that the present invention is not limited to the content described in each of the above-described embodiments, and may be implemented as follows, for example. By the way, each of the following configurations may be applied individually to each of the above embodiments, or a part or all of the configurations may be combined and applied to each of the above embodiments. Further, it is possible to arbitrarily combine all or part of the various configurations shown in the above respective embodiments. In this case, it is preferable to ensure the technical significance (effect to be exerted) of each configuration to be combined. Each of the following configurations may be applied individually to a new configuration formed by combining the embodiments, or a part or all of the configurations may be applied in combination.

  (1) In each of the above embodiments, the main body portion 93b of the game nail 93 arranged in the game area forming body 310 of the game board unit 80 is formed in a rod shape, and the peripheral surface thereof is a smooth curved surface. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a spiral groove (for example, a screw groove) may be formed on the peripheral surface of the main body.

  (2) In each of the above embodiments, the confirmation target is the game nail, but the confirmation target is a game component such as a wind turbine (a game component that may influence the behavior of the game ball) attached with the game nail interposed. There is no denying that.

  (3) In each of the above embodiments, one marker is arranged in the game nail in the thickness direction of the game board, but a plurality of markers may be arranged. For example, the two markers may be located in front of the game nail, the two markers may be located behind the game nail, or the markers may be located in front of and behind the game nail. Good.

  (4) In each of the above embodiments, the state in which the game nail 93 is perpendicular to the game area forming body 310 is a normal state, but the mounting angle of the game nail 93 to the game area forming body 310 is arbitrary. Is. Further, it is not necessary to unify the regular state for all the game nails 93 for the plurality of game nails 93, and the regular state may be individually set for each of the game nails 93.

  (5) In each of the above-described embodiments, a structure for confirming the position is provided for the game nails 93 arranged around the operation opening unit 83 and the general winning opening 81. What to do is arbitrary. For example, it is possible to target the game nails 93 arranged around the through gate 84 and the game nails arranged around the variable winning device 82.

  (6) In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the game board is made of wood and the case where the game board is made of synthetic resin are illustrated, but the material of the game board may be arbitrarily changed. Further, it is also optional whether or not the game board has a light transmitting property.

  (7) The game nail is configured to penetrate the back surface side of the game area forming body 310, and the monitoring member is disposed in the penetrating portion. The monitoring member is configured such that the state of the monitoring member such as appearance changes when the vibration of the game nail becomes larger than a predetermined value. This makes it possible to monitor whether or not the state of the game nail has changed.

  (8) A change in the state of the game nail may be monitored by a vibration sensor. For example, when the game is not in progress (standby), the sensitivity of the vibration sensor may be increased to raise the vibration monitoring level.

  (9) The resonance frequency (natural frequency) of the game nail depends on the material and shape (second moment of area) of the game nail. For this reason, when the state of the game nail changes, the resonance frequency changes. Therefore, the vibration sensor is used to monitor the resonance frequency of the game nail, and when the resonance frequency is out of the preset range, it is notified that the state of the game nail may have changed. It can also be configured.

  (10) The glass panel is formed with a recess into which the head portion 93a of the game nail 93 implanted in the game area forming body 310 is inserted, and when the position of the head portion 93a deviates from the normal position, the head portion 93a and the glass are formed. It may be configured to interfere with the panel 23. Accordingly, the head 93a of the game nail 93 and the glass panel 23 may interfere with each other to prevent the front door frame 14 from moving to the closed position. In such a configuration, it is preferable that the glass panel 23 be formed of synthetic resin or the like to prevent the panel material from being damaged when interference occurs.

  (11) The glass nail 23 is attached to the game nail 93 instead of the game area forming body 310. In the game area forming body 310, an insertion portion into which the tip (free end) portion of the game nail 93 is inserted is formed, and in the state where the front door frame 14 is closed with respect to the inner frame 13, the tip portion of the game nail 93. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which is inserted into the insertion portion. A change in the state of the game nail 93 can be regulated by the insertion portion. Further, as shown in the modified example (10), when the state of the game nail 93 is changed, the game nail and the game board interfere with each other to prevent the front door frame from moving to the closed position. It is good to have a configuration.

  (12) A gauge for confirming the position of the game nail 93 may be provided. Specifically, the front door frame may be provided with a fixing portion for fixing the gauge, and the gauge may be fixed to the fixing portion to position the gauge.

  (13) Other types of pachinko machines different from the above embodiments, for example, pachinko machines in which the electric accessory opens a predetermined number of times when a game ball enters a specific area of a special device, or games in a specific area of the special device. The present invention can also be applied to game machines such as pachinko machines that generate a big hit when a ball enters, a pachinko machine equipped with other accessories, an arrangement ball machine, and a sparrow ball.

  Further, a non-ball-ball type gaming machine, for example, a plurality of reels provided with a plurality of types of symbols in the circumferential direction is provided, the reel is started to rotate by inserting a medal and operating a start lever, and a stop switch is operated. Therefore, the present invention is also applied to a slot machine that gives a player a privilege such as payout of medals when a specific symbol or a combination of specific symbols is established on an effective line visible from a display window after the reels stop. Can be applied.

  Further, the main body of the gaming machine, which is openably and closably supported by the outer frame, is provided with a storage part and a loading device, and the start lever is operated after a predetermined number of game balls stored in the storage part are loaded by the loading device. The present invention can also be applied to a gaming machine in which a pachinko machine and a slot machine are combined so that the reel starts to rotate.

<Regarding invention groups extracted from the above embodiments>
The features of the invention group extracted from each of the above-described embodiments will be described below, showing effects and the like as necessary. Note that, in the following, for ease of understanding, the corresponding configurations in the above-described embodiments are appropriately shown in parentheses or the like, but the present invention is not limited to the specific configurations shown in brackets or the like.

<Characteristic A group> Suggestion means for confirming the state of the game nails (light emission mode changes due to nail state changes)
The following characteristic group A is "a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine gives a player a privilege such as payout of a gaming ball upon entering a ball entering portion such as a start opening provided in a game area. There is one, and by arranging game nails in the game area, diversification of the flow path of the game balls is realized (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Is likely to change the state of the game nail during work such as cleaning the game area, and if the state of the game nail changes, inconvenience such as ball clogging may occur. There is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the confirmation in order to confirm that there is no change in the above, that is, whether it is in the normal state. ”This was made in view of the background and problems. .

Features A1. A game machine (game board unit 80) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface, and a game machine provided with a game nail (game nail 93) for changing the flow direction of the game ball in the game area. And
A gaming machine comprising a suggesting means (for example, a marker MP) for suggesting whether or not the game nail is in a normal state.

  In the configuration in which the downflow path of the game ball is defined by the game nail, the state of the game nail changes and the normal state is lost, which affects the behavior of the game ball. This is not preferable because it causes a problem such as ball clogging in the game area. When the state of the game nail is visually confirmed, the amount of change may be small, which may cause oversight or difficulty in confirmation. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if it is configured to support confirmation by suggesting whether or not it is in a normal state, it is possible to quickly and easily grasp whether or not it is in a normal state. Become. This is a preferable configuration for suppressing the occurrence of the above various inconveniences.

  The "regular state" means that when the game nail is attached to the game board so that the game nail has a predetermined angle, the angle of the game nail is the predetermined angle and manufacturing variation (error). Although it occurs, it indicates that it is within the tolerance.

Features A2. The game nail is fixed to the game board,
On the front of the game board, a decorated sheet material (cell sheet) is attached,
The suggestion means is provided in a portion of the sheet material that is near the root of the predetermined game nail that is the target of the suggestion, and the predetermined game nail when the predetermined game nail is in the normal state. The gaming machine according to feature A1, which has a marker (marker MP) indicating the position of the head.

  According to the characteristic A2, it is possible to confirm whether or not the game nail is in the normal state by comparing the marker provided at the base portion of the predetermined game nail with the head of the game nail. The marker is provided on the sheet material attached to the front surface of the game board. Therefore, the presence of the marker does not interfere with the movement of the game ball flowing down the game area.

  Features A3. The game machine according to feature A2, wherein the marker has an annular shape surrounding a root portion of the predetermined game nail.

  When the state of the game nail changes in a certain direction, not only the relationship between the game nail and the marker changes in that direction, but also the relationship between the game nail and the marker changes in the opposite direction. Thus, by doubling the influence of the change in the state of the game nail, it is possible to contribute to facilitating visual confirmation.

  Features A4. The marker has a circular shape, and is formed so that the outer edge portion of the marker surrounds the head of the game nail in the mounting direction of the game nail, the characteristic A2 or the characteristic A3. Amusement machine.

  When the state of the game nail changes in a certain direction, not only the relationship between the game nail and the marker changes in that direction, but also the relationship between the game nail and the marker changes in the opposite direction. Thus, by doubling the influence of the change in the state of the game nail, it is possible to contribute to facilitating visual confirmation. In particular, by forming the marker slightly larger than the head, the doubling function can be suitably exerted.

  Features A5. The suggesting unit has a light emitting unit (light irradiation panel 320 or the like) and a light emitting control unit (notification / effect control device 140) for controlling light emission of the light emitting unit, and a mode of light emission control by the light emitting control unit is predetermined. By switching so as to be in the mode, the marker (marker MP) indicating the position of the head of the predetermined game nail in the case where the predetermined game nail targeted for the suggestion is in the regular state is set to the predetermined marker. The gaming machine according to feature A1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to display at least one of a front side and a rear side of the game nail.

  According to the feature A5, the display / non-display of the marker can be switched by the light emission control. As a result, it is possible to suppress the presence of the marker from being a factor that deteriorates the appearance of the gaming machine, as compared with a configuration in which the marker is always displayed.

Features A6. A panel portion (glass panel 23D) for covering the game area from the front of the game machine is provided,
The panel section has a light-transmitting property, and the game area is visible through the panel section.
The light emitting unit is configured to supply light to the panel unit through an end surface of the panel unit,
The panel section is provided with a light emitting section (light emitting section 23aD) for emitting light from the light emitting section to the front side of the gaming machine,
The light emitting unit is located in front of the predetermined game nail and functions as the marker indicating the position of the head of the predetermined game nail when the predetermined game nail is in the normal state. A gaming machine according to A5, characterized in that.

  According to the feature A6, the marker is displayed in front of the game nail by using the panel section that covers the game area as the light guide plate. The configuration relating to the suggesting means can be simplified as compared with the configuration in which the light emitting portions are individually provided for the game nails to be confirmed. Further, by using the existing configuration (panel portion), it is possible to suppress the expansion of the area occupied by the suggesting means.

  With respect to the game nail, in the configuration standing up from the game board (the configuration in which the game nail is held in a cantilever manner), the position of the head of the game nail changes as the game nail tilts. That is, when confirming the inclination of the game nail, it is easier to see the change by looking at the head rather than at the root portion. Therefore, by providing a marker at a position (panel portion) as close as possible to the head where attention is easily directed, the above-mentioned comparison can be facilitated.

Features A7. As the panel portion, a first panel portion and a second panel portion arranged side by side in the thickness direction of the game board,
The game according to feature A6, characterized in that the light emitting portion provided on the first panel portion and the light emitting portion provided on the second panel portion are aligned in the mounting direction of the predetermined game nail. Machine.

  In the configuration in which the game nail (specifically, the head) and the marker are separated from each other in the front and rear, there is a concern that the accuracy of the visual confirmation may be reduced due to the large separation between the two. In this respect, according to the configuration of the present feature, it is possible to suppress the deviation of the line of sight by aligning the lines of sight so that the markers match each other in a state where the markers are displayed on the two-layer type panel portion. Therefore, it can contribute to the improvement of the confirmation accuracy.

Feature A8. A background display section (decoration panel 330) arranged to face the back surface of the game board and displaying the background of the game area;
The game board has a light-transmitting property, and the background display section can be viewed through the game board.
The background display section is arranged in parallel in the thickness direction of the game board, and is used for displaying the first background display section (for example, one of the front side sheet material 332 and the back side sheet material 333) and the marker corresponding to the display of the marker. A second background display section (for example, the other of the front side sheet material 332 and the back side sheet material 333) that does not correspond,
The suggestion means is means for switching between a first display state in which the background is displayed by the first background display section and a second display state in which the background is displayed by the second background display section (notification / effect control device 140). The gaming machine according to feature A5, which has.

  As shown in the characteristic A8, the background display can be switched, and the marker display / non-display is selectively used according to the situation, so that the suggestion function shown in the characteristic A1 becomes a factor that deteriorates the appearance of the gaming machine. Can be suppressed.

  Feature A9. The gaming machine according to Feature A8, wherein the second background display unit is located on the front side of the first background display unit.

  By disposing the second background display unit, which is incompatible with the display of the marker (mainly corresponding to the display of the decoration such as a picture), the sharpness of the displayed decoration can be ensured.

  Feature A10. The gaming machine according to Feature A8, wherein the first background display unit is arranged before the second background display unit.

  If the marker is displayed at a position close to the game nail, it is possible to preferably prevent the accuracy of the confirmation result from being lowered due to the shift of the line of sight or the like.

Feature A11. The game board has optical transparency,
The game nail is press-fitted into the game board,
The suggesting means has a light emitting means (for example, a light emitting unit 270B) capable of irradiating the portion press-fitted into the game board with a predetermined game nail to be the suggestion from obliquely rearward. The gaming machine described in the characteristic A1.

  In the configuration in which the game nail is fixed to the game board, when an external force that changes the state of the game nail is applied, there is a slight gap between the game nail and the meat portion of the game board (press-fitting location). There is a gap. The light emitted from diagonally rearward toward the game nail is diffusely reflected by reaching the gap. As a result, the base portion of the game nail emits light. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the change in the state of the game nail is replaced with the light emission of the root portion, even if the change amount of the game nail is small, it can be amplified so that the visual difference becomes large.

Feature A12. The game board has optical transparency,
The game nail is press-fitted into the game board,
The gaming machine according to Feature A1, wherein the suggesting unit has a light irradiating unit (for example, a light irradiating unit 270B) that irradiates the end surface of the game board with light.

  In the configuration in which the game nail is fixed to the game board, when an external force that changes the state of the game nail is applied, there is a slight gap between the game nail and the meat portion of the game board (press-fitting location). There is a gap. The light supplied to the game board through the end surface of the game board is repeatedly totally reflected within the game board, and diffusely reflected by reaching the gap. As a result, the base portion of the game nail emits light. In this way, by adopting a configuration in which the change in the state of the game nail is replaced with the light emission of the root portion, even if the change amount of the game nail is small, it can be amplified so that the visual difference becomes large.

  Further, if the game board is used as a light guide plate, it is not necessary to secure the light source by individually corresponding to each game nail even when a large number of game nails are targeted for confirmation. As a result, it is possible to suppress the complication of the configuration due to the secured suggesting function. Further, in the configuration in which the game board has a light transmissive property, the annoyance of the light source becomes more annoying. In this respect, the configuration in which the end surface of the game board is irradiated with light has a technical significance that the light source can be hidden.

Features A13. A light emitting device provided around or behind the game nail,
The gaming machine according to the feature A11 or the feature A12, which is provided with a unit that turns off the light emitting device when the light is emitted by the light emitting unit.

  In the configuration in which the root portion emits light as shown by the feature A11, the light from the root portion becomes difficult to see because it is mixed with the light from the surroundings. In this respect, as shown in this feature, when starting the irradiation of the light by the light irradiation means, the light emitting device is turned off to turn off the light from the surroundings, thereby facilitating the confirmation work and avoiding the oversight. Can contribute to.

Features A14. The game board has optical transparency,
The suggesting means has a light emitting body (light emitting body 337A) provided at a position behind the game board and behind a predetermined game nail targeted for the suggestion,
When the predetermined game nail is in the normal state, the head (head 93a) of the game nail is positioned on the optical axis of the light emitter. The gaming machine described in Feature A1.

  According to the characteristic A14, when the game nail is viewed from the front side, the position of the head changes depending on the inclination of the game nail. The appearance of light from the light emitter changes depending on the position of the head of the game nail. In this way, by replacing the tilt of the game nail with a change in the appearance of the light, even a small tilt difference can be amplified so as to increase the visual difference.

  In addition, in the configuration in which the confirmation work is supported by using the light-emitting body, the light-emitting body is turned on / off depending on the situation, so that the improvement in convenience becomes a factor giving the player the impression that the light is troublesome. Can be suppressed.

Feature A15. The game nail has a structure that does not transmit light,
The suggestion means has a protrusion that protrudes from the front surface of the game board, and a light source that supplies light to a predetermined portion of the protrusion,
The gaming machine according to feature A1, wherein an optical path connecting the light source and the predetermined portion is configured to pass near a predetermined game nail that is the target of the suggestion.

  According to the configuration shown in the characteristic A15, irradiation of light to a predetermined portion can be avoided by cutting the optical path by tilting the game nail or the like. Accordingly, when confirming the inclination of the game nail, it is sufficient to confirm the presence / absence of light emission in a predetermined portion, which can contribute to facilitation of the work.

  Feature A16. A feature A15 characterized in that the suggesting means has means for dividing the light from the light source into light directed to a decorative portion provided separately from the protruding portion and light directed to the predetermined portion. Gaming machine described in.

  When checking the presence or absence of light emission, if the light source does not emit light due to the life of the light source or the like, there is a possibility that the portion that should originally emit light may not emit light. In other words, even if the user does not emit light when looking at the light emitting portion, it cannot be concluded that it is due to the effect of the change in the state of the game nail. Further, even if the game nail does not emit light, it cannot be concluded that the game nail has not changed its state. In this respect, when the light source is turned on, the light is emitted from the decorative portion, so that the light emitting state of the decorative portion can be understood as to the state of the light source. Thereby, the reliability of the confirmation work using the suggesting means can be suitably improved. Further, by diverting the light for the decorative portion for confirmation and suggestion, the configuration relating to the suggestion function can be simplified.

<Characteristic group B> Markers are displayed using a light-emitting effect production device or a movable effect device The following characteristic B group is: "In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a game machine such as a starting opening provided in a game area is connected There is one that gives a player a privilege such as payout of a game ball upon entering a ball, and by arranging a game nail in the game area, diversification of the flow path of the game ball is realized (for example, Patent Document 1 1)) "," In the above-mentioned type of gaming machine, there is a risk that the state of the game nail will change during work such as cleaning of the game area, and if the state of the game nail changes. However, inconveniences such as ball clogging may occur.Here, in confirming whether the state of the game nail has changed, that is, whether it is in a normal state, there is still an improvement in the configuration related to the confirmation. There is room. " It has been made in view of the equal.

Feature B1. A game machine (game board unit 80) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface, and a game machine provided with a game nail (game nail 93) for changing the flow direction of the game ball in the game area. And
A production device that executes a game production according to the progress of the game,
A game machine comprising: the effect device, an effect execution state for performing the game effect, and a switching means for switching to an suggestion state indicating whether or not the game nail is in a normal state.

  In the configuration in which the downflow path of the game ball is defined by the game nail, the change in the state of the game nail causes the game nail to be out of the normal state, which affects the behavior of the game ball. This is not preferable because it causes a problem such as ball clogging in the game area. When visually confirming a change in the state of the game nail, the amount of change becomes small, so that an oversight may occur or confirmation may become difficult. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if it is configured to support confirmation by suggesting whether or not it is in a normal state, it is possible to quickly and easily grasp whether or not it is in a normal state. Become. This is a preferable configuration for suppressing the occurrence of the above various inconveniences.

  In particular, the configuration is such that the production device is switched between the production execution state and the suggestion state, that is, the production-related configuration is used for confirmation support. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the configuration having the suggesting function from becoming a factor that reinforces restrictions on the arrangement of various game components such as the rendering device.

  The "regular state" means that when the game nail is attached to the game board so that the game nail has a predetermined angle, the angle of the game nail is the predetermined angle and manufacturing variation (error). Although it occurs, it indicates that it is within the tolerance.

  Feature B2. The effect device has a light emitting display unit, and by setting the light emitting mode of the light emitting display unit to a predetermined mode, a marker indicating the position of the head of the game nail in the normal state is displayed. The gaming machine according to feature B1, which is configured.

  By providing a light emitting display unit in the effect production device and displaying a marker (reference) by this light emitting display unit, the suggestion function shown in the feature B1 can be suitably exerted. Further, by changing the visibility of the marker by switching the light emitting mode, it is possible to make the marker more noticeable or less noticeable. As a result, it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the appearance of the rendering device due to the presence of the marker while effectively exhibiting the suggestion function.

Feature B3. A panel portion (glass panel 23D) that covers the game area from the front of the gaming machine is provided, and the game area can be visually confirmed through the panel portion.
The panel section is provided with a light irradiation section (light irradiation unit 261D) for irradiating light from the end surface of the panel section,
The front panel portion is provided with a light emitting portion (light emitting portion 23aD) that emits light from the light emitting portion to the front side of the gaming machine,
The gaming machine according to feature B2, wherein the light emitting portion is located in front of the game nail and is configured to function as the marker.

  By confirming the position of the head (tip portion) of the game nail, it is possible to grasp whether or not the game nail is in a normal state. At this time, by displaying the marker on the panel portion arranged at a position close to the head of the game nail, it is possible to easily compare the marker with the game nail (head).

Feature B4. As the panel section, a first panel section and a second panel section arranged side by side in the thickness direction of the game board,
The gaming machine according to Feature B3, wherein the light irradiation unit is disposed on at least one of the first panel unit and the second panel unit that is closer to the game board.

  In the gaming machine of the type having a multi-layer type panel section, the light emitting section (marker) is provided at least on the panel section near the game board (gaming nail) to achieve the effect shown in the feature B3. Can be suitably exhibited.

Feature B5. As the panel section, a first panel section and a second panel section arranged side by side in the thickness direction of the game board,
The gaming machine according to feature B3 or feature B4, wherein the markers on the first panel portion and the markers on the second panel portion are arranged in the thickness direction.

  In the configuration in which the game nail (specifically, the head) and the marker are separated from each other in the front and rear, there is a concern that the accuracy of the visual confirmation may be reduced due to the large separation between the two. In this respect, according to the configuration of the present feature, it is possible to suppress the deviation of the line of sight by aligning the lines of sight so that the markers match each other in a state where the markers are displayed on the two-layer type panel portion. Therefore, it can contribute to the improvement of the confirmation accuracy.

Feature B6. The game board has optical transparency,
The effect device is arranged on the back side of the game board and is visible from the front of the game machine through the game board,
The effect device is provided with a decoration on the front surface thereof, and is provided with a movable body (movable body 401E) displaceable between the effect position and the standby position,
The movable body is provided with a marker (marker MP) indicating the position of the head of the game nail in the normal state, and when the movable body is arranged at the standby position, the marker is the game nail. The gaming machine according to Feature B1, wherein the gaming machine is configured to be located behind the game machine.

  In the state where the movable body is arranged at the standby position, the marker for suggestion is located behind the game nail, and the marker functions as a reference when confirming whether the game nail is in the normal state. In view of the fact that the above-described confirmation work is mainly performed in a situation where a game is not being played, a practically preferable configuration is realized by using the movable body (production device) arranged at the standby position.

Feature B7. As the standby position, a first standby position where the movable body is arranged in a situation where no game is being played, and a second standby position where the movable body is arranged in a situation where a game is being conducted. Is provided,
When the movable body is arranged at the second standby position, the marker is arranged behind a game component (actuation opening unit 83) provided on the game board. A gaming machine described in Feature B6.

  According to the feature B7, the marker can be hidden from the player's view during the game. Accordingly, it is possible to preferably prevent the presence of the marker from being a factor that deteriorates the appearance of the movable body (specifically, the decoration).

  Feature B8. The game machine according to any one of the features B1 to B7, wherein the switching unit has a unit that switches the effect device to the suggestion state in a situation where a game is not being played. .

  In view of the fact that the above-described confirmation work is mainly performed in the situation where the game is not being performed, the practically preferable configuration is realized by executing the notification by the effect device in the situation where the game is not being performed. It

Feature B9. The effect device is provided with a marker (marker MP) indicating the position of the head of the game nail in the normal state,
The gaming machine according to any one of features B1 to B8, characterized by comprising teaching means for teaching the direction of the line of sight when comparing the positional relationship between the marker and the game nail.

  When it is attempted to use the effect device located in front of the game board or behind the game board as shown in the feature B1 or the like, the distance between the marker and the game nail in the front-rear direction becomes large. This hinders work efficiency and certainty improvement. In this respect, by teaching the direction of the line of sight, it is possible to suitably suppress the occurrence of various inconveniences.

  Feature B10. The gaming machine according to Feature B9, wherein the teaching unit is configured to be located near the game nail.

  Even if the eyes are aligned by using the teaching means, there is a possibility that the eyes may be displaced when the eyes are moved from the teaching means to the game nail. Therefore, by arranging the teaching means in the vicinity of the game nail to reduce the amount of movement of the line of sight, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of such inconvenience, and it is possible to suitably contribute to the improvement of work efficiency and the certainty.

  Feature B11. The game machine according to feature B9 or feature B10, wherein the marker has a front side marker and a rear side marker that are provided apart from each other in the thickness direction of the game board.

  According to the feature B11, the eyes can be matched by setting the aim (aim) so that the two markers match.

<Characteristic C group> The chamfered portion of the game component emits light. The following characteristic C group is: "Some gaming machines such as pachinko machines have a game board with a game area formed on the front surface mounted on a frame. By winning a game ball that is launched based on the player's launching operation in a ball entry portion provided in the game area, the player is provided with benefits such as win / loss lottery and payout of the game ball. There is a game machine in which various game parts such as a passage forming member for a game ball, a light emitting device, and a decorative member are arranged on a game board (see, for example, Patent Document 1). However, in the gaming machine of the above-mentioned type, there is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the gaming board.

Feature C1. A game board (game area forming body 310) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface,
A game component (center frame 95F) attached to the game board in a state of protruding from the front surface of the game board,
The game part is provided with a pedestal part (extension part 282F) that projects from the main body part (main body part 281F) of the game part and contacts the front surface of the game board.
An inclined surface (chamfered portion 283F) is formed at a tip portion of the pedestal portion, the diagonal surface facing forward.
A game machine comprising a light supply unit (a light irradiation unit 411F, a light guide 412F, etc.) that supplies light to the inclined surface.

  According to the characteristic C1, it is possible to reflect the light supplied from the light supply unit to the inclined surface so as to face the front side of the gaming machine. As a result, it is possible to make the slanted surface away from the light supply section appear to be emitting light. In this way, by making the structure related to the mounting of the game parts emit light, it is possible to preferably suppress the increase of the occupied region of the structure related to light emission in the game region.

Feature C2. A game board (game area forming body 310) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface,
A game component (center frame 95F) attached to the game board in a state of protruding from the front surface of the game board,
The game part is provided with a pedestal part (extension part 282F) that projects from the main body part (main body part 281F) of the game part and contacts the front surface of the game board.
An inclined surface (chamfered portion 283F) is formed at a tip portion of the pedestal portion, the diagonal surface facing forward.
A gaming machine comprising a light supply unit (a light irradiation unit 411F, a light guide 412F, etc.) that supplies light to the inclined surface from the base side of the pedestal unit.

  According to the characteristic C2, the light supplied from the light supply unit to the inclined surface can be refracted so as to face the front side of the game machine. As a result, it is possible to make the slanted surface away from the light supply section appear to be emitting light. In this way, by making the structure related to the mounting of the game parts emit light, it is possible to improve the appearance of the game board while suppressing the occupied region of the structure related to light emission from increasing in the game region.

Feature C3. A gaming machine comprising a door body (front door frame 14) for covering the game board from the front of the game, and the game area being visible through a panel portion (glass panel 23) provided on the door body,
The gaming machine according to the feature C1 or the feature C2, wherein the pedestal part is configured so that a game ball can pass between the pedestal part and the panel part.

  As shown in the characteristic C3, the space between the pedestal portion and the panel portion is set as the passage area of the game ball (a part of the game area), so that the presence of the pedestal portion can suppress the pressure on the game area. Here, when the game ball moves to the passage area, its behavior may be disturbed, which may be a factor that impairs the smoothness of movement of the game ball. In this respect, by forming an inclined surface at the tip portion of the pedestal portion, it is possible to prevent the game ball from being caught and to prevent the above behavior from being disturbed. By using such an inclined surface as the light emitting portion, it is possible to preferably suppress the pressure on the game area due to the securing of the light emitting portion.

Feature C4. The pedestal portion has a light-transmitting property,
The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C3, wherein the light from the light supply unit is configured to be guided to the inclined surface through the pedestal unit.

  In order to stabilize the attitude of the game parts, it is necessary to increase the width of the pedestal part to some extent. In this case, the distance between the main body and the inclined surface becomes large, and it may be difficult to secure the optical path. In this respect, a practically preferable configuration can be realized by using the pedestal portion as a light path.

Feature C5. The pedestal portion is a light guide plate that guides the light from the light supply portion to the inclined surface,
The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C4, wherein the inclined surface constitutes an exit of light supplied to the pedestal portion.

  When the distance between the light supply unit and the inclined surface, which is the light emission point, is large, light leakage occurs between the two, and the light emission level (light amount) is reduced. In this respect, if the pedestal portion is a light guide plate as shown in this feature, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the amount of light and suitably suppress light leakage. Thereby, the light can be efficiently guided to the inclined surface, and the above-mentioned decrease in the light emission level can be suitably suppressed.

  Feature C6. An area of the front surface of the pedestal portion, which is located between the base portion of the pedestal portion and the inclined surface, is a non-arrangement area of the emission portion that emits the light supplied to the pedestal portion. The gaming machine according to feature C4 or feature C5.

  By making only the inclined surface provided on the tip portion of the pedestal part emit light, it is possible to make the supply path of light difficult to understand (hide). This can contribute to strengthening the impact when the tip portion is made to emit light.

  Feature C7. Characteristic C1 to characteristic C6, wherein the inclined surface is inclined so that the component facing the front side of the game board is larger than the component facing the direction along the front surface of the game board. The gaming machine described in any one of the above.

  According to the configuration shown in Feature C7, the function of smoothly guiding the game ball to the passage area between the pedestal portion and the panel portion and the function of refracting the light supplied to the pedestal portion to the front side of the game board are provided. It can be suitably strengthened.

Feature C8. The light supply unit,
An irradiation unit (light irradiation unit 411F) that emits light toward the front side of the gaming machine,
Any one of the features C1 to C7, which includes a light guide portion (light guide 412F) that guides the light from the irradiation portion to the base portion of the pedestal portion by refracting or reflecting the light. The gaming machine described in one.

  By securing the optical path by refracting or reflecting the light from the irradiation part and guiding it to the base part of the pedestal part, it is possible to relax the restrictions on the arrangement of the light supply part. Then, by directing the light to the front side, the configuration relating to the attachment of the irradiation unit can be simplified. Further, with such an arrangement, it is possible to relax the restrictions on the arrangement area of the irradiation unit.

  Feature C9. The pedestal portion has a flat plate shape, and the thickness dimension thereof is formed to be smaller than the radial dimension of the game sphere. The game according to any one of the features C1 to C8. Machine.

  In the configuration in which the game ball can pass in front of the pedestal part, there is a front-back difference between the flow-down path of the game ball passing through the part where the base part is arranged and the flow-down path of the game ball at the part where the base part is not arranged. growing. Therefore, it is assumed that ball clogging is likely to occur near the tip of the pedestal. Therefore, as shown in this feature, if the thickness of the pedestal portion is made smaller than the radial dimension of the game sphere, it is possible to preferably prevent the flow of the game sphere from being delayed due to the presence of the pedestal portion. Further, if the thickness of the pedestal portion is increased, the light amount is significantly dispersed on the inclined surface, and the light emission level is lowered. In this respect, reducing the thickness as described above is advantageous in suppressing the dispersion of the amount of light and ensuring the emission level.

Feature C10. The pedestal portion is a light guide plate that guides the light from the light supply portion to the inclined surface,
The amount of protrusion of the pedestal portion from the main body portion is formed so as to be larger than the thickness dimension of the pedestal portion. The gaming machine according to any one of the features C1 to C9. .

  According to the characteristic C10, by promoting the diffusion of light in the pedestal portion, it is possible to reduce the difference in light amount (difference in light and shade) on the inclined surface. This is advantageous in improving the appearance when the inclined surface is made to emit light.

  Feature C11. The game machine according to feature C1, wherein the light supply unit faces the inclined surface with a flow path through which game balls flow down in the game area.

  According to the characteristic C11, when the game ball passes between the inclined surface and the light supply unit under the condition that the inclined surface is irradiated with the light, the light is temporarily blocked by the game ball, and thus the inclination is achieved. The light emission mode of the surface can be changed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the display from becoming monotonous. Further, it becomes possible to notify the passage of the game ball by changing the light emitting mode of the inclined surface, and the inclined surface can be made to function as an informing means for notifying the passage of the game ball.

  Feature C12. The gaming machine according to any one of features C1 to C11, wherein the inclined surface is a light diffusing portion that diffuses light and faces obliquely laterally or obliquely downward.

  As shown in the characteristic C12, in order to give a light diffusing function to the inclined surface, it is devised to form fine unevenness on the inclined surface by embossing or printing. However, such a structure cannot deny the possibility that the diffusion function may deteriorate due to the game ball hitting the diffusion portion. Therefore, by arranging the inclined surface so as to face obliquely sideways or obliquely downward, it is possible to reduce the chance of the game balls colliding, or to mitigate the impact at the time of collision, and the occurrence of the above inconveniences is preferable. Can be suppressed.

<Feature D group>
The following characteristic group D is: "In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a bonus such as payout of a game ball is given to a player when a player enters a ball entering portion such as a starting opening provided in a game area. There is one, and by arranging game nails in the game area, diversification of the flow path of the game balls is realized (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Is likely to change the state of the game nail during work such as cleaning the game area, and if the state of the game nail changes, inconvenience such as ball clogging may occur. There is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the confirmation in order to confirm that there is no change in the above, that is, whether it is in the normal state. ”This was made in view of the background and problems. .

Feature D1. A game board (game area forming body 310) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface is provided, and a game nail (game nail 93) for changing the flowing direction of the game ball is arranged in the game area. Has been done,
The game nail has a main body (main body 93b) which is rod-shaped and is fixed to the game board, and a head (head 93a) provided at the tip of the main body.
In the portion of the main body portion between the fixed portion to the game board and the head portion, a fragile portion (notch 93cP) formed to have lower strength than other portions of the main body portion. A gaming machine characterized by being provided.

  According to the feature D1, when an external force is applied to the game nail (main body), it is possible to suppress the stress from being concentrated on the base portion of the game nail. Specifically, the stress concentrates on the fragile portion, so that the state changes at the fragile portion. As a result, it is possible to suppress a change in the state of the portion on the base side of the fragile portion.

  Feature D2. The distance dimension from the front surface of the game board to the fragile portion is configured to be larger than the radius dimension of the game ball, and the gaming machine according to feature D1.

  According to the feature D2, the game ball flowing down along the front surface of the game board hits a portion on the rear side (root side) of the fragile portion in the main body portion. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the state of the tip portion of the game nail changes in order to exert the above-mentioned protection function, which can be a factor that changes the flow-down mode of the game ball.

Feature D3. A door body (front door frame 14) for covering the game board from the front of the game machine is provided,
The game area is visible through a panel portion (glass panel 23) provided on the door body,
The game machine according to the feature D1 or the feature D2, wherein the distance dimension from the panel portion to the fragile portion is configured to be smaller than the radius dimension of the game ball.

  According to the characteristic D3, when the game ball flowing down along the panel portion hits the game nail, the collision point is on the rear side (root side) of the fragile portion. As a result, even if the strength of the fragile portion is lowered and the protection function is enhanced, it is possible to prevent the state of the fragile portion from being changed by the impact when the game ball collides. Further, even when the state of the main body portion is changed from the fragile portion as a starting point, the game ball flowing down along the panel portion hits the rear side (root side) of the portion. Therefore, it can be suppressed that it becomes a factor that changes the flow-down mode of the game ball.

Feature D4. The main body has a cylindrical shape,
The gaming machine according to any one of features D1 to D3, wherein the fragile portion is a reduced diameter portion formed so as to have an outer diameter smaller than other portions of the main body portion.

  By partially reducing the outer diameter and providing the reduced diameter portion as shown in the feature D4, the technical idea shown in the feature D1 and the like can be preferably embodied.

<Feature E group>
The following characteristic E group is "to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, a bonus such as payout of a gaming ball is given to a player when the player enters a ball entering portion such as a starting opening provided in a game area. There is one, and by arranging game nails in the game area, diversification of the flow path of the game balls is realized (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Is likely to change the state of the game nail during work such as cleaning the game area, and if the state of the game nail changes, inconvenience such as ball clogging may occur. There is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the confirmation in order to confirm that there is no change in the above, that is, whether it is in the normal state. ”This was made in view of the background and problems. .

Feature E1. A game board (game area forming body 310) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface is provided, and a game nail (game nail 93) for changing the flowing direction of the game ball is arranged in the game area. Has been done,
Around the game nail, it is movably provided in a projecting position that projects from the front surface of the game board and faces the game nail, and a retracted position that avoids projection from the front surface of the game board. A game machine characterized in that a protective member (movable body 451T) for protecting the game nail by being arranged at a position is provided.

  As shown in this feature, if the game nail is protected by the protection member, it is possible to prevent the game nail from changing due to an external force or the like. Further, since the protection member is movable, it is possible to avoid the protection member from interfering with the game by allowing the protection member to escape to the retracted position in the situation where the game is played.

Feature E2. A door body (front door frame 14) for covering the game board from the front of the game machine is provided,
When the door body is arranged in the closed position, the protection member is arranged in the retracted position, and when the door body is arranged in the open position, the protection member is arranged in the protruding position. As described above, the gaming machine described in the feature E1 is characterized in that the door body and the protection member are configured to interlock with each other.

  Regarding an opportunity to touch a game nail with something other than a game ball, it is assumed that a work such as cleaning is performed. Since such work is performed in a state where the door body is opened, the protection function can be suitably exerted by adopting a configuration in which the protection member is moved from the retracted position to the protruding position by opening the door body.

  In addition, if the protective member arranged at the protruding position is pushed or the like, if the protective member is easily returned to the retracted position, the benefit of the protective function may not be fully enjoyed. In this respect, by connecting the two so that the door member moves to the closed position to move the protective member to the retracted position, it is possible to prevent the protective member from returning to the retracted position by itself, and it is possible to prevent the inconvenience from occurring. It can be avoided.

  Feature E3. The protection member has a tubular shape extending in the thickness direction of the game board, and the game nail is housed inside the protection member when the protection member is arranged at the protruding position. The gaming machine described in the feature E1 or the feature E2.

  According to the feature E3, the protection function can be enhanced by enclosing the game nail with the protection member arranged at the protruding position.

  Feature E4. The protection member is configured such that the amount of protrusion from the front surface of the game board in the state of being arranged at the protruding position is larger than the amount of protrusion of the game nail from the front surface of the game board. The gaming machine described in any one of the characteristic features E1 to E3.

  Since the game nail is cantilevered by the game board, it is assumed that the state is likely to change when an external force is applied to its tip (head). Therefore, as shown in this feature, by configuring the front end of the protection member to be located in front of the front end of the game nail, access to the game nail (particularly its head) can be restricted. Therefore, it is possible to preferably suppress the occurrence of a change in the state of the game nail.

<Characteristic F group>
The following characteristic F group is "a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine gives a player a privilege such as payout of a gaming ball upon entering a ball entering portion such as a starting opening provided in a game area. There is one, and by arranging game nails in the game area, diversification of the flow path of the game balls is realized (see, for example, Patent Document 1). Is likely to change the state of the game nail during work such as cleaning the game area, and if the state of the game nail changes, inconvenience such as ball clogging may occur. There is still room for improvement in the configuration related to the confirmation in order to confirm that there is no change in the above, that is, whether it is in the normal state. ”This was made in view of the background and problems. .

Feature F1. A game board (game area forming body 310) having a game area (game area PE) formed on the front surface is provided, and a game nail (game nail 93) for changing the flowing direction of the game ball is arranged in the game area. Has been done,
When an external force that causes plastic deformation of the game nail is applied to a portion that is in front of the portion where the game ball that flows down the game area in the game nail hits, a trace portion that leaves the trace ( For example, a game machine characterized in that a notch 93cP, a head 93aQ, etc. are formed.

  If the state of the game nail changes, it is feared that the flow-down mode of the game ball will be affected and that the probability of entering the ball into the ball entering portion (for example, the operating port unit 83) will change. Here, in the configuration shown in this feature, when an external force is applied to the game nail, a trace indicating that fact remains on the game nail. As a result, it can be suggested that there is a possibility that the state of the game nail has changed, and this can be used as a foothold for the discovery.

  In particular, the trace part is formed in a part that does not affect the behavior of the game ball with the game nail or is hard to give it, so the trace may remain due to the collision of the game ball, or the remaining trace of the game ball It can be suppressed that it becomes a factor affecting the behavior.

  The basic configuration of a gaming machine to which each of the above features can be applied is shown below.

  Pachinko gaming machine: operating means operated by the player (game ball launching handle 41), game ball launching means launching a game ball based on the operation of the operating means (game ball launching mechanism 110), and the shot A ball passage (guide rail 100) that guides a game ball to a predetermined game area (game area PE) and game parts (such as nails) arranged in the game area are provided, and a predetermined passage among these game parts is performed. A gaming machine that gives a bonus to a player when a game ball passes through a section (general winning opening 81, etc.).

  Rotating type gaming machines such as slot machines: Variable display means for displaying the final stop of the symbol row after variable display of the symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols is provided, and the variation of the symbol starts due to the operation of the starting operation means. The fluctuation of the symbol is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means or after a predetermined time elapses, and a special game advantageous to the player on the condition that the final symbol at the time of the stop is a specific symbol. A gaming machine that generates a state (bonus game, etc.).

  Belt-type gaming machine using a ball: Variable display means for displaying the final stop of the symbol row after variably displaying the symbol row consisting of a plurality of symbols, the fluctuation of the symbol is started due to the operation of the starting operation means, and stopped. Due to the operation of the operation means or after a lapse of a predetermined time, the fluctuation of the symbol is stopped, and a special game state advantageous to the player (bonus) as a necessary condition that the final stopped symbol at that time is a specific symbol. A loading device that is configured to generate a game or the like) and further includes a ball tray to perform a loading process for loading a game ball from the ball tray, and a dispensing device that dispenses the game ball to the ball tray. A game machine configured such that the operation of the starting operation means becomes effective by inserting a game ball.

  10 ... Pachinko machine as game machine, 14 ... Front door frame as door body, 22 ... Glass unit, 23 ... Glass panel as panel part, 80 ... Game board unit, 80a ... Front block, 80b ... Back block, 83 ... Operation port unit as game component, 83a ... Upper operation port, 83b ... Lower operation port, 93 ... Game nail, 95 ... Center frame as game component or projecting portion, 253 ... Symbol display device as pattern display means, 261 ... Light irradiation unit, 270B ... Light irradiation unit, 281F ... Main body part, 282F ... Extension part as pedestal, 283F ... Chamfered part as inclined surface, 291C ... Housing, 292C ... Front part, 293C ... Light emitter, 294C ... Light emission Substrate, 295C ... Reflective material, 310 ... Game area forming body as game board, 313 ... Light irradiation unit, 330 ... Decorative panel , 331 ... substrate, 332 ... front sheet, 333 ... back sheet, 411F ... light irradiation unit as a light irradiation unit, 412F ... light guide, 413F ... reflective portion, PE ... game area.

Claims (1)

A gaming machine comprising a game board having a game area formed on a front surface thereof, and a game nail for changing a flow direction of a game ball provided in the game area,
A background display unit arranged on the back side of the game board for displaying the background of the game area,
The game board has a light-transmitting property, and the background display section can be viewed through the game board.
Equipped with suggesting means for suggesting whether or not the game nail is in a normal state,
The background display section has a first background display section and a second background display section arranged in parallel in the thickness direction of the game board,
The suggesting means includes means for switching between a first display state in which a background is displayed by the first background display section and a second display state in which a background is displayed by the second background display section,
In the background displayed by the first background display unit in the first display state, the position of the head of the predetermined game nail when the predetermined game nail that is the target of the suggestion is in the regular state. A gaming machine characterized by including a marker to indicate.

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