JP6760453B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

The pachinko machine are provided with a variable display device for variably displaying a symbol the results of the lottery performed based on the input sphere to start hole.

Examples of such a game machine include those described in the following documents.

JP-A-2007-159734

However, the Rukoto be large even center frame Along with this in the case of using a large-screen liquid crystal display device constituting the display portion of the variable display device. In addition, if the center frame becomes large, a problem may occur.

The present invention has been devised in view of the above-exemplified problems and the like, and an object of the present invention is to provide a game machine capable of effectively obtaining a decorative effect.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine according to the present invention
A game board in which a game area through which the game ball flows down is formed on the front side, and a through hole is formed through a part of the game area to the back side.
A member that is attached to the through hole of the game board from the front side and that projects to the back side of the game board and forms a frame shape having at least a part of the projecting portion having light transmission.
A peripheral wall member that is attached to the back surface side of the game board and has a peripheral wall that surrounds the peripheral edge of the through hole from the outside .
Inside of the peripheral wall, and a first light emitting unit and the second light emitting means at least partially disposed so as to be positioned outside the periphery of the through hole in a front view,
A gap is formed between the protruding portion and the peripheral edge of the through hole of the game board.
The protrusion is decorated by allowing the light output by the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means to pass through the light transmitting portion of the protrusion .
In the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means , the light output by the first light emitting means and the light output by the second light emitting means can intersect inside the peripheral edge of the through hole. The feature is that they are arranged in such a manner.
Further, the gaming machine may be a pachinko machine.

According to the present invention, it is Rukoto give effectively decorative effect.

Front view showing an example of a pachinko machine. The perspective view of the front side of the pachinko machine of FIG. The perspective view of the front frame of the pachinko machine of FIG. Front view showing an example of a game board. The perspective view of the game board of FIG. The exploded perspective view which shows the structure of the back surface of the pachinko machine of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the rear side of the game board of FIG. The rear view of the game board of FIG. The block diagram which shows an example of the electric structure of a pachinko machine. Front view showing the center frame of the game board. An exploded perspective view showing a state in which the center frame is removed from the game board. An exploded perspective view showing a state in which the outer capsule member is removed from the game board. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. A partially enlarged perspective view showing the arrangement state of the second decorative member in the center frame. An exploded perspective view of the stage unit. FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB. The schematic cross-sectional view which shows the lighting part and its mounting structure. Perspective view of the outer capsule member. The perspective view which shows the state which the LED substrate and the cover were removed from the outer capsule member. The cross-sectional view which shows an example of the reflection means and its arrangement structure. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing another example of the reflecting means.

The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko machine or a slot machine.
Some gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are provided with a variable display device that fluctuates and displays the result of a lottery performed based on the entry of a ball into the starting port as a symbol. As this variable display device, a frame member also called a "center frame" is generally arranged around the display unit. This center frame is a frame-shaped frame member that surrounds the display unit of the variable display device from the top, bottom, left, and right, and the central area where the display unit is arranged on the front surface of the game board is the surrounding area (game area). ), It functions as a function to regulate the game ball from flowing down to the central area, and also serves as a member to decorate the front part of the game machine with a design. Further, in order to enhance the decorativeness of the center frame, at least a part of the center frame is irradiated with light by a light emitting means such as an LED, or at least a part of the center frame is movably configured and operated. , It is also done so that the production can be done more effectively.
As the mounting structure of the center frame, a through hole is bored in the game board, and the center frame is generally fitted into the through hole from the front side.
Examples of such a game machine include those described in the following documents (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-159734).
However, when a large-screen liquid crystal display device constituting the display unit of the variable display device is used, the center frame is also enlarged accordingly, and the center frame is formed into an elaborately designed shape or a movable area. The larger the light emitting area, the larger the center frame. Further, when the center frame is enlarged in this way, on the other hand, the game area in which the game ball flows is limited, and it becomes difficult to secure a sufficient area thereof, and the occupied area of the through hole for mounting the center frame is increased. It is also possible that the strength of the game board is reduced due to the large area.
The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and provides a gaming machine capable of effectively obtaining a decorative effect by irradiating light and suppressing an increase in size of the center frame. The purpose is.
The gaming machine according to the present invention has, as means 1,
A gaming machine provided with a variable display device for variable display of a symbol, and a frame member arranged around a display unit of the variable display device.
The frame member is attached so as to be fitted into a through hole formed in the game board, and has a protruding portion that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board and at least a part thereof has light transmission.
A light emitting means is installed on the back side of the game board so that at least a part of the light emitting means is hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole when viewed from the front of the game board.
The light-transmitting portion of the protruding portion of the frame member is irradiated with light from at least a part of the surroundings by the light emitting means and can be transmitted to a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine.

In the present invention, the "surroundings" of a gaming machine include a portion surrounding a specific portion of the gaming machine from the top, bottom, left, and right, not from the front, back, top, bottom, front, back, left, and right, in other words, the specific portion of the gaming machine. It shall mean any area on a plane perpendicular to the front-back direction.
Further, the "position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine" is an area exposed toward the front of the game machine, such as a central area surrounded by a frame member (that is, a display part of a variable display device). Means any position within.

According to the game machine according to the above means 1, the light emitting means is installed so that at least a part of the light emitting means is hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole for mounting the frame member when viewed from the front of the game board. The through hole can be made smaller. In addition, the light-transmitting portion of the projecting portion of the frame member that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board and has at least a part of the light-transmitting portion is irradiated with light from at least a part of the surroundings by a light emitting means. Since the light emitting means may be arranged at least a part around the protruding portion of the frame member because the light emitting means can be transmitted to a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the frame member, it is not necessary to arrange the light emitting means on the frame member itself. Therefore, it is not necessary to increase the size of the frame member.

Further, for example, according to a configuration in which the frame member is irradiated with light from the front or the rear, it is necessary to secure a region to be irradiated with light by spreading the frame member itself vertically in the front-rear direction. According to the game machine according to the above means 1, the protruding portion of the frame member, that is, the portion extending in the front-rear direction is irradiated with light and transmitted to a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine, so that the light is perpendicular to the front-back direction. It is possible to effectively obtain a decorative effect by irradiating light without providing a light irradiation region that extends to the area, and therefore it is possible to suppress an increase in size of the frame member.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is used as means 2.
A gaming machine provided with a variable display device for variable display of symbols, and a frame member arranged around a display unit of the variable display device.
The frame member is attached so as to be fitted into a through hole formed in the game board, and has a protruding portion that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board and at least a part thereof has light transmission.
A light emitting means is installed outside the protruding portion of the frame member.
The light-transmitting portion of the protruding portion of the frame member is irradiated with light by the light emitting means so that the light can be transmitted to a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine.

In the present invention, "outside the protruding portion of the frame member" means an arbitrary position outside the protruding portion of the frame member, including a position around the protruding portion of the frame member and a position behind the protruding portion of the frame member.

According to the gaming machine according to the means 2, the light emitting means is installed outside the protruding portion of the frame member, and the light transmitting portion of the protruding portion of the frame member is irradiated with light by the light emitting means. Therefore, as compared with the case where the light emitting means is installed inside the protruding portion of the frame member, for example, the protruding portion of the frame member can be miniaturized by the amount of the installation space of the light emitting means. The through hole to which the frame member is attached can also be made small in size.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is the gaming machine of the means 1 or 2 as the means 3.
The outer packaging member is fitted from behind so as to cover the protruding portion of the frame member, and the light emitting means is supported by the outer packaging member.

The light emitting means may be arranged at an arbitrary position as long as it is around or outside the protruding portion of the frame member, but as in the above means 3, the outer packaging member is fitted from behind so as to cover the protruding portion of the frame member. By making the outer capsule member support the light emitting means, the light emitting means can be easily arranged at a position where the protruding portion of the frame member can be effectively irradiated with light. Further, since the light emitting means can be arranged at a predetermined position by fitting the outer capsule member, the workability can be improved.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is the gaming machine of the means 3 as the means 4.
It is characterized by including a positioning means for guiding the outer capsule member to a mounting position.

According to the gaming machine according to the above means 4, by guiding the outer packaging member to the mounting position by the positioning means, the outer packaging member can be easily and accurately mounted at the mounting position, and the light emitting means is accompanied by this. Can be easily and accurately arranged at a predetermined position, and light can be accurately irradiated to the irradiation position.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is the gaming machine of the means 4 as the means 5.
The positioning means is characterized in that it is composed of a protrusion or a guide hole formed on the frame member and a guide hole or a protrusion formed on the outer capsule member corresponding to the protrusion or the guide hole, respectively. To do.

According to the gaming machine according to the above means 5, positioning can be easily performed by inserting the protrusion formed on the frame member or the outer packaging member into the guide hole formed on the outer capsule member or the frame member. The positioning means can also have a simple configuration, and its formation is easy. By positioning the outer capsule member with respect to the frame member, the light emitting means can be accurately positioned with respect to the position where the light is irradiated on the frame member. However, the positioning means makes it easy to position the outer capsule member with respect to the frame member. And it can be positioned reliably.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of the means 3 to 5 as the means 6.
The outer packaging member includes a cavity having a plurality of planes inside that surround the protruding portion of the frame member from the periphery.

According to the gaming machine according to the means 6, for example, an LED substrate or the like can be easily installed as a light emitting means on a plurality of planes surrounding the protruding portion of the frame member from the surroundings. Further, by forming a large number of the above-mentioned planes, for example, even if the protruding portion of the frame member has a curved surface shape, the light emitting means can be arranged following this, and the projecting portion of the frame member can be universally arranged. It is possible to irradiate light without. Further, by wiring the adjacent LED substrates and wiring them in an annular shape as a whole, the wiring can be kept as short as possible and the wiring can be neatly performed.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of the means 3 to 6 as the means 7.
It is characterized by including a cover that covers at least a part of the light emitting means.

In the present invention, the "light emitting means" includes, for example, a substrate on which an LED is mounted.

According to the game machine according to the means 7, by covering at least a part of the light emitting means with a cover, it is possible to prevent the light emitting means from being damaged when the outer packaging member is attached, for example, in the manufacturing process of the game machine.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a means 8 in the gaming machine of the means 7.
The light emitting means is a substrate on which an LED is mounted, and a substantially flat plate-shaped cover corresponding to the substrate covers at least a part of the LED mounting side surface of the substrate, and the substrate and the cover are in the front-rear direction of the game machine. The cover is fitted into the inner cavity of the outer capsule member in a position parallel to the above, and the cover is screwed into a screw hole formed in the outer capsule member so as to extend in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. It is characterized in that it is fastened and fixed to.

According to the gaming machine according to the above means 8, the light emitting means can be easily arranged on the outer capsule member and the workability is good by fitting the substrate and the cover into the inner cavity of the outer capsule member. In addition, a roughly flat cover is fitted so as to be inserted into the inner cavity of the external capsule member in a position parallel to the front-rear direction of the game machine, and a screw is screwed in the front-back direction of the game machine. As a result, the cover is fastened and fixed to the outer capsule member, so that the space required for fitting and fastening and fixing the cover is reduced as much as possible. That is, for example, if the cover is to be fitted in a position perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the game machine, a fitting space is required for the area of the cover, and for example, when the screw is screwed in the direction perpendicular to the front-back direction of the game machine. If this is the case, the length of the screw and the space required for using the screwdriver are required, but according to the configuration of the above means 7, the cover can be slid and fitted to the outer packaging member, and the screw can be fastened along the front-rear direction. Because it can be done, the installation work can be done in a small space.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of the means 1 to 8 as the means 9.
A gap is formed between the protruding portion of the frame member and the inner surface of the through hole of the game board.

According to the game machine according to the means 8, the light from the light emitting means can be irradiated to the front of the game machine through the gap between the protruding portion of the frame member and the inner surface of the through hole of the game board. The decorative effect can be further improved.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a means 10 in the gaming machine of the means 9.
A reflecting means for reflecting light is arranged in a gap between the protruding portion of the frame member and the inner surface of the through hole of the game board.

According to the game machine according to the means 10, light can be guided forward while being reflected in the gap between the protruding portion of the frame member and the inner surface of the through hole of the game board, whereby the decorative effect can be achieved more effectively. Can be obtained.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a means 11 in the gaming machine of the means 10.
The reflecting means is a rib having a reflecting surface formed on a extending side surface along the front-rear direction of the game machine.

According to the gaming machine according to the above means 11, a reflective surface capable of effectively reflecting light can be easily formed on the rib by a method such as vapor deposition plating, and the rib is integrated with, for example, a constituent member of a frame member. By molding, the reflecting means can be easily arranged in the gap between the protruding portion of the frame member and the inner surface of the through hole of the game board.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 11 as means 12.
The game machine is a pachinko machine.

As a basic configuration of a pachinko machine, an operation handle is provided, and a ball, which is an example of a valuable object, is launched into a predetermined game area according to the operation of the operation handle, and the ball is arranged at a predetermined position in the game area. The identification information (design, etc.) dynamically displayed on the display device is fixedly stopped after a predetermined time, provided that the operating port is won (or passed through the operating gate). In addition, when a special gaming state occurs, a variable winning device (specific winning opening) arranged at a predetermined position in the gaming area is opened in a predetermined manner to enable a ball to be won, and is valuable according to the number of winnings. Some of them are given value (including not only prize balls but also data written on a magnetic card).

In a pachinko machine, a frame member is attached so as to be fitted into a through hole formed in a game board, and a protruding portion that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board and at least a part thereof has light transmission is provided. A light emitting means is installed on the back side of the gaming board so that at least a part of the light emitting means is hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole when viewed from the front of the gaming board, and light transmission of the protruding portion of the frame member is provided. Since the portion having the above is configured so that light can be irradiated from at least a part of the surroundings by the light emitting means and transmitted to a position where it can be visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine, the decoration effect can be effectively obtained by irradiating the light. However, it is possible to obtain a pachinko machine capable of suppressing the increase in size of the frame member and sufficiently securing the strength of the game area and the game board.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 11 as means 13.
The game machine is a slot machine.

The basic configuration of the slot machine is "provided with a variable display means for dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information and then confirming and displaying the identification information, which is caused by the operation of a starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time elapses. A gaming machine provided with a special gaming state generating means for generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player, provided that the definite identification information is the specific identification information.
In this case, coins, medals, and the like are typical examples of valuable objects.

In a slot machine, a frame member is attached so as to be fitted into a through hole formed in a game board, and a protrusion that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board and at least a part thereof has light transmission is provided. A light emitting means is installed on the back side of the game board so that at least a part of the light emitting means is hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole when viewed from the front of the game board, and light transmission of a protruding portion of the frame member is provided. Since the portion having the above is configured to be able to irradiate light from at least a part of the surroundings by the light emitting means and transmit it to a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine, the decoration effect can be effectively obtained by irradiating the light. However, it is possible to obtain a slot machine capable of suppressing the increase in size of the frame member and sufficiently securing the strength of the game area and the game board.

Further, the gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine according to any one of means 1 to 11 as means 14.
The feature is that the gaming machine is a gaming machine that combines a pachinko machine and a slot machine.

As a basic configuration of a gaming machine that combines a pachinko machine and a slot machine, "a variable display means for dynamically displaying an identification information string consisting of a plurality of identification information and then confirming the identification information is provided, and a starting operation means ( For example, the dynamic display of the identification information is started due to the operation of the operation lever), and the identification information is dynamically displayed due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or when a predetermined time elapses. A ball is used as a valuable object, provided with a special gaming state generating means for generating a special gaming state advantageous to the player, provided that the display is stopped and the definite identification information at the time of the stop is the specific identification information. At the same time, a predetermined number of balls are required to start the dynamic display of the identification information, and a large number of balls are paid out when a special gaming state occurs. "

In a gaming machine that combines a pachinko machine and a slot machine, a frame member is attached so as to fit into a through hole formed in the gaming board, and protrudes rearward from the back surface of the gaming board to at least a part of it. Has a protruding portion having light transmission, and a light emitting means is installed on the back side of the game board so that at least a part of the light emitting means is hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole when viewed from the front of the game board. The light-transmitting portion of the protruding portion of the frame member is irradiated with light from at least a part of the surroundings by the light emitting means so that the light can be transmitted to a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the gaming machine. A pachinko machine and a slot machine, which can effectively obtain a decorative effect, can suppress the increase in size of the frame member, and can sufficiently secure the strength of the game area and the game board. You can get a game machine.

Hereinafter, the best mode of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Here, a pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as a “pachinko machine”) is mentioned as a gaming machine.

(Configuration on the front side of the pachinko machine)
FIG. 1 is a front view of the pachinko machine 10, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the pachinko machine 10, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the front frame of the pachinko machine 10. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the pachinko machine 10 has an outer frame 11 forming an outer shell of the pachinko machine 10 and an inner frame 12 supported on one side of the outer frame 11 so as to be openable and closable. I have. The configuration of the outer frame 11 and the inner frame 12 will be described below individually.

The outer frame 11 is formed of a wooden plate material in a rectangular shape as a whole, and each plate material is assembled by a detachable fastener such as a machine screw. The outer frame 11 may be made of a light metal such as resin or aluminum. This is because the weight of the pachinko machine can be reduced by such a configuration.

On the other hand, the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is set so as to extend vertically on the opposite side (left side of the pachinko machine 10 in FIG. 1) where the handle (game ball launch handle 18 described later) is installed when viewed from the front of the pachinko machine 10. The inner frame 12 can be sufficiently opened to the front side with the opening / closing axis as the axis. In such a configuration, assuming that the opening / closing axis of the inner frame 12 is in the vertical direction on the handle installation location side (right side of the pachinko machine 10 in FIG. 1), the game ball launch handle is used when the inner frame 12 is opened. This is because the heads and the like of the 18 interfere with the adjacent pachinko machine and the card unit (ball lending unit), and the inner frame 12 cannot be sufficiently opened. The inner frame 12 is made of a synthetic resin, specifically, an ABS (acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene) resin. By doing so, the advantage of being highly viscous, resistant to impact, and being able to be manufactured at low cost is exhibited.

The inner frame 12 is roughly divided into a lower plate unit 13 attached to the lowermost portion thereof and an opening / closing axis on the left side of the inner frame 12 in the vertical direction within a range above the lower plate unit 13. It includes a front frame set 14 that is openable and closable, a resin base (not shown), and a game board 30 that is attached to the rear side of the resin base. Each of these configurations will be described in detail below.

The lower plate unit 13 is fixed to the inner frame 12 by fasteners such as screws. On the front side of the lower plate unit 13, a lower plate 15, a ball pulling lever 17, a game ball launch handle 18, an ashtray 22, and a sound output port 24 are provided. The lower plate 15 as a ball receiving plate is provided in the substantially central portion of the lower plate unit 13, and has a role of stopping the game ball discharged from the discharge port 16 when the upper plate, which will be described later, is full. is there. The ball pulling lever 17 is for pulling out a game ball in the lower plate 15, and by moving the ball pulling lever 17 to the left side in FIG. 1, a predetermined portion on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15 is opened. The game balls parked in the lower plate 15 can be discharged to the player's ball storage box (dollar box) through the opening on the bottom surface of the lower plate 15. The game ball launch handle 18 is arranged so as to project to the right side of the lower plate 15 toward the front side. In response to the operation of the game ball launch handle 18 by the player, the game ball is driven toward the game board 30 described later by the game ball launcher provided with the launch solenoid. The sound output port 24 is an output port for outputting sound from a speaker provided in or on the back of the lower plate unit 13. The ashtray 22 is provided on the left side of the lower plate 15. The right side of the ashtray 22 is supported by the lower plate 15 on one side so as to rotate around the axis in the left-right direction (horizontal direction) (for example, to rotate forward toward the front side).

Most of the lower plate unit 13 is made of ABS resin like the inner frame 12. By doing so, it can be highly viscous and strong against impact, and can be manufactured at low cost. In particular, the surface layer forming the lower plate 15 and the front panel portion at the back of the lower plate are molded with flame-retardant ABS resin. Therefore, this part is hard to burn.

On the other hand, at the lower part of the front frame set 14 (upper position of the lower plate 15 described above), an upper plate 19 as a saucer for the game ball is provided integrally with the front frame set 14. The upper plate 19 is a ball tray for temporarily storing the game balls and guiding them toward the game ball launching device 38 while arranging them in a row. In the conventional pachinko machine, a front decorative frame that can be opened and closed with respect to the inner frame is provided below the front frame set, and an upper plate is provided on the front decorative frame, but in this embodiment, the front decorative frame is omitted. , The upper plate 19 is provided directly to the front frame set 14. Like the lower plate 15, the upper plate 19 also has a structure in which the surface layer is molded of flame-retardant ABS resin. Further, at the lower left of the upper plate 19, an effect button 79 for the player to perform an operation such as changing the background of the decorative pattern display device 42 is provided.

In addition, the front frame set 14 is provided with light emitting means such as various lamps around it (for example, a corner portion). These light emitting means play a role of enhancing the effect of the effect during the game by controlling the change of the light emitting mode such as lighting and blinking according to the change of the game state in the big hit game state and the like. For example, on the peripheral edge of the window portion 101, an annular illumination portion 102 having a built-in light emitting means such as an LED is provided symmetrically, and by lighting or blinking in the jackpot game state, the jackpot game state is in effect. It is a configuration to notify.

Further, a ball lending operation unit 120 is arranged below the window unit 101, and the ball lending operation unit 120 is provided with a ball lending button 121, a return button 122, and a frequency display unit 123. When the ball lending operation unit 120 is operated with bills, cards, etc. inserted into a card unit (ball lending unit) (not shown) arranged on the side of the pachinko machine 10, game balls can be rented according to the operation. Will be done. The ball lending button 121 is operated to obtain a lending ball based on the information recorded on the card or the like (recording medium), and the lending ball is supplied to the upper plate 19 as long as the remaining amount is present on the card or the like. Will be done. The return button 122 is operated when requesting the return of the card or the like inserted in the card unit. The frequency display unit 123 displays the balance information of the card or the like. A pachinko machine, a so-called cash machine, in which game balls are lent directly from the ball lending device unit to the upper plate without going through a card unit does not require the ball lending operation unit 120. Therefore, a decorative sticker or the like is attached to the installation portion of the ball rental operation unit 120. As a result, it is possible to standardize the ball lending operation unit between the pachinko machine using the card unit and the cash machine.

Next, the configuration of the game board 30 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5. FIG. 4 is a front view showing the configuration of the game board 30, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the structure of the game board 30. The game board 30 is a first starting winning device 33 and a second starting winning device 33 including a general winning device 31 having a general winning opening, a variable winning device 32, an upper starting opening 33a and a lower starting opening 33b (composed of an operating chucker 33b). A second start winning device 34 (consisting of a through gate) having a start port, a special symbol display device, a normal symbol display device, a variable display device unit 35 including a decorative symbol display device 42, and the like are provided. These general winning device 31, variable winning device 32, first starting winning device 33, second starting winning device 34, variable display device unit 35, etc. are each through hole formed by router processing in the game board 30. It is arranged in each of the above, and is attached from the front side of the game board 30 by a wood screw or the like. Further, a pair of opening / closing blades 60 are provided at the entrance of the lower starting port 33b, and an open position for guiding the game ball and a closed position where the game ball is difficult to enter into the lower starting port 33b can be taken. The opening / closing blade 60 is driven by a solenoid SL1 arranged on the back surface side of the game board 30. Further, a large winning opening (entrance of the accommodating portion) 61 is arranged below the lower starting opening 33b. The grand prize opening 61 will be mentioned later. A ball entry detection switch SW1 is provided in the large winning opening 61.

A game ball enters the above-mentioned general winning device 31, variable winning device 32, and first starting winning device 33, and the winning ball is detected by a detection switch (winning port switch, count switch, operating port switch, etc.) described later. Then, a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper plate 19 (or the lower plate 15) based on the output of the detection switch. In addition, the game board 30 is provided with an out port 36 so that game balls that have not entered various winning devices or the like are guided to a ball discharge path (not shown) through the out port 36. It has become. A large number of nails are planted on the game board 30 in order to appropriately disperse and adjust the falling direction of the game ball, and various members (accessories) are arranged.

The special symbol display device changes and displays a special symbol as identification information triggered by winning a prize in the first start winning device 33, and the decorative symbol display device 42 fluctuates a decorative symbol corresponding to the variable display of the special symbol. The normal symbol display device displays the normal symbol in a variable manner triggered by the passage of the second start winning device 34.

The special symbol display device is composed of nine LED segments of the first display unit in the display device 371A, which will be described later, and the display content is controlled by the main control device 261 described later.

The decorative symbol display device 42 is configured as a liquid crystal display device, and the display content is controlled by a display control device described later. On the decorative symbol display device 42, for example, a symbol as identification information is displayed at three locations, upper, middle, and lower. These symbols are scrolled and variably displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42. In this embodiment, the decorative design display device 42 (liquid crystal display device) includes, for example, a large liquid crystal display having a size of 10 inches or 12 inches.

The ordinary symbol display device includes two lamps for ordinary symbols (hereinafter, also referred to as a first lamp and a second lamp) arranged in the display device 371B described later. In this embodiment, the appearance shape of the first lamp for a normal design is "○", while the second lamp is provided adjacent to the right side of the first lamp, and the appearance shape is "○". It has a "x" shape. In the ordinary symbol display device, for example, the display symbol (ordinary symbol) by the first and second lamps changes every time the game ball passes through the second start winning device 34. Specifically, the first and second lamps Are alternately lit, and when stopped by the first lamp, the lower start opening 33b of the first start winning device 33 is configured to be in an operating state (open) for a predetermined time. The number of times the game ball has passed through the second start winning device 34 is held up to four times, and the number of times held is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 801a. The first and second lamps may be a plurality of display units that are variablely displayed by a part of the decorative symbol display device 42.

The variable winning device 32 is normally in a closed state in which the game ball cannot or is difficult to win, and is repeatedly operated in an open state in which the game ball is likely to win a prize and a normal closed state at the time of a big hit. However, the specific configuration will be described later. Briefly, when the special symbol display device has a specific display mode (when the finalized symbol after the decorative symbol display device 42 is stopped is a combination of specific symbols set in advance), the special gaming state is set. appear. Then, the variable winning device 32 is in the receiving state, and the winning of the game ball is allowed. Specifically, the ball receiving state of the variable winning device 32 is repeatedly released a predetermined number of times, with the passage of a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) or the winning of a predetermined number (for example, 10) as one round. The number of times the game ball has passed through the first start winning device 33 is held up to four times, and the number of times held is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 800a. The holding lamp 800a may be configured to be variablely displayed by a part of the decorative symbol display device 42.

Further, a rail unit 50 for guiding the game ball launched from the game ball launching device to the upper part of the game board 30 is attached to the game board 30, and is fired by rotating the game ball launch handle 18. The game ball is guided to a predetermined game area through the rail unit 50. The rail unit 50 is composed of a ring-shaped resin molded product (for example, one molded by adding fluororesin), and has an inner rail 51 and an outer rail 52 integrally formed with inner and outer doubles. .. Since the rail unit 50 is molded by adding fluororesin, the frictional resistance of the game ball can be reduced. The inner rail 51 is formed in a substantially annular shape except for about 1/4 above, and the outer rail 52 is formed so that a part (mainly the left side portion) faces the inner rail 51. In such a case, the guide rail is formed by the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52, and the ball guide passage is formed by the portion (the portion on the left side when facing) in which the respective rails 51 and 52 are parallel to each other at a predetermined interval. The ball guide passage is formed in a groove shape having a contact surface with the game board 30, that is, a groove shape in which the front side is open.

A return ball prevention member 53 is attached to the tip end portion (upper left portion in FIG. 4) of the inner rail 51. As a result, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the game ball once guided from the ball guide passage between the inner rail 51 and the outer rail 52 to the upper part of the game board 30 returns to the ball guide passage again. There is.

Further, an arc-shaped flange 56 projecting outward is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rail unit 50. The flange 56 constitutes a mounting surface for the game board 30. When the rail unit 50 is attached to the game board 30, the flange 56 is brought into contact with the game board 30, and in that state, screws or the like are inserted into a plurality of through holes formed in the flange 56 to form the game board. The rail unit 50 is fastened to the 30.

The game area is divided into substantially circular shapes by the inner peripheral portion (inner and outer rails) of the rail unit 50. In particular, in this embodiment, the game territory castle divided on the board surface of the game board 30 is more than before. It is much larger.

(Back configuration of pachinko machine)
Next, the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the back surface of the pachinko machine 10.

First, the overall outline of the rear configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described. On the back surface of the pachinko machine 10 (actually, the back surface of the inner frame 12 and the game board 30), various control boards are arranged so as to be arranged vertically and horizontally or stacked back and forth. A game ball supply device (pain mechanism) for supplying game balls, a resin protective cover, and the like are attached. In this embodiment, various control boards are mounted separately on three mounting bases to form three control board units, and these control board units are individually mounted on the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30. .. In this case, a main control device 261 composed of a main control board, a power supply monitoring board, a board box for accommodating these boards, and a sealing unit for sealing the board box is mounted on one mounting base to form a unit, and a display control board is used. A display control device 45 composed of a board box accommodating the display control board and a decorative symbol display device 42, and a sub control device 262 composed of a sub control board and a board box accommodating the sub control board will be described later. A payout control device 311 and a power supply board, which are mounted on an outer packaging member 82 and unitized, and further consist of a payout control board, a board box (payout control board case) for accommodating the payout control board, and a sealing unit for sealing the board box. , A power supply / launch control device composed of a launch control board and a board box (power supply / launch control board case 203A) for accommodating these boards is mounted on one mounting base to form a unit. Here, for convenience, each unit will be referred to as "first control board unit 201", "second control board unit 202", and "third control board unit 203" in the above order.

Further, the payout mechanism and the protective cover are also integrated with the third control board unit 203, and the resin portion is generally referred to as a back pack. Therefore, here, the third control board unit 203 is referred to as a “back pack unit 203”. Also called. The detailed configuration of each unit 2001-203 will be described later.

The first control board unit 201, the second control board unit 202, and the back pack unit 203 are configured so that they can be attached to and detached from each unit without using any tools, and in addition to this, a support shaft portion is partially provided. Is provided so that the inner frame 12 or the back surface of the game board 30 can be opened and closed. This is also a device for making it possible to easily confirm the hidden configuration and the like even if the units 201 to 203 and other configurations are arranged one after the other.

The first control board unit 201 described above has a main control board that controls the progress of the game and a power supply monitoring board that controls power supply monitoring. The main control board and the power supply monitoring board are housed in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like. This board box includes a box base having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and a box cover that covers the opening of the box base. The board box is connected to the box base by a sealing unit so as not to be opened. Is sealed.

Any configuration can be applied to the sealing unit as long as the box base and the box cover are connected in an unopenable manner, and the sealing process by the sealing unit prevents unauthorized opening after the sealing. (I) Even if an unauthorized opening is performed, such a situation can be detected early and easily.

The second control board unit 202 has a display control device 45 that controls the display of the decorative symbol display device 42 according to instructions from the main control board, and a sub control board that controls voice lamp control according to instructions from the main control board. The display control device 45 includes a decorative symbol display device 42 and a display control board as a unit, is housed in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like, and is attached to the back side of an outer packaging member 82 described later. The sub-control board is housed in a board box made of a transparent resin material or the like, and is attached to the back side of the display control device 45.

Next, the third control board unit (back pack unit) 203 has a payout control board, a power supply board, a launch control board, and a card unit connection board. The payout control board controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls, and the power supply board and the launch control board generate and output a predetermined power supply voltage required by various control devices and the like, and the player's game ball launch handle 18 The firing solenoid is controlled according to the operation. Further, the card unit connection board is electrically connected to the ball lending operation unit 120 (see FIG. 1) on the front surface of the pachinko machine and a card unit (not shown), and the player takes in the command of the ball lending operation and controls the payout. It is output to the board. A card unit connection board is not required for a cash machine in which game balls are lent directly to the upper plate from a ball lending device or the like without going through a card unit.

The payout control board is housed in a payout control board case (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like, and the power supply board and the launch control board are a power supply / fire control board case 203A made of a transparent resin material or the like. It is stored inside. Further, the card unit connection board is housed in a card unit connection board case (not shown) made of a transparent resin material or the like. In particular, in the payout control board, similarly to the main control board described above, the box base and the box cover constituting the board case (encapsulating means) are connected by the sealing unit (sealing means) so as not to be opened, so that the board box Is sealed.

The payout control board is electrically connected to the state return switch. For example, when the state return switch is pressed when a payout error occurs such as a ball clogging in the payout motor section, the payout motor is slowly rotated forward. , The ball clogging can be resolved (return to the normal state).

The back pack unit 203 is a combination of a resin-molded back pack 351 and a game ball payout mechanism portion 352.

The back pack 351 is molded of, for example, ABS resin, and has a substantially flat base portion 353 and a protective cover portion 354 projecting rearward of the pachinko machine and forming a horizontally long substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The protective cover portion 354 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 electric accessory unit (center accessory) (however, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned It is also configured to surround the sub control board of). A large number of ventilation holes are provided on the back surface of the protective cover portion 354. Each of the ventilation holes has an elongated shape, and the ventilation holes are provided so as to be adjacent to each other at a relatively close position. Therefore, the back surface of the back pack 351 can be easily opened by cutting the resin portion between the adjacent ventilation holes. That is, by cutting the resin portion between the ventilation holes to expose the display control device or the like inside the resin portion, a predetermined verification or the like can be easily performed.

Further, the base portion 353 is provided with a payout mechanism portion 352 so as to bypass the protective cover portion 354. That is, a tank 355 opened upward is provided at the uppermost portion of the back pack 351, and the game balls supplied from the island equipment of the game hall are sequentially supplied to the tank 355. Below the tank 355, for example, a tank rail 356 having two horizontal rows (two rows) of ball passages and gently inclining toward the downstream side is connected, and further vertically on the downstream side of the tank rail 356. The case rail 357 is connected. The payout device 358 is provided at the most downstream portion of the case rail 357, and a required number of game balls are appropriately paid out according to a predetermined electrical configuration such as a payout motor. Then, the game balls paid out from the payout device 358 are supplied to the upper plate 19 through a payout passage (not shown) or the like.

The tank rail 356 and the vibrator 359 for adding vibration to the tank rail 356 are unitized so as to be integrated, and if a ball is clogged near the tank rail 356, the vibrator 359 is driven. By doing so, the ball jam is cleared.

In the payout mechanism unit 352, a payout relay board 381 that relays a signal of a payout command from the payout control board to the payout device 358 is installed, and a power switch board 382 for taking in a main power source from the outside is installed. ing. For example, an AC 24V main power supply is supplied to the power switch board 382 via a voltage converter, and the power is turned on or off by switching the power switch.

An inner frame open detection switch (not shown) for detecting that the inner frame 12 is opened with respect to the outer frame 11 is provided on the upper right side of the inner frame 12, and the inner frame 12 is opened. And, it is designed to be output from the inner frame open detection switch to the computer for the hall (inside the pachinko shop). Further, a front frame open detection switch (not shown) is provided on the left side of the inner frame open detection switch, and when the front frame set 14 is opened, the front frame open detection switch is used to enter the hall (inside the pachinko shop). ) Is output to the computer.

(Electrical configuration of pachinko machines and various control processes)
Next, the electrical configuration of the pachinko machine 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The pachinko machine 10 includes a power supply device 313, a power supply monitoring device 540, a main control device 261 and a sub control device 262, a payout control device 311 and a display control device 45. Hereinafter, these devices will be described in detail individually. The power supply monitoring device 540 and the main control device 261 are sealed by a sealing unit as described above.

Next, the configuration of the main control device 261 will be described. The main control device 261 is equipped with an MPU 501 as a one-chip microcomputer which is an arithmetic unit. The MPU 501 is a ROM 502 that stores various control programs and fixed value data executed by the MPU 501, and a memory for temporarily storing various data and the like when the control program stored in the ROM 502 is executed. A certain RAM 503 and various other circuits such as an interrupt circuit, a timer circuit, and a data transmission / reception circuit are built in.

The RAM 503 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 to hold (back up) data even after the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off, and various data and the like are temporarily stored in the RAM 503. There is an area for.

The NMI terminal (non-maskable interrupt terminal) of the MPU 501 is configured to input a power failure signal SG1 from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is cut off due to a power failure or the like, and the power failure signal SG1 is the MPU 501. When input to, the NMI interrupt process as the power failure process is immediately executed.

An input / output port 505 is connected to the MPU 501 of the main control device 261 via a bus line 504 composed of an address bus and a data bus. The input / output port 505 has a RAM erase switch circuit 543 in the power supply monitoring device 540, a payout control device 311, a launch control device 312, a sub control device 262, a special symbol display device, a normal symbol display device, and a special symbol hold display device 800. , Ordinary symbol hold display device 801 and other switches (not shown) are connected. The special symbol display device is composed of nine LED segments as described above, and the ordinary symbol display device is composed of the first and second lamps for the ordinary symbol as described above, and the special symbol is reserved. As described above, the display device 800 is composed of a hold lamp 800a for displaying the number of reserved balls related to the special symbol, and the ordinary symbol hold display device 801 is a hold lamp displaying the number of reserved balls related to the normal symbol as described above. It is composed of 801a.

The payout control device 311 controls the payout of prize balls and rental balls by the payout motor 358a. The MPU 511, which is an arithmetic unit, includes a ROM 512 that stores a control program and fixed value data executed by the MPU 511, and a RAM 513 that is used as a work memory or the like.

Similar to the RAM 503 of the main control device 261, the RAM 513 of the payout control device 311 has a configuration in which a backup voltage is supplied from the power supply device 313 to hold (back up) data even after the power supply of the pachinko machine 10 is cut off. , RAM 513 is provided with an area for temporarily storing various data and the like.

Similar to the MPU 501 of the main control device 261, the NMI terminal of the MPU 511 is also configured so that the power failure signal SG1 is input from the power failure monitoring circuit 542 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure. When input to the MPU 511, the NMI interrupt process as the power failure process is immediately executed.

An input / output port 515 is connected to the MPU 511 of the payout control device 311 via a bus line 514 composed of an address bus and a data bus. A main control device 261 and a payout motor 358a are connected to the input / output port 515, respectively.

The launch control device 312 permits or prohibits the launch of the game ball by the launch solenoid, and the launch solenoid is permitted to be driven when predetermined conditions are met. Specifically, it is detected by the sensor signal that the payout control device 311 outputs a connection signal indicating that the card unit is connected and that the player is touching the game ball launch handle 18. The launch control device 312 outputs a launch permission signal to the main control device 261 on condition that the launch stop switch for stopping the launch is not operated. The main control device 261 that has input the launch permission signal outputs the launch solenoid control signal to the launch control device 312. As a result, the launch control device 312 drives the launch solenoid in response to the launch solenoid control signal, and as a result, the game ball is launched with a strength corresponding to the operation amount of the game ball launch handle.

The sub control device 262 controls the ringing of the effect speaker 810 and the like according to the variation display of the decorative pattern based on the command from the main control device 261 and controls the lighting (blinking) of the effect lamp 811, and the main control device 261. It functions to edit the command to the display control device 45 based on the command from and send it to the display control device 45. The MPU 550 of the sub control device 262 includes a ROM 551 that stores a control program and fixed value data executed by the MPU 550, and a RAM 552 that is used as a work memory or the like. An input / output port 554 is connected to the MPU 550 via a bus line 553 composed of an address bus and a data bus. A speaker, a lamp, an effect button 79 for executing a predetermined display effect during variable display in the decorative symbol display device 42, and a main control device 261 are connected to the input / output port 554, respectively. Examples of the effect button 79 include a display effect button such as a step-up notice that announces that there is a high possibility of a big hit state depending on the mode in which predetermined characters appear in sequence. When the effect button 79 is pressed, an effect designation command for executing a predetermined effect is generated and transmitted to the decorative symbol display device 42.

The display control device 45 controls the variable display of the decorative symbol on the decorative symbol display device 42. The display control device 45 includes an MPU 521 having a RAM 523 used as a work RAM or the like, a ROM (program ROM) 522, a video RAM 524, a character ROM 525, an image controller 526, an input port 527, and an output port 259. I have.

The MPU 521 receives a symbol display command (stop symbol command, variation pattern command, confirmation command, etc.) transmitted from the sub-control device 262 via the input port 527, analyzes the received command, or is based on the received command. Control of the image controller 526 (specifically, generation of an internal command for the image controller 526) is performed by performing a predetermined arithmetic process. The program ROM 522 is a memory for storing various control programs and fixed values executed by the MPU 521, and also stores and holds JPEG format image data for a background image. The RAM 523 is a memory for temporarily storing work data, flags, and the like used when executing various programs by the MPU 521.

The image controller 526 is composed of a VDP (video display processor). The VDP is a kind of drawing circuit that directly operates the LCD driver (liquid crystal drive circuit) incorporated in the decorative symbol display device 42, and is also called a "drawing chip" because it is made into an IC chip, and its substance is drawn. It should be called a microcomputer chip with built-in processing software. The image controller 526 adjusts the timings of the MPU 521, the video RAM 524, etc. to intervene in reading and writing data, and reads the display data stored in the video RAM 524 from the character ROM 525 at a predetermined timing to output the output port 529. It is output to the decorative pattern display device 42 and displayed via the display.

The video RAM 524 is a memory for storing display data displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, and the display content of the decorative symbol display device 42 is changed by rewriting the content of the video RAM 524. The character ROM 525 plays a role as an image data library for storing character data such as a symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42. The character ROM 525 holds bitmap format image data of various display symbols, a color palette table to be referred to when determining the expression color of each dot of the bitmap image, and the like. In particular, a symbol code (symbol number) is assigned to each of the symbol image data in the bitmap format, and each symbol image can be managed only by the symbol code at the command level. It is also possible to provide a plurality of character ROMs 525 and share the image data and the like in each character ROM 525. Further, it is also possible to have a configuration in which the JPEG format image data for the background image stored in the program ROM 522 is stored in the character ROM 525.

The power supply device 313 includes a power supply unit 541 for supplying power to each unit of the pachinko machine 10. The power supply unit 541 supplies an operating voltage required for each of the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 through the power supply path. As an outline, the power supply unit 541 takes in an AC 24 volt voltage supplied from the outside, a 12 volt voltage for driving various switches and motors, a 5 volt voltage for logic, and a RAM backup. A backup voltage or the like is generated, and these 12 volt voltage, 5 volt voltage, and backup voltage are supplied to the power supply monitoring device 540, the sub control device 262, the payout control device 311 and the display control device 45. The operating voltage (voltages of 12 volts and 5 volts) is supplied to the main control device 261 via the power supply monitoring device 540. Further, the operating voltage (voltages of 12 volts and 5 volts) is supplied to the launch control device 312 via the main control device 261.

The power supply monitoring device 540 includes a power failure monitoring circuit 542 that monitors a power failure due to a power failure or the like, and a reset circuit 544 that outputs a reset signal.
The power failure monitoring circuit 542 is a circuit for outputting a power failure signal SG1 to each NMI terminal of the MPU 501 of the main control device 261 and the MPU 511 of the payout control device 311 when the power is cut off due to the occurrence of a power failure or the like. The power failure monitoring circuit 542 monitors the DC stable 24 volt voltage, which is the maximum voltage output from the power supply unit 541, and determines that a power failure (power failure) has occurred when this voltage becomes less than 22 volt. The power failure signal SG1 is output to the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311. By the output of the power failure signal SG1, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 recognize the occurrence of the power failure and execute the NMI interrupt process. The power supply unit 541 outputs a voltage of 5 volts, which is the drive voltage of the control system, for a sufficient period of time to execute the NMI interrupt process even after the voltage of DC stable 24 volts becomes less than 22 volts. Is configured to maintain a normal value. Therefore, the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 can normally execute and complete the NMI interrupt process.

The RAM erase switch circuit 543 is a circuit that outputs a RAM erase signal SG2 for clearing backup data to the main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 when the RAM erase switch is pressed. The signal is transmitted to the payout control device 311 via the main control device 261.
The main control device 261 and the payout control device 311 clear their respective backup data when the RAM erasing signal SG2 is input when the power of the pachinko machine 10 is turned on.

The reset circuit 544 is a circuit that outputs a reset signal in order to initialize the main control device 261, the payout control device 311 and the sub control device 262, and the display control device 45. The reset signal from the reset circuit 544 is directly given to the main control device 261 but to the payout control device 311, the sub control device 262, and the display control device 45 via the power supply device 313. It is supposed to be given.

Here, the display contents of the special symbol display device, the ordinary symbol display device, and the decorative symbol display device 42 will be described. In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, a special symbol displayed on the special symbol display device as a symbol for indicating the occurrence of a big hit to the player and a decorative symbol displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42 are two. There are different types. The decorative symbol is a symbol that changes in synchronization with the special symbol, starts to change at the same time (or at about the same time) as the special symbol starts to change, and at the same time (or at about the same time) when the special symbol stops changing. To stop the fluctuation. This decorative pattern is provided in order to provide the player with a wide variety of display effects so that he / she will not get tired of it.

First, the display contents of the special symbol display device will be described. The variable display of the special symbol is expressed by the change of the lighting pattern of the nine LED segments. The variation display of the special symbol is started based on the winning of the game ball to the start winning device 33, and the variation display of the special symbol is stopped at the same time after a certain period of time. After the stop, a lighting pattern indicating a big hit or a lighting pattern indicating a loss is displayed, and in the case of a loss, the variation display is performed again based on the winning of the starting winning device 33. The number of times the game ball has won the start winning device 33 is held up to four times, and the number of holdings is lit and displayed by the holding lamp 800a of the special symbol holding display device 800.

Next, the display contents of the decorative symbol display device 42 will be described. On the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 42, for example, three decorative symbol rows Z1 to Z3 are displayed in three display areas divided into upper, middle, and lower rows. These decorative pattern rows Z1 to Z3 are scrolled from right to left. The decorative symbol is composed of, for example, a main symbol composed of numbers "1" to "9" and a sub symbol smaller than the main symbol, and each of the main symbol and the sub symbol forms a symbol sequence of the decorative symbol. In each symbol sequence formed by the decorative symbols, the main symbols are arranged in ascending or descending order of numbers, and the sub symbols are arranged between the main symbols. When a prize is awarded to the start winning device 33, that is, a start winning is generated, the decorative symbol is displayed in a variable manner, the variable display is stopped after a certain period of time corresponding to the variable pattern, and the decorative symbol display device 42 is vertically 3 × horizontal. Nine decorative symbols of 3 are displayed as display results. In the variable display won in the jackpot lottery, the display control device 45 controls the display control device 45 so that three identical main symbols are aligned and stopped on a vertical or diagonal straight line among the nine decorative symbols, and the player is informed. The occurrence of a jackpot is shown. On the other hand, in the variable display that is out of the jackpot lottery, the display control device 45 controls the display control device 45 so that three identical main symbols are not aligned vertically or diagonally among the nine decorative symbols, and the game is played. The person is shown the occurrence of a loss.

Next, the display contents of the ordinary symbol display device will be described. The variation display of the ordinary symbol is expressed by alternately lighting the first lamp (appearance is ○ shape) and the second lamp (appearance is × shape). The variation display of the normal symbol is started on condition that the game ball passes through the second start winning device 34, and the variation display of the normal symbol is stopped after a certain period of time. Then, when the first lamp is stopped, the first start winning device 33 is configured to be in the operating state (opened) for a predetermined time. The number of times the game ball has passed through the second start winning device 34 is held up to four times, and the number of times held is lit and displayed by the hold lamp 801a of the normal symbol hold display device 801.

Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 configured as described above will be described. In the present embodiment, the MPU 501 in the main control device 261 uses various counter information at the time of the game to perform a big hit lottery, set a symbol display of the special symbol display device, and the like. Specifically, it includes a counter group related to a special symbol and a counter group related to a normal symbol. First, a group of counters related to the special symbol will be described. As a group of counters related to the special symbol, the jackpot random number counter C1 used for the jackpot lottery, the jackpot symbol counter C2 used for selecting the jackpot symbol of the special symbol display device, and the special symbol display device when the special symbol display device is disengaged and fluctuates. The initial value used to set the initial value of the stop pattern selection counter C3 used for selecting the stop pattern (corresponding to the reach lottery of whether to reach or completely deviate in the fluctuation of the decorative pattern) and the jackpot random number counter C1. It includes a random number counter CINI1 and variable type counters CS1 to CS3 for determining the type used for selecting the variable pattern.

Here, the fluctuation pattern means each pattern (form) when those having common characteristics of the fluctuation display are classified.

The counters C1 to C3, CINI1, CS1 to CS3 are loop counters in which 1 is added to the previous value each time the counter is updated, and the counter returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value. Each counter is updated at short intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in a counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503. The RAM 503 is provided with a hold ball storage area 700 including one execution area and four hold areas (hold first to fourth areas), and each of these areas is used to play a game for the start winning device 33. Each value of the jackpot random number counter C1, the jackpot symbol counter C2, and the stop pattern selection counter C3 is stored according to the winning timing of the ball.

Next, the specific contents of each counter will be described in detail.
The jackpot random number counter C1 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 738, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 738). In particular, when the jackpot random number counter C1 makes one round, the value of the random number initial value counter CINI1 at that time is read as the initial value of the jackpot random number counter C1. The random number initial value counter CINI1 is configured as a loop counter that is updated in the same range as the jackpot random number counter C1 (value = 0 to 738), is updated once for each timer interrupt, and is within the remaining time of normal processing. It is updated repeatedly with. The jackpot random number counter C1 is periodically updated (in this embodiment, once for each timer interruption), and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 700 of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the start winning device 33. The number of random numbers that will be a big hit is set for two types, one for low probability and the other for high probability. The number of random numbers for big hit is 2 at low probability, and the value is "373,727". Yes, the number of random numbers that will be a big hit at high probability is 14, and the value is "59,109,163,211,263,317,367,421,479,523,557,631,683,733". is there. In addition, the high probability time refers to a state in which the combination of special symbols becomes a big hit by the combination of specific symbols which are predetermined probability fluctuation symbols, and the subsequent jackpot probability increases as added value, that is, the so-called probability change time. Time (low probability time) means the case where it is not in such a probabilistic state.

The jackpot symbol counter C2 determines the symbol when the fluctuation of the special symbol is stopped in the special symbol display device at the time of the jackpot. For example, 1 is added in order within the range of 0 to 4, and the maximum value (that is, 4) is added. It is configured to return to 0 after reaching. For example, in the stop symbol when the values of the jackpot symbol counter C2 are "0" and "1", nine LED segments stop in a specific lighting pattern, and the combination of the stop symbols in this case is a non-specific symbol (normally). It means the jackpot design).

In the stop symbol when the value of the jackpot symbol counter C2 is "2", "3", "4", nine LED segments stop in a specific lighting pattern different from the above, and the stop symbol in this case The combination means a specific symbol (probability fluctuation symbol).

The jackpot symbol counter C2 is updated periodically (once for each timer interruption in this embodiment), and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 700 of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the start winning device 33.

The stop pattern selection counter C3 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 238, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 238). In this embodiment, since the variable display of the special symbol is configured to be represented by nine LED segments, there is no concept of reach in the case of the special symbol, and the stop pattern corresponding to the reach is set as the stop pattern selection counter C3. Will be decided by. On the other hand, in the case of a decorative symbol, there is a reach because the three decorative symbols stop. Therefore, in the case of a decorative pattern, the reach lottery is determined by the stop pattern selection counter C3. That is, in the case of a decorative symbol, the final stop symbol is shifted by one before and after the reach symbol to stop after the reach occurs, and the final stop symbol is other than before and after the reach symbol. A lottery will be drawn for "reach other than front and rear disengagement" to stop and "complete disengagement" where reach does not occur. For example, the stop pattern selection counters C3 = 0 to 201 correspond to complete deviation, the stop pattern selection counters C3 = 202 to 208 correspond to the front / rear deviation reach, and the stop pattern selection counters C3 = 209 to 238 correspond to the reach other than the front / rear deviation. Applicable.

Here, "reach" means that after the decorative symbol displayed on the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 42 starts variable display, the combination of the symbols that stop first is the same symbol (in a decorative symbol having a plurality of effective lines). A combination of jackpot symbols that suggests to the player that it will be a jackpot depending on the display result of the symbol that is the same symbol on one of the effective lines) and satisfies the jackpot condition and continues to be displayed in a variable manner. It is a display that makes the player expect, and is a kind of hobby production. The hobby effect is to display a predetermined symbol represented by reach on the display screen of the decorative symbol display device 42 in the middle of the variable display, output a specific sound from the speaker, or use a vibration motor. This is an effect that makes the player expect that the display result after the variable display will be a big hit by vibrating the game ball launch handle 18 and other modes different from the usual ones.

The stop pattern selection counter C3 is periodically updated (once for each timer interruption in this embodiment), and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 700 of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball wins the start winning device 33.

The variation type counter CS1 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 198, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 198). The variation type counter CS2 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 240, and returns to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 240). The variation type counter CS3 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 162, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 162).
The variable type counter CS1 determines a rough symbol variation mode such as the reach type such as normal reach, super reach, and premium reach, and the variable type counter CS2 determines a finer symbol such as normal reach A and normal reach B. The variation mode is determined, and the variation type counter CS2 determines the addition / subtraction of the variation time in the case of, for example, a slip stop variation. Therefore, by combining these fluctuation type counters CS1 to CS3, a wide variety of fluctuation patterns can be easily realized.

The counters CS1 to CS3 are updated once each time the normal process described later is executed once, and are repeatedly updated even within the remaining time in the normal process. Then, the buffer values of the counters CS1 to CS3 are acquired when the fluctuation pattern is determined at the start of fluctuation of the special symbol by the special symbol display device and the decorative symbol by the decorative symbol display device 42.

Next, the counter group related to the ordinary symbol will be described. As a counter group related to the ordinary symbol, a hit random number counter C4 used for the winning lottery and an initial value random number counter CINI2 used for setting the initial value of the winning random number counter C4 are provided.

The hit random number counter C4 is a loop counter in which 1 is added to the previous value each time it is updated, and after reaching the maximum value, it returns to 0. The counter is updated at short intervals, and the updated value is appropriately stored in the counter buffer set in a predetermined area of the RAM 503. The RAM 503 is provided with a hold ball storage area 701 composed of one execution area and four hold areas (hold first to fourth areas), and each of these areas has a second start winning device 34. The value of the winning random number counter C4 is stored according to the passage of the game ball to.

Next, the specific contents of the hit random number counter C4 and the initial value random number CINI2 will be described in detail. The hit random number counter C4 is configured to be incremented by 1 in order within the range of 0 to 250, and return to 0 after reaching the maximum value (that is, 250). Then, when the hit random number counter C4 makes one round, the value of the hit initial value random number counter CINI2 at that time is read as the initial value of the hit random number counter C4. The initial value random number counter CINI2 is configured as a loop counter that is updated in the same range as the hit random number canter C4 (value = 0 to 250), is updated once for each timer interrupt, and is within the remaining time of normal processing. It is updated repeatedly with. The winning random number counter C4 is periodically updated (once for each timer interruption in this embodiment), and is stored in the reserved ball storage area 701 of the RAM 503 at the timing when the game ball passes through the second start winning device 34. The number of hit random number values of the hit random number counter C4 is 149, and the value is "5 to 153".

The size and range of each counter are only examples and can be changed arbitrarily. However, if irregularity is emphasized, the sizes of the jackpot random number counter C1, the stop pattern selection counter C3, the hit random number counter C4, and the variation type counters CS1 to CS3 are all different prime numbers, and are not synchronized in any case. It is desirable to keep it.

The details of each control process executed by the MPU 501 in the main control device 261 will be omitted here.
However, in summary, as described above, the winning of the starting winning device 33 causes the main control device 261 to draw a winning / failing lottery with a predetermined probability, and upon winning, the game shifts to a special gaming state. The variable winning device 32 is in the receiving state of the winning ball.

(Variable winning device and collection section)
In this embodiment, the variable winning device 32 is configured as follows.
The basic configuration of the variable winning device 32 is to accommodate the balls entered from the large winning opening 61 having a width capable of passing a plurality of game balls in the lateral direction of the game board 30 in an accommodating portion (not shown). It is configured to reach a detection sensor (not shown) from a discharge portion provided in the accommodating portion to detect.

Then, a start winning device 33 (33a and 33b: see FIGS. 4 and 5) for entering a game ball flowing down in the flow-down space between the window portion 101 and the game board 30 into the game area of the game board 30. When the ball is entered into the start winning device 33, the main control device 261 performs a winning / failing lottery with a predetermined probability, and the game state shifts to the special game state by the corresponding lottery, and in the special game state, The variable winning device 32 switches from the non-receiving state to the receiving state at least once, and in the receiving state, the detection sensor detects a predetermined number of winning balls accommodated in the accommodating portion from the large winning opening 61. It is configured to pay out a specified number of prize balls by detecting with.

(Characteristic composition)
In the pachinko machine 10 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a center frame 43 is arranged around the display unit of the variable display device. In the present embodiment, the variable display device includes the decorative symbol display device 42 as described above, and is configured as the variable display device unit 35 by unitizing the center frame 43 and the external capsule member described later.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the variable display device unit 35 is arranged in the central portion of the game area and is a large accessory that occupies a large area in the game area, and is an electric accessory unit or a center accessory. Also called a thing. The variable display device unit 35 is configured so that a decorative symbol display device 42 is provided in the center as a display unit, and the upper side portion, the lower side portion, the left side portion, and the right side portion of the decorative symbol display device 42 are surrounded by the center frame 43. Has been done. As shown in FIG. 10, the center frame 43 is a frame-shaped member that includes a substantially horizontally long rectangular opening in which the decorative pattern display device 42 is arranged, and the right side portion extends downward. One of the above-mentioned general winning devices 31 is formed at the tip portion thereof, and has a slightly irregular outer shape having a substantially "9" -shaped front view as a whole. Further, a flange 43F having a screw hole is provided on the outer circumference, and is fixed on the game board 30 from the front side by a wood screw or the like.

As shown in FIG. 10, the right side portion of the upper end edge of the center frame 43 bulges upward one step higher than the left side portion to form the bulging portion 371. Two display devices 371A and 371B are arranged in this bulging portion 371 in order from the left. The display device 371A on the left side has a first display unit and a second display unit (not shown) each composed of nine LED segments, and the first display unit displays a type of special symbol and a second display unit. The display unit is designed to display the number of winning rounds. The display device 371B on the right side is configured by arranging a large number of LED lamps (not shown) inside a light-transmitting resin molded body that imitates a character, and combines the lighting states of these LED lamps with a blinking state. Therefore, the probability of winning a jackpot is displayed as low probability, medium probability, or high probability, the number of reserved balls related to a special symbol is displayed, the normal symbol display indicating a hit or miss is displayed, and the number of reserved balls related to a normal symbol. Is to be displayed. The number of reserved balls related to the special symbol is also displayed by the reserved lamp 800a, which will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 5, the outer peripheral edge of the center frame 43 is provided with a flange portion 372 extending forward so as to extend from the left end portion through the upper end portion to the lower end portion of the right side portion. The game ball that has flown above the center frame 43 rolls on the collar portion 372 and flows down to the lower right or lower left.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the center frame 43 is formed with a protruding portion 43P that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 30. The protruding portion 43P is a portion in which the rear portion of the center frame 43 inserted into the through hole 30H of the game board 30, that is, the portion rearward from the flange 43F protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 30, and is light transmissive. A decorative plate 431 having a wavy shape is arranged from the upper center to the right side on the inner side surface facing the substantially horizontally long rectangular opening, and extends in the front-rear direction from the upper center to the left side. A large number of ridges 432 are formed, and these decorative plates 431 and ridges 432 decorate the inner surface of the protrusion 43P.

As shown in FIG. 13, a gap S1 is formed between the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 and the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30.

As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a boss (protrusion) 433H is projected rearward in the vicinity of the center of the upper portion on the back surface of the center frame 43. The boss 433H is integrally formed with the center frame 43, and is a hollow substantially columnar protrusion, and the peripheral edge of the tip portion is tapered and sharpened.

The center frame 43 is attached to the through hole 30H of the game board 30 so as to be fitted from the front side, and then the outer packaging member 82, which will be described later, is fitted from the rear side. A hole (not shown) is bored in the game board 30, and a potch (small protrusion; not shown) is provided in the center frame 43 corresponding to the hole, and the potch is fitted into the hole. By doing so, the center frame 43 is positioned on the game board 30.
The game board 30 positions and fixes a square plate material on the table, and in this state, cuts the outer edge of the plate material, drills holes for positioning nails on the front surface, through holes for mounting the center frame, and the like. Each part is formed at an accurate relative position, and at this time, a hole corresponding to the potch of the center frame 43 is also formed in the manufacturing process of the game board 30. It is formed in an accurate relative position. As a result, the center frame 43 is accurately positioned and attached to the game board 30, and the outer capsule member 82 is accurately positioned and attached to the center frame 43 as described later.

As shown in FIG. 10, a fixed decorative portion 427 that does not operate is arranged on the left side of the center frame 43, and a first decorative member 401A that is partially movable is arranged on the right side. Is also a decoration of the front portion immediately above the decorative pattern display device 42. The fixed decorative portion 427 is a molded product in which a predetermined character string is designed. The first decorative member 401A is movably configured so that the pointer can rotate on the circular dial, and a driving means for operating the pointer is installed on the back side (this driving means). Illustration and explanation of the structure of the above are omitted).

As shown in FIG. 14, a movably configured second decorative member 401B is arranged inside the right side portion of the center frame 43. The second decorative member 401B has a substantially spindle shape extending slightly long in the vertical direction, and a plating layer is formed on the entire surface thereof, and the upper end portion, the central portion, and the like are shaped. The second decorative member 401B is configured to be swingable as a whole, and a driving means for causing the swinging operation is installed on the back side (the structure of the driving means is not shown or described).

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, a stage unit 426 is arranged below the center frame 43. The stage unit 426 is a horizontal portion corresponding to the lower side portion of the decorative symbol display device 42 in the center frame 43 and constitutes a portion excluding the right end portion. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the stage unit 426 is a schematic plate. It is composed of members such as a decorative member (hereinafter, also referred to as a decorative plate) 428, a stage forming member 429, and a back plate 430.

As shown in FIG. 15, the decorative plate 428 is a substantially horizontally long rectangular plate-like material that extends slightly to the left and right, and is gently dented downward with a position slightly to the right of the center in a lying position. It is molded into a shape that curves downward and the lower end is slightly raised upward, and has a shape that undulates as a whole. The decorative plate 428 is divided into a front piece 428F having a slightly wide front-rear width and a rear piece 428R having a slightly narrow front-rear width, and protrusions 428P protruding rearward from the vicinity of both left and right ends of the front piece 428F. The rear piece 428R is integrated so as to be inserted into through holes 428H drilled in the front-rear direction near both left and right ends. On the posterior edge of the front piece 428F, roughly rectangular lighting portion insertion notches 428C are formed at two locations on both sides of the raised portion at intervals, and at a total of four locations. A substantially inverted U-shaped entry ball notch 428S is formed in the raised portion.

The decorative plate 428 is made by molding a resin having light transmission, and a large number of irregular irregularities imitating piles of gold coins and treasures are formed on the entire surface (not shown), and the decorative plate 428 has semitranslucency on the upper surface. A half mirror is formed by forming a metallic thin film by half vapor deposition, and when light is irradiated from below by the LED substrate 823B for a decorative plate described later, this light can be transmitted and the LED substrate 823B for a decorative plate can transmit the light from below. When not irradiated with light, the upper surface uniformly reflects light and exhibits a golden metallic luster.

The decorative plate 428 is attached to the front surface of the back plate 430. A screw hole is formed at the tip of the protrusion 428P of the front side piece 428F of the decorative plate 428, and the protrusion 428P is inserted into the through hole 428H of the rear side piece 428R as described above, and further, the back plate 430 It is inserted into holes 430H formed in the vicinity of both left and right ends, and fastened and fixed with screws (not shown) from the back side of the back plate 430. In this way, the decorative plate 428 is arranged so as to be substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the back plate 430, and therefore, a step extending forward at a predetermined angle (approximately 90 °) from the front surface portion of the pachinko machine 10. It is a face part. Further, the decorative plate 428 is arranged on the inner peripheral surface of the center frame 43, that is, the surface facing the decorative pattern display device 42.

The back plate 430 is made of a resin having the same light transmission as the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, and the lower left corner of the horizontally long rectangle is slightly elongated from the upper left end to the position slightly to the left of the center of the lower end. It is a standing plate with an outer shape that gently extends in an arc shape, and the lower right corner drops slightly from a position slightly above the lower right corner to a position slightly to the left of the lower right corner. Extends rearward to form a narrow peripheral wall, and a large number of irregularities are formed so as to be continuous from the front surface to the upper end surface (upper peripheral wall surface). A boss (protrusion) 433L, which will be described later, is projected rearward from a position slightly to the right of the lower center of the back plate 430 (see FIG. 11). The shape of the boss 433L is the same as that of the boss 433H on the upper part of the center frame 43. Further, on the front surface of the back plate 430, a decorative molded product 430S having a shape imitating the steering wheel of a ship and having a golden plating layer formed on the surface is arranged at a position slightly to the right of the center.

On the front surface of the back plate 430, lighting portion insertion protrusions 430P are formed along the lower end edge at four positions substantially corresponding to the lighting portion insertion notch 428C. The lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P protrudes forward in a columnar shape, has a through hole extending in the axial direction inside, and is locked with a locking claw formed at the tip from a position near the lower end on the peripheral edge of the front end face. One piece 430K extends forward. Of the locking pieces 430K of the lighting part insertion protrusions 430P arranged in a row in the left-right direction as described above, the locking pieces 430K at the first and third points from the right. Are each extending from a position slightly to the right of the lower end of the peripheral edge of the front end surface of the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P and formed slightly longer, and the second and fourth locking pieces 430K from the right are respectively. It extends from a position slightly to the left of the lower end of the peripheral edge of the front end surface of the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P and is formed slightly shorter.

An LED substrate 434 for a lighting unit is arranged on the back surface of the back plate 430. The LED substrate 434 for the lighting portion has an outer shape that is substantially similar to the outer shape of the back plate 430 and is slightly smaller than the back plate 430, and is fitted so as to be housed inside the peripheral wall of the back plate 430. The LED substrate 434 for the lighting portion is provided with a through hole 434H through which the boss 433L of the back plate 430 is inserted at a position slightly to the right of the center of the lower portion, and the front surface is provided along the lower end edge. Light sources 434L using LEDs are arranged at four positions corresponding to the lighting portion insertion protrusions 430P of the back plate 430.

A lighting unit 435 is arranged on the stage unit 426. The lighting portion 435 has a main body 435B formed in a front shape imitating a Western-style sword consisting of a handle having a spirally formed ridge, a hook and a blade, and front and rear at the tip of the portion imitating the blade. A locking portion 435K having an opening penetrating in the direction is formed, and an extending portion 435R extending in a rod shape to the back side is formed at a position slightly inside the locking portion 435K, and as a whole. It is roughly shaped like a hook.

The lighting portion 435 is formed by molding a transparent resin into the above-mentioned substantially hook shape, and as schematically shown in FIG. 17, a coating layer 435L having a light-shielding property is formed on the entire surface except for a part. .. The coating layer 435L is formed by subjecting the entire surface of the lighting portion 435 to vapor deposition plating, and then removing the plating layer of a predetermined portion by irradiation with a laser. The part from which the plating layer is removed includes the tip of the extending portion 435R, the tip of the handle (excluding the peripheral edge) and the portion between the ridges on the front surface of the main body 435B, almost the entire blade (excluding the peripheral edge), and the portion. It is the part from the handle to the blade on the back of the main body 435B. Further, a coating layer 435W having unevenness 435P is formed by applying a white resin to the portion where the plating layer is removed on the back surface of the main body 435B. The transparent resin inside is exposed in the tip portion of the extension portion 435R and the portion where the plating layer is removed on the front surface of the main body 435B, and the input portion 435N and the output portion 435F, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 15, the lighting portion 435 inserts the main body 435B into the lighting portion insertion notch 428C of the decorative plate 428 and the extension portion 435R is inserted into the back plate 430 in a posture in which the handle portion is directed upward. It is arranged so as to be inserted into the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P and to engage the locking piece 430K of the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P with the opening of the locking portion 435K. By engaging the locking piece 430K with the locking portion 435K located at the intermediate portion of the lighting portion 435, the lighting portion 435 is held more stably. The lighting unit 435 is arranged at four locations corresponding to the lighting unit insertion notch 428C and the lighting unit insertion protrusion 430P. As described above, the first and third lighting unit insertion protrusions 430P are engaged. The stop piece 430K extends from a position slightly to the right of the lower end on the peripheral edge of the front end surface of the lighting part insertion protrusion 430P, and the locking piece 430K of the second and fourth lighting part insertion protrusions 430P from the right is the lighting part insertion protrusion. Since it extends from a position slightly to the left of the lower end on the peripheral edge of the front end surface of the portion 430P, the first and third lighting portions 435a and 435c from the right tilt the upper end to the left and are the second from the right. And the fourth lighting portions 435b and 435d are arranged so that the upper ends are tilted to the right, whereby these four lighting portions 435a, 435b, 435c and 435d are left and right according to the undulating shape of the decorative plate 428. It is held in a slanted position. Further, the extending portions 435R of the first and third lighting portions 435a and 435c from the right are formed slightly longer, and the extending portions 435R of the second and fourth lighting portions 435b and 435d from the right are formed slightly shorter. At the same time, the locking pieces 430K of the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P are also formed to be slightly longer or slightly shorter as described above, and the depth of the lighting portion insertion notch 428C of the decorative plate 428 is also formed so as to correspond to these. It is slightly deeper or slightly shallower, so that the four lighting portions 435a, 435b, 435c, and 435d main bodies 435B arranged side by side in a row are alternately arranged so as to be slightly shifted back and forth. Further, each of these four lighting portions 435a, 435b, 435c, and 435d has different dimensions and shapes of the attachment portion (that is, the tip portion of the extension portion 435R) to the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P of the back plate 430. (Not shown). As a result, if each lighting unit 435a, 435b, 435c, 435d is to be installed in the wrong position, it will not fit correctly, and therefore each lighting unit 435a, 435b, 435c, 435d will be installed in the proper position more reliably. You can do it.

In the above arrangement configuration, the rear side piece 428R of the decorative plate 428 is interposed between the lighting portion 435 and the back plate 430, whereby the lighting portion 435 is the front portion of the game machine, that is, the back plate 430. It is configured to protrude from the stepped surface portion, that is, the decorative plate 428 at a predetermined interval from the surface.

As described above, the tip of the extension portion 435R of the lighting portion 435 inserted into the lighting portion insertion protrusion 430P of the back plate 430 protrudes toward the back side of the back plate 430, and the protruding portion protrudes as shown in FIG. A cap 435C made of a black resin having a light-shielding property is fitted. The cap 435C is fitted so as to cover the input side end of the light guide path, and therefore constitutes a covering means together with the covering layer 435L, and has an inner diameter capable of accommodating the tip of the extending portion 435R of the lighting portion 435. The rear side portion is formed so as to expand to a larger diameter than this, and the entire light source 434L of the LED substrate 434 for the lighting portion is covered from the front by this large diameter portion. It has become. The light emitted from the light source 434L does not leak to the outside from the cap 435C, and the coating layer 435L in the extending portion 435R of the lighting portion 435 is not formed, and the transparent resin is exposed from the tip portion, that is, the input portion 435N. When it is incident, it advances forward along the length direction inside the extension portion 435R as shown by an arrow A1 in FIG. At this time, since the coating layer 435L having a light-shielding property is formed on the outer surface of the extending portion 435R excluding the input portion 435N as described above, the light incident from the input portion 435N does not leak to the outside and is a coating layer. While reflecting on the inner surface of the 435L, it advances forward inside the extension portion 435R. The lower end of the main body 435B connected to the front end of the extending portion 435R is formed in a shape sharpened so that the front surface is inclined rearward, and the reflective surface 435E is formed inside the covering layer 435L formed in the inclined portion. Is formed. The angle α formed by the reflecting surface 435E with respect to the length direction of the extending portion 435R is about 55 °. When this angle α is, for example, 45 °, the light traveling forward inside the extending portion 435R hits the reflecting surface 435E and is reflected directly above, whereas this angle α is about 55 °. As a result, as shown by the arrow A2 in FIG. 17, the light that has traveled forward inside the extending portion 435R hits the reflecting surface 435E and is reflected slightly backward from directly above, and is reflected on the back side of the main body 435B. Proceed toward the formed reflective portion 435P. As shown by the arrow A3 in FIG. 17, the light traveling as described above hits the reflecting portion 435P and is reflected forward, and the coating layer 435L on the front surface of the main body 435B is not formed and the transparent resin is formed. From the exposed portion, that is, the output unit 435F, the light is output to the outside toward the front.

As described above, the lighting unit 435 includes an input unit 435N in which light is input from the light source 434L of the lighting unit LED substrate 434 and an output unit 435F in which the light input to the input unit 435N is output to the outside. A light guide path covered with a light-shielding covering means, that is, a coating layer 435L is formed between the input unit 435N and the output unit 435F, and the light guide path extends forward from the input unit 435N and its tip. It has a shape that is bent upward at a sharp angle. The light incident on the input unit 435N from the light source 434L is reflected in the light guide path as described above, and proceeds in a substantially Z-shape in the side view and is output to the outside. As a result, the light radiated forward from the light source 434L below the decorative plate 428 is guided to a position above the decorative plate 428 without leaking to the outside and output to the outside.

The lighting unit 435 functions as a holding lamp 800a as a starting memory number display means for displaying the number of holding balls related to the above-mentioned special symbol, and the lighting unit LED board 434 is connected to the main control board and is connected to the light source 434L. The lighting is controlled by the main control board. The LED board 823B for a decorative plate is connected to a sub-control device controlled by a main control board, and the lighting of the first light source is controlled by the sub-control device, when the sub-control device fails. Even if it exists, it does not affect the main control board, and the function of notifying the start storage number is maintained.

As shown in FIG. 15, the stage forming member 429 is a member in which the lower stage 429L, the middle stage 429M, the upper stage 429H, and the upper stage portion 429T are formed in a stepped manner from the front lower portion to the rear upper portion in this order. Both the lower stage 429L and the upper stage 429H substantially correspond to the decorative plate 428 and are gently curved downward as a whole so as to be recessed downward with a position slightly to the right of the center as the center, and the lower end portion is slightly upward. It has a raised shape, and groove-shaped guides that tilt downward toward the front are formed on both the left and right sides of the raised portion, and the top of the raised portion of the lower stage 429L tilts downward toward the rear. A groove-shaped guide portion is formed on the top of the raised portion of the upper stage 429H, and a groove-shaped guide portion that tilts downward toward the front side is formed. The middle stage 429M has a shape that curves gently downward as a whole, similar to the lower stage 429L and the upper stage 429H, but the portion corresponding to the raised portion of the lower stage 429L and the upper stage 429H is the rear end. It is formed in a plane shape that inclines downward from the front end to the front end, and the portions corresponding to the left and right side portions of the raised portions of the lower stage 429L and the upper stage 429H are formed in a shape that is raised upward, respectively. Further, a ball entry hole 429P penetrating vertically is formed so as to straddle the top of the raised portion of the lower stage 429L and the central portion of the flat portion of the middle stage 429M, and the decorative plate 428 is inserted. It communicates with the ball notch 428S. Further, from the boundary between the left and right side portions of the raised portion of the lower stage 429L and the left and right raised portions of the middle stage 429M, the hanging pieces extend downward (not shown), respectively, corresponding to both hanging pieces. The front piece 428F of the decorative plate 428 is provided with slits 428L extending in the left-right direction at two locations on the left and right. The upper stage portion 429T constitutes the uppermost stage portion of the stage forming member 429, and is formed so as to extend horizontally in the left-right direction and slightly tilt downward from the rear end edge to the front end edge. The stage forming member 429 is fitted so as to insert the hanging piece into the slit 428L of the decorative plate 428 so as to cover the entire decorative plate 428 and the back plate 430 from above as shown in FIG. At this time, the upper end of the lighting portion 435 is covered by the upper stage 429H, and the upper end of the back plate 430 is covered by the upper stage portion 429T from above. The stage forming member 429 is entirely molded of a transparent resin, so that the decorative plate 428, the lighting portion 435, the back plate 430, and the decorative molded product 430S arranged inside can be sufficiently seen from the outside. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the stage unit 426 is attached so as to be fitted from the rear of the center frame 43. As shown in FIG. 10, a discharge port 376 is bored in the center of the lower end portion of the front surface portion of the center frame 43, and the discharge port 376 is a ball entry hole 429P of the stage forming member 429 and a ball entry of the decorative plate 428. It communicates with the notch 428S.

As shown in FIG. 5, a ball entry port 391 was formed immediately below the left end portion of the collar portion 372 in the center frame 43, and the ball entry port 391 was formed inside the left side portion of the center frame 43. It communicates with the ball taxiway 392. The ball guide path 392 extends from the inside of the left side portion of the center frame 43 from the front upper part to the rear lower part while meandering, and the lower end portion opens toward the left end portion of the upper stage 429H of the stage forming member 429. It has become.

The game ball that has entered the ball entry port 391 flows down the ball guideway 392 and is guided to the upper stage 429H from the sleeve opening 393. The game ball coming out of the sleeve opening 393 rolls back and forth on each stage of the upper stage 429H, the middle stage 429M, and the lower stage 429L, and on the way, the stage below from the groove-shaped guide portion and the like. Most of them fall from the lower stage 429L to the front side, and in rare cases, they successfully enter the ball entry hole 429P and from the ball entry notch 428S of the lower decorative plate 428 to the discharge port 376. It is guided and discharged to the front side, and the ball enters the first starting winning device 33 located directly below with a high probability.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, an outer packaging member 82 is fitted to the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 from behind so as to cover the protruding portion 43P. The outer packaging member 82 is made of a transparent resin and has a front shape that substantially corresponds to the outer shape of the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 and includes the protruding portion 43P, and the protruding dimension of the protruding portion 43P from the peripheral portion (game). A peripheral wall 821 that extends forward with an extension width substantially equal to the protrusion dimension from the back surface of the board 30) is formed. The peripheral edge of the outer packaging member 82 has a shape in which a large number of sides are irregularly continuous in an annular shape, and accordingly, the peripheral wall 821 also has a shape in which a large number of planes are irregularly continuous in an annular shape. Since the peripheral wall 821 is composed of a large number of planes in this way, as shown in FIG. 18, a plurality of planes that surround the protrusion 43P of the center frame 43 from the periphery are provided inside the peripheral wall 821. The lumen 822 is formed. Flange 821F extending outward is formed in several places on the front edge of the peripheral wall 821, and is fixed on the game board 30 from the rear side by a wood screw or the like.

A rectangular opening 821H is formed in the central portion of the outer packaging member 82 slightly to the left, and a decorative symbol display device 42 is attached from the back side as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. The display unit (liquid crystal display) of the decorative pattern display device 42 is exposed forward inside the opening 821H.

Further, a substrate box for accommodating the sub-control substrate unitized in the above-mentioned second control substrate unit 202 is attached to the back side of the decorative symbol display device 42. That is, the external capsule member 82 also has a function as a mounting base on which the display control device and the sub control board are mounted.

The LED substrate 823 is supported as a light emitting means on each of the majority of the planes forming the inner surface of the inner surface of the cavity portion 822 of the outer capsule member 82, except for a few planes. Light is emitted from the LED 823 L mounted on the 823 to the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43. As shown in FIG. 19, each LED substrate 823 is supported on the inner surface of the lumen portion 822 of the outer packaging member 82 in a state where most of the surface on which the LED 823L is mounted is covered with the cover 824.

Of the LED substrates 823 arranged on the various planes constituting the inner surface of the inner surface of the inner surface of the outer packaging member 82, the LED substrate 823B arranged on the plane forming the horizontal plane of the lower side is the stage unit 426 described above. The decorative plate 428 is an LED substrate for a decorative plate for irradiating light from below, and the LED substrates 823A arranged on other planes are all stage units 426 in the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43. It is an LED substrate because it irradiates light to parts other than the above. The LED substrate 823B for the decorative plate is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the decorative plate 428.

Each LED substrate 823 has dimensions corresponding to the inner side surface portion of the cavity portion 822 to be attached, and is a rectangular substrate in which a plurality of LEDs 823L are arranged, and the cover 824 has dimensions corresponding to each LED substrate 823. It is made of a transparent resin having a substantially rectangular flat plate-shaped outer shape. The cover 824 is formed with ribs 824R that slightly extend to one side along the peripheral edge, and the ribs 824R at the inner edge facing the lumen 822 of the outer packaging member 82 are located inside the LED substrate 823 at two locations on the left and right. Locking portions 824H for engaging and holding the edge are formed, and a substantially T-shaped locking piece 824T that engages with the front edge of the peripheral wall 821 of the outer packaging member 82 is spaced between the ribs 824R of the outer edge. There are multiple formations. Both end portions of the cover 824 are provided with screw receiving portions 824P that are bifurcated and project vertically from the cover 824. Further, a plurality of openings are formed in the cover 824 so that parts such as the LED 823L mounted on the LED substrate 823 are exposed from the openings. The inner cavity portion 822 of the outer packaging member 82 is provided with a screw hole portion 822N having a screw hole extending in the front-rear direction of the game machine at a position corresponding to the screw receiving portion 824P of the cover 824. A rectangular notch 822C is formed on the front edge of the cover 824 at a position corresponding to the locking piece 824T of the cover 824.

The LED substrate 823 is housed inside the rib 824R of the cover 824 so that the mounting surface of the LED 823L faces the cover 824. In this state, the cover 824 is inside the outer capsule member 82 in a position parallel to the front-rear direction of the game machine. It is fitted so as to be inserted into the cavity 822, and a screw (not shown) is inserted into the screw receiving portion 824P of the cover 824 and screwed into the screw hole portion 822N of the outer packaging member 82 so that the cover 824 is inserted into the outer capsule member 82. The LED substrate 823 is supported and fixed to the inner side surface of the lumen portion 822 of the outer packaging member 82. After the plurality of LED substrates 823 are arranged on the inner side surface of the lumen portion 822 of the outer packaging member 82 as described above, the adjacent LED substrates 823 are wired to each other and are wired in an annular shape as a whole.

As shown in FIG. 12, there are guide holes above and below the opening 821H of the outer packaging member 82 as positioning means for guiding the outer packaging member 82 to the mounting position at positions corresponding to the upper and lower bosses 433H and 433L of the center frame 43. 825H and 825L are bored respectively. A peripheral wall extending slightly rearward is formed on the peripheral edges of the guide holes 825H and 825L. The outer capsule member 82 is attached so as to be fitted from the rear to the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 attached from the front of the game board 30, and at this time, the upper and lower bosses 433H and 433L are attached to the upper and lower guide holes 825H. , 825L, respectively, the outer packaging member 82 is guided to the mounting position, that is, positioned.

By attaching the outer packaging member 82 as described above, as shown in FIG. 13, the LED substrate 823 is arranged at a peripheral position surrounding the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, and the protruding portion 43P is illuminated by the LED 823L from the surroundings. Is irradiated. Since the protruding portion 43P is made of a resin having light transmission as described above, the light emitted from the LED 823L passes through the protruding portion 43P and opens the center frame 43 as shown by the arrow A4 in FIG. It penetrates to the inner part of the game machine, that is, a position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine, whereby a decorative effect by light irradiation can be effectively obtained on the front part of the game machine.

As shown in FIG. 18, the outer capsule member 82 has a shape in which the lower right portion extends downward corresponding to the shape of the center frame 43, and the lower end portion of the extending portion has a ball discharging portion. 825 is provided. The extending portion of the outer packaging member 82 is a portion of the center frame 43 that covers the portion where the lower end portion of the second decorative member 401B is arranged. A space for the operation of the second decorative member 401B is secured around the second decorative member 401B, and the game ball can be used, for example, at the manufacturing stage or when removing a game ball clogged in a hole. You may accidentally enter this space. If the game ball is left in this space, the operation of the second decorative member 401B may be hindered or a malfunction may occur. Therefore, there is an opening (not shown) at the bottom of this space for discharging the game ball. It is formed. The ball discharge portion 825 of the outer capsule member 82 further discharges the game ball discharged from the opening to the outside of the outer capsule member 82 and guides the game ball to the ball collecting plate (not shown).

In the pachinko machine 10, the pachinko machine 10 is provided with a variable display device for variablely displaying a symbol, and a frame member, that is, a center frame 43 is arranged around a display unit of the variable display device, on the inner peripheral surface of the center frame 43. A decorative portion, that is, a decorative plate 428 for performing a decorative effect is arranged, and an LED 823L of a first light source for irradiating the decorative plate 428, that is, an LED substrate 823B for the decorative plate, is arranged on the outer peripheral side of the decorative plate 428. A lighting unit 435 is arranged so as to pass between the first light source 823L and the decorative plate 428, and a second light source for supplying light to the lighting unit 435, that is, an LED light source of the lighting unit LED substrate 434. The 434L is arranged, and the lighting unit 435 has an input unit 435N in which light is input from the second light source 434L, an output unit 435F in which the light input to the input unit 435N is output to the outside, and the input unit. Since the configuration is formed from 435N to the output unit 435F and has a light-shielding covering means, that is, a coating layer 435L and a light guide path coated by the cap 435C, the decorative plate 428 and the lighting unit 435 have the first light source 823L and Light is individually emitted from the second light source 434L, and in the lighting unit 435, the light is guided from the input unit 435N to the output unit 435F through a light guide path coated by a covering means having a light-shielding property. There is. Therefore, even though the lighting unit 435 is arranged so as to pass between the first light source 823L and the decorative plate 428, the lights emitted from the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L are mixed or interfere with each other. The decorative plate 428 and the lighting portion 435 are each irradiated while maintaining a separate and independent state without conflicting with each other. As a result, while the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L are arranged close to each other, the decorative plate 428 and the lighting unit 435 can be clearly projected individually without canceling each other out. At this time, for example, if the light emitted from the first light source is to be maintained in a separate and independent state by arranging an appropriate light-shielding member, a space for arranging the light-shielding member is required, whereas the pachinko machine 10 In the above, by forming a light guide path covered with a light-shielding covering means on the lighting portion 435, the light is maintained in a separate and independent state without providing a light-shielding member. From the above, the first light source for irradiating not only the decorative plate 428 and the lighting portion 435 but also the decorative plate 428 and the lighting portion 435 with light while effectively obtaining the decorative effect by irradiating the decorative plate 428 and the lighting portion 435 with light. The 823L and the second light source 434L are arranged without requiring a large space, and the increase in size of the center frame 43 is suppressed.

Further, the second light source 434L is installed so as to direct the light emitting direction in a direction different from the light emitting direction of the first light source 823L, that is, the first light source 823L directs the light emitting direction upward, and the second light source 434L Since the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L are installed apart from each other because the light emitting direction is directed forward, the installation space for the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L is secured respectively. It has an easy layout. That is, the arrangement positions of the decorative plate 428 and the lighting portion 435, which are the irradiation targets of the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L, may overlap as described above. For example, the second light source has a light emission direction of the second light source. When the first light source and the second light source are installed so as to be in the same direction as the light emission direction of the first light source, it is inevitable that the first light source and the second light source are arranged so as to be slightly closer to each other, whereas the pachinko machine 10 is used. By arranging the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L in different light emitting directions, the first light source 823L and the second light source 434L are installed so as to be separated from each other with a margin. Further, although the second light source 434L is installed so that the light emitting direction thereof is different from the light emitting direction of the first light source 823L, the light guide path is formed in a substantially L-shape in the side view as shown in FIG. As a result, the light from the second light source 434L can be guided to the output unit 435F of the lighting unit 435 formed at a position overlapping the decorative plate 428 to be irradiated by the first light source 823L as described above. ing. That is, the configuration in which the light guide path covered with the coating layer 435L having a light-shielding property is formed as described above is more meaningful.

Further, since the lighting portion 435 has a shape extending long along the light guide path, and a support member, that is, a locking piece 430K is attached to the lighting portion 435 particularly along the length direction of the extension portion 435R. Although the lighting portion 435 has a slightly elongated shape, it is stably supported by the attachment of the locking piece 430K. Further, the locking piece 430K is attached along the length direction of the extending portion 435R of the lighting portion, that is, the locking piece 430K is attached so as to overlap the extending portion 435R of the lighting portion 435. The configuration is such that the irradiation of light from the first light source 823L is hardly obstructed by the locking piece 430K.

Further, since the support member is a locking means that can engage with the lighting portion 435, that is, a locking piece 430K, by engaging the locking piece 430K with the lighting portion 435, the lighting portion 435 becomes a support member, that is, It is easily supported and fixed to the locking piece 430.

Further, in the light guide path of the lighting unit 435, a reflection unit 435P having ridges and grooves extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the light guide path extends is formed, and the output unit 435F is located at a position facing the reflection unit 435P. Since it is formed, the lighting unit 435 can be effectively lit. As shown in FIG. 17, the light emitted from the second light source 434L enters the input unit 435N of the lighting unit 435 and travels along the direction in which the light guide path extends while being reflected in the light guide path, and the reflection In the portion 435P, the ridges and grooves extending in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the light guide path extends are hit and simultaneously reflected in the direction facing the reflecting portion 435P. That is, the light that has traveled while being reflected in the light guide path in various directions is reflected by the reflecting unit 435P so that the light is aligned in the direction facing the reflecting unit 435P and is output from the output unit 435F to the outside. Will be done. As a result, the light is output from the output unit 435F to the outside without waste.

Further, since the lighting portion 435 is composed of four types of lighting portions 435a, 435b, 435c, and 435d having different dimensions and shapes of the mounting portions, each lighting portion 435a, 435b, 435c, and 435d are mounted at incorrect positions. Even if it is tried, it does not fit correctly, so that each lighting unit 435a, 435b, 435c, 435d can be more reliably attached to the proper position.

Further, since the decorative plate 428 is made of a light-transmitting resin and forms a semi-transparent metal thin film on the surface to form a half mirror, when light is irradiated from the first light source 823L, this light is emitted. In addition to being able to transmit light, the surface reflects light when the light is not emitted from the first light source 823L, whereby a good decorative effect can be obtained on the decorative plate 428.

Further, since the decorative plate 428 is arranged between the stage forming member 429 and the first starting winning device 33, the member arranged between the stage forming member 429 and the first starting winning device 33 is arranged. It can have a good decorative effect and can be arranged in a small space. If the stage forming member 429 and the first starting winning device 33 are separated from each other, it becomes difficult to guide the game ball to the first starting winning device 33. Therefore, the stage forming member 429 and the first starting winning device 33 are combined. It is desirable that the members arranged between them are as space-saving as possible, that is, have a thickness as small as possible in the vertical direction. On the other hand, since the position between the stage forming member 429 and the first start winning device 33 is a conspicuous position that is particularly eye-catching to the player in the game area, the members arranged at this position are as much as possible. It is required to elaborate the decoration, but if the decoration is elaborated, the thickness of the member becomes correspondingly large. Here, since the decorative plate 428 of the pachinko machine 10 is arranged without requiring a large space while effectively obtaining the decorative effect as described above, the stage forming member 429 and the first start-up are as described above. By arranging the decorative plate 428 between the winning device 33 and the winning device 33, both the above-mentioned demands for space saving and decorative effect are satisfied.

Further, since the stage forming member 429 has transparency and the decorative plate 428 is arranged so as to be covered by the stage forming member 429, the stage forming member having transparency so as to cover the decorative plate 428. By arranging the 429, the decorative plate 428 is arranged more compactly by effectively utilizing the space under the stage. At this time, since the decorative plate 428 is arranged so as to be covered with the stage forming member 429, the behavior of the game ball rolling on the stage forming member 429 is affected by the shape of the decorative plate 428. Therefore, it can be seen that the decorative plate 428 is not so restricted in shape and is formed in a highly decorative shape in which a large number of irregular irregularities are formed on the entire surface as described above. As you can see, it has a high degree of freedom in decoration. Further, since the stage forming member 429 has transparency, the decorative plate 428 is not hidden and can be sufficiently seen from the outside.

Further, the stage forming member 429 is composed of four stages of a lower stage 429L, a middle stage 429M, an upper stage 429H and an upper stage 429T formed in a stepped manner from the front lower part to the rear upper part, and the lighting portion 435 forms the stage. Since it is arranged at a position corresponding to the upper stage 429H, which is a stage behind the frontmost stage among the four stages constituting the member 429, it is located at a position corresponding to the upper stage 429H, which is two stages above the lower stage 429L of the frontmost stage. By arranging the lighting unit 435, the lighting unit 435 is arranged so as to project larger upward, and a large visible region of the lighting unit 435 as viewed from the front, that is, from the player is secured. Further, the decorative plate 428 is arranged closer to the stage forming member 429, that is, more compactly, while ensuring a large visible region of the lighting portion 435 in this way.

Further, the lighting unit 435 functions as a start memory number display means, the second light source 434L is connected to the main control board, the lighting of the second light source 434L is controlled by the main control board, and the first light source 823L is the main. Since it is connected to the sub control device controlled by the control board and the lighting of the first light source is controlled by the sub control device, even if the sub control device fails, the main control board is not affected. Therefore, it is possible to maintain the lighting function of the lighting unit 435 that notifies the start storage number.

Further, a game board 30 in which a display unit of a variable display device for variable display of symbols, that is, a decorative symbol display device 42 and a start winning device 33 is arranged is provided, and a ball entering the start winning device 33 is detected. The winning / failing lottery is performed based on the above, and the moving image of the pattern selected based on the detection of the winning ball in the starting winning device 33 is displayed on the decorative symbol display device 42, thereby displaying the display effect related to the result of the winning / failing lottery. Is performed, and the number of times the ball is entered into the start winning device 33 detected during the video display is stored as a start memory number up to a predetermined number, and the start memory number display that displays this start memory number and notifies the player. In a configuration in which a lighting unit 435 is provided as a means and a light emitting region is formed in at least a part of the front surface portion of the pachinko machine 10, the lighting unit 435 is placed between the decorative symbol display device 42 and the start winning device 33. Since the configuration is such that light can be output to the outside from a position that is arranged and at a predetermined distance forward from the front portion of the pachinko machine 10, light is output from the lighting unit 435 to the outside to display the start memory number. By doing so, the starting memory number can be easily confirmed by the player. For example, in a configuration in which the number of start memories is displayed by a hold lamp arranged on the front surface of the pachinko machine, the hold lamp tends to be difficult to see because of the light emitting area as described above. On the other hand, the pachinko machine 10 According to the configuration of the pachinko machine 10, the starting memory number is displayed by the lighting unit 435 that outputs light from a position at a predetermined distance forward from the front part of the pachinko machine 10, so that the viewpoint is the pachinko machine 10 when viewed from the front. It concentrates on the front lighting part 435 away from the front part of the. Therefore, the starting memory number can be visually recognized sufficiently clearly without being confused with the light emitting region, and the player can easily and surely confirm this without wasting the game ball.
Further, since the display contents on the decorative symbol display device 42 and the entry into the start winning device 33 are of the utmost concern to the player, the decorative symbol display device 42 and the start winning device 33 are attracting the attention of the player. It is the most concentrated part. Therefore, since the lighting unit 435 is arranged between the decorative symbol display device 42 and the start winning device 33, the start memory number is displayed at the most visible position.

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According to the pachinko machine 10, the center frame 43 is a game in a configuration in which a variable display device for variablely displaying a symbol is provided and a center frame (frame member) 43 is arranged around a display unit of the variable display device. It is attached so as to fit into the through hole 30H drilled in the board 30, and has a protruding portion 43P that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 30 and has at least a part having light transmission, and is the back surface of the game board 30. LED823L, which is a light emitting means, is installed on the side so as to be hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole 30H when viewed from the front of the game board 30, and is located on a portion of the center frame 43 having light transmission. Since the light is emitted from the surroundings by the LED 823L, which is the light emitting means, and can be transmitted to the inner portion of the opening of the center frame 43, that is, the position that can be visually recognized from the front of the game machine, the center is viewed from the front of the game board. By installing the LED 823L, which is a light emitting means, so as to be hidden outside the peripheral edge of the through hole 30H for mounting the frame 43, the through hole 30H has a smaller size. Further, the light-transmitting portion of the projecting portion 43P of the center frame 43 that protrudes rearward from the back surface of the game board 30 and has at least a part of the light-transmitting portion is irradiated with light from the surroundings by the LED 823L that is a light emitting means. The LED 823L, which is a light emitting means, is arranged around the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, and the light emitting means is arranged on the center frame 43 itself because the structure is such that the light can be transmitted from the front of the game machine to a position that can be visually recognized. Therefore, the increase in size of the center frame 43 is suppressed by that amount.

Further, for example, according to a configuration in which the center frame is irradiated with light from the front or the rear, it is necessary to spread the center frame itself vertically in the front-rear direction to secure a certain area to be irradiated with the light. According to the configuration of the pachinko machine 10, as shown in FIG. 13, the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, that is, the portion extending in the front-rear direction is irradiated with light and visually recognized from the inner portion of the opening of the center frame 43, that is, from the front of the game machine. By making the structure transmit to a possible position, it is possible to effectively obtain a decorative effect by irradiating light without providing a light irradiation area that extends vertically in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the large size of the center frame 43 is also provided. The conversion is suppressed.

Further, the LED 823L, which is a light emitting means, is installed outside the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, and the light transmitting portion of the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 is irradiated with light by the LED 823L, which is the light emitting means. Since the light can be transmitted from the front of the game machine to a position that can be visually recognized, the center frame is as large as the installation space of the light emitting means as compared with the case where the light emitting means is installed inside the protruding portion of the center frame, for example. The protruding portion 43P of the 43 is miniaturized, and along with this, the through hole 30H to which the center frame 43 is attached is also reduced in size.

Further, since the outer packaging member 82 is fitted from behind so as to cover the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, and the light emitting means, that is, the LED substrate 823 is supported by the outer packaging member 82, the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43. On the other hand, the light emitting means can be easily arranged at a position where light can be effectively irradiated. Further, since the light emitting means can be arranged at a predetermined position by fitting the outer capsule member 82, the workability is also good.

Further, since the positioning means for guiding the outer packaging member 82 to the mounting position, that is, the boss 433H, 433L, and the guide holes 825H, 825L, the outer packaging member 82 can be easily and accurately mounted at the mounting position, and light is emitted accordingly. The means can be easily and accurately arranged at a predetermined position, and the light can be accurately irradiated to the irradiation position.

Further, the positioning means includes bosses 433H and 433L formed on the center frame 43, that is, protrusions 433H and 433L, and guide holes 825H and 825L formed on the outer capsule member 82 corresponding to the protrusions 433H and 433L. By inserting the protrusions 433H and 433L formed on the center frame 43 into the guide holes 825H and 825L formed on the outer capsule member 82, positioning can be easily performed, and positioning means Can be made into a simple structure, and its formation is easy. By positioning the outer capsule member 82 with respect to the center frame 43, the LED 823L, which is a light emitting means, can be accurately positioned with respect to the position where the light is irradiated in the center frame 43, but the boss 433H constituting the positioning means can be accurately positioned. The outer packaging member 82 can be easily and surely positioned with respect to the center frame 43 by the 433L and the guide holes 825H and 825L.

Further, since the outer packaging member 82 includes a cavity portion 822 having a plurality of planes inside that surround the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 from the periphery, the LED substrate 823 can be easily mounted on the plurality of planes as light emitting means. It is configured so that it can be installed. Further, since a large number of the above planes are formed, the LED substrate 823, which is a light emitting means, is arranged following the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 formed in a curved surface, and the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43. It is configured so that it can irradiate light evenly. Further, by wiring the adjacent LED substrates 823 to each other and wiring them in an annular shape as a whole, the wiring is kept as short as possible and the wiring is orderly.

Further, since the cover 824 that covers at least a part of the LED substrate 823 that is the light emitting means is provided, it is possible to prevent the LED substrate 823 from being damaged when the outer packaging member 82 is attached, for example, in the manufacturing process of the pachinko machine 10.

Further, the light emitting means is an LED substrate 823 on which the LED 823L is mounted, and the substantially flat plate-shaped cover 824 corresponding to the LED substrate 823 covers at least a part of the side surface of the LED substrate 823 on which the LED 823L is mounted, and the LED. A screw formed in the outer capsule member 82 so that the substrate 823 and the cover 824 are fitted so as to be inserted into the inner cavity 822 of the outer capsule member 82 in a position parallel to the front-rear direction of the game machine and extend in the front-rear direction of the game machine. Since the cover 824 is fastened and fixed to the outer capsule member 82 by screwing a screw into the hole (screw hole portion 822N), the LED substrate 823 and the cover 824 are fitted so as to be inserted into the inner cavity 822 of the outer capsule member 82. By wearing it, the light emitting means can be easily arranged on the outer packaging member 82 and the workability is good, and the substantially flat plate-shaped cover 824 is in a position parallel to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. The cover 824 is fastened and fixed to the outer capsule member 82 by screwing screws in the front-rear direction of the game machine while being fitted so as to be inserted into the inner cavity 822. Therefore, the cover 824 is fitted and fastened and fixed. The space required for this is as small as possible. That is, for example, if the cover is to be fitted in a position perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine, a fitting space is required for the area of the cover, and for example, when a screw is screwed in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction of the gaming machine. If this is the case, the length of the screw and the space required for using the screwdriver are required, but according to the configuration of the pachinko machine 10, the cover 824 can be slid and fitted to the outer packaging member 82, and the screws can be fastened back and forth. Since the driver can be inserted in the direction, the installation work can be performed in a space-saving manner.

Further, since the gap S1 is formed between the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 and the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30, for example, as shown by the arrow A5 in FIG. 13, the light emitting means is passed through the gap S1. The light from the LED 823L is also radiated to the front of the game machine, and the decorative effect is further improved. Note that, in FIG. 13, only the LED 823L arranged near the center of the LED substrate 823 is shown, but the LED substrate 823 is located in front of the LED 823L, that is, at a position closer to the game board 30, which is not shown. The LED 823L is arranged so that the light is also emitted to the front of the game machine through the gap S1 as described above.

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Various changes can be made to the pachinko machine 10 of the above embodiment.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43 is irradiated with light from almost the entire circumference by the LED 823L. For example, the light emitting means is arranged in a part around the protruding portion 43P. The light may be irradiated to a specific portion of the protruding portion 43P in a limited manner.

Further, in the above embodiment, the light emitting means, that is, the LED substrate 823 is supported by the outer packaging member 82 having a shape covering the protruding portion 43P of the center frame 43, but the light emitting means is made into such an outer packaging member. Instead of supporting the light emitting means, for example, a support portion for supporting the light emitting means may be appropriately provided at an arbitrary position around the protrusion 43P.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the center frame 43 is provided with bosses 433H and 433L, and the outer packaging member 82 is provided with guide holes 825H and 825L as positioning means for guiding the outer packaging member 82 to the mounting position. A guide hole may be provided in the outer capsule member 82, and a boss may be provided in the outer capsule member 82. Further, as the positioning means, in addition to such a protrusion and a guide hole, various means such as a guide groove extending in the front-rear direction and a sliding portion capable of sliding in the guide groove can be adopted.

Further, as shown in FIG. 20, for example, as a reflecting means for reflecting light in the gap S2 between the protruding portion 443P of the center frame 443 and the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30, in the front-rear direction of the game machine. A rib 436 having a reflecting surface 436R formed on the extending side surface may be arranged along the rib 436. In the example shown in the figure, the center frame 443 is arranged on the peripheral edge of the front end portion of the center frame 443 so as to close the gap S2 between the protruding portion 443P of the center frame 443 and the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30. A rib 436 extending rearward along the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30 is integrally formed on the back surface of the frame member 437. The entire surface of the rib 436 is covered with a plating layer, whereby the inner side surface (center frame 443 side) of the rib 436 is a reflective surface 436R.

According to the configuration shown in FIG. 20, as shown by the arrow A6 in the drawing, the light incident on the gap S2 between the protruding portion 443P of the center frame 443 and the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30 is reflected. It can be guided forward while being reflected by the means, whereby the decorative effect can be obtained more effectively. Further, by using the rib 436 as the reflecting means, it is possible to easily form the reflecting surface 436R capable of effectively reflecting light by a method such as vapor deposition plating, and the rib 436 is centered. By integrally molding the frame member 437 which is a constituent member of the frame 443, the reflecting means can be easily provided in the gap S2 between the protruding portion 443P of the center frame 443 and the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30. It has a structure that can be arranged.

As the reflecting means, in addition to the ribs as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. 21, a reflecting surface 438R is provided inside by laying a metal foil on the inner surface of the through hole 30H of the game board 30. The covering layer 438 may be formed.

As described above, the present invention can efficiently obtain a decorative effect with a simple configuration, and can be widely applied regardless of the model of the gaming machine.

30: Game board 30H: Through hole 43: Center frame 43P: Protruding part 823L: LED (light emitting means)

Claims (2)

A game board in which a game area through which the game ball flows down is formed on the front side, and a through hole is formed through a part of the game area to the back side.
A member that is attached to the through hole of the game board from the front side and that projects to the back side of the game board and forms a frame shape having at least a part of the projecting portion having light transmission.
A peripheral wall member that is attached to the back surface side of the game board and has a peripheral wall that surrounds the peripheral edge of the through hole from the outside .
Inside of the peripheral wall, and a first light emitting unit and the second light emitting means at least partially disposed so as to be positioned outside the periphery of the through hole in a front view,
A gap is formed between the protruding portion and the peripheral edge of the through hole of the game board.
The protrusion is decorated by allowing the light output by the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means to pass through the light transmitting portion of the protrusion .
In the first light emitting means and the second light emitting means , the light output by the first light emitting means and the light output by the second light emitting means can intersect inside the peripheral edge of the through hole. A game machine characterized by being arranged in such a manner. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is a pachinko machine.