JP6783455B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with an effect device on a front door and a hinge member that allows the front door to rotate with respect to a housing.

In general, gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are provided with a housing for accommodating various game parts and a front door capable of opening and closing the front of the housing by rotation.
It is known that this type of gaming machine is equipped with a directing device on the front door that produces a display effect according to the gaming situation.
For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a gaming machine in which a front door is rotatably attached to a housing via a hinge member and a liquid crystal display unit is provided on the front door.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-207508

However, there was room for improvement in such a conventional gaming machine.

In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention is attached to a main body provided with game parts, a door body rotatably provided to the main body via a hinge member, and the door body. The hinge member includes a first hinge member provided on the main body, a second hinge member rotatably provided with the first hinge member, and an effect device capable of performing a predetermined effect. With the effect device attached to the door body, it can be attached to the effect device and the second hinge member , one end is arranged in a special area on the door body side, and the other end is the effect. The other end is pressed backward by the effect device in a state where it can be attached to the second hinge member in a state of being arranged on the rear side of the device and can be attached to the second hinge member. As a result, the configuration includes a third hinge member whose one end is held in the special region .

It is a schematic front view which shows the appearance of a game machine. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the appearance of a game machine. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of a game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control composition of a game machine. It is a figure which shows the appearance and attachment / detachment mode of the upper production unit and the payout table unit. It is a figure which shows the upper effect unit, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a bottom view, (d) is a back view, (e) is a right side view, (f) is A. -A enlarged sectional view. It is an exploded view of the main part of the upper production unit. It is a figure which shows the mounting mode of the upper effect unit, (a) is the 1st state, (b) is the 2nd state, (c) is the figure which shows the 3rd state. (A) is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 8A, FIG. 8B is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 8B, and FIG. 8C is a sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 8C. It is a schematic diagram which shows the mounting mode of the upper effect unit, (a) is the state before sliding, (b) is the state before tilting at a predetermined position behind, and (c) is mounting by tilting at the predetermined position. It is a figure which shows the completed state. It is a figure which shows the state which the 2nd wall part overlaps behind the 1st wall part. It is a figure which shows the relationship between a guide rail and a guide groove part, (a) is a state which a part of the guide rail is housed in a guide groove part, (b) is a figure which shows the state which the guide rail is housed in almost the entire length. is there. It is a figure which shows the payout table unit, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a back view, (d) is a right side view. It is an exploded perspective view of a reflector unit in a payout table unit. It is an exploded perspective view of the transparent plate unit in the payout table unit. (A) is a schematic view showing a schematic cross section of a dividend table unit, (b) is an enlarged view of a main part (* 1 part) of (a), and (c) is an enlarged view of a main part (* 2 part) of (a). Is. It is a figure which shows the rear transparent plate of a transparent plate unit, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a right side view. (A) is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. 13 (c), and (b) is an enlarged view of a main part (* 1 part) of FIG. 13 (a). It is a cross-sectional view of BB of FIG. 13C. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of a game machine, and is the figure which shows the positional relationship between the state lamp of a main board and a payout table unit in a state where a front door is opened. It is a side view of the game machine, and is the figure which shows the positional relationship between the state lamp of the main board and the payout table unit in the state which the front door is closed. (A) is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a mechanism for visually recognizing the light emitting mode of the state lamp, and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG. 13 (c). It is an exploded view of a hinge member. It is a figure which shows the slide hinge, (a) is a front view, (b) is a bottom view, (c) is a left side view, (d) is a perspective view when the second hinge member is opened, (e). Is a perspective view when the second hinge member is closed. It is a figure which shows the 3rd hinge member, (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a left side view, (d) is a back view, (e) is a perspective view. It is the figure which looked at the front door with the payout table unit attached from the rear. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a state in which the second hinge member is attached. FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a state in which the third hinge member is arranged on the guide surface of the payout table unit. FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a state in which the third hinge member is slid upward. FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a state in which the hinge member is fixed. It is a figure which shows that the installation area of a payout table unit was expanded. It is an exploded perspective view of the front door. It is a back view of the front door. It is a figure which shows the right side connecting member, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view, (c) is a back view, (d) is a plan view, (e) is a perspective view. It is a figure which shows the left side connecting member, (a) is a front view, (b) is a right side view, (c) is a back view, (d) is a plan view, (e) is a perspective view. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. It is a cross-sectional view of BB of FIG. It is a figure which shows the side cover, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a plan view. It is a figure which shows the boss part, (a) is a front view, (b) is a left side view, (c) is a right side view, (d) is a plan view. It is a figure which shows the mounting method of the side cover.

A preferred embodiment of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 40.

The slot machine 1 is an example of a game machine, and like a conventional slot machine, a medal which is a game medium can be obtained by rotating a plurality of reels 41a, 41b, 41c provided in the slot machine 1. It constitutes a revolving game machine that can be used.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slot machine 1 includes a housing 1b which is the main body of the slot machine 1 and a front door 1a as a door body that covers the front side of the housing 1b.

The front door 1a is attached to the housing 1b of the slot machine 1 so as to be openable and closable via a hinge or the like (see FIGS. 3, 20 and the like).
The front door 1a is provided with a plurality of operation units operated by the player on the front side.
For example, a medal insertion slot 2 for inserting medals is provided in the cabin, and a predetermined number (for example, three) of medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 to communicate with the medal insertion slot 2b. The medal is detected by, and the game can be started.
Further, a bet button 2a (for example, a max bet button) that can be pressed is provided, and a medal in a data format can be inserted into the game from the credit medal stored internally according to the operation.
Further, a start lever 3 for starting the rotation of the reels 41a, 41b, 41c is provided, and the slot machine game is started by being operated by the player in a state where the game can be started, and the reels 41a, 41b, 41c are rotated. To start.
Further, stop buttons 5a, 5b, and 5c are provided corresponding to each reel 41, and each rotating reel 41 can be stopped by pressing each stop button 5 by the player.
In addition, there are also a display window 6 in which three vertically continuous symbols displayed on each of the stopped reels 41 can be visually recognized, a medal payout outlet 7b for paying out medals, a lock 13 for locking the front door 1a, and the like. It is provided.

Further, the front door 1a is provided with an upper effect unit 8 and a payout table unit 9 as an effect device capable of executing a predetermined effect.
The effect device includes a light emitting means (for example, LED) and a sound output unit (for example, a speaker 82), and is controlled by a sub-control unit 20 also provided on the front door 1a to produce a light emitting effect and a sound output effect synchronized with the slot machine game. Can be executed.
Further, the front door 1a is provided with a plurality of speakers 82, including those built in the effect device.

The sub-control unit 20 is composed of a printed circuit board (sub-board 20a) on which various electronic components are mounted, and is housed in a transparent resin case (sub-board case 20b) that can be visually recognized from the outside. It is detachably attached to the back surface (rear surface) of No. 9 (see FIGS. 3, 20, etc.).
The sub-control unit 20 is configured as a computer, and causes the effect device to perform an effect synchronized with the slot machine game based on a control command transmitted from the main control unit 10 described later. For example, when the sub control unit 20 receives a control command indicating the start of a bonus game from the main control unit 10, the sub control unit 8 causes the upper production unit 8, the payout table unit 9, the speaker 82, and the like to emit light and output sound (see FIG. 4). ..

The housing 1b has a housing structure and houses various machines, devices, game parts, and the like necessary for slot machine games.
For example, a drum unit 4 including reels 41a, 41b, 41c, a stepping motor (not shown) for rotating each reel 41, a sensor for detecting a rotation position, and the like is provided.
Further, a medal payout device 7 for storing and paying out medals is provided, and the paid out medals are provided to the player via the medal payout outlet 7b.
Further, the medal payout device 7 is provided with a hopper 7a for storing medals, and medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 are guided to the hopper 7a via the medal selector 2b.

Further, in the housing 1b, slot machine games can be executed by controlling each device such as the drum unit 4 and the medal payout device 7 based on the operation signals from the operation units such as the start lever 3 and the stop button 5. A main control unit 10 is provided (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
Specifically, the main control unit 10 is composed of a substrate (main substrate 10a) on which various electronic components are mounted, and is attached to an upper portion in the housing 1b.
The main control unit 10 is configured as a computer including a CPU or the like. For example, when an operation on the start lever 3 is detected in a state where the game can be started, the rotation of each reel 41 is started.
At the same time, an internal lottery process for determining winning combinations such as a re-game combination, a small combination, and a bonus is executed by lottery, and when a pressing operation for each stop button 5 is detected while each reel 41 is rotating, the lottery is performed. The stop control of each rotating reel 41 is performed so that the reels are stopped by the combination of symbols corresponding to the result.
Further, the main control unit 10 determines a combination of three vertically continuous symbols represented on each stopped reel 41, and when determining a stop with a combination of symbols corresponding to a small winning combination, a predetermined number of symbols are used. The medal payout device 7 is controlled so as to pay out medals.

In addition to such a general slot machine configuration, the slot machine 1 further includes the following characteristic configurations.

[Upper production unit]
The upper effect unit 8 is an effect device (second member) detachably provided at the uppermost position of the front door 1a (first member), and is controlled by the sub control unit 20 according to the game situation. A light emission effect and a sound output effect are executed (see FIGS. 1 to 5).
Specifically, the upper effect unit 8 is formed in a shape in which the central portion of the front portion is slightly curved in a convex shape, and is provided so as to protrude toward the front side with respect to the front door 1a (FIGS. 2 and 2). See FIGS. 5, 6 and 9).

The upper effect unit 8 is composed of a unit main body 81 that constitutes the housing of the unit, a speaker 82 provided in the unit main body 81, a speaker cover 83 that covers the speaker 82 from the rear, and the like (see FIG. 7 and the like).
The unit main body 81 is formed of a colored or colorless translucent member having a predetermined shape (lens processing, etc.), and also incorporates optical members such as an LED substrate, a light guide member, and a light diffusing member (not shown). In response to the light emission of a plurality of LEDs mounted on the LED board, the light is emitted by itself to produce various lamp display effects.
Further, the unit main body 81 is provided with an opening or the like for outputting the sound from the speaker 82 to the outside of the machine in front of the mounting portion of the speaker 82.
The speaker 82 is a sound output means for vibrating a cone or the like to output sound, and the speaker cover 83 is a cover member made of a transparent resin member capable of accommodating the speaker 82.
The speaker cover 83 is attached to the rear of the unit main body 81 together with the speaker 82 in a state where the speaker 82 is housed.
Therefore, even if a foreign substance enters the inside of the speaker 82 (such as when the cone is pierced), the speaker cover 83 acts as a barrier to prevent the intrusion into the machine.
Further, when the speaker cover 83 is attached to the unit main body 81, the lower edge of the speaker cover 83 projects below the attachment portion of the unit main body 81, and this protruding portion is projected from the second wall portion 83a. (See FIG. 6 (f), FIG. 7, FIGS. 9 (a) and 9 (c), and FIG. 10).
In the upper effect unit 8 having such a configuration, the lower side surface of the unit main body 81 (hereinafter, referred to as the unit lower surface 84) is formed substantially horizontally.
As a result, the upper effect unit 8 can be installed on the installation portion 16 (installation surface 163) of the front door 1a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the installation unit 16 is provided above the front door 1a, and has an installation surface 163 that is provided substantially horizontally so that the upper effect unit 8 can be placed in a horizontal state.
Such an installation surface 163 also functions as a moving area for sliding the unit main body 81 when the upper effect unit 8 is attached.
Behind the installation surface 163, the rear of the speaker cover 83 faces the inside of the machine, and an opening 161 for passing a cable (not shown) connected to the back surface of the upper effect unit 8 or the like into the machine is provided. There is.
A wall portion (first wall portion 162) erected substantially vertically with respect to the installation surface 163 is provided on the peripheral edge of the opening portion 161.
Therefore, in the upper effect unit 8, the speaker cover 83 side is moved upward by placing the lower surface of the unit lower surface 84 located on the front side on the installation surface 163 and the lower surface of the speaker cover 83 on the rear side on the first wall portion 162. It can be set on the installation unit 16 in an inclined state, and can be slid backward on the installation surface 163 while maintaining this inclined state.
When the upper effect unit 8 is slid to the installation position on the rear side of the installation portion 16, the speaker cover 83 side tilts downward, whereby the second wall portion 83a and the first wall portion 162, which are the lower parts of the speaker cover 83, are tilted downward. Behind the above, it overlaps (overlaps) the upper part of the first wall portion 162 (see FIGS. 8 to 11).
For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the first wall portion 162 and the second wall portion 83a overlap each other by a predetermined length (about 2 mm).
The fraud prevention effect of such a configuration will be described later.

Further, a guide mechanism for guiding the installation of the upper effect unit 8 to the installation portion 16 is provided. Specifically, the concave guide groove portion (recess) 85 provided along the front-rear direction on the lower surface 84 of the unit is on the left side. A plurality of (for example, three) guide rails (for example, three) are provided on the right side, and a convex guide rail (convex portion) 164 having a shape that can be accommodated by the guide groove portion 85 is provided on the installation surface 163 at a position corresponding to the guide groove portion 85. (See Fig. 5, Fig. 6, Fig. 12, etc.).
Further, a projecting piece 86 projecting rearward is provided integrally with the unit main body 81 in the central portion of the lower surface 84 of the unit, and the projecting piece 86 is housed in the central portion of the installation portion 16 when the upper effect unit 8 is installed. A possible bag-shaped portion 165 is provided (see FIGS. 5 and 6 and the like).
The details of the guide mechanism will be described later.

Next, as a state when the upper effect unit 8 is attached, for example, the upper effect unit 8 is arranged at a predetermined position (first position) in front of the installation unit 16 (first position). State), the state when the upper effect unit 8 is slid backward (second state), and the upper effect unit 8 is slid to the rear installation position (second position) and installed by tilting at the second position. Can be mentioned as the completed state (third state). Each of the above states will be described below.

The first state is a state before the upper effect unit 8 is slid backward, and corresponds to a state when the upper effect unit 8 is arranged on the front side of the installation portion 16.
Here, since the depth from the front end portion to the rear end portion (speaker cover 83) of the upper effect unit 8 is longer than the depth from the front end portion to the rear end portion of the installation surface 163, the speaker is in the first state. While the cover 83 is inserted through the opening 161 and the front portion of the lower surface 84 of the unit is placed on the front side of the installation surface 163 (see FIGS. 8 (a), 9 (a), and 10 (a)). ..
As a result, the upper effect unit 8 is placed on the top of the first wall portion 162 in which the lower surface 84 of the unit on the front side is placed on the installation surface 163 and the speaker cover 83 on the rear side is located higher than the installation surface 163 due to its own weight. It can be in a state of being covered.
That is, the upper effect unit 8 can be tilted so that the rear side (moving direction side) is slightly inclined upward.

At this time, it is preferable that the upper effect unit 8 is arranged in the installation portion 16 while aligning the guide groove portion 85 with the position of the guide rail 164 (see FIG. 12A).
As a result, since the guide rail 164 is accommodated in the guide groove portion 85, the movement of the upper effect unit 8 in the left-right direction can be restricted.
In this way, the speaker cover 83 can be guided to the upper effect unit 8 so as not to come into contact with the side portion of the opening 161.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the speaker cover 83 from coming into contact with the opening 161 in the middle of sliding and being damaged.

The second state is a state in which the upper effect unit 8 is being slid until it is moved to a predetermined position behind it.
In the second state, since the upper effect unit 8 is slid backward in an inclined state in which the rear side is tilted upward, the first wall portion 162 is used as compared with the case where the upper effect unit 8 is slid without being tilted. Since the progress is not hindered, it can be slid smoothly.
Further, in the second state, the upper effect unit 8 is slid while maintaining a constant height.
Then, in order to enable such a slide, a projecting piece 86 extending rearward is provided in the central portion on the lower surface 84 side of the unit on the upper effect unit 8 side, and the corresponding position of the installation portion 16 is provided. A bag-shaped portion 165 capable of accommodating the projecting piece 84 is provided (see FIGS. 8 (b) and 9 (b)).
The bag-shaped portion 165 is formed so that the internal space has a clearance such that the inserted projecting piece 86 can be moved slightly upward.
For example, the projecting piece 86 can be inserted into the bag-shaped portion 165 by sliding the upper effect unit 8 slightly rearward from the position in the first state, whereby the projecting piece 86 has a movement range in the height direction. Is narrowed, so that the upward transition (tilt / movement) of the upper effect unit 8 can be restricted accordingly.
In this way, the upper effect unit 8 can be maintained at a height at which the speaker cover 83 does not contact the upper part of the opening 161. Therefore, the speaker cover 83 comes into contact with the upper part of the opening 161 during the slide. It can be prevented from being damaged.

In the third state, the upper effect unit 8 is slid to a predetermined position behind and the inclined state is returned by tilting at the predetermined position (see FIG. 10B), so that the upper effect unit 8 is attached to the installation position. Is completed (see FIGS. 8 (c), 9 (c), and 10 (c)).
Specifically, by advancing the rearward sliding of the upper effect unit 8, the lower surface of the speaker cover 83 moves rearward while being supported by the top of the first wall portion 162, and the front end of the speaker cover 83 When the portion (second wall portion 83a) reaches a predetermined position (second position) behind the opening 161, the speaker cover 83 loses the support by the first wall portion 162 and tilts downward (2nd wall portion 83a). See FIG. 10 (b)).
As a result, the upper effect unit 8 is tilted in the direction opposite to the original tilting direction (first direction) (second direction).
Then, along with this tilting, the upper effect unit 8 is placed on the installation surface 163 in a substantially horizontal state (a state in which the installation is completed) in which the lower surface 84 of the unit and the installation surface 163 are combined.
Further, as a result, the second wall portion 83a of the speaker cover 83 and the first wall portion 162 of the installation portion 16 are overlapped behind each other (FIGS. 8 (c), 9 (c), and 10 (c)). , See FIG. 11).

Here, the fraud prevention effect due to the overlap of the second wall portion 83a of the speaker cover 83 and the first wall portion 162 of the installation portion 16 will be described with reference to FIG. 10 (c).
As shown in FIG. 10C, when an attempt is made to invade a foreign substance from between the upper effect unit 8 and the installation portion 16, even if the foreign substance can enter, the foreign substance reaches the first wall portion 162. , This will act as a barrier to prevent intrusion (see arrow a).
Further, even if a foreign substance can pass through the first wall portion 162, it will reach the second wall portion 83a next, and this becomes a new barrier to prevent the invasion (see arrow b). ..
Moreover, since the second wall portion 83a protrudes downward, the foreign matter is guided downward even if the invasion is further advanced (see arrow c).
Therefore, it is easy to be a target of fraud, and it is possible to effectively prevent unauthorized access to the main board 10a located at the rear of the machine.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 12, the guide groove portion 85 and the guide rail 164 described above have different widths along the sliding direction of the upper effect unit 8.
Specifically, both the guide groove portion 85 and the guide rail 164 are formed in a tapered shape in which the rear side gradually becomes wider than the front side.
More specifically, if the width of the rear end of the guide groove 85 is D1, the width of the front end is D2, the width of the rear end of the guide rail 164 is d1, and the width of the front end is d2, then D1> D2. It is designed to have a relationship of>d1> d2.
By doing so, as shown in FIG. 12A, the distance between the width of the rear end portion of the guide groove portion 85 and the width of the front end portion of the guide rail 164 can be widened, so that the upper effect unit 8 is installed. When arranging in 16, the guide groove portion 85 can be easily overlapped with the guide rail 164.
Therefore, in arranging the upper effect unit 8 in the first state, positioning in the left-right direction can be easily performed. On the other hand, for example, the width of the front end portion of the guide groove portion 85 and the width of the rear end portion of the guide rail 164. When the difference (interval) between the two is reduced, it is difficult to overlap the guide groove portion 85 with the guide rail 164, and it is considered that the positioning of the upper effect unit 8 in the left-right direction becomes difficult.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12B, as the upper effect unit 8 is slid backward, the distance between the width of the guide groove portion 85 and the width of the guide rail 164 is gradually narrowed, and the upper portion is formed. In a state where the effect unit 164 is installed at a predetermined position at the rear, the guide groove portion 85 accommodates the guide rail 164 over the entire length with almost no gap.
Therefore, the upper effect unit 8 can be gently guided to a predetermined position behind.
On the other hand, for example, when the distance between the width of the guide groove portion 85 and the width of the guide rail 164 is increased as the upper effect unit 8 is slid rearward, the movable range becomes larger. .. For this reason, it is conceivable that the upper effect unit 8 cannot be guided to an appropriate position due to lateral blurring, or damage due to rattling may occur.

As described above, the gaming machine of the present embodiment has a front door 1a (first member) having an installation portion 16 and an effect device (second member) such as an upper effect unit 8 installed in the installation unit 16. In addition, an opening 161 formed behind the installation portion 16 in the front door 1a and a first wall portion 162 formed substantially vertically with respect to the installation portion 16 (installation surface 163) at the peripheral edge of the opening 161 are provided. I have.
The installation unit 16 has an installation surface 163 capable of sliding the effect device rearward, and the effect device is tilted upward (first direction) in the moving direction side at a predetermined position in front of the effect device. It has an area that can be moved from to a predetermined position behind.
The effect device can tilt downward (second direction) on the moving direction side at a predetermined position behind, and the second wall portion overlapped behind the first wall portion 162 in a state of being tilted downward. It has 83a.
Thereby, for example, it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts such as inserting a foreign object between the upper effect unit 8 and the installation unit 16, and it is possible to prevent fraudulent acts around the effect device.

Further, in the game machine of the present embodiment, the effect device has a guide groove portion 85, and the installation portion 16 has a guide rail 164 that can be accommodated in the guide groove portion 85, and the distance between the guide groove portion 85 and the guide rail 164. Is designed to narrow as the effect device approaches a predetermined position behind.
Therefore, when the effect device is arranged at a predetermined position in front of the installation unit 16, the guide groove portion 85 and the guide rail 164 can easily overlap each other, and the effect device can be smoothly arranged.
Further, when the effect device is arranged at a predetermined position behind the installation unit 16, the effect device can be smoothly arranged at the predetermined position.

On the other hand, in a conventional game machine, a speaker unit is composed of a speaker and a speaker cover that covers the back side of the speaker, and a return portion is provided on the side wall of the speaker cover, so that when a foreign substance enters the inside of the speaker. Some have a mechanism to prevent intrusion into the machine by the return part.
However, although such a conventional gaming machine can prevent fraud on the inside of the speaker unit, it cannot prevent fraud on the periphery of the speaker unit.
According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to solve all or a part of such problems that the conventional gaming machine should improve.

In the above embodiment, the upper effect unit 8 has been described as an example, but the above-mentioned fraud prevention structure or slide type is used for other devices (for example, a payout table unit 9 or a unitized operation unit). A mounting structure can be adopted, and in this case as well, the same effect can be obtained.
Further, in the above embodiment regarding the fraud prevention structure, in the state where the upper effect unit 8 is installed in the installation portion 16, the first wall portion 162 and the second wall portion 83a are overlapped in the front-rear direction without contacting each other. However, they can be brought into contact with or locked to each other.
Further, it is possible to provide a fraud prevention structure for one of the two left and right speaker covers 83. In this case, it is preferable to provide the fraud prevention structure on the side where the main board 10a is arranged behind or on the side where the main board 10a is arranged in the vicinity.
Further, in the tilting mode related to the sliding mounting structure, the front side or the rear side of the upper effect unit 8 may be tilted upward or downward, and the front side or the rear side of the upper effect unit 8 may be tilted in the direction of returning the tilt after sliding. it can.
For example, the front side of the upper effect unit 8 may be tilted upward, slid rearward in the tilted state, and then the front side may be tilted downward in the direction opposite to the tilting direction. In this case, when the first wall portion 162 protruding downward is provided above the opening 161 and the upper effect unit 8 is installed in the installation portion 16, the lower portion of the first wall portion 162 and the upper portion of the speaker cover 83 are the first. The fraud prevention structure can be formed so that the two wall portions 83a overlap with each other.
Further, instead of tilting / tilting the upper effect unit 8 in the vertical direction, the left side or the right side is moved forward or backward to tilt the upper effect unit 8 while maintaining the horizontal state, and after sliding, the left side or the right side is tilted. It can be configured to tilt in the direction of returning the tilt.
Further, instead of providing the guide rail 164 on the installation surface 163 and providing the guide groove portion 85 on the lower surface 84 of the unit, the guide groove portion 85 can be provided on the installation surface 163 and the guide rail 164 can be provided on the lower surface 84 of the unit.
Further, the guide groove portion 85 and the guide rail 164 are not provided at two places on the left and right, but at one place or three or more places, and instead of three at each place, one by two, or 4 More than one can be provided.

[Dividend table unit]
The payout table unit 9 is an effect device that is detachably provided so as to face the opening 169 on the lower side of the upper effect unit 8 of the front door 1a, and is put into a gaming state based on the control by the sub control unit 20. The light emission effect corresponding to the light emission effect is executed (see FIGS. 1 to 5).
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 13 to 15, the dividend table unit 9 is composed of a box-shaped housing having a rectangular front view, and is a reflector unit 91 and a transparent plate unit 92 both of which are composed of a plurality of members. It is composed of.

The reflector unit 91 is an effect member attached to the rear side of the transparent plate unit 92, and is composed of a reflector (rear member) 911, an LED substrate 912, and a rod-shaped lens 913 (see FIG. 14).
The reflector 911 is formed by forming a light reflecting member such as a white resin member in a substantially quadrangular pyramid shape, and has an open portion 911a having a horizontally long rectangular open surface and a horizontally long rectangular bottom surface slightly smaller than the open portion 911a. It has a bottom 911b.
The reflector 911 is attached with the opening portion 911a facing forward, and is located at the rearmost position in the payout table unit 9.

The LED board (light emitting effect board) 912 is an elongated printed circuit board in which a plurality of (for example, 12) LEDs (light emitting parts for effect) 912a are arranged, and is attached to the bottom portion 911b of the reflector 911.
Each LED 912a lights (lights) according to a lighting pattern based on the control signal received from the sub control unit 20. Therefore, a connector 912b is provided on the back surface of the LED board 912 so that a control signal is received from the sub-control unit 20 via a cable (not shown) connected to the connector 912b.
The rod-shaped lens 913 is a light diffusing member having a semicircular cross section, and is attached to the reflector 911 so as to cover the light emitting surface of each LED 912a.

The transparent plate unit 92 is an effect member attached to the front side of the reflector unit 91, and is a front transparent plate (first translucent member) 921, a rear transparent plate (second translucent member) 923, and a dividend table sheet. It is composed of (picture display member) 922 (see FIG. 15).
The front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923 are transparent members (translucent members) composed of transparent flat surface portions 921a and 923a and transparent peripheral edges (side wall portions) 921b and 923b.
The transparent flat surface portions 921a and 923a are horizontally long rectangular flat members, and the transparent peripheral surface portions 921b and 923b are frame members having a predetermined plate thickness erected on the peripheral edge of the rear surface of the transparent flat surface portions 921a and 923a.

The payout table sheet 922 is made of a transparent sheet member, and is printed with a combination of patterns of winning combinations (for example, a combination of patterns of winning bonuses "777", etc.) and the number of payouts (hereinafter, referred to as patterns). The payout table sheet 922 is arranged between the front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923.
The dividend table sheet 922 is divided into a translucent region 922a that transmits light and a non-transmissive region 922b that does not transmit light (see FIG. 15).
Specifically, the translucent region 922a is formed by printing the above pattern or the like on the back surface of the dividend table sheet 922 with inks of various colors having translucency, so that the pattern is transmitted through the portion. Etc. emit light in various colors, so that the light emission mode can be visually recognized.
The non-transmissive region 922b is, for example, a region that does not transmit light, and for example, printing is performed using an ink having light reflectivity (silver ink).

Since the dividend table sheet 922 is arranged so as to overlap the inner region of the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b of the front transparent plate 921, it has a surface having substantially the same size as the inner region.
Such a dividend table sheet 922 can be arranged on the rear surface of the front transparent plate 921, and the rear transparent plate 923 can be laminated in a nested manner from the rear thereof, whereby the front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923 can be stacked. It is possible to complete the transparent plate unit 92 in which the dividend table sheet 922 is arranged between the two (see FIG. 15).
At this time, the dividend table sheet 922 is fixed in a state where the peripheral edge is surrounded by the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b without a gap while being sandwiched between the front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923.

The front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923 have a locking hole 921c and a claw portion 923d (specifically, a protrusion (not shown) protruding below the claw portion 923d as locking means for detachably locking each other. ) Is provided (see FIG. 15).
Further, the rear transparent plate 923 and the reflector 911 have a claw portion 923c extending rearward from the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b and a claw portion 923c as locking means for locking the transparent plate unit 92 and the reflector unit 91 to and from each other. Is provided with a locking hole 911c capable of locking.
As a result, the transparent plate unit 92 can be assembled by simply arranging the front transparent plate 921, the dividend table sheet 922, and the rear transparent plate 923 in order and stacking them in a nested manner, and the transparent plate unit assembled in this way. The payout table unit 9 can be completed only by arranging the 92 in the open portion 911a of the reflector 911.
According to the payout table unit 9 having such a configuration, the light emitting target can be changed only by replacing the payout table sheet 922 with a different pattern or the like.
Therefore, the design of the payout table unit 9 can be easily and inexpensively changed by simply changing the payout table sheet 9 without changing the entire unit.

The light emitting operation in such a dividend table unit 9 will be described with reference to a schematic cross-sectional view.
As shown in FIG. 16A, in the payout table unit 9, when the built-in LED 912a emits light, the light is emitted forward from the LED 912a.
The light emitted forward from the LED 912a is diffused in multiple directions by the light diffusing function of the rod-shaped lens 913.
Most of the light diffused by the rod-shaped lens 913 travels toward the back surface of the payout table sheet 922 of the transparent plate unit 92 and illuminates the entire back surface.
As shown in FIG. 16B, the light that has reached the translucent region 922a transmits the payout table sheet 922 to emit a pattern or the like printed in this region (see arrow a).
As a result, the player can visually recognize the state in which the pattern or the like of the payout table sheet 922 is emitted through the front transparent plate 921.
On the other hand, the light that has reached the non-transmissive region 922b is reflected rearward and does not pass through the payout table sheet 922 (see arrow b).
Therefore, due to the contrast between the translucent region 922a and the non-transmissive region 922b, the pattern or the like printed in the translucent region 922a can be displayed more conspicuously, and the pattern or the like can be displayed even in a bright surrounding environment. Can be seen clearly and vividly.

By the way, the light emitted from the LED 912a is diffused in multiple directions by the rod-shaped lens 913, and the light reaching the non-transmissive region 922b is reflected. Therefore, the light is directed in various directions in the internal space of the dividend table unit 9. proceed.
As a result, the dividend table sheet 922 can be efficiently irradiated not only by the direct light from the LED 912a but also by the indirect light that has passed through the diffusion and reflection.

[Structure to prevent light leakage at the periphery of the dividend table unit]
As described above, in the payout table unit 9 of the present embodiment, the direct light or indirect light from the LED 912a irradiates the payout table sheet 922 arranged between the front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923 from the rear. However, in such a configuration of the payout table unit 9, light leakage may occur at the peripheral edge of the payout table unit 9.
For example, as shown in FIG. 16C, when light is incident on the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b of the peripheral edge of the transparent plate unit 92 from behind, the incident light is transmitted through the inside of the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b. It is incident on the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b.
In this way, the light incident on the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b from the rear passes through the inside of the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b and is mainly emitted from the front to the outside.
Therefore, the light emitted to the outside from the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b visually appears as a light leak in the vicinity of the peripheral edge portion of the payout table unit 9.
Such light leakage in the peripheral portion is an unintended light emitting mode, and causes problems such as deterioration of the appearance of the payout table unit 9.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the dividend table unit 9 of the present embodiment forms a predetermined region of the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b of the rear transparent plate 923 as a light-shielding region Ca that blocks light.
Specifically, the region of the upper peripheral edge of the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b is printed with a black ink having a light absorbing action to make the region a light-shielding region Ca.
In this way, as shown in FIGS. 18A and 18B, the light emitted to the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b, which is the light-shielding region Ca, is absorbed by the light absorption function provided in the region, and the absorption is absorbed. The transparent peripheral edge portion 923b is not transmitted due to the light shielding effect of.
As a result, even if the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b is irradiated with light from behind, the light is not even incident on the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b, so that light leakage occurs at the peripheral edge portion caused by emitting light to the outside through the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b. Can be prevented.

By the way, as a countermeasure against light leakage at the peripheral edge of the dividend table unit 9, a light shielding treatment (for example, setting a non-transmissive region 922b) is applied to the peripheral edge of the dividend table sheet 922 to prevent light transmission which is a cause of light leakage. It is also possible to block it.
However, since the dividend table sheet 922 is arranged in the region surrounded by the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b, it is not possible to block the transmission of light in the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b by applying a light-shielding treatment to the peripheral edge of the dividend table sheet 922.
It is also conceivable to prevent light leakage by subjecting the peripheral edge of the transparent flat surface portion 921a facing the front side of the front transparent plate 921 to a light-shielding treatment such as black printing.
However, in this way, the area of the transparent flat surface portion 921a is reduced.
That is, since an effect device that shows a light emitting effect such as the payout table unit 9 is required to have a powerful effect and visibility, it is not preferable to reduce the area of the transparent flat surface portion 921a which is an effect area.
In this respect, according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively prevent light leakage while making the best use of the effect area.

By the way, the transparent plate unit 92 of the payout table unit 9 is provided with a claw portion 923c on the upper side of the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b (see FIGS. 14 and 15 and the like).
The claw portion 923c is integrally molded with the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b, and is formed of a transparent member (translucent member) like the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b.
Further, the claw portion 923c is a locking portion on the transparent plate unit 92 side when assembling the transparent plate unit 92 and the reflector unit 91, whereas the reflector 911 has a locking hole 911c as a locked portion. It is provided.
Therefore, for example, when the light emitted from the LED 912a is irradiated toward the locking hole 911c inside the reflector unit 91, the claw portion 923c locked in the locking hole 911c is a transparent member. Therefore, as a result of light transmitting through the claw portion 923c, it may appear as a light leak around the locking hole 911c.

Therefore, in the dividend table unit 9 of the present embodiment, when the predetermined region of the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b is subjected to the light-shielding treatment, the same light-shielding treatment is applied to the claw portion 923c formed on the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b to obtain the light-shielding region. It is included in Ca (see FIG. 17 etc.).
Specifically, black ink having light absorption is printed on the claw portion 923c as well.
In this way, as shown in FIG. 19, even when the locking hole 911c is directly irradiated with light, the light is blocked by the light blocking function of the claw portion 923c, so that the locking hole 911c Light leakage in the surrounding area can be effectively prevented.
Further, since the claw portion 923c is formed in series and integrally with the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b, the process of setting the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b and the claw portion 923c as the light-shielding region Ca (ink printing process) is efficient in the same process. Can be done well.

In the dividend table unit 9 of the present embodiment, only the upper peripheral edge portion (including the claw portion 923c) of the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b of the rear transparent plate 923 forms a light-shielding region Ca.
This corresponds to the fact that the light leakage becomes more conspicuous by being behind the upper effect unit 8 protruding forward in the upper portion of the payout table unit 9 (see FIG. 2 and the like).
On the other hand, although the same light leakage occurs in principle on the lower side and the left and right peripheral edges of the payout table unit 9, for example, in the amusement park, there is a certain brightness due to the interior light. Since light leakage does not occur substantially, the light-shielding region Ca is not formed in the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b other than the upper peripheral edge portion.
However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a light-shielding region Ca is formed for the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b related to all peripheral portions of the upper part, the lower part, the left part, and the right part, or one or more of them is selected to form the light-shielding region Ca. be able to.

[Structure that makes it difficult to see the light emission mode of the state lamp mounted on the main board]
In general, it is preferable to install the effect device in a place where the player can easily gaze at the game machine provided with the effect device that performs the light emission effect or the like.
For this reason, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the payout table unit 9 is installed above the front door 1a (see FIGS. 1, 2, etc.).
However, the installation position of such an effect device may become a problem in relation to the installation position of the main board 10a.

Here, it is desirable that the main board 10a is arranged at a position where it is difficult to access from the viewpoint of preventing fraud.
On the other hand, from the viewpoint of maintenance and the like, it is desirable that the main board 10a is arranged at a position where it can be viewed from the front when the front door 1a is opened. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the main board 10a of the present embodiment is equipped with a state lamp 10b capable of grasping the state of the game according to the light emitting mode, and the state when the clerk opens the front door 1a. It is preferable that the light emitting mode of the lamp 10b can be grasped at a glance.
Such status lamps 10b include, for example, those that turn off when the door is opened, those that light while the max bed button is pressed, those that light when the medal passes through the medal selector 2b, and those of the start lever 3. Some lights up during operation, and some lights up while the stop button 5 is pressed. Further, for example, a state lamp 10b indicating a winning combination such as a small combination can be provided.

From such a viewpoint, as shown in FIG. 20, in many cases, the main substrate 10a is arranged on the back side of the front upper portion of the housing 1b.
As a result, the front door 1a can be moved to a position where the main board 10a can be easily seen (first position) by performing the door opening operation (see FIGS. 3 and 20), and the door closing operation can be performed. Then, the front door 1a can be moved to a position (second position) where the main board 10a is difficult to see (see FIG. 2). Then, such an opening / closing operation of the front door 1a can generally be performed only by a clerk.
That is, by arranging the main board 10a on the back side of the front upper part of the housing 1b, it is easy to see from the standpoint of the clerk, and it is difficult for anyone other than the clerk to see and access.

However, in this case, as shown in FIG. 21, even when the front door 1a is closed, the payout table unit 9 and the main board 10a are arranged so as to overlap each other in the line of sight of the player looking straight ahead. The light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b of the substrate 10a may be visible to the player through the payout table unit 9.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 22A, when the state lamp 10b of the main board 10a emits light, the light emitted from the state lamp 10b travels forward and is a rear member of the payout table unit 9. It reaches the rear surface of a reflector 911 (see arrow a).
In many cases, the light that reaches the rear surface of the reflector 911 is reflected by the reflector 911 and is not transmitted, but when the opening k is provided in the region of the reflector 911 facing the state lamp 10b, the opening Light will pass through k (see arrow b).

In such an opening k, there is an opening k1 provided so as to face the holding portion that holds the sub-board 20a (see FIGS. 13 to 15 and the like).
The holding portion includes an upper hook 911e and a lower hook 911f formed so as to be able to hold the upper piece 20c and the lower piece 20d of the sub-board case 20b by sliding the sub-board case 20b downward (FIGS. 13 and 15). Etc.).
Such an opening k1 may be provided, for example, as a simple means for avoiding the so-called undercut problem in injection molding.
In addition, the opening k includes an opening k2 and the like for making the connector 912b provided on the back surface of the LED substrate 912 desired in the machine.

The light that has passed through the opening k reaches the payout table sheet 922 of the transparent plate unit 92 (see arrow c).
Here, when the light reaches the non-transmissive region 922b, the light cannot pass through the dividend table sheet 922 (see arrow d), but when the light reaches the translucent region 922a (arrow). E), light is transmitted through the translucent region 922a (see arrow f).
Therefore, the player can visually recognize the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b through the translucent region 922a of the payout table sheet 922.

In this way, if the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b can be visually recognized from the outside when the front door 1a is closed, it becomes possible to grasp the timing at which a problem does not occur even if the fraud is performed, and fraud can be easily tolerated. This is a problem.
For example, if there is a status lamp 10b that notifies the winning small winning combination, when the small winning combination is won, it is possible to stop and display 100% of the small winning combination by visually recognizing the status lamp 10b. .. In this way, if the small winning combination can be reliably stopped and displayed, the small winning combination can be stopped and displayed even though the navigation effect is not performed on an AT machine or the like that performs a so-called navigation effect. There is a risk that the amusement store will suffer a great deal of damage.
Further, a production device that produces a light emitting effect such as the dividend table unit 9 tends to expand the production area because the power and visibility of the production are required, and the translucent area 922a becomes wider accordingly. There is concern that the problem will become more prominent.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 22B, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a shielding portion Cb that makes it difficult to visually recognize the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b.
The shielding portion Cb can be provided, for example, by closing the opening k with another member or by not forming the opening in advance.
In the present embodiment, the region of the reflector 911 facing the lower hook (first holding portion) 911f is provided as a shielding portion Cb by not providing an opening in advance (FIGS. 14 and 22 (b). )reference).
Specifically, when manufacturing the reflector 911 by injection molding, the so-called slide method (in addition to the basic mold, another mold responsible for molding the lower hook 911f is added for molding, and after molding, the other mold is formed. By adopting a method of sliding the mold in a predetermined direction), the area is not opened.
By doing so, the area of the reflector 911 facing the lower hook 911f located at the position facing the state lamp 10b is blocked, so that it is possible to prevent light from passing through the area (see FIG. 22B). ).
Therefore, since the light emitted from the state lamp 10b does not reach the payout table sheet 922, the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b is visually recognized by the player through the translucent region 922a of the payout table unit 9. You can prevent that.

By the way, the upper hook (second holding portion) 911e is a holding portion for holding the sub-board 20a like the lower hook 911f, but an opening k1 is provided in the facing region and a shielding portion Cb is provided. Not (see Fig. 15 etc.).
This is because the upper hook 911e is not arranged at a position facing the state lamp 10b, and the player or the payout table sheet 922 and the state lamp 10b are not arranged at a position on the opposite line. This is because even if the shielding portion Cb is not provided in such an opening k1, there can be no problem that the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b can be visually recognized by the player (see FIG. 22B and the like).
In addition, there is little need to adopt a costly slide method so that no opening is provided in a portion where a problem does not occur even if there is an opening.

As a case where the shielding portion Cb is provided by another member, for example, there is a method of closing the opening k with a shielding member made of a plate material or the like.
Further, a shielding member may be movably provided in the vicinity of the opening k, and the opening k may be closed when the shielding member is moved to one side, and the opening k may be opened when the shielding member is moved to the other side.
In this way, for example, the state lamp 10b can be visually recognized while actually playing the game with the shielding member moved to the position where the opening k is opened.

Further, when a sensor such as a photo interrupter capable of detecting the position of the shielding member and the sub-control unit 20 are communicably connected and the sensor detects that the shielding member is in a position of shielding the opening k, the sub-control unit 20 can be controlled to turn off the LED 912a of the payout table unit 9.
By doing so, even when it is difficult to see the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b because the game is in progress, the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b can be made relatively bright and easy to see.
For example, it is difficult to visually recognize the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b when playing a game in a game hall during normal business hours, and the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b can be visually recognized when playing a game in a test stage before installation in the game hall. Can be. That is, it is possible to clearly grasp the game situation when the business is not normally open.
As a result, before installing the game in the game hall, the game can be played while confirming whether or not the state lamp 10b has a problem.

As described above, the game machine of the present embodiment has a housing 1b provided with a main board 10a having a state lamp 10b (light emitting unit) indicating a game status according to a light emitting mode, and a main board 10a with respect to the housing 1b. The front door 1a is provided so that the main board 10a can be easily seen to the first position (position when the door is opened) and the second position (position when the door is closed) where the main board 10a is more difficult to see than the first position. It is equipped with a production device such as a payout table unit 9 attached to the front door 1a.
The effect device has a transparent plate unit 92 (effect member) having a translucent region 922a and a reflector 911 (rear member) provided behind the transparent plate unit 92. The state lamp 10b is provided in the translucent region 922a. Some are located opposite to.
The reflector 911 has an opening k and a shielding portion Cb that makes it difficult to see the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b through the light transmitting region 922a.
With such a configuration, it is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b.
In addition, it is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b without narrowing the effect area.

Further, in the game machine of the present embodiment, the reflector 911 is provided so as to face the state lamp 10b, and the lower hook 911f for holding the sub-board 20a capable of controlling the execution of the effect by the effect device, and the opening k. It has an upper hook 911e for holding the sub-board 20a, and the shielding portion Cb is provided so as to face the lower hook 911f.
That is, among the holding portions for holding the sub-board 20a, the holding portion having the opening k in the facing region where the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b can be visually recognized is provided with the shielding portion Cb for the opening k. ing.
Further, the reflector 911 includes an LED 912a capable of irradiating the translucent region 922a with light, and the transparent plate unit 92 is arranged behind the front transparent plate 921 and the front transparent plate 921, and has a predetermined pattern. It includes a represented dividend table sheet 922 and a rear transparent plate 923 arranged behind the dividend table sheet 922.
The front transparent plate 921 and the rear transparent plate 923 are provided with transparent peripheral edges 921b and 923b made of translucent members erected so as to surround the peripheral edge, and the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b is provided with a transparent plate unit 92. A claw portion 923c made of a translucent member for detachably locking the reflector 911 is provided, and a light-shielding region Ca that blocks the light emitted from the LED 912a is formed on the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b and the claw portion 923c. ing.
According to such a configuration, it is possible to prevent light leakage around the peripheral edge of the effect device and the periphery of the locking portion.

Not limited to the case of the payout table unit 9, it is also possible to apply a configuration that makes it difficult to visually recognize the light emitting mode of the state lamp 10b to other devices provided with a translucent region.
Further, the shielding portion Cb can be provided for other openings k other than the lower hook 911f, such as the opening k1 in the facing region of the upper hook 911e and the opening k2 for the connector 912b of the LED substrate 912.
Further, in the non-transmissive region 922b of the dividend table sheet 922, silver ink having light reflectivity is printed, but white ink or black ink having light absorption is printed. It is possible to prevent light from being transmitted.
Further, although black ink having light absorption is printed in a predetermined area of the transparent peripheral edge portion 923b of the rear transparent plate 923, light is blocked by printing silver or white ink having light reflection. can do.
Further, although the claw portion 923c is provided on the rear transparent plate 923, it may be provided on the front transparent plate 921. In this case, a predetermined region (including the claw portion 923c) of the transparent peripheral edge portion 921b is referred to as a light shielding region Cb. can do.

On the other hand, in the conventional game machine, the front door is rotatably provided on the front side of the housing, the main board on which the light emitting unit indicating the game status is mounted is arranged inside the housing, and the front door emits light. It is known that a light transmitting portion is provided at a position facing the portion so that the light emitting mode of the light emitting portion can be visually recognized.
Therefore, in this gaming machine, the light emitting mode of the light emitting portion can be visually recognized through the light transmitting portion without opening the front door, and the state of the gaming machine can be grasped by the player or the like. It was.
According to such a game machine, there is a possibility that fraud can be easily tolerated, such as being able to grasp the timing at which a problem does not occur even if fraud is performed, which is a problem.
According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to solve all or a part of such problems that the conventional gaming machine should improve.

[Hinge member]
In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the front door 1a is rotatably provided with respect to the housing 1b (see FIG. 3 and the like), and the front door 1a is provided with an opening 169 from behind so as to be desired. The payout table unit 9 is attached (see FIG. 5 and the like).
A hinge member is used as a member that makes the front door 1a rotatable with respect to the housing 1b.
As this type of hinge member, a slide hinge whose fitting condition of the door body can be adjusted by sliding the rotating shaft is often used.
The slide hinges are usually attached so as to hang the front door 1a and the housing 1b at the upper and lower positions inside the machine (see FIG. 2).
However, since the area where the upper slide hinge on the front door 1a side is attached is close to the installation area of the payout table unit 9, the installation area of the payout table unit 9 is limited.
For this reason, in the payout table unit 9, by reducing the effect area, it is not possible to produce a powerful effect or a highly visible effect, and the hinge member and its mounting structure interfere with the installation and removal. There was no problem.
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 23, the gaming machine of the present embodiment is a hinge member T of the present invention in which a slide hinge Ts and a member (third hinge member t3) separate from the slide hinge Ts are combined. I am trying to use it as.
As the lower hinge member, only the slide hinge Ts is provided as before. Therefore, the description of the lower hinge member will be omitted.
Hereinafter, the hinge member T of the present invention will be described in detail.

As described above, the hinge member T of the present invention is composed of the slide hinge Ts and the third hinge member t3.
The slide hinge Ts is a horizontally long metal member, and is attached in a substantially horizontal state (see FIGS. 3 and 23).
As shown in FIGS. 24A to 24E, the slide hinge Ts is composed of a first hinge member t1 located on the right side in the front view and a second hinge member t2 located on the left side in the front view. , The first hinge member t1 and the second hinge member t2 are rotatably connected by a link member tr.

The first hinge member t1 is attached to the inner surface of the housing 1b (see FIG. 3 and the like). The first hinge member t1 can be attached to the housing 1b in a detachable manner with respect to a washer (not shown) previously attached to the inner surface of the housing 1b in the same manner as the conventional attachment method of the slide hinge Ts.
The second hinge member t2 is a mounting member attached to the back side of the front door 1a (see FIG. 23 and the like). The attachment of the second hinge member t2 to the front door 1a is different from the conventional method of directly attaching the second hinge member t2 to the attachment structure of the front door 1a, and the second hinge member t2 is indirectly attached via the third hinge member t3.
As shown in FIGS. 24A to 24E, the second hinge member t2 includes an upper mounting portion t21 and a lower mounting portion t22 located on the upper and lower sides in the front view, and an upper mounting portion t21 and a lower mounting portion. It is integrally formed with a concave portion t23 provided on the back side between the portions t22.
The upper mounting portion t21 and the lower mounting portion t22 are each provided with holes (screw holes) for passing screws.
In such a second hinge member t2, the upper mounting portion t21 is mounted on a boss (first boss 1d described later) which is a mounting structure provided on the front door 1a, and the lower mounting portion t22 is a third hinge. It is attached to a boss (second boss t33 described later) provided on the member t3.
The specific mounting method of the second hinge member t2 will be described later.

The third hinge member t3 is a resin member such as plastic, and is a member separate from the slide hinge Ts (see FIG. 23).
As shown in FIG. 25, the third hinge member t3 has an upper portion at one end formed of a rectangular piece (hereinafter referred to as an upper piece t31), and extends vertically to the back surface at the lower portion at the other end. Two convex guide rails t32 (convex portions) are formed, and a boss (hereinafter referred to as a second boss t33) is formed in the central portion.
The upper piece t31 has a predetermined plate thickness (for example, about 1 to 2 mm), and has a shape in which the tip portion is tapered and the corners are chamfered. As a result, as will be described later, when the upper piece t31 is arranged in the gap S between the mounting surface 1e and the concave portion t23, the gap S can be arranged so as to be divided.
A screw hole t34 is provided at a predetermined position of the third hinge member t3.

Next, the structures of the front door 1a to which the hinge member T is attached and the payout table unit 9 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 26, the front door 1a is provided with a first boss 1d and a mounting surface 1e on the upper side of the installation area of the payout table unit 9.
The first boss 1d is a structure to which the upper mounting portion t21 of the second hinge member t2 can be mounted with a screw.
The mounting surface 1e is a flat area provided below the first boss 1d. When the upper mounting portion t21 is mounted on the first boss 1d, it corresponds to a region (hereinafter referred to as a special region) in which the concave portion t23 is arranged.
Both the first boss 1d and the mounting surface 1e are provided in advance as an aggregate of the front door 1a and a series of structures.
However, the structure is provided in the lower region of the mounting surface 1e, that is, the region where the lower mounting portion t22 is arranged when the upper mounting portion t21 is mounted on the first boss 1d (hereinafter referred to as the region a). Not provided.
That is, the area a is originally provided with a mounting structure such as a boss for mounting the lower mounting portion t22, but the front door 1a of the present embodiment is not provided with such a structure at all.

Further, the payout table unit 9 has two concave guide groove portions (recesses) 911h extending in the vertical direction in a predetermined region (guide surface 911 g) on the rear surface of the reflector 911 (see FIGS. 13 and 26, etc.). ).
The guide groove portion 911h has a shape (width, length, depth) corresponding to the guide rail t32 of the third hinge member t3, so that the guide rail t32 can be accommodated.
Therefore, the third hinge member t3 can be slid in the vertical direction while the guide rail t32 is housed in the guide groove portion 911h.
The third hinge member t3 can be slid in the upward direction until the upper end of the guide rail t32 abuts on the upper end of the guide groove portion 911h, and in the downward direction, the lower end of the guide rail t32 is the guide groove portion. It can be slid until it touches the lower end of 911h.
Further, the payout table unit 9 is arranged so that the guide surface 911 g is arranged below the mounting surface 1e when the payout table unit 9 is attached to the front door 1a (see FIG. 26).
Further, the height of the guide surface 911 g and the height of the mounting surface 1e are set to be substantially the same, but the guide surface 911 g is slightly higher than the mounting surface 1e (not shown).
Then, when the third hinge member t3 is slid to the upper end with the guide rail t32 accommodated in the guide groove portion 911h, the upper piece t31 is arranged on the mounting surface 1e and the lower part is the payout table unit 9. It is arranged at a predetermined position on the guide surface 911 g on the rear side so that the second boss t33 is arranged in the region a. The guide surface 911g is provided with a screw fixing hole 911i into which a screw can be screwed in at the position of the lower screw hole t34 when the third hinge member t3 is slid to the upper end.

Next, a method of attaching the hinge member T will be described.
Here, as a method of attaching to the front door 1a, a method of attaching the second hinge member t2 and the third hinge member t3 will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 to 30.
Further, as shown in FIG. 26, it is assumed that the dividend table unit 9 is attached to the front door 1a in advance.

First, as shown in FIG. 27, the second hinge member t2 is attached to the front door 1a.
Specifically, only the upper mounting portion t21 is screwed to the first boss 1d.
As a result, the concave portion t23 is arranged on the mounting surface 1e with a slight gap S, and the lower mounting portion t22 is arranged in the region a.

Next, as shown in FIG. 28, the third hinge member t3 is arranged at a predetermined position on the guide surface 911 g. For example, the third hinge member t3 is arranged at a position where the lower end of the guide rail t32 abuts on the lower end of the guide groove portion 911h.
Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 29, the third hinge member t3 is moved upward. Specifically, while the guide rail t32 is housed in the guide groove portion 911h, it is slid to a position where the upper end abuts on the upper end of the guide groove portion 911h.
As a result, the upper piece t31 of the third hinge member t3 is inserted into the gap S between the mounting surface 1e and the concave portion t23, and is arranged between these members.
The gap S is preferably an interval slightly smaller than the plate thickness of the third hinge member t3, and can be adjusted by tightening the screws of the second hinge member t2 (upper mounting portion t21) with respect to the first boss 1d. ..
In this way, the upper piece t31 can be sandwiched between the mounting surface 1e and the concave portion t23.
Further, at this time, the lower portion of the third hinge member t3 is arranged on the guide surface 911 g, but since the height of the guide surface 911 g is slightly higher than the mounting surface 1e, the lower portion of the third hinge member t3 is arranged. Is pressed by the payout table unit 9.
As a result, a drag force against gravity is generated on the guide surface 911 g with respect to the third hinge member t3.
Further, as the lower portion of the third hinge member t3 is pressed by the payout table unit 9, the upper piece t31 of the third hinge member t3 is slightly tilted, so that the mounting surfaces 1e and the second that sandwich the upper piece t31 are sandwiched. The hinge members t2 will be pressed respectively.
Therefore, the same drag force acts on the mounting surface 1e, and the upper piece t31 is held in the region.
As a result, the third hinge member t3 can be arranged at a predetermined position simply by sliding it, and can be temporarily fixed at that position to the extent that it does not fall.
Therefore, when the hinge member T is attached, the attachment work can proceed without supporting the third hinge member t3 by hand or the like.
Further, by sliding the third hinge member t3, the second boss t33 is moved from a region other than the region a (non-specific region) to the specific region a (region a) and arranged.

Then, as shown in FIG. 30, the hinge member T (second hinge member t2) can be fixed to the front door 1a by fixing the predetermined portion with a screw.
Specifically, by fixing the upper mounting portion t21 to the first boss 1d with screws, the portion can be fixed to the front door 1a.
Further, by fixing the lower mounting portion t22 to the second boss t33 with screws, the second hinge member t2 and the third hinge member t3 can be joined via the portion.
Further, the lower portion of the third hinge member t3 can be screwed to the upper right portion of the payout table unit 9. As a result, since the payout table unit 9 is fixed to the front door 1a, the third hinge member t3 can be fixed to the front door 1a via the payout table unit 9.
As the screws in the upper mounting portion t21 and the lower mounting portion t22 are tightened, the gap S between the concave portion t23 and the mounting surface 1e is narrowed, so that the upper part of the third hinge member t3 is arranged so as to overlap the portions. The concave portion t23 of the piece t31 and the second hinge member t2 can be fixed to the front door 1a.
That is, in the second hinge member t2 (hinge member T), the upper mounting portion t21 is directly fixed to the front door 1a, and the lower mounting portion t22 is attached to the front door 1a via the third hinge member t3 and the payout table unit 9. By being fixed and the concave portion t23 is fixed to the front door 1a via the third hinge member t3, it can be firmly attached to the front door 1a.
As described above, according to the attachment structure of the hinge member T to the front door 1a of the present invention, the hinge member T can be attached to the front door 1a by the above attachment method.

As described above, in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, the front door 1a is rotatably provided with respect to the housing 1b via the hinge member T, and the front door 1a is provided with an effect such as a payout table unit 9. The device is installed.
The hinge member T is a state in which a first hinge member t1 provided in the housing 1b, a second hinge member t2 rotatably provided with the first hinge member t1, and an effect device are attached to the front door 1a. The effect device and the third hinge member t3 that can be attached to the second hinge member t2 are provided.
The second hinge member t2 and the third hinge member t3 are attached in the region a (specific region) of the front door 1a, and the guide surface 911g of the effect device has a guide groove portion (recess) 911h and a third. The hinge member t3 has a guide rail (convex portion) t32 that can be accommodated in the guide groove portion 911h.
In the third hinge member t3, with the guide rail t32 housed in the guide groove portion 911h, the second boss (the portion attached to the second hinge member t2) t33 extends from a region (non-specific region) other than the region a. After being guided to a, it has a configuration that can be attached in the area a.

As a result, firstly, the mounting structure of the hinge member T in the front door 1a can be made compact.
Specifically, regarding the second hinge member t2, which is a mounting member for the front door 1a of the hinge member T, the upper mounting portion t21 is directly mounted on the front door 1a, but the lower mounting portion t22 is directly mounted on the front door 1a. Instead, it is attached via the payout table unit 9 which is attached to the front door 1a in advance and the third hinge member t3 which is attached afterwards.
Therefore, in the front door 1a, a mounting structure such as a boss for the lower mounting portion t22 can be omitted.
As a result, the area a where this mounting structure is omitted can be expanded by including it in the mounting area b of the payout table unit 9 (see FIG. 31).
Further, since the payout table unit 9 has a horizontally long rectangular shape, the area a1 on the lateral side of the area a, which cannot be used because the area a has a mounting structure, is also set in the installation area b of the payout table unit 9. It can be expanded to include (see a + a1 + b in FIG. 31).

Secondly, the hinge member T and the effect device can be smoothly attached and detached.
Specifically, by providing a guide mechanism (guide groove portion 911h and guide rail t32) capable of guiding the mounting position of the third hinge member t3 by sliding, the third hinge member t3 constituting the hinge member T is appropriately mounted. It can be smoothly placed in the position.
Further, in the third hinge member t3 arranged at the mounting position in this way, the upper piece t31 of the third hinge member t3 is sandwiched between the concave portion t23 and the mounting surface (special region) 1e.
Further, in the third hinge member t3, when the upper piece t31 is arranged on the mounting surface 1e, the lower part is arranged on the rear side of the effect device, and in this state, the lower mounting portion t22 and the second boss t33. And can be attached to the second hinge member t2.
The lower portion of the third hinge member t3 is pressed backward by the effect device in a state where it can be attached to the second hinge member t2, whereby the upper piece t31 is held on the attachment surface 1e. ..
Therefore, since the third hinge member t3 can be held so as not to fall without being supported by a hand or the like, the hinge member T can be easily attached.
Further, the third hinge member t3 is installed behind the payout table unit 9 at a position overlapping the installation area b of the payout table unit 9, but after the payout table unit 9 is attached to the front door 1a, the third hinge Since the member t3 is attached, it does not interfere with the attachment of the payout table unit 9 to the front door 1a.
As a result, the payout table unit 9 can be removed without removing the front door 1a from the housing 1b. That is, when removing the payout table unit 9, it can be easily performed only by removing the third hinge member t3.
Therefore, the maintainability of the payout table unit 9 can be improved.

Thirdly, the effect device can be firmly attached to the front door 1a.
That is, according to the mounting structure of the hinge member T described above, the hinge member T is a mounting means for the front door 1a in view of the payout table unit 9.
Therefore, for the payout table unit 9, since the attachment means is added, the attachment of the payout table unit 9 to the front door 1a can be further strengthened.
In particular, an operation unit such as a start lever 3 is arranged around the payout table unit 9, and vibration (play) is likely to occur in response to the operation of such an operation unit, and the payout table generated by the vibration. The contact portion may be damaged due to the contact between the unit 9 and the front door 1a.
However, according to the above-described configuration, since the payout table unit 9 is firmly fixed to the front door 1a, it is possible to prevent such a problem from occurring.

On the other hand, in some conventional game machines, the front door is rotatably attached to the housing via a hinge member, and the effect device is arranged above the front door.
In such a game machine, since it is necessary to determine the arrangement space of the effect device in consideration of the size of the attachment area of the hinge member attached to the front door, it is not possible to secure a wide arrangement space of the effect unit. ..
According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to solve all or a part of such problems that the conventional gaming machine should improve.

In the above embodiment, the hinge member T is attached to the front door 1a via the payout table unit 9, but another effect device (for example, a liquid crystal unit on which a liquid crystal is mounted or a movable accessory) is mounted. It can also be attached via a movable accessory unit, etc.).
Further, although the third hinge member t3 is composed of one member, it may be composed of two or more members.
Further, in the above embodiment, the guide groove portion 911h (concave portion) is provided on the payout table unit 9 side, and the guide rail t32 (convex portion) is provided on the third hinge member t3 side, but the guide rail is provided on the payout table unit 9 side. (Convex portion) may be provided, and a guide groove portion (concave portion) may be provided on the third hinge member t3 side.
Further, a sensor such as a photo interrupter capable of detecting an object is provided on at least one upper end side of the two guide groove portions 911h, and a light emitting means such as a lamp or an LED that emits light in response to a detection signal from this sensor is provided. be able to.
As a result, it is possible to notify that the upper piece t31 of the third hinge member t3 is arranged on the mounting surface 1e by light emission by the light emitting means.
Further, the third hinge member t3 can be made of a translucent member such as a transparent plate.
In this way, when the third hinge member t3 is arranged on the guide surface 911 g, the positional relationship between the guide groove portion 911 h and the guide rail t32 can be visually recognized, so that the guide rail t32 is smoothly accommodated in the guide groove portion 911 h. Can be made to.
Further, in the above embodiment, the hinge members provided on the front door 1a and the housing 1b have been described, but the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment.
For example, the hinge member T of the present invention can be applied to a member that is opened and closed via a hinge member, such as a movable accessory or a substrate case.

[Front door separation structure]
Further, the slot machine 1 is configured such that the front door 1a can be separated in the vertical direction.
For example, as shown in FIG. 32, the front door 1a can be separated into an upper door portion 11 and a lower door portion 12.
The upper door portion 11 is provided only with a model (predetermined model name) to which the slot machine 1 belongs, and includes, for example, dedicated members such as an upper effect unit 8 and a payout table unit 9.
On the other hand, the lower door portion 12 is provided with a pattern sheet (relatively inexpensive part) dedicated to the model in a part of the lower panel portion 123, but the others are provided in common to a plurality of models, for example, a medal insertion slot. 2. It is equipped with operation parts such as a bet button 2a, a start lever 3, a stop button 5, and other relatively expensive parts.
As a result, when manufacturing the front door 1a, it is possible to support a plurality of models by diverting the lower door portion 12 as a common part and changing only the upper door portion 11, and all of the front door 1a can be used for each model. Since it does not need to be manufactured, it is possible to suppress an increase in manufacturing cost.

[Connecting member]
As shown in FIG. 32, in the front door 1a configured so as to be separable in the vertical direction, the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12 are connected to each other at the support column portion 111 of the upper door portion 11.
The strut portion 111 is a portion that is arranged on the left side and the right side of the upper door portion 11 and extends from the upper door portion 11 toward the lower door portion 12 and functions as a window frame of the display window 6. Such a strut portion 111 is a portion that supports the entire upper door portion 11, and if the strut portion 111 is simply fixed to the lower door portion 12 via a screw or the like, the strength of the entire front door 1a may be insufficient. There is.

Therefore, the strut portion 111 and the lower door portion 12 are engaged so as to act as a skeleton, and the connecting members 17 and 18 are provided between the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12. ..
As shown in FIGS. 34 and 35, the connecting members 17 and 18 include a right side connecting member 17 and a left side connecting member 18 having different shapes, respectively.

Each of the connecting members 17 and 18 includes upper fixing portions 171 and 181 that are engaged and fixed to the strut portion 111, and lower fixing portions 172 and 182 that are engaged and fixed to the lower door portion 12. It includes screw fixing portions 171a and 181a having screw holes screwed on the 111 side, and screw fixing portions 172a and 182a having screw holes screwed on the lower door portion 12 side.
With such a configuration, in addition to or instead of directly screwing the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12, these connecting members 17 and 18 are on the back surface side of the front door 1a as shown in FIG. 33. In, the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12 are bridged and fixed with screws, respectively, to firmly connect the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12. The connecting members 17 and 18 also play a role of reinforcing the strength of the support column 111.

Such connecting members 17 and 18 not only play a role of connecting the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12, but also prevent intrusion of foreign matter from the outside of the machine into the housing 1b. It has.
The front door 1a is formed, for example, a gap S1 formed between the lock 13 (cylinder lock) and a lock opening for facing the keyhole to the outside, and between the top plate 2c and the operation plate 2d. There is a gap S2 or the like (see FIG. 5), and there is a possibility that a foreign object may enter the housing 1b through such a gap and perform an illegal operation such as excessively paying out medals.

Therefore, the connecting members 17 and 18 allow foreign matter to enter the housing 1b from the gaps S1 and S2 formed around the lock 13 and the operation portions such as the bet button 2a and the start lever 3. It is equipped with intrusion prevention means to prevent.
For example, as shown in FIGS. 34 and 36 (AA cross section of FIG. 5), the right side connecting member 17 includes a tubular portion 173 that surrounds the periphery of the cylindrical lock 13, and is provided with a tubular portion 173 for foreign matter from the gap S1. Limit the intrusion range to the inside of the cylinder. Further, the rear end side of the tubular portion 173 is brought into contact with a predetermined component to prevent foreign matter from entering beyond the predetermined component.
Further, as shown in FIGS. 35 and 37 (cross section BB in FIG. 32), the left side connecting member 18 includes an enclosure 183 forming a dead end-like space, and has a range of foreign matter entering from the gap S2. It is limited to the inside of the enclosure 183. Further, the rear end side of the enclosure 183 is brought into contact with a predetermined component to prevent foreign matter from entering beyond the predetermined component.
In this way, the connecting members 17 and 18 not only play a role of connecting the upper door portion 11 and the lower door portion 12, but also prevent intrusion prevention means for preventing foreign matter from entering the housing 1b from outside the machine. By providing the above, the parts can be effectively used.

[Side cover]
As shown in FIG. 32, metal side covers 19 for designing both side portions of the payout table unit 9 are provided on the left side and the right side of the upper door portion 11.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 38, the side cover 19 is formed in a deformed L-shape in a plan view, and forms a unique form by the unique three-dimensional shape shown in the figure.
Since the side cover 19 is formed so that the right side and the left side are symmetrical to each other, the right side cover 19 will be described as an example here, and the left side cover 19 will be omitted. ..

The side cover 19 can be attached to the cover attachment portion 192 of the upper door portion 11 by using a boss component 191 which is a separate member (see FIG. 32).
Therefore, as shown in FIG. 38, the side cover 19 is located at a position adjacent to the cylindrical bosses (upper boss 19a, lower boss 19b) protruding rearward and the upper boss 19a at predetermined positions on the upper and lower parts. , A protruding portion 19c arranged in parallel with the upper boss 19a is provided.

The boss part 191 is a part made of a resin such as plastic, and as shown in FIG. 39, the boss part 191 is integrally molded so as to be adjacent to the cylindrical extension boss 191a and the root portion of the extension boss 191a. A screw hole portion 191b is provided.
The extension boss 191a has a shape in which the root side end 191c can be engaged with the protruding portion 19c of the side cover 19, and the tip side end 191d has a hole into which a screw can be screwed. It is formed.

The cover mounting portion 192 is a mounting portion of the side cover 19 provided on the upper door portion 11, and is provided with an upper mounting portion 192a and a lower mounting portion 192b having a structure extending forward.
The upper mounting portion 192a and the lower mounting portion 192b are provided with screw holes at the end portion (front end portion) of the structural portion.

Next, a method of attaching the side cover 19 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 40 (a), the boss component 191 is coupled to the upper boss 19a of the side cover 19.
Specifically, the screw hole portion 191b of the boss component 191 is overlapped with the upper boss 19a of the side cover 19, and the end portion 191c on the root side of the extension boss 191a is engaged with the protruding portion 19c of the side cover 19.
Then, in this state, by screwing a screw into the upper boss 19a via the screw hole portion 191b, an extension boss 191a in which the boss height of the upper boss 19a is substantially extended is provided on the side cover 19.
Next, the side cover 19 to which the boss component 191 is attached is attached to the cover attachment portion 192.
Specifically, first, the side cover 19 is arranged in the cover mounting portion 192.
As a result, the end face of the lower boss 19b of the side cover 19 and the end face of the lower mounting portion 192b of the cover mounting portion 192 overlap, and the end portion of the extension boss 191a attached to the upper boss 19a of the side cover 19 on the tip end side. The end face of the 191d and the end face of the upper mounting portion 192a of the cover mounting portion 192 overlap.
Then, in this state, the screw is screwed into the lower boss 19b through the screw hole of the lower mounting portion 192b, and the screw is screwed into the extension boss 191a through the screw hole of the upper mounting portion 192a to screw the side cover. The attachment of 19 to the cover attachment portion 192 is completed.

According to the side cover 19, the boss component 191 and the cover mounting portion 192, the side cover 19 can be easily attached and detached, so that the payout table unit 9 can be easily and inexpensively attached and detached without replacing the payout table unit 9. , Part of its design can be changed.

Further, by using the boss component 191, the length of the boss provided on the side cover 19 and the structural portion (upper mounting portion 192a) of the cover mounting portion 192 can be shortened.
Therefore, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of dents (so-called sink marks) due to the molding shrinkage of the material during manufacturing.
That is, by using the boss component 191 which is a separate member, the dent can be suppressed by reducing the amount of the material related to the protruding structure portion in the side cover 19 and the cover mounting portion 192.
However, if the protruding structure such as the boss is simply shortened, the distance between the mounting portion (upper mounting portion 192a) of the cover mounting portion 192 and the boss (upper boss 19a) will be widened, and a screw of sufficient length to connect between them. It is necessary to prepare separately, which causes extra labor and cost.
On the other hand, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, since the length of the boss is extended by adding the boss component 191, the upper mounting portion 192a of the cover mounting portion 192 and the upper boss 19a of the side cover 19 The distance from and can be attached using a general screw.

The boss component 191 of another member can also be used for mounting the lower boss 19b and the lower mounting portion 192b.
Further, the above-mentioned side cover 19 and its mounting structure can be applied not only as a cover member for the side portion of the payout table unit 9, but also as a cover member for the upper effect unit 8 and the reel portion.

Although the preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention has been described above, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the present embodiment, the present invention is applied to a slot machine, but it can also be applied to other gaming machines such as pachinko (for example, ball slot machines).
The present invention can also be applied to a so-called enclosed game machine capable of executing a game using a simulated game medium in a data format without using an actual game medium such as a medal or a game ball.
Further, although the light emission control in the effect device is performed by the sub control unit 20, it is also possible to control the light emission by the main control unit 10.
Further, the main substrate 10a may be composed of a plurality of sheets.

1 Slot machine 1a Front door 1b Housing 1d 1st boss 1e Mounting surface 10 Main control unit 10a Main board 10b Status lamp 11 Upper door part 111 Support part 12 Lower door part 13 Lock 16 Installation part 161 Opening 162 First wall Part 163 Installation surface 164 Guide rail 165 Bag-shaped part 169 Opening 17 Right side connecting member 18 Left side connecting member 19 Side cover 19a Upper boss 19b Lower boss 19c Protruding part 191 Boss part 191a Extension boss 191b Screw hole 191c Root end Part 191d Tip side end 192 Side cover part 192a Upper mounting part 192b Lower mounting part 2 Medal insertion slot 2a Bet button 20 Sub control unit 20a Sub board 20b Sub board case 3 Start lever 5 Stop button 6 Display window 8 Upper effect unit 81 Unit body 82 Speaker 83 Speaker cover 83a Second wall 84 Unit bottom surface 85 Guide groove 86 Projection piece 9 Dividend table unit 91 Reflector unit 911 Reflector 911a Opening part 911b Bottom 911c Locking hole 911e Upper hook 911f Lower hook 911g Guide surface 911h Guide groove 911i Screw fixing hole 912 LED board 912a LED
912b Connector 913 Rod-shaped lens 92 Transparent plate unit 921 Front transparent plate 921a Transparent flat surface part 921b Transparent peripheral part 922 Dividend table sheet 922a Translucent area 922b Non-transparent area 923 Rear transparent plate 923a Transparent flat surface part 923b Transparent peripheral part 923c Claw part Ca Shading area Cb Shielding part k Opening part k1 Opening part k2 Opening part S Gap S1 Gap S2 Gap T Hinge member Ts Slide hinge t1 First hinge member t2 Second hinge member t21 Upper mounting part t22 Lower mounting part t23 Concave part t3 3rd hinge member t31 Upper piece t32 Guide rail t33 2nd boss t34 Screw hole

Claims (2)

The main body with game parts and
A door body rotatably provided with respect to the main body via a hinge member,
It is provided with an effect device attached to the door body and capable of performing a predetermined effect.
The hinge member is
The first hinge member provided on the main body and
The first hinge member and the second hinge member rotatably provided,
With the effect device attached to the door body, it can be attached to the effect device and the second hinge member , one end is arranged in a special area on the door body side, and the other end is the effect. The other end is pressed rearward by the effect device in a state where it can be attached to the second hinge member while being arranged on the rear side of the device and can be attached to the second hinge member. The gaming machine is characterized by comprising a third hinge member whose one end is held in the special region . The second hinge member and the third hinge member are attached in a specific area on the door body side.
One of the effect device and the third hinge member has a concave portion, and the other has a convex portion that can be accommodated in the concave portion.
The hinge member is
The claim is characterized in that the third hinge member that can be attached to the second hinge member is provided after being guided from the non-specific region to the specific region while the convex portion is housed in the concave portion. The gaming machine according to 1.