JP6788305B1 - Slot machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a slot machine capable of appropriately disposing an effect button having a repulsive force. SOLUTION: A horizontally long slit-shaped insertion port 70 and a trailing edge of the insertion port 70 on the right side of an operation unit 65a extending from directly below a viewing window 5 capable of seeing through a reel to the front side, a medal insertion direction. A medal insertion member 71 including a guide wall 81 standing substantially parallel to the above is arranged, and the medal insertion member 71 is tilted inward in a plan view. On the other hand, an effect button device 99 having an effect button 77 that is slidably held in the substantially front-rear direction with respect to the button holder 103 and is provided so as to be pushable on the back side is arranged on the right side of the front door 3. Further, by inclining the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button 77, the pressing surface 108 is tilted inward at an inclination angle smaller than that of the medal insertion member 71 in a plan view. [Selection diagram] FIG. 26

Description

The present invention relates to a slot machine in which an effect button is provided on a front door.

On the front door of the slot machine, a viewing window capable of seeing through the reel inside the housing is arranged in the center, and an operation unit is arranged below the viewing window. Generally, the operation unit includes a first operation unit that extends forward from directly below the viewing window, and a second operation unit that hangs down from the front edge of the first operation unit and faces substantially the front. A bet button, a medal insertion member, an effect button, and the like are arranged in the operation unit 1, and a stop switch, a start switch, and the like are arranged in the second operation unit (for example, Patent Document 1).
In Patent Document 1, the medal insertion member is arranged on the right side of the first operation unit. The medal insertion member includes a horizontally long slit-shaped insertion port and a guide wall that stands up from the trailing edge of the insertion port in the medal insertion direction, presses the medal against the guide wall, and slides the medal along the guide wall. It is configured so that medals can be inserted into the slot.
Further, in Patent Document 1, the effect button is arranged at the center of the first operation unit. Such an effect button is used exclusively for the effect. For example, when executing a special effect during a game, the player is urged to operate the effect button, and the special effect is started at the operation timing of the effect button, which is used to excite the special effect.

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By the way, the effect button used for the effect is required to be more responsive than the bet button and the stop button used for the game operation, and the one having a stronger repulsive force than the other buttons is used. However, as in Patent Document 1, if the effect button is arranged in the center of the operation unit so as to be pushed downward, it is difficult for the player to apply force to the effect button, and a button having a strong repulsive force is adopted. There is a problem that it is difficult.

The present invention has attempted to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a slot machine capable of appropriately arranging a repulsive effect button.

The first invention of the present invention includes a housing having an open front side and a front door disposed on the front side of the housing, and is arranged inside the housing at the center of the front door. A viewing window capable of seeing through the reel is provided, and the front door is formed with an operating portion extending to the front side below the viewing window, and is formed on the right side portion of the operating portion. Is provided with a medal insertion member including a horizontally long slit-shaped insertion port into which medals can be inserted and a guide wall that stands up substantially parallel to the medal insertion direction from the trailing edge of the insertion port. On the right side of the front door, an effect button device is provided which is slidably held in a substantially front-rear direction with respect to the button holder and includes an effect button provided so as to be pushable on the back side. The medal insertion member is tilted inward in a plan view, and the pressing surface of the effect button is tilted with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button, so that the medal insertion member is smaller than the medal insertion member in a plan view. It is a slot machine characterized by being tilted inward at an tilt angle.

If the effect button is arranged on the right side of the front door so that it can be pushed toward the back side as in such a configuration, the effect button can be pushed more strongly with the right hand than in the conventional configuration. Repulsive effect buttons can be arranged appropriately.
Further, in the present invention, since the pressing surface of the medal insertion member and the effect button is tilted inward, the player can more easily perform the medal insertion operation and the operation of the effect button. That is, since the guide wall of the medal insertion member can be directed toward the center of the player's body, the player can insert the medal so as to press the medal from the center of the body toward the guide wall. Further, as for the effect button, since the pressing surface can be directed to the vicinity of the center of the player's body, the player can operate the effect button so as to push the pressing surface from the center of the body.
Here, regarding the effect button, if the sliding direction is tilted inward, it becomes necessary to tilt the button holder inward with respect to the front door, and the effect button device is arranged on the right side of the front door. Will have to be made relatively small. On the other hand, in the present invention, since only the pressing surface is tilted inward without tilting the sliding direction of the effect button, there is an advantage that a relatively large effect button can be arranged on the right side of the front door. ..
Further, in the present invention, the inclination of the pressing surface of the effect button inward is smaller than that of the medal insertion member. According to such a configuration, the inclination of the pressing surface with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button is reduced, and the friction with the button holder during the operation of the effect button is reduced, so that the effect button can be smoothly pushed.

In the first invention of the present invention, the front door is provided with a stop button below the viewing window so as to be pushable toward the back side, and the effect button and the medal insertion member are formed from the stop button. Is arranged at a high position, the pressing surface of the stop button faces substantially the front, and the pressing surface of the effect button is inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button, so that the stop button A configuration is proposed which is tilted forward from the pressing surface of the above.

The stop button used for the game operation is arranged at a height that is most easily operated by the player from the front. For this reason, when the effect button is arranged at a position higher than the stop button as in such a configuration, the effect is produced by tilting the pressing surface of the effect button forward and pushing the effect button from diagonally below. Button operation becomes easier. Here, with respect to the effect button, if the sliding direction is tilted forward, it becomes necessary to tilt the effect button device forward and arrange it, and unless the effect button is miniaturized, it becomes difficult to arrange it on the right side of the front door. On the other hand, in the present invention, since only the pressing surface is tilted forward without tilting the sliding direction of the effect button, there is an advantage that the effect button can be arranged on the right side of the front door without downsizing. is there.

Further, in the first aspect of the present invention, a substrate case for accommodating a control substrate is provided, and a first display unit and a second display unit are provided on one surface side of the substrate case. An optical code is displayed on the display unit and the second display unit, and a character string is displayed on a portion adjacent to the optical code, respectively, and the first display unit and the second display unit are displayed. The information recorded in the optical code of the unit is different, and the character strings displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit are different from each other. The information recorded on the optical code of the display unit is the character string displayed on a portion adjacent to the optical code, and the information recorded on the optical code of the second display unit is the first It is proposed that the display unit of the above and the character string of the second display unit are different from each other. Here, the information recorded in the optical code of the first display unit does not have to completely match the character string displayed in the portion adjacent to the optical code, and the information is obtained when the two are compared. Anything that can be recognized as being the same as.

In such a configuration, since the recorded information of the optical code of the first display unit and the character string are the same, the fraudster who intends to imitate the first display unit and the second display unit is notified. It is easy to misunderstand that adjacent character strings are recorded on the optical codes of both display units, and to produce a poorly made imitation product. Such a poorly made imitation is easy because the staff at the game hall only reveals whether the recorded information of the optical code on the second display unit matches the character string on the sticker. Can be found in.

The second invention of the present invention is a slot machine including a housing having an open front side and a front door arranged on the front side of the housing, and handle holes are formed in the left and right side plates of the housing. The entrance of the handle hole is located inside the left and right side edges of the housing, and the side plate has the front, back, top and bottom of the entrance of the handle hole toward the entrance of the handle hole. This is a slot machine characterized in that inclined guide portions that are inclined inside the housing are formed.

The third invention of the present invention is a board unit for a game machine, which includes a control board in which electronic components are mounted on a printed circuit board and a transparent board case for accommodating the control board, and is mounted on the game machine. On the outer peripheral portion of the printed circuit board, one identification information display unit, which is separably continuous with the printed circuit board main body via an easy break line, and identification information different from the identification information display unit are attached. The other identification information display unit is provided with a U-shaped or L-shaped notch that is separated from the printed circuit board main body, and is a region of the substrate case that accommodates the control substrate. Has a gap in the area corresponding to the other identification information display unit, a socket is mounted on one surface of the printed circuit board in the vicinity of the notch portion, and a control chip is attached to the socket. The board unit for a gaming machine is characterized in that the socket and / or the control chip can be visually recognized from the back side of the one side of the printed circuit board through the notch.

The fourth invention of the present invention is a board unit for a game machine, which includes a control board in which electronic components are mounted on a printed circuit board and a board case for accommodating the control board, and is mounted on the game machine. On the outer peripheral portion of the substrate, one identification information display unit, which is separably continuous with the printed circuit board main body via an easy break line, and identification information different from the identification information display unit are attached. The other identification information display unit is provided with a notch portion separated from the printed circuit board main body by an easy break line, and the easy break line between the printed circuit board main body and the one identification information display unit. Has a perforated shape formed by forming through portions penetrating the printed circuit board at intervals along the easy break line, and a part or all of the through portions is filled with a solder alloy. It is a board unit for a game machine characterized by being

The fifth invention of the present invention is a slot machine including a game control means for controlling a game, a plurality of effect devices, and an effect control means for controlling the effect device, and the effect control means depends on the content of the game. It is possible to execute the game effect control process for operating the effect device and the operation confirmation control process for confirming the operation of the effect device in the above manner, and a predetermined confirmation execution operation different from the power-on operation is performed. When the power is turned on in this state, the operation confirmation control process is executed, and after the operation confirmation control process is completed, the game effect control process is started, and the power is turned on without the confirmation execution operation being performed. Then, the game effect control process is started without executing the operation check control process. Further, in the action check control process, any of a plurality of types of operation check control contents can be used. A part or all of the effect device is operated so that the plurality of types of operation confirmation control contents can be switched in a predetermined order based on a predetermined switching operation, which is different from the confirmation execution operation and the switching operation. The operation confirmation control process is terminated with a predetermined end operation as an opportunity, and until the end operation is performed, the plurality of types of operation confirmation control contents can be repeatedly executed in the predetermined order by the switching operation. It is a slot machine characterized by being configured.

It is a perspective view which shows the open state of the slot machine 1 of Example 1. FIG. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of a housing 2. It is a perspective view of the substrate unit 6. It is a front view of the control board 8. It is explanatory drawing which shows the separation mode of the identification information display part 19a, 19b. It is an exploded perspective view of the substrate case 7 and the control substrate 8 seen from the front side. It is an exploded perspective view of the substrate case 7 and the control substrate 8 seen from the back side. It is an enlarged sectional view of the right side part of a substrate unit 6. (A) is an enlarged front view of the substrate unit 6a of the comparative example, and (b) is an enlarged front view of the substrate unit 6 of the embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which compares the visibility of the control chip 18 and the socket 17 with (a) the substrate unit 6a of the comparative example, and (b) the substrate unit 6 of the Example. It is explanatory drawing which compares the visibility of the locking pin 42 and the seal seal 44 with (a) the substrate unit 6a of the comparative example, and (b) the substrate unit 6 of the Example. It is an enlarged plan view of the identification information display part 19b. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. It is an enlarged plan view of the peripheral part of the identification information display part 19b which shows the contact part between the E-shaped rib 30b and the printed circuit board main body 20. It is a front view of the slot machine 1a of Example 2. FIG. It is a perspective view of the slot machine 1a. It is (a) front view, (b) plan view, and (c) longitudinal side view of the medal insertion member 71. It is a front view of the medal detection device 59. It is a perspective view of the housing 2a. (A) is a perspective view of the handle cover 93 separated from the handle hole 92, and (b) is a perspective view of the handle cover 93 attached to the handle hole 92. It is a side view of the housing 2a which shows the area around the handle hole 92 enlarged. FIG. 5 is an enlarged vertical cross-sectional view of the housing 2a showing the handle hole 92 longitudinally. It is a perspective view which shows the inclination guide part 97a-97d of a modification. It is an enlarged perspective view of the right side part of the slot machine 1a, (a) shows the state which the effect button device 99 is attached, and (b) shows the state that the effect button device 99 is separated. It is a cross-sectional view of the effect button device 99, (a) shows a normal state, and (b) shows a state in which the effect button 77 is pushed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the inclination in the plan view of the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 and the medal insertion member 71. It is explanatory drawing which shows the degree of forward inclination of the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 and the medal insertion member 71. It is a front view of the substrate unit 6a. It is a front view of the control board 8a. It is a surface view of (a) a seal information record sticker 120, (b) a seal seal 44a, and (c) a certificate stamp sticker 57. It is a chart showing the size of the seal information record sticker 120, the seal seal 44a, and the certificate stamp sticker 57. It is a figure which shows the correspondence relationship between each LED 151 of the LED array 150, and a switch sensor. It is a front view of the slot machine 301 of the third embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the outline of the slot machine 301 in the state which the front door 303 is opened. It is a block diagram which shows the control circuit of a slot machine 301. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game control processing which the main control means 320 executes. It is a figure which shows the activation pattern of the slot machine 301. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the main control processing which the main control means 320 executes. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the sub-control process which sub-control means 321 executes. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the game effect control processing which a sub-control means 321 executes. It is a figure which shows the content of the operation confirmation pattern. It is a flowchart which shows the content of the operation confirmation control process which sub-control means 321 executes. It is a timing chart which shows the execution example of the operation confirmation control process.

First, embodiments of the third invention and the fourth invention will be described with reference to Example 1, and then embodiments of the first invention and the second invention will be described with reference to Example 2. Finally, the fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Example 3. In the following Example 1, the sealing member according to the third invention and the fourth invention corresponds to the lock member 12 and the sealing seal 44.

FIG. 1 is a slot machine 1 including a board unit 6 for a game machine (hereinafter, also referred to as a board unit) of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 2 of the slot machine 1 is open to the front and is covered by the front door 3 from the front. Further, three reels 4 are provided in the central portion of the housing 2, and a visual recognition window 5 for visually recognizing the reel 4 is provided in the central portion of the front door 3. Then, the substrate unit 6 of this embodiment is mounted inside the housing 2 above the reel 4.

As shown in FIG. 1, a medal detection device 59 for detecting medals inserted in the slot machine 1 is arranged on the back side of the front door 3. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a hopper unit 60 is arranged in the lower part of the housing 2, and medals normally detected by the medal detection device 59 are sent to the hopper unit 60. Further, on the right side of the hopper unit 60, an auxiliary tank 61 for accommodating medals overflowing from the hopper unit 19 is arranged, and on the back side of the auxiliary tank 61, an overflow sensor 62 for detecting the fullness of the auxiliary tank 61 is arranged. Will be set up.

The substrate unit 6 of this embodiment accommodates the control substrate 8 in the substrate case 7. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the substrate unit 6 includes a pair of 9a and 9b made of bent metal pieces, and the mounting brackets 9a and 9b are fixed to the back plate 39a covering the back surface side of the housing 2 with screws 14. Then, the board case 7 accommodating the control board 8 is attached to the mounting brackets 9a and 9b. Here, the left side mounting bracket 9a and the board case 7 are fastened with screws 14. On the other hand, the mounting bracket 9b on the right side is locked to the substrate case 7 by inserting the lock member 12 described later into the through hole 9c while being inserted into the slit 38 (see FIG. 7) of the substrate case 7. Further, since the screws 14 for fixing the mounting brackets 9a and 9b to the back plate 39a are covered by the board case 7, the mounting brackets 9a and 9b cannot be removed from the back plate 39a when the board case 7 is mounted. It becomes. In the following, the front side in FIG. 2 is the front side of the board unit 6, the board case 7, and the control board 8, and the top, bottom, left, and right in FIG. 2 are the board unit 6, the board case 7, and the control board 8. It will be explained as up, down, left and right.

The control board 8 constituting the board unit 6 is a main control board that comprehensively controls the game of the slot machine 1. As shown in FIG. 4, the control board 8 is formed by mounting electronic components such as a socket 17 and connectors 16a and 16b on the front side of a horizontally long rectangular printed circuit board 15, and controls the socket 17. The chip 18 is detachably attached. Although not shown in FIG. 4, a circuit wiring made of copper foil is arranged on the front side of the printed circuit board 15 and is covered with an insulating coating (solder resist). Although not shown, a large number of electronic components (capacitors, resistors, etc.) are mounted on the front side of the printed circuit board 15 in addition to the socket 17 and the connectors 16a and 16b. Through holes for mounting each electronic component are also formed. Further, a screw through hole 22 for fixing the printed circuit board 15 to the substrate case 7 is formed in the central portion of the printed circuit board 15.

As shown in FIG. 4, a rectangular identification information display unit 19b with identification information attached to the front side is arranged on the right edge of the printed circuit board 15 of the control board 8 of this embodiment. The identification information is composed of the manufacturer name (EFG company) of the slot machine 1 and the model number (H-5678), and is printed by silk printing. The identification information display unit 19b and the printed circuit board main body 20 are completely separated by a slit 29 at the upper and lower boundaries, and are continuous at the left and right boundaries via a linear easy break line 27 formed in a perforation pattern. The identification information display unit 19b can be separated from the printed circuit board main body 20 by pinching and bending the identification information display unit 19b with a finger or a tool to break the easy break line 27. Further, on the right edge of the printed circuit board 15, a U-shaped notch 28 is arranged so as to be vertically adjacent to the identification information display unit 19b. The cutout portion 28 is formed by separating another identification information display portion 19a arranged on the printed circuit board 15 from the printed circuit board main body 20. More specifically, at the time of manufacturing the printed circuit board 15, as shown in FIG. 5A, two identification information display units 19a and 19b are arranged adjacent to each other on the right side edge of the printed circuit board 15 on the front side. To. The two identification information display units 19a and 19b have the same shape and are separably continuous with the printed circuit board main body 20 via the easy break line 27, but different identification information is present on the front side thereof. It is attached. The two identification information display units 19a and 19b are configured to use the printed circuit board 15 for the slot machines of the two game machine manufacturers. That is, when used in a slot machine manufactured by EFG, as shown in FIG. 5B, the identification information display unit 19a to which the company name and model number of ABC are attached as identification information is separated by an easy break line 27. , EFG company name and model number are used as identification information with the identification information display unit 19b left. On the other hand, when used in a slot machine manufactured by ABC, as shown in FIG. 5C, the identification information display unit 19b to which the company name and model number of EFG are attached as identification information is separated by an easy break line 27. , ABC company name and model number are used as identification information with the identification information display unit 19a left. Therefore, in the control board 8 constituting the board unit 6 of the present embodiment, one identification information display unit 19a, 19b is left in a state of being connected to the printed circuit board main body 20, and the remaining identification information display units 19a, 19b are left. A portion separated from the printed circuit board main body 20 is a U-shaped notch 28. The control board 8 according to the present embodiment is shown in which the identification information display unit 19b with the company name and model number of EFG is left on the printed circuit board 15.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the substrate case 7 is formed by assembling a rectangular box-shaped cover member 10 with an open back side and a rectangular box-shaped base member 11 with an open front side with a fixing screw 13. The control board 8 is housed in the internal space 32 formed when the cover member 10 and the base member 11 are assembled. Specifically, the cover member 10 and the base member 11 have a horizontally long rectangular shape that is one size larger than the control board 8 when viewed from the front, and the internal space 32 of the board case 7 can accommodate the entire control board 8. It has a rectangular parallelepiped shape. Here, the internal space 32 of the substrate case 7 has a size capable of accommodating the control substrate 8 having a size before the identification information display units 19a and 19b are separated from the printed circuit board main body 20, and any of the identifications can be identified. The control board 8 including the information display units 19a and 19b can also be housed in the board case 7. Therefore, in the internal space 32 of the board case 7 that accommodates the control board 8 from which the identification information display unit 19a is separated, there is no region corresponding to the separated identification information display unit 19a, that is, a region corresponding to the notch 28. It is an unaccommodated void.

The cover member 10 and the base member 11 are molded products made of transparent resin, and are configured so that the inside of the substrate case 7 can be visually recognized through the cover member 10 and the base member 11. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 6, a connector opening 23 is formed in the cover member 10, and when the control board 8 is housed in the board case 7, only the connectors 16a and 16b mounted on the control board 8 are available. The portion of the control board 8 excluding the connectors 16a and 16b that is exposed to the outside from the connector opening 23 is covered with the cover member 10 and the base member 11.

As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, columnar ribs 30a and E-shaped ribs 30b are formed on the inner side surface of the cover member 10 so as to project to the back surface side and abut on the front surface side of the outer peripheral portion of the printed circuit board 15. Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, bosses 35 and 37 that come into contact with the central portion of the printed circuit board 15 are formed on the inner side surfaces of the cover member 10 and the base member 11. The substrate case 7 is configured to stably support the housed control substrate 8 by bringing these ribs 30a, 30b and bosses 35, 37 into contact with the printed circuit board 15 in the internal space 32.

In order to prevent fraudulent acts on the control board 8, the cover member 10 and the base member 11 are difficult to separate from each other with the control board 8 housed in the board case 7. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the right side portion of the cover member 10 with the engaging claw 34 of the left side wall 31b of the base member 11 engaged with the engaging hole 24 of the left side wall 21b. The right side walls 21a and 31a of both members 10 and 11 are engaged by the sealing structure 40 of the above, and both members 10 and 11 are fastened to each other by a fixing screw 13 from the back surface side. Further, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, in this embodiment, the seal seal 44 is attached so as to be wound around the right side portion of the substrate case 7 in a state where the cover member 10 and the base member 11 are engaged with each other. To.

As shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, the sealing structure 40 is formed by inserting the lock member 12 into the through holes 25 and 39 formed in the right side walls 21a and 31a of the cover member 10 and the base member 11. The right side walls 21a and 31a of the members 10 and 11 are engaged with each other. Four sets of sealing structures 40 are provided on the right side of the substrate case 7, and the cover member 10 and the right side walls 21a and 31a of the base member 11 can be engaged with each other by an arbitrary sealing structure 40. The lock member 12 is an opaque resin member formed by projecting a locking pin 42 into a rectangular plate-shaped operation plate portion 41. A lock member holding frame 36 is formed on the right side wall 31a of the base member 11, and the lock member 12 is held by the lock member holding frame 36 with the locking pin 42 facing inward. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the operation plate portion 41 of the lock member 12 is pushed inward, the locking pin 42 penetrates the cover member 10 and the right side walls 21a and 31a of the base member 11, and both members 10, The right side walls 21a and 31a of 11 are engaged by the locking pin 42, and the substrate case 7 is sealed by the sealing structure 40.

When the substrate case 7 is sealed by the sealing structure 40, the substrate case 7 cannot be opened unless an opening is formed in the cover member 10 or the base member 11. It is difficult to pull out the locking pin 42 on which the barb is formed from the right side walls 21a and 31a of both members 10 and 11, and a cutting tool is inserted inside the board case 7 to engage the inside of the board case 7. This is because the engagement between the cover member 10 and the base member 11 cannot be released unless the stop pin 42 is cut. Therefore, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, a rectangular thin-walled portion 26 capable of easily forming an opening for inserting a cutting tool in the front side portion of each sealing structure 40 of the cover member 10. Is provided.

Further, the sealing sticker 44 is an opaque ribbon-shaped adhesive sheet on which a characteristic pattern is printed, and is attached so as to be wound around the right side portion of the substrate case 7 as shown in FIGS. 3 and 8. At this time, the seal seal 44 is attached so as to straddle the boundary between the cover member 10 and the base member 11, and is also attached so as to cover the thin portion 26 of the cover member 10. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the substrate case 7 cannot be opened without damaging the seal seal 44, and the thin-walled portion 26 cannot be opened unless the seal seal 44 is broken. Will be done. The sealing sticker 44 is firmly adhered to the substrate case 7 and is configured to be easily damaged, and it is difficult to peel off and reattach the sealing sticker 44 without damaging it. ..

As described above, in this embodiment, the substrate case 7 is sealed by the sealing structure 40 and the sealing seal 44, and when the substrate case 7 is opened, the locking pin 42 of the lock member 12 is cut or the locking pin 42 is cut. You have to break the seal 44. That is, in this embodiment, when the substrate case 7 is opened, a trace of opening remains on the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44. Therefore, in this embodiment, by checking whether the locking pin 42 is cut and whether the sealing sticker 44 is correctly attached, it is possible to check whether the substrate case 7 is opened without permission. You can check it.

The main components of the third invention will be described below.
As described above, in the substrate unit 6 of this embodiment, since the cover member 10 and the base member 11 constituting the substrate case 7 are made of transparent resin, the substrate case 7 is passed through to the internal control substrate 8. It is possible to check from the outside whether or not there is any fraudulent activity. Here, one of the most notable fraudulent acts is the act of mounting a fraudulent component between the control chip 18 and the socket 17. As described below, the present embodiment is configured so that the presence or absence of such fraudulent activity can be easily confirmed as compared with the conventional configuration.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, on the front side of the printed circuit board 15, the socket 17 is mounted in the vicinity of the notch 28 on the right edge, and the control chip 18 is mounted on the socket 17. There is. Specifically, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 are arranged so that the identification information display unit 19b and the notch portion 28 are adjacent to each other on the left side of the vertically adjacent boundary portion. As described above, in this embodiment, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 are arranged so as to be adjacent to the notch 28, and the region of the substrate case 7 corresponding to the notch 28 is a gap. Therefore, in the board unit 6 of this embodiment, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 can be visually recognized from the back side of the control board 8 through the notch 28.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, in the case of the substrate unit 6a in which the notch 28 is not formed in the vicinity of the socket 17 and the control chip 18, the substrate unit 6a is opaque as shown in FIG. 10A. Since the printed circuit board 15 is an obstacle, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 can be seen only from the front side (upper side in the drawing) of the board unit 6a. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, in this embodiment, the notch 28 is formed in the vicinity of the socket 17 and the control chip 18, so that as shown in FIG. 10B, From the back side (lower part in the drawing) of the substrate unit 6, the socket 17, the control chip 18, or a region around the socket 17 can be visually recognized through the notch 28.

As described above, in this embodiment, by bringing the socket 17 and the control chip 18 close to the notch 28, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 can be visually recognized from the back side (oblique back side) of the printed circuit board 15. Therefore, the visibility of the socket 17 and the control chip 18 can be improved as compared with the conventional configuration. Therefore, in this embodiment, it becomes easier to find an illegal component arranged between the socket 17 and the control chip 18 as compared with the conventional configuration. Here, the notch 28 formed in the printed circuit board 15 is in the printed circuit board 15 including the plurality of identification information display units 19a and 19b, and after the unnecessary identification information display unit 19a is separated from the printed circuit board main body 20. It is inevitably formed. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to newly form the notch portion on the printed circuit board 15 for improving the visibility of the control chip 18 and the socket 17. Further, the substrate case 7 is designed in a shape capable of accommodating all the identification information display units 19a and 19b so that the control board 8 can be accommodated even if any of the identification information display units 19a and 19b are left. is there. Therefore, in the internal space 32 of the substrate case 7, the region corresponding to the separated identification information display portion 19a, that is, the region where the notch portion 28 is formed is inevitably a gap. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is not necessary to expand the internal space 32 of the substrate case 7 in order to improve the visibility of the control chip 18 and the socket 17.

Further, in this embodiment, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 are arranged so as to be adjacent to the identification information display unit 19b left without separation (see FIG. 4). Therefore, the substrate unit 6 of the present embodiment has a configuration in which the printed circuit board 15 leaves the separated identification information display unit 19a and the remaining identification information display unit 19b is separated (see FIG. 5C). However, the socket 17 and the control chip 18 can be visually recognized from the back side of the printed circuit board 15 through the notch 28 formed after the other identification information display unit 19b is separated. That is, it is said that the control board 8 according to the present embodiment has improved visibility of the control chip 18 and the socket 17 as compared with the conventional configuration regardless of which of the identification information display units 19a and 19b is left. There are advantages.

Further, as described above, in the substrate unit 6 of this embodiment, since the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44 are configured to leave a trace when the substrate case 7 is opened, the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44 By checking for the presence or absence of traces, it can be confirmed whether or not the substrate case 7 has been opened without permission. Here, in this embodiment, since the locking pin 42 and the sealing sticker 44 are arranged on the right side of the cutout portion 28 of the printed circuit board 15, the locking pin 42 and the sealing sticker 44 are arranged as compared with the conventional configuration. The presence or absence of traces can be easily confirmed.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 9A, in the case of the substrate unit 6a in which the notch 28 is not formed in the vicinity of the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44, as shown in FIG. 11A, The printed circuit board 15, the locking pin 42 on the front side, the sealing sticker 44, and the like are in the way, and the locking pin 42 and the sealing sticker 44 on the back side are difficult to see from the front side (upper part in the drawing). .. Therefore, in such a configuration, the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44 on the back side must be visually recognized from the back side (lower part in the drawing) of the substrate unit 6a. However, since the back side of the board unit 6a cannot be visually recognized when mounted on the slot machine 1, the board unit 6a must be removed from the housing 2 of the slot machine 1 in order to visually recognize the board unit 6a from the back side. , It takes a lot of time to confirm. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9B, in this embodiment, the notch 28 is formed in the vicinity of the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 11B. From the front side (lower part in the drawing) of the substrate unit 6, the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44 on the back side can be visually recognized through the notch 28. Therefore, in this embodiment, the presence or absence of opening traces can be easily confirmed for the locking pins 42 and the sealing seal 44 on both the front and back sides without removing the board unit 6 from the housing 2 of the slot machine 1.

Further, in the case of the substrate unit 6a in which the notch 28 is not formed in the vicinity of the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44, as shown in FIG. 11A, the locking pin 42 on the front side (upper side in the drawing) And the seal seal 44 are difficult to see from the back side (lower part in the drawing), and the locking pin 42 and the seal seal 44 on the back side are hard to see from the front side. On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11B, the locking pin 42 and the sealing from the back side to the front side are passed through the notch 28 formed in the vicinity of the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44. The seal 44 can be visually recognized, and the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44 on the back side can be visually recognized from the front side. When the board case 7 is illegally opened, an unauthorized person attaches a similar sticker on the damaged seal 44 or attaches the cut locking pin 42 with an adhesive to open the board case 7. It has been reported that it is difficult to find the trace of the seal, but in this embodiment, since the locking pin 42 and the sealing seal 44 can be visually recognized from both the front and back sides, even if the trace of opening is difficult to find. , Will surely be discoverable.

Although the main part configuration according to the third invention of the present invention has been described above, the fourth invention of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .. For example, the above embodiment is a board unit related to the main control board of the slot machine, but the present invention may be a board unit related to other control boards (sub-control board, image control board, etc.) of the slot machine. Alternatively, it may be a substrate unit related to another gaming machine (pachinko machine, etc.).

Further, at least one of the gaming machine manufacturing company and the model number may be attached as identification information to the identification information display unit according to the present invention. Further, the identification information attached to each identification information display unit may be at least partially different. Further, the identification information attached to the identification information display unit is not limited to letters and numbers, and any information that can be optically identified is sufficient. Specifically, the identification information according to the present invention may be a figure such as a logo mark of a game machine manufacturing company, or may be a barcode read by a machine. Further, in the above embodiment, the identification information of the identification information display units 19a and 19b is printed by silk printing, but the identification information according to the present invention is not limited to the one attached to the identification information display unit by printing. .. For example, the identification information according to the present invention may be attached to the identification information display unit by affixing a sticker on which the identification information is printed, laser marking, patterning with a copper foil constituting a circuit wiring, or the like. ..

Further, in the above embodiment, the easy break line 27 for separating the identification information display unit is perforated, but the easy break line according to the present invention may be a V groove.

Further, the identification information display units 19a and 19b according to the above embodiment cut out the edges of the printed circuit board 15 in a U shape to separate them, but the identification information display unit according to the present invention is the printed circuit board. The corners may be cut out in an L shape to separate them. Further, in the above embodiment, the narrow printed circuit board main body 20 is interposed between the two identification information display units 19a and 19b, but the printed circuit board main body 20 is interposed between the two identification information display units 19a and 19b. It may be made to be directly adjacent to each other without providing.

Further, the printed circuit board 15 according to the above embodiment is arranged so that two identification information display units 19a and 19b are adjacent to each other on one side, but the printed circuit board according to the present invention has three or more identification information. The display unit may be arranged. Basically, the identification information display unit is separated except for one, so even if the printed circuit board 15 according to the above embodiment is provided with the third and fourth identification information display units, even if the third and fourth identification information display units are arranged. This is because at least one of the two identification information display units 19a and 19b is separated from the printed circuit board main body 20 to form a notch 28 in the printed circuit board 15.

The main components of the fourth invention will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 12, on the control board 8 of this embodiment, the identification information display unit 19b is continuous with the printed circuit board main body 20 via a linear easy break line 27. In this embodiment, the easy breaking line 27 has a perforated shape formed by forming through portions 50a and 50b penetrating the plate material of the printed circuit board 15 in the thickness direction at intervals along the easy breaking line 27. I'm doing it. The penetrating portions 50a and 50b are composed of a circular hole-shaped circular penetrating portion 50a and a long groove penetrating portion 50b having a long groove shape along the easy breaking line 27, and the easy breaking line 27 has two circular portions. The penetrating portion 50a and the long groove penetrating portion 50b are repeated at intervals.

The circular through hole 50a constituting the easy break line 27 is a through hole having the same size as the through hole formed in the printed circuit board main body 20, and as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the inner surface thereof is the same as the through hole. Is covered with copper foil 54. Further, the circular penetrating portion 50a is filled with the solder alloy 52. This solder alloy is the same as that used for soldering electronic components mounted on the printed circuit board body 20. On the other hand, the long groove penetrating portion 50b is a groove-shaped through hole having the same width as the diameter of the circular penetrating portion 50a. The long groove penetrating portion 50b is only obtained by hollowing out the plate material of the printed circuit board 15, and its inner side surface is not covered with copper foil and the inside is not filled with a solder alloy.

Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the front side of the identification information display unit 19b is covered with a linear copper foil 55 at the upper portion and the lower portion. The copper foil 55 is made of the same material and has the same thickness as the copper foil forming the circuit wiring on the front side of the printed circuit board body 20, but does not constitute the circuit wiring of the printed circuit board 15. ..

As described above, in this embodiment, by filling the circular penetrating portion 50a constituting the easy breaking line 27 with the solder alloy 52, the easy breaking line 27 is easily broken when the identification information display portion 19b is separated. It is possible to achieve both the difficulty of breaking the easy breaking line 27 due to vibration or impact. This is due to the characteristics of the solder alloy 52. Specifically, since the solder alloy 52 is a low melting point metal that exhibits creep characteristics and stress relaxation properties at room temperature, it is circular when a strong load is temporarily applied to the rupture line 27 due to vibration, impact, or the like. The solder alloy 52 filled in the penetrating portion 50a can generate a strong stress against a load, which can prevent the easy breaking line 27 from breaking due to vibration, impact, or the like. On the other hand, in order to separate the identification information display unit 19b from the printed circuit board main body 20, when the printed circuit board 15 is broken along the easy breaking line 27, a continuous force is applied in the direction of bending the printed circuit board 15, but the shape is circular. Since the solder alloy 52 filled in the penetrating portion 50a generates only a low stress with respect to such a continuous force, the printed circuit board 15 can be broken relatively easily at the easy breaking line 27. As described above, in this embodiment, the easy breaking line 27 is hard to break by vibration, impact, etc., and easily broken by bending, so that the identification information display unit 19a to be separated can be separated relatively easily. The identification information display unit 19b that should not be separated has an advantage that it is difficult to separate due to vibration, impact, or the like.

In particular, in this embodiment, since the inner surface of the circular penetrating portion 50a is covered with the copper foil 54, there is an advantage that the solder alloy 52 can be strongly bonded to the printed circuit board 15.

Further, the circular through portion 50a of this embodiment has the same shape as the through hole (not shown) formed in the printed circuit board main body 20, and the copper foil 54 covering the inner side surface is copper covering the through hole. The solder alloy 52, which has the same material and the same thickness as the foil and is filled inside, is the same as the solder alloy used for soldering electronic components to the through holes. Therefore, the circular penetration portion 50a can be formed in the step of forming a through hole in the printed circuit board 15, and the filling of the solder alloy 52 is also soldered in the step of soldering the electronic component to the printed circuit board 15. It can be done using the equipment used for soldering. Therefore, the circular penetrating portion 50a can be realized with less labor and cost.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, since the upper portion and the lower portion of the identification information display unit 19b are covered with the linear copper foil 55, the identification information display unit 19b is formed by the copper foil 55. There is an advantage that the plate material can be reinforced to prevent the identification information display unit 19b from being deformed due to external vibration or impact. Further, since the copper foil 55 can be performed at the same time as the circuit wiring is formed in the step of forming the circuit wiring on the printed circuit board 15, it can be realized with less labor and cost. Further, since the copper foil 55 does not form a circuit wiring, there is no problem in the circuit wiring of the printed circuit board 15 even if it is damaged.

Further, as described above, the inner side surface of the cover member 10 is formed with columnar ribs 30a and E-shaped ribs 30b protruding toward the back surface (see FIG. 7), and these are the outer peripheral portions of the printed circuit board 15. The control board 8 is stably supported in the internal space 32 of the board case 7 by abutting on the front side. Here, the identification information display unit 19b does not come into contact with the columnar ribs 30a or the E-shaped ribs 30b, and is not directly supported by the substrate case 7. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 14, the E-shaped rib 30b comes into contact with the printed circuit board main body 20 along the easy break line 27 and the outer circumference of the identification information display unit 19b, and is in the vicinity of the identification information display unit 19b. By supporting the printed circuit board main body 20 with, the identification information display unit 19b is indirectly supported by the substrate case 7.

In this way, if the board case 7 does not support the identification information display unit 19b but only the printed circuit board body 20, it is compared with the case where both the printed circuit board body 20 and the identification information display unit 19b are supported by the board case 7. Therefore, when vibration or impact is applied from the outside, the possibility that a strong load is applied to the easy break line 27 is reduced, and the vibrated identification information display unit is not damaged by contacting with the substrate case. Further, in such a configuration, since the printed circuit board main body 20 is supported along the easy break line 27 and the identification information display unit 19b, the vibration of the identification information display unit 19b even if the identification information display unit 19b is not directly supported. Can be minimized, and the load applied to the easy break line 27 can be minimized.

Although the main part configuration according to the fourth invention of the present invention has been described above, the fourth invention of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .. For example, the above embodiment is a board unit related to the main control board of the slot machine, but the present invention may be a board unit related to other control boards (sub-control board, image control board, etc.) of the slot machine. Alternatively, it may be a substrate unit related to another gaming machine (pachinko machine, etc.).

Further, at least one of the gaming machine manufacturing company and the model number may be attached as identification information to the identification information display unit according to the present invention. Further, the identification information attached to each identification information display unit may be at least partially different. Further, the identification information attached to the identification information display unit is not limited to letters and numbers, and any information that can be optically identified is sufficient. Specifically, the identification information according to the present invention may be a figure such as a logo mark of a game machine manufacturing company, or may be a barcode read by a machine. Further, in the above embodiment, the identification information of the identification information display units 19a and 19b is printed by silk printing, but the identification information according to the present invention is not limited to the one attached to the identification information display unit by printing. .. For example, the identification information according to the present invention may be attached to the identification information display unit by affixing a sticker on which the identification information is printed, laser marking, patterning with a copper foil constituting a circuit wiring, or the like. ..

Further, in the above embodiment, the easy breaking line 27 has a perforated shape formed by forming the circular penetrating portion 50a and the long groove penetrating portion 50b at intervals along the easy breaking line 27. The easy breaking line according to the above may be composed of only one of the circular penetrating portion 50a and the long groove penetrating portion 50b. Further, in the above embodiment, all the circular penetrating portions 50a are filled with the solder alloy 52, but in the easy break line according to the present invention, at least a part of the circular penetrating portion and / or the long groove penetrating portion is filled with the solder alloy. It is enough if it is filled.

Further, the identification information display units 19a and 19b according to the above embodiment cut out the edges of the printed circuit board 15 in a U shape to separate them, but the identification information display unit according to the present invention is the printed circuit board 15. The corners of the printed circuit board may be cut out in an L shape for separation, or the entire side of the printed circuit board 15 may be cut out for separation. Further, in the above embodiment, the identification information display unit 19b and the notch 28 are arranged adjacent to each other on one side of the printed circuit board 15, but the identification information display unit 19b and the notch 28 are arranged on different sides. It may be installed. Further, the printed circuit board according to the present invention may be one that separates the other from the three or more identification information display units, leaving one.

Further, in the above embodiment, the front side of the identification information display unit 19b is covered with the linear copper foil 55, but the front shape of the copper foil 55 can be changed as appropriate. Further, the copper foil 55 may be formed on the back surface side (opposite side of the printing surface of the identification information) of the identification information display unit 19b. Further, although the copper foil 55 of the above embodiment is exposed on the front side of the printed circuit board 15, it is covered with an insulating film (solder resist) like the copper foil constituting the circuit wiring of the printed circuit board 15. May be good.

Further, as a modified invention of the fourth invention of the present invention, it is also proposed that the easy break line 27 is not perforated but has a V groove, and the groove portion of the V groove is filled with a solder alloy. Even in such a configuration, when the solder alloy 52 filled in the V-groove generates strong stress against vibration or impact applied from the outside, when the identification information display unit 19b is bent and broken at the easy breaking line. Since only low stress is generated in the solder, the identification information display unit 19a to be separated can be separated relatively easily, and the identification information display unit 19b which should not be separated has an effect that it is difficult to separate due to vibration, impact, or the like.

Further, as a modified invention of the fourth invention of the present invention, it is also proposed to fill the through portions 50a and 50b of the easy break line 27 with a metal other than the solder alloy 52. In such a configuration, the metal filled in the penetrating portions 50a and 50b generates a strong stress against vibration or impact applied from the outside, so that the identification information display portion 19b is separated by vibration or impact. It becomes difficult.

Next, embodiments of the first invention and the second invention of the present case will be described with reference to Example 2. In addition, since this embodiment has many configurations in common with the first embodiment, the configurations common to the first embodiment are designated by common reference numerals in the text and figures, and the drawings of the first embodiment are shown. A part of it is quoted and a detailed explanation is omitted. Further, in the present embodiment, the first display unit according to the first invention corresponds to the seal information recording sticker 120, and the second display unit according to the first invention corresponds to the seal seal 44a. The optical code according to the first invention corresponds to the QR code (registered trademark) 121, 131. Further, the operation unit according to the first invention of the present invention corresponds to the first operation unit 65a.

15 and 16 are a front view and a perspective view of the slot machine 1a of this embodiment. The slot machine 1a includes a housing 2a whose front side is open and a front door 3 arranged on the front side of the housing 2a, and the front door 3 is pivotally supported on one side edge of the housing 2a. ing. At the center of the front door 3, a viewing window 5 is provided so that the three reels 4 arranged inside the housing 2a can be seen through from the front side. An image display 64 composed of a liquid crystal display device is arranged above the viewing window 5. Further, below the viewing window 5, a first operating unit 65a extending downward from directly below the viewing window 5 and extending to the front side, and a second operating unit 65b hanging from the front edge of the first operating unit 65a. And are arranged.

The first operation unit 65a is an upward flat plate portion on which a plurality of push buttons are arranged, and is tilted forward by about 15 °. A selection button 67 used for selecting a setting menu or the like is arranged at the center of the first operation unit 65a. Further, two bet buttons 68a and 68b are arranged on the left side portion of the first operation unit 65a, and a medal insertion member 71 having an insertion port 70 is arranged on the right side portion of the first operation unit 65a. To. Further, in the first operation unit 65a, a main display 72 for displaying the number of payouts and the number of credits is arranged on the right side of the medal insertion member 71.

The second operation unit 65b is a front-facing flat plate portion on which a plurality of push buttons are arranged. At the center of the second operation unit 65b, three stop buttons 73 for stopping the rotating reel 4 are provided so as to be pushable on the back side. Further, a start lever 74 for rotating the reel 4 is arranged on the left side portion of the second operation unit 65b. Further, on the right side of the second operation unit 65b, a settlement button 75 for returning a medal electrically stored as a credit is arranged.

At the lower part of the front door 3, a payout port 78 for paying out the medal X sent out by the hopper unit 60 and a medal tray 79 for receiving the medal X paid out from the payout port 78 are arranged. A certificate stamp sticker 57 is attached to the front right front portion of the medal tray 79. The certificate stamp sticker 57 is a label certifying the conformity of the test by a public institution. Further, on the right side of the viewing window 5, an effect button 77 used for effect is arranged so as to be pushable toward the back side. Details of the certificate stamp sticker 57 and the effect button 77 will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 17, the medal insertion member 71 extends forward from the insertion port 70 for inserting the medal X, the guide wall 81 rising from the trailing edge of the insertion port 70, and the front edge of the insertion port 70. A guide groove 82 is provided. The insertion port 70 is a horizontally long slit-shaped through hole that penetrates the medal insertion member 71 in the substantially vertical direction, and has a width dimension that allows the medals X to pass through one by one. The guide wall 81 is a plane substantially parallel to the insertion direction of the medal X, that is, the penetration direction of the insertion port 70, and if the surface of the medal X is brought into contact with the guide wall 81, the medal X can be placed along the guide wall 81. It can be slid into the slot 70. The guide groove 82 has an arcuate shape having a cross-sectional shape similar to that of the peripheral edge of the medal X, and the medal X can be slid from the front side toward the guide wall 81 with the bottom surface of the guide groove 82 as a guide. .. Further, when the medals X stacked in a columnar shape are arranged on the guide groove 82 and pushed toward the guide wall 81, the medals X can be continuously inserted one by one into the insertion port 70.

In this embodiment, similarly to the first embodiment, a medal detection device 59 for detecting the medal X inserted from the insertion port 70 is arranged on the back side of the front door 3 (see FIG. 1). FIG. 18 is a front view of the medal detection device 59. The medal detection device 59 is arranged on the back side of the front door 3 in a state of being tilted forward by about 15 ° from the posture shown in FIG. 18 and tilted inward by about 15 °. An inflow port 84 communicating with the insertion port 70 is opened in the upper right portion of the medal detection device 59, and medals X inserted one by one from the insertion port 70 flow into the medal detection device 59 from the inflow port 84. .. Inside the medal detection device 59, a medal selection passage 85 for flowing the medal X from the inflow port 84 to the lower left of the medal detection device 59 is formed, and in the lower left of the medal detection device 59, the front door 3 is closed. A discharge unit 86 for discharging the medals X that have passed through the medal selection passage 85 from above the hopper unit 60 is arranged. That is, the medals X inserted one by one from the insertion port 70 are stored in the hopper unit 60 after passing through the inside of the medal detection device 59.

As shown in FIG. 18, the medal detection device 59 is provided with three types of medal detection sensors 90a, 90b, 90c for detecting the inserted medal X. The third medal detection sensor 90a detects the medal X flowing into the medal detection device 59 from the inflow port 84, and the detection piece 89 rotated by the medal X flowing in from the inflow port 84 and the detection piece 89 of the detection piece 89. It is equipped with a sensor body (not shown) that fluctuates the output signal as it rotates. The first medal detection sensor 90b and the second medal detection sensor 90c are composed of photo sensors, are arranged beside the medal selection passage 85, and non-contact detect the medals X passing through the medal selection passage 85. .. Here, only medals of an appropriate size can pass through the medal selection passage 85, and when a nonstandard medal is inserted into the insertion port 70, the first medal detection sensor 90b and the second medal detection sensor 90c It is configured to deviate from the top of the medal sorting passage 85 and fall before being detected by. Further, the first medal detection sensor 90b is arranged on the upstream side of the medal selection passage 85 with respect to the second medal detection sensor 90c, and when a medal X of an appropriate size is inserted, the first medal detection sensor 90b Detects the medal X before the second medal detection sensor 90c. That is, in this embodiment, when a medal X of an appropriate size is inserted into the insertion slot 70, the medal X is inserted in the order of the third medal detection sensor 90a → the first medal detection sensor 90b → the second medal detection sensor 90c. It will be detected.

As shown in FIG. 19, the housing 2a is a wooden box whose front side is open, and is composed of a back plate 39a, left and right side plates 39b and 39b, a top plate 39c, and a bottom plate 39d. The back plate 39a is formed with an opening 91a for supplying power and an opening 91b for receiving the medal X from the automatic supply device of the island facility to the hopper unit 60. Further, the left and right side plates 39b are formed with handle holes 92 used for transporting the slot machine 1. Further, on the right side of the bottom plate 39d, an opening 91c for discharging the medal X to the automatic collection device of the island facility is formed. That is, when using the automatic collection device of the island facility, the auxiliary tank 61 (see FIG. 1) is removed, and the medal X overflowing from the hopper unit 60 is used so as to fall from the opening 91c.

The main part configuration according to the second invention of the present case will be described below.
As shown in FIG. 20A, the handle hole 92 is a horizontally elongated circular through hole that penetrates the side plate 39b in the thickness direction. The handle holes 92 are formed at symmetrical positions of the left and right side plates 39b, and are configured so that the slot machine 1a can be held by one person by touching the handle holes 92 on both sides from the front side or the back side. There is. As shown in FIG. 20, resin handle covers 93 are fitted into the left and right handle holes 92 from the outside. The handle cover 93 is coupled to the tubular portion 93a that is internally fitted into the handle hole 92 and covers the inner peripheral surface of the handle hole 92 and the outer edge of the tubular portion 93a, and extends to the outside of the entrance of the handle hole 92. It includes an annular collar portion 93b and a bag-shaped closing portion 93c coupled to the inner edge of the tubular portion 93a and extending upward. According to the handle cover 93, it is possible to improve the feel when the handle hole 92 is touched and to prevent an unauthorized tool from being inserted into the housing 2a through the handle hole 92.

As shown in FIGS. 20 to 22, rectangular recesses 95 are formed on the outer sides of the left and right side plates 39b, and the entrance of the handle hole 92 (the entrance for inserting a finger) is formed on the bottom of the recess 95. Has been done. That is, the entrance of the handle hole 92 is located closer to the inside of the housing 2a by the depth of the recess 95 than the left and right side edges of the housing 2a. Then, in the recess 95, inclined guide portions 96a to 96d that are inclined inward of the housing 2a from the outer peripheral edge of the recess 95 toward the handle hole 92 are formed in the front-rear and vertical directions of the handle hole 92, respectively. Each of the inclined guide portions 96a to 96d is an inclined surface having no unevenness. According to such a configuration, when the slot machine 1 is transported, the transporter does not touch the handle hole 92 but touches the inclined guide portions 96a to 96d around the handle hole 92 as shown in FIG. Then, since the direction of the handle hole 92 can be known from the inclination direction of the inclination guide portions 96a to 96d, it is possible to find the handle hole 92 by hand more easily than in the conventional configuration.

Further, in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, of the inclined guide portions 96a to 96d formed in the front-rear and upper and lower sides of the handle hole 92, the upper inclined guide portion 96a is on the lower side and both left and right sides. The dimensions in the inclination direction are longer and the inclination is gentler than the inclination guide portions 96b to 96d. This is because, as shown in FIG. 22, the upper inclination guide portion 96a comes into contact with the hand holding the handle hole 92, and therefore, if the inclination is steep, the contact with the hand becomes tight. If the dimensions in the tilt direction are lengthened for all the tilt guide portions 96a to 96d, the recess 95 becomes large and the strength of the side plate 39b is excessively reduced. Therefore, in this embodiment, the upper tilt guide portion 96a is used. By making the dimensions in the inclination direction relatively longer than the inclination guide portions 96b to 96d on the lower side and both left and right sides, it is possible to alleviate the contact with the hand holding the handle hole 92 while ensuring the strength of the side plate 39b. It is configured as follows.

Although the main components of the second invention have been described above, the second invention is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .. For example, the inclined guide portions 96a to 96d of the present embodiment are slopes without unevenness, but the inclined guide portions according to the second invention of the present invention have the inclined guide portions 97a to 97d of the modified example shown in FIG. 23. It may be a ridge extending from the periphery of the handle hole 92 toward the entrance of the handle hole 92. With such a configuration, the direction of the handle hole 92 becomes easier to understand depending on the direction in which the ridges extend when the inclined guide portions 97a to 97d are touched.

Further, in the second invention of the present invention, the handle cover 93 fitted in the handle hole 92 is not essential, and the handle hole does not have to penetrate the side plate. Further, in the above embodiment, the flange portion 93b of the handle cover 93 is raised around the entrance of the handle hole 92, but the outer peripheral portion of the entrance of the handle hole 92 is stepped so that the collar portion 93b is formed of the handle hole 92. It may be buried in the outer peripheral portion of the entrance. Further, although the housing 2a of the above embodiment is formed by assembling a wooden plate, the housing according to the second invention of the present invention may be partially or wholly made of a metal or resin member. Further, in the above embodiment, the recesses 95 in which the inclined guide portions 96a to 96d are formed have a rectangular shape, but the recesses may be circular or octagonal.

The main part configuration according to the first invention of the present case will be described below.
As described above, in the slot machine 1a of the present embodiment, the effect button 77 is provided on the right side of the front door 3 so as to be pushable toward the back side (see FIGS. 15 and 16). Unlike the bet buttons 68a and 68b and the stop button 73 used for the game operation, the effect button 77 is not involved in the game operation and is used exclusively for the purpose of the effect. For example, when the execution of the special effect is internally decided, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is blinked to prompt the player to operate, and the special effect is started when the player operates the effect button 77. It is used to raise the player's awareness of participation in the special production and to liven up the special production. The effect button 77 used for the purpose of effect is required to be pressed. Therefore, the effect button 77 has a stronger repulsive force against the pushing operation and a longer stroke of the pushing operation than the bet buttons 68a and 68b and the stop button 73 used for the game operation.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 24, the effect button device 99 having the effect button 77 is assembled to the opening 101 formed in the front-facing decorative panel 100 arranged on the right side of the viewing window 5. Be done. The effect button device 99 is formed by holding the effect button 77 slidably in the front-rear direction with respect to the cylindrical button holder 103 that is locked to the opening 101 of the decorative panel 100. As shown in FIG. 25, the effect button 77 includes a button base 104 and a button cover 105 attached to the front side of the button base 104. The button holder 103 is a substantially cylindrical resin member, and the button base 104 is held inside the button holder 103 so as to be slidable back and forth with a predetermined stroke, and is held inside the button holder 103 by a coil spring 106. It is urged to the front side. The button cover 105 is a semi-transparent resin member having a substantially circular front view, and a flat portion on the front side of the button cover 105 is a pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77. As shown in FIG. 25, the pressing surface 108 is arranged so as to be inclined not perpendicular to the sliding direction of the effect button 77 but diagonally.

The substrate 110 is assembled inside the button holder 103. An LED 111, a light guide lens 112, a photo sensor 113, and a connector 114 are arranged on the substrate 110. The LED 111 is for illuminating the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77, and the light of the lit LED 111 is irradiated to the back surface side of the pressing surface 108 via the light guide lens 112. The photo sensor 113 detects the operation of the effect button 77 in a non-contact manner, and as shown in FIG. 25 (a), the output signal is turned off when the effect button 77 is urged to the front side by the coil spring 106. As shown in FIG. 25B, when the effect button 77 is moved to the rear side by the pressing operation, the output signal is turned ON. The effect button device 99 is connected to the control board via the connector 114 of the board 110. The signal related to the operation detection of the effect button 77 is input to the sub control board (not shown) that controls the effect, and is not input to the main control board (control board 8) that controls the game.

As shown in FIG. 24, the effect button device 99 is fixed to the opening 101 of the decorative panel 100 so that the effect button 77 can slide along the front-rear direction when the front door 3 is closed. According to this configuration, the player can operate the effect button 77 arranged on the right side of the front door 3 so as to push it toward the back side with his right hand, so that the player is arranged at the center of the first operation part 65a. Therefore, the effect button 77 can be pressed more strongly than the conventional effect button that is operated so as to be pushed downward.

Further, as described above, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is inclined with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button 77, and as shown in FIG. 26, the effect button device 99 is fixed to the decorative panel 100. In this state, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is tilted inward by an angle α in a plan view so as to face the inside of the front door 3 (the center side of the front door 3). According to this configuration, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 faces near the center of the player's body, so that the player can operate the effect button 77 so as to push the effect button 77 from the center of the body. Become. Therefore, in such a configuration, the effect button 77 can be easily operated as compared with the configuration in which the pressing surface 108 faces the front side of the front door 3.

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, each stop button 73 arranged on the second operation unit 65b so as to be pushable to the back side is arranged with the respective pressing surfaces 73a facing substantially the front. The effect button 77, which is arranged at a position higher than the stop button 73, tilts the pressing surface 108 forward by an angle γ from the state of facing the front in the side view. Since the stop button 73 used for the game operation is arranged at a height at which the player can easily push the stop button 73 from the front, the effect button 77 arranged at a position higher than the stop button 73 has the same configuration as the above. By tilting the pressing surface 108 forward from the stop button 73 and pushing it from diagonally below, the pushing operation becomes easier.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is tilted forward and tilted inward of the front door 3 in a plan view so that the effect button 77 can be easily pushed toward the back side. .. Here, the effect button device 99 does not incline the sliding direction of the effect button 77 from the front-rear direction of the front door 3, but inclines only the pressing surface 108 with respect to the front-rear direction. When the effect button 77 is tilted to the sliding direction, the button holder 103 must be tilted and arranged, and the effect button device 99 must be miniaturized so that the button holder 103 does not interfere with the viewing window 5 or the like. However, as in the present embodiment, if only the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is tilted while the sliding direction of the effect button 77 is along the front-rear direction of the front door 3, the right side limit of the viewing window 5 is limited. A relatively large effect button 77 can be arranged in the designated area.

Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, the medal insertion member 71 has an angle β so that the front surface of the guide wall 81 faces the inside of the front door 3 (center side of the front door 3) in a plan view. It is arranged on the right side of the first operation unit 65a in an inwardly inclined posture, whereby the orientation of the insertion port 70, the guide wall 81, and the guide groove 82 arranged in the medal insertion member 71 can be changed. The front door 3 is tilted inward by an angle β. By tilting the medal insertion member 71 in this way, the player can more easily perform the operation of inserting the medal X. That is, in such a configuration, the guide wall 81 tilted inward faces closer to the center of the player's body than in the conventional configuration, so that the player directs the medal X from the center of the body toward the guide wall 81. It can be thrown in as if pressing. Similarly, since the guide groove 82 also faces closer to the center of the player's body than in the conventional configuration, the player slides the medal X from the center of the body toward the guide wall 81 along the guide groove 82. Can be

Further, as shown in FIG. 27, the stop button 73 is arranged on the front-facing second operation unit 65b so that the pressing surface 73a faces substantially the front, whereas the medal insertion member 71 is forward. The input port 70, the guide wall 81, and the guide groove 82 are tilted forward by an angle δ so as to be arranged in the first operation portion 65a tilted toward. As described above, since the stop button 73 is arranged at a height that is most easily operated by the player from the front, the medal insertion member 71 arranged at a position higher than the stop button 73 has such a configuration. By tilting forward from the stop button 73 so that the medal X can be pushed diagonally downward along the guide groove 82, the player can more easily insert the medal X.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 and the medal insertion member 71 are arranged so as to face the inside of the front door 3 in a plan view, as shown in FIG. As for the angle of inclination inward in a plan view, the inclination angle α of the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is smaller than the inclination angle β of the guide wall 81 and the guide groove 82 of the medal insertion member 71. If the inclination of the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is set to be relatively small as in this configuration, the friction between the effect button 77 and the button holder 103 when operating the effect button 77 is reduced, so that the effect button It is possible to push the 77 relatively smoothly.

Further, as described above, in the present embodiment, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 and the medal insertion member 71 are tilted forward, but as shown in FIG. 27, the angle of tilting forward is the effect button 77. The inclination angle γ of the pressing surface 108 of the above is smaller than the inclination angle δ of the guide wall 81 and the guide groove 82 of the medal insertion member 71. If the inclination of the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is set to be relatively small as in this configuration, the friction between the effect button 77 and the button holder 103 when operating the effect button 77 is reduced, so that the effect button It is possible to push the 77 relatively smoothly.

Considering the size of the existing general slot machine, it is desirable that the angle α for tilting the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 inward is within the range of 5 ° to 12 ° in a plan view. Further, it is desirable that the angle β at which the input port 70, the guide wall 81, and the guide groove 82 are tilted inward is within the range of 12 ° to 20 °. Considering the size of the existing general slot machine, it is desirable that the angle γ for tilting the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 forward is within the range of 2 ° to 10 °. Further, it is desirable that the angle δ for tilting the input port 70, the guide wall 81, and the guide groove 82 forward is within the range of 10 ° to 20 °.

Although the main components of the first invention have been described above, the first invention is not limited to the embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. .. For example, in this embodiment, the front side of the housing 2a is covered with one front door 3, but the front side of the housing 2a may be covered with two upper and lower front doors. In such a configuration, the medal insertion member 71 and the effect button 77 may be arranged on either the upper or lower front door. Further, in the present embodiment, the pressing surface 108 of the effect button 77 is a flat surface, but the pressing surface of the effect button according to the first aspect of the present invention may be a curved surface. In the first aspect of the present invention, when the pressing surface of the effect button is a curved surface, the inclination angle of the pressing surface is determined by the inclination angle of the central portion of the pressing surface.

Next, the configuration of the substrate unit 6a of this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 28 is a front view of the board unit 6a of this embodiment, and FIG. 29 is a front view of the control board (main control board) 8a of this embodiment. The substrate unit 6a of this embodiment is a partially modified configuration of the substrate unit 6 of the first embodiment. Therefore, only the differences between the two will be described below.
First, as shown in FIG. 28, a rectangular sealing information recording sticker 120 is attached to the front center portion of the substrate case 7 on the substrate unit 6a of this embodiment. Further, in the substrate unit 6 of the first embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 3, 6 and 7, the sealing sticker 44 is attached so as to be wound around the right side portion of the substrate case 7, whereas it is shown in FIG. 28. As described above, in place of the sealing sticker 44, a rectangular sealing sticker 44a is attached to the substrate unit 6a of the present embodiment on the front right side of the substrate case 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 29, the control board 8a of this embodiment is provided with an LED array 150 for switch inspection on the left side of the front surface.

The sealing information recording sticker 120 is for recording the usage records of the four locking members 12 (see FIG. 6). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 30A, the sealing information recording sticker 120 has the sealing information entry fields 123a to 123d for entering the date when each lock member 12 was used and the person in charge of using the lock member 12. Are provided in four places. More specifically, at the manufacturing site of the substrate unit 6a, when the control substrate 8a is housed in the substrate case 7 and the first lock member 12 is pushed in from the outside to seal the substrate case 7, the first Fill in the seal information entry field 123a. Next, at the manufacturing site of the slot machine 1a, when the second lock member 12 is pushed in from the outside and the board unit 6a is locked to the mounting bracket 9b fixed to the housing 2a, the second seal is sealed. Fill in the information entry field 123b. Then, after the slot machine 1a is shipped, when the substrate case 7 is opened for inspection at the amusement park and the third lock member 12 is pushed in from the outside to reseal the substrate case 7, the third seal is sealed. Fill in the information entry field 123c. Finally, in order to return the board unit 6a to the manufacturer, when the board unit 6a is removed from the slot machine 1a and the fourth lock member 12 is pushed in from the outside to reseal the board case 7, the fourth Fill in the seal information entry field 123d. As in the first sealing information entry field 123a in FIG. 30A, the entry in the seal information entry fields 123a to 123d may be replaced by the seal of the person in charge. A QR code 121 is printed on the upper part of the sealing information recording sticker 120, and a character string representing the identification information ("ABCD / 1234567") of the control board 8a is printed on the portion adjacent to the QR code 121 on the left and right sides. 122 is printed. The identification information of the control board 8a is unique information assigned to each control board, and is composed of a 5-digit alphabet, a 1-character slash, and a 7-digit number. The QR code 121 of the seal information recording sticker 120 also records the same identification information as the character string 122, and the identification information can be mechanically read by using a QR code reader at a manufacturing site or a game hall. There is.

The sealing sticker 44a is a rectangular adhesive sheet on which a pattern for preventing counterfeiting is printed. As shown in FIG. 29, the sealing seal 44a is attached to the front right side of the substrate case 7 so as to straddle the boundary between the cover member 10 and the base member 11, and the sealing seal 44a is not damaged and is not damaged. It is configured so that 7 cannot be released. As shown in FIG. 30B, a large number of notches 133 are formed on the outer peripheral portion of the sealing seal 44a, and it is difficult to peel off and reattach the sealing seal 44a without damaging it. It has become. In addition, a QR code 131 is printed on the right side of the surface of the seal sticker 44a, and a character string 132 representing the identification information (“876554321”) of the seal sticker 44a is printed on a portion vertically adjacent to the QR code 131. It will be printed. The identification information of the sealing sticker 44a is an 8-digit serial number assigned to each sealing sticker 44a. On the other hand, in the QR code 131 of the seal seal 44a, randomly generated character string information (for example, "9XWAJA") which is different from the character string 132 is recorded. Such random character string information can be read mechanically using a QR code reader.

As described above, the sealing information recording sticker 120 and the sealing sticker 44a are attached to the substrate unit 6a of the present embodiment on the front side. Here, when the sealing information recording sticker 120 and the sealing sticker 44a are compared, in the sealing information recording sticker 120, the same information (identification information of the control board 8a) as the character string 122 of the adjacent portion is recorded in the QR code 121. On the other hand, in the seal seal 44a, information different from the character string 132 of the adjacent parts (random character string information) is recorded in the QR code 131 of the adjacent parts. According to such a configuration, it becomes difficult for a fraudster who intends to imitate the seal information recording sticker 120 or the seal seal 44a to make a well-made imitation product. That is, in imitating the seal information record sticker 120 or the seal seal 44a attached to the substrate case 7, the fraudster is the seal information record sticker 120 or the seal sticker when the clerk of the amusement park opens the front door 3. It is expected that the character strings 122 and 132 of 44a and the QR codes 121 and 131 will be snooped and the imitation product will be manufactured based on the snooped information. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, since the information of the character string 122 and the QR code 121 are matched in the seal information record sticker 120, the fraudster can record the record information of the QR code 121 of the seal information record sticker 120. However, when it recognizes that it is the same as the adjacent character string 122, it is assumed that the information of the character string 132 and the QR code 131 is the same for the seal seal 44a, and the character string and the QR code of the seal seal 44a are assumed to be the same. It will be easier to make a poorly made imitation with the same information. Such a poorly made imitation is easy because the staff at the game hall only reveals whether the recorded information of the QR code of the imitation of the seal seal 44a matches the adjacent character strings. Can be found in. That is, in the conventional configuration, when the clerk of the amusement park inspects for fraudulent activity, a complicated confirmation work that the character string 132 of the seal seal 44a matches the list is required, but in this embodiment, the characters are required. By confirming whether or not the information in column 132 and the information in QR code 131 are different, the above-mentioned imitation product can be easily found.

In particular, in this embodiment, the QR code 121 and the character string 122 of the seal information recording sticker 120 are displayed more prominently on the board case 7 than the QR code 131 and the character string 132 of the seal seal 44a, so that the fraudulent act By making the person place more importance on the seal information recording sticker 120, the seal information 44a also induces the assumption that the information of the QR code 131 and the character string 132 match, as in the case of the seal information recording sticker 120. It has the advantage of being easy. Specifically, in this embodiment, in order to make the QR code 121 or the character string 122 of the seal information record sticker 120 stand out more than the QR code 131 or the character string 132 of the seal seal 44a, the seal information record sticker 120 is used. It is attached at a position relatively close to the front center portion of the substrate case 7, and the sealing sticker 44a is attached at a position relatively far from the front center portion of the substrate case 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 31, the area of the sealing information recording sticker 120 is larger than that of the sealing sticker 44a. Further, as shown in FIG. 31, the area occupancy of the QR codes 121 and 131 with respect to the entire surface of each of the seals 120 and 44a is larger in the seal information recording seal 120 than in the seal seal 44a. There is. Further, the area occupancy ratio of the character strings 122 and 132 with respect to the entire surface of each of the seals 120 and 44a is also larger in the seal information recording seal 120 than in the seal seal 44a.

As described above, the stickers 44a and 120 attached to the front side of the substrate unit 6a are printed so that the QR codes 121 and 131 and the character strings 122 and 132 are adjacent to each other, as shown in FIG. 30 (c). The QR code 141 and the character string 142 are also printed on the certificate stamp sticker 57 (see FIG. 15) attached to the front side of the medal tray 79 so as to be adjacent to each other on the left side. The character string 142 of the certificate stamp sticker 57 represents the ID of the machine (“1S-113 / 123456”) assigned to each slot machine, and is composed of a combination of alphanumeric characters and symbols. Further, the QR code 141 of the certificate stamp sticker 57 records the same information (ID of the machine body) as the adjacent character strings 142.

As described above, in this embodiment, even in the certificate stamp sticker 57, the information (ID of the machine body) of the adjacent QR code 141 and the character string 142 is the same. Since the certificate stamp sticker 57 is exposed on the front side of the machine body and is always visible to fraudsters, the QR code 141 and the character string 142 are displayed on the certificate stamp sticker 57 as in the present embodiment. If the information matches, it becomes easy for the fraudster to induce the fraudster to assume that the information of the QR code 131 and the character string 132 match even in the sealing sticker 44a of the substrate case 7.
In particular, in this embodiment, the QR code 141 and the character string 142 of the certificate stamp sticker 57 are displayed more prominently than the QR code 131 and the character string 132 of the seal sticker 44a, so that the certificate stamp sticker 57 is displayed to the fraudster. As with the certificate stamp sticker 57, the seal sticker 44a is also emphasized, and it is easy to induce the assumption that the information of the QR code 131 and the character string 132 match. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 31, the QR code 141 of the certificate stamp sticker 57 has a larger display area than the QR code 131 of the seal sticker 44a. Further, the area occupancy ratio of the QR codes 131 and 141 with respect to the entire surface of each of the seals 57 and 44a is larger in the certificate stamp seal 57 than in the seal seal 44a. Further, the area occupancy ratio of the character strings 132 and 142 with respect to the entire surface of each of the seals 57 and 44a is larger in the certificate stamp seal 57 than in the seal seal 44a.

Although the configuration of the substrate unit 6a of the present embodiment has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the embodiment of the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, the seal information recording sticker 120 and the seal seal 44a of the above embodiment may be arranged at least on the same surface of the substrate case 7, and the arrangement and size of the seal information recording sticker 120 and the seal seal 44a can be appropriately changed. is there. Further, in this embodiment, in the seal information recording sticker 120, the recorded information of the QR code 121 and the information of the character string 122 match, and in the seal information 44a, the recorded information of the QR code 131 and the information of the character string 132 are different. However, in the seal information recording sticker 120, the recorded information of the QR code 121 and the character string 122 may be different, and in the seal information 44a, the recorded information of the QR code 131 and the character string 132 may be matched. Further, in the present embodiment, in the sealing information recording seal 120, the recorded information of the QR code 121 and the information of the character string 122 completely match, but the recorded information of the optical code of the first display unit according to the present invention. Is not limited to the one that exactly matches the character string adjacent to the optical code, and may be any information that can be recognized as the same. For example, in the sealing information recording sticker 120 of this embodiment, the character string 122 of "ABCD / 1234567" is displayed at a portion adjacent to the QR code 121, but the recorded information of the QR code 121 is used as a delimiter of information. You may omit the symbol "/" as much as possible and use it as "ABCD1234567". If the first character "A" of the character string "ABCD / 1234567" is a character commonly used by all models and machines, the recorded information of the QR code 121 is the character string 122. The first letter "A" may be omitted and "BCD / 1234567" may be used. Further, the first display unit and the second display unit according to the present invention are not limited to label-shaped ones such as the sealing information recording sticker 120 and the sealing sticker 44a attached to the substrate case 7, and the substrate case 7 is not limited to the label-shaped ones. It may be formed on the surface by printing or the like. Further, the optical code displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit according to the present invention is not limited to the QR code, and may be another two-dimensional code or bar code. Further, the certificate stamp sticker 57 according to the present embodiment is a label certifying the conformity of the test by a public institution, but the certificate stamp sticker 57 may be a label certifying the license of the patent right or the like. Further, the character string 142 displayed on the certificate stamp sticker 57 is not limited to the ID of the aircraft, and may indicate individual information of the game machine or may indicate individual information of the label.

Next, the LED array 150 arranged on the control board 8a will be described.
As shown in FIG. 29, the LED array 150 is formed by arranging 21 LEDs 151 vertically and horizontally on the front side of the control board 8a, and on the surface of the printed circuit board 15, a portion adjacent to each LED 151 is formed. The alphabets "A" to "U" for identifying each LED 151 are printed one by one. The LED array 150 is for inspecting whether various switch sensors connected to the control board 8a operate normally, and as shown in FIG. 32, the individual LEDs 151 of the LED array 150 are slotted. It is associated with 21 switch sensors arranged on the machine 1a, and is configured to turn on and off according to the operating state of the corresponding switch sensors. For example, when the overflow sensor 62 is ON (the auxiliary tank 61 is full detection state), the LED 151 of "S" is in the lit state, and when the overflow sensor 62 is OFF, the LED 151 of "S" is not lit. ..

Here, as shown in FIG. 29, the LED 151 of "S" corresponding to the overflow sensor 62 is arranged at a position separated from the other LEDs 151 in the arrangement of the LEDs 151 of the LED array 150. Specifically, in the LED array 150 in which 21 LEDs 151 are arranged in three vertical rows, only one "S" LED 151 is arranged at a position protruding to the lower right. The reason why the "S" LED 151 is arranged at a position separated from the other LEDs 151 is that the auxiliary tank 61 is removed and used when the slot machine 1a is installed in the island facility equipped with the automatic recovery device. This is because it is not necessary to check the corresponding overflow sensor 62. That is, since the LEDs 151 other than "S" correspond to the switch sensor that is always used regardless of the equipment of the amusement park, the LED 151 of "S" corresponding to the overflow sensor 62 is located near the center of the LED array 150. If so, the “S” LED 151, which does not require confirmation, may interfere with the confirmation work of the LED 151 corresponding to another switch sensor. On the other hand, if the LED 151 of "S" is arranged at a position away from the other LEDs 151 as in this embodiment, such a situation can be avoided.

As shown in FIG. 29, the alphabets "A" to "U" attached to each LED 151 of the LED array 150 are arranged in ascending order from the upper left, but about "J", "K", and "L". Are arranged in a row in the order of "L"-> "J"-> "K" from top to bottom, not in ascending or descending order. As shown in FIG. 32, these alphabets "J", "K", and "L" correspond to the three medal detection sensors 90a to 90c. As described above, the medal detection sensors 90a to 90c are arranged in the passage through which the medal X flows down to detect the inserted medal X (see FIG. 18), and the LED 151 of "L" is inserted. Corresponding to the third medal detection sensor 90a that first detects the inserted medal X, the LED 151 of "J" corresponds to the first medal detection sensor 90b that detects the inserted medal X second, and is "K". LED 151 corresponds to the second medal detection sensor 90c that finally detects the inserted medal X. Therefore, in such a configuration, when the medal X is inserted into the insertion slot 70, the LEDs 151 of “J”, “K”, and “L” are turned on in the order of “L” → “J” → “K”. It becomes. In this way, in the LED array 150, the LEDs 151 of "J", "K", and "L" are arranged in a row in the order of "L" → "J" → "K" from top to bottom. When inserting the medal X, the LEDs 151 of "J", "K", and "L" corresponding to the medals detection sensors 90a to 90c are turned on in the order in which they are arranged to facilitate the operation check of the medal detection sensors 90a to 90c. To make it. If the alphabets "J"-> "K"-> "L" are assigned to the LEDs 151 corresponding to the medal detection sensors 90a to 90c in order from the one that detects the medal X first, "J" and "K" are assigned. , "L" LEDs 151 are arranged in ascending order, and the "J", "K", "L" LEDs 151 can be turned on in the arranged order when the medal X is inserted. Reassigning the alphabet is not desirable. If the alphabet is reassigned to the LED 151 every time the number of switches and sensors increases or decreases, the LED 151 with the same alphabet will correspond to the switch sensor with different characteristics for each model, and the operation has been confirmed with the LED array 150. This is because there is a high possibility that the correspondence relationship between each LED 151 and the switch sensor will be confused when performing the above.

Next, an embodiment of the fifth invention will be described with reference to Example 3. The configuration of this embodiment can be appropriately combined with the configurations of Examples 1 and 2 described above. Further, in the present embodiment, the game control means according to the fifth invention corresponds to the main control means 320, and the effect control means according to the fifth invention corresponds to the sub control means 321. Further, the effect device according to the fifth invention corresponds to the effect switch lamp 309a, the image display 313, the accessory 314, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, and the speakers 317a to 317d. Further, the operation confirmation control content according to the fifth aspect of the present invention corresponds to an operation confirmation pattern. Further, the power-on operation according to the fifth invention corresponds to switching from OFF to ON of the power switch 328, and the confirmation execution operation according to the fifth invention corresponds to pressing the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326. Corresponds to. Further, the switching operation according to the fifth invention corresponds to pressing the effect switch 309, and the ending operation according to the fifth invention corresponds to inserting a medal into the insertion slot 311 or using the bet switches 305a and 305b. Corresponds to the bet number setting operation. Further, the predetermined abnormal state according to the fifth invention corresponds to an error such as a medal jam in the medal selector 315, a medal jam in the hopper unit 319, a medal out, or an auxiliary tank full, and is related to the fifth invention. The specific abnormal state corresponds to the door open state (front door 303 open state). In addition, the operation of the specific aspect of the accessory according to the fifth aspect of the present invention corresponds to the initial operation of the accessory 314. Further, the game value according to the fifth invention of the present case corresponds to a medal, and the settlement operation according to the fifth invention of the present case corresponds to the operation of the settlement switch 308. Further, the first-class effect device according to the fifth invention corresponds to the image display 313, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, the effect switch lamps 309a, and the speakers 317a to 317d, and relates to the fifth invention of the present invention. The second type of production device corresponds to the accessory 314. Further, the setting change operation according to the fifth aspect of the present invention corresponds to an operation of turning on the setting key switch 329.

FIG. 33 is a front view of the slot machine 301 of this embodiment. The slot machine 301 includes a housing 302 having an open front surface and an openable and closable front door 303 that covers the entire front surface of the housing 302. A transparent display window 304 is formed in the central portion of the front surface of the front door 303 so that the reel 312 arranged inside the housing 302 can be visually recognized. On the front side of the front door 303, various switches such as bet switches 305a and 305b, start switch 306, stop switch 307, settlement switch 308, effect switch 309, and cross key 310 are arranged below the display window 304. In addition, a slot 311 for inserting a medal is also provided. Further, an image display 313 made of a liquid crystal display device is arranged above the display window 304 of the front door 303, and an accessory 314 is arranged above the image display 313. Further, a plurality of effect lamps 316a to 316f are arranged on both sides of the front door 303, and a cylinder lock 335 that locks the front door 303 is arranged on the right side of the front door 303.

As shown in FIG. 34, inside the housing 302, a main control means 320 for controlling the game and a sub control means 321 for controlling the effect device are installed above the reel 312 in a state of being housed in a case. Further, below the reel 312, a power supply box 318, a hopper unit 319, and a door open / close sensor 336 are arranged. Further, as shown in FIG. 34, speakers 317a to 317d are arranged at the four corners on the back side of the front door 303. Further, an image control means 322 for controlling the image display 313 is arranged in a case on the back side of the image display 313, and further, a sub-connection board 323 is arranged on the back side of the image control means 322. Is arranged. Further, on the back side of the sub-connection board 323, the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 are arranged close to each other. Further, on the back side of the front door 303, a setting change switch 324, a medal selector 315, and an error release sensor 337 are arranged below the display window 304.

FIG. 35 is a block diagram showing a control circuit of the slot machine 301. Each configuration of the slot machine 301 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 33 to 35.

The main control means 320 is composed of a substrate on which a CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like are arranged. The main control means 320 mainly executes control regarding the progress of the game. Fixed data such as a program mainly related to game control is stored in the ROM of the main control means 320. As shown in FIG. 35, the input port of the main control means 320 has a power supply box 318, a setting change switch 324, an on sensor 330, a door open / close sensor 336, an error release sensor 337, a bet switch 305a, 305b, and a start switch 306. The stop switch 307 and the checkout switch 308 are connected. Further, the reel 312, the hopper unit 319, and the sub control means 321 are connected to the output port of the main control means 320.

The power supply box 318 is for supplying electric power to each device of the slot machine 301, and includes a power supply switch 328 and a setting key switch 329. The power switch 328 is a general rocker switch. When the power switch 328 is switched from ON to OFF, the power of the slot machine 301 is turned off, and when the power switch 328 is switched from OFF to ON, the power is turned on to the slot machine 301. To. That is, switching the power switch 328 from OFF to ON corresponds to the power-on operation according to the fifth aspect of the present invention. In addition to the power-on operation, with the power switch 328 turned on, the power is turned on to the game island equipment that is the power supply source of the slot machine 301, or the plug of the slot machine 301 is connected to the power supply. However, the slot machine 301 can be powered on. The setting key switch 329 is a type of switch that switches ON / OFF by inserting a dedicated key into the keyhole and turning it. As will be described later, the power is supplied to the slot machine 301 with the setting key switch 329 turned ON. When turned on, the valid setting value can be changed. Further, when the setting key switch 329 is switched from OFF to ON after the power is turned on, the setting management state for setting the speaker volume, the date and time, and the like is set in the amusement park, and the hall management screen is displayed on the image display 313. The setting management state is terminated by switching the setting key switch 329 from ON to OFF.

The insertion sensor 330 detects the insertion of medals into the slot machine 301. That is, the insertion sensor 330 is arranged in the medal passage in the medal selector 315 provided on the back side of the front door 303, detects medals passing through the medal passage one by one, and inserts a signal each time the medals are detected. Is output.

The bet switches 305a and 305b are for setting the credited medal as the number of bets. As the bet switches 305a and 305b, a single bet switch 305a and a max bet switch 305b are provided. The single bet switch 305a sets the number of credited medals to the number of bets one by one. The max bet switch 305b sets the maximum number of bets per game.

The three reels 312 have a cylindrical shape, and a total of 20 symbols of 10 types are arranged on the outer peripheral surface thereof. Each reel 312 is provided with a stepping motor, and by rotating by each stepping motor, the pattern on the outer peripheral surface is variablely displayed on the display window 304, and by stopping at an arbitrary angle by the stepping motor, the display window 304 It is configured so that the design on the outer peripheral surface can be selectively stopped and displayed. As shown in FIG. 33, the display window 304 is configured to have a size capable of displaying the symbols of each reel 312 in three upper and lower stages, and the portion where the lower design of each reel 312 is displayed is set as an effective line. ..

The start switch 306 is used for an operation of starting the rotation of the reel 312. In this embodiment, a lever type switch is used, and by tilting the lever, the three reels 312 start rotating, and the design of the reels 312 is variablely displayed on the display window 304.

The stop switch 307 is used for an operation of stopping the rotation of the reel 312. A total of three stop switches 307 are arranged so as to be individually associated with the three reels 312. Specifically, pressing the left stop switch 307 stops the left reel 312, pressing the center stop switch 307 stops the center reel 312, and pressing the right stop switch 307 stops the right reel 312. Configured to stop. That is, the three reels 312 are stopped one by one according to the operation order of the stop switches 307, and when all the stop switches 307 are pressed, all the reels 312 are stopped, and the combination of symbols is displayed on the effective line. Stop is displayed.

The checkout switch 308 is for returning the player's medals accumulated in the aircraft to the player. The player's medals accumulated on the plane are credited medals and medals for which the number of bets is set but have not yet been used for the game. When the settlement switch 308 is operated, the main control means 320 operates the hopper unit 319 to pay out medals and executes a settlement process of subtracting the number of medals paid out from the number of medals of the player electrically stored. To do.

The setting change switch 324 is a push button type switch provided on the back side of the front door 303, and is used together with the setting key switch 329 of the power supply box 318 to change the effective setting value.

More specifically, the slot machine 301 of this embodiment is provided with a set value that defines a game setting. This set value is provided with 6 stages of "1" to "6" according to the degree of advantage of the player, and one of the set values is set as the valid set value, and the valid set value is defined. The game is configured to be played based on the game settings. To change the valid setting value, first, the slot machine 301 is turned on with the setting key switch 329 turned on. As a result, the main control means 320 is in the setting change state. In the set value change state, the valid setting value is updated every time the setting change switch 324 is pressed, and the valid setting value is confirmed by operating the start switch 306. The setting change state of the main control means 320 is terminated by switching the setting key switch 329 to OFF.

The hopper unit 319 is for paying out medals, and includes a tank for storing medals and a sending mechanism for sending out the medals of the tank toward the payout port. The delivery mechanism includes a motor as a drive source and a payout sensor for detecting the delivered medal. The main control means 320 controls the hopper empty error when the payout sensor does not detect the medal even though the motor of the delivery mechanism is driven for a certain period of time or longer.

The door open / close sensor 336 is for detecting the open / closed state of the front door 303, and when it detects the opening of the front door 303, it outputs a detection signal. The main control means 320 controls the door to the open state when the detection signal is received from the door open / close sensor 336.

The error release sensor 337 detects a release operation such as a door open state or a hopper empty error. Specifically, in this embodiment, the act of inserting the key into the cylinder lock 335 of the front door 303 and turning it counterclockwise is the release operation of the door open state, the hopper empty error, etc., and the error release sensor 337 is , Detects the movement of the cylinder lock 335 when the key is turned counterclockwise, and outputs a detection signal. Then, the main control means 320 is configured to release the door open state, the hopper empty error, and the like, triggered by the reception of the detection signal from the error release sensor 337.

The sub-control means 321 is composed of a substrate on which a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. are arranged, and mainly executes production control. The ROM of the sub-control means 321 stores fixed data related to a wide variety of effect patterns. The main control means 320 is connected to the input port of the sub control means 321, and a control signal (command) including information regarding the progress of the game is input from the main control means 320 to the sub control means 321 in one direction. Further, a sub connection board 323, which is a relay board, is connected to the input / output port of the sub control means 321. Switches such as an effect switch 309, a cross key 310, a volume setting switch 325, and a sub clear switch 326 are connected to the sub connection board 323, and the output of these switches is sent to the sub control means 321 via the sub connection board 323. Entered. Further, effect devices such as effect lamps 316a to 316f, speakers 317a to 317d, effect switch lamps 309a, and accessory 314 are connected to the sub connection board 323, and the sub control means 321 connects the sub connection board 323. Through this, it is possible to control the operation of these effect devices. Further, an image control means 322 for controlling the image display 313 is also connected to the sub-connection board 323, and the sub-control means 321 outputs a display control command to the image control means 322 via the sub-connection board 323. By doing so, the required image is displayed on the image display 313. The sub-control means 321 mainly realizes an effect that excites the game by executing a game effect control process that operates the effect device in a mode according to the game content. Specifically, the sub control means 321 determines the operation pattern of each effect device based on the control signal from the main control means 320, and controls each effect device in order to execute the determined effect pattern. , A display control command is transmitted to the image control means 322. Further, as will be described later, the sub-control means 321 executes an operation confirmation control process for confirming the operation of the effect device under specific conditions.

The effect switch lamp 309a is arranged inside the effect switch 309 and causes the effect switch 309 to emit light. Further, as shown in FIG. 33, three effect lamps 316a to 316f are arranged on the left and right sides of the front door 303 so as to form a pair on the left and right sides. Further, the effect switch lamps 309a and the effect lamps 316a to 316f can be selectively turned on and blinked in various colors, and the sub control means 321 lights the effect switch lamps 309a and the effect lamps 316a to 316f. The mode can be controlled individually.

As shown in FIG. 34, the speakers 317a to 317d are arranged one by one at the four corners of the front door 303, and the sub control means 321 can individually control the output sound of each of the speakers 317a to 317d. There is.

As shown in FIG. 1, the accessory 314 is arranged above the front door 303. The accessory 314 is a shutter device that opens and closes the display screen of the image display 313, and has a rectangular shape that can be converted into a shielding position that shields the display screen and a retracting position that retracts above the display screen. It includes a shielding member 314a and an accessory drive motor 314b that converts the shielding member 314a into a shielding position and a retracting position. The sub-control means 321 controls the accessory drive motor 314b to displace the shielding member 314a, thereby opening and closing the display screen of the image display 313 at an arbitrary timing.

The effect switch 309 is a push button type switch mainly used for game production. The effect switch 309 is also used for switching the operation confirmation pattern described later.

The cross key 310 is a switch composed of up / down / left / right and center push buttons, and is used when various settings are made in the above-mentioned setting management state.

The volume setting switch 325 is a push button type switch mainly used for adjusting the volume of the speakers 317a to 317d. The volume includes an administrator-set volume set by the staff of the game hall and a player-set volume that can be adjusted by the player operating the cross key 310 while the game is playable. The volume that can be adjusted by the operation of 325 is the volume set by the administrator. Specifically, when the volume setting switch 325 is pressed, the sub control means 321 is in the volume setting state, and the volume setting screen is displayed on the image display 313. In the volume setting state, the set volume can be increased or decreased by operating the cross key 310 up and down, and the set volume is confirmed by operating the center of the cross key 310. After the set volume is confirmed, when the front door 303 is closed and the door open state is released, the sub control means 321 ends the volume setting state and displays the screen for effect on the image display 313.

The sub clear switch 326 is a push button type switch mainly used for initializing the sub control means 321. Specifically, when the power of the slot machine 301 is turned on while the sub clear switch 326 is pressed, the RAM of the sub control means 321 is initialized, and the settings such as the date and volume stored in the RAM are reset. The initialization of the sub control means 321 is executed when an abnormality is found in the operation of the effect device controlled by the sub control means 321.

Further, as will be described later, in this embodiment, by turning on the power while pressing both the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326, the sub control means 321 can execute the operation confirmation control process described later. It is composed. Therefore, the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 are arranged close to each other so that both switches 325 and 326 can be pressed with one hand when the power is turned on.

The image control means 322 includes a CPU, RAM, ROM, and the like, and controls the display of the image display 313. The ROM of the image control means 322 stores a large amount of data for generating an effect image to be displayed on the image display 313. When the image control means 322 receives the display control command from the sub control means 321, the image control means 321 performs arithmetic processing in the CPU, writes the effect image data to the RAM, outputs the data to the image display 313, and is selected by the sub control means 321. The effect image according to the effect pattern is displayed on the display screen of the image display 313.

In the slot machine 301, after rotating the reel 312 to display the symbol in a variable manner, the game of stopping the reel 312 to stop and display the symbol on the effective line is repeatedly executed. Specifically, one game consists of (1) setting the number of bets required to start the game, (2) starting switch operation, (3) reel rotation, (4) stop switch operation, and (5) reel operation. It is stopped in the order of (6) winning process based on the symbol combination stopped on the valid line.

FIG. 36 shows the control contents of the game control process constituting the game contents in the control contents of the main control means 320. Details of each step S1 to S9 executed in the game control process are as follows.
S1: The bet number setting operation is enabled after the end of the previous game or after the power is turned on. Then, it is detected whether or not the number of bets required for one game has been set by inserting medals or operating the bet switches 305a and 305b, and waits until the required number of bets is set. If the required bet number setting is detected, the start switch 306 is enabled.
S2: Wait until the start switch 306 is operated.
S3: When the start switch 306 is operated, the rotation of each reel 312 is started. In addition, the winning combination lottery is executed when the start switch 306 is operated. In the combination lottery, a lottery value is extracted from the random number generator, and based on the extracted lottery value, it is determined whether or not various combinations have been won. Then, the result of the winning combination lottery is stored in the RAM, and a command for notifying the result of the winning combination lottery is transmitted to the sub control means 321.
S4: Wait until the stop switch 307 is operated.
S5: When the stop switch 307 is operated, the rotation angle for stopping the corresponding reel 312 is determined, and by stopping the corresponding reel 312 at the rotation angle, the symbol of the reel 312 is stopped and displayed on the effective line. To do.
S6: The processes of steps S4 and S5 are repeated until the rotation of all the reels 312 is stopped.
S7: It is determined whether or not the combination of symbols stopped and displayed on the valid line matches the combination of symbols corresponding to the combination. Then, if it matches the symbol combination related to any of the winning combinations, it is determined that the winning combination has been won. Then, a command for notifying the determination result is transmitted to the sub control means 321.
S8: A process related to the payout of medals is performed according to the determination result of the winning determination process. Specifically, if it is determined that a small winning combination has been won, the number of payouts according to the winning small winning combination is added to the credits, and if the number of credits exceeds a predetermined number (50), the excess amount is added. Pay out the medal. In addition, if it is determined that the player has won the re-game combination, the next game can be executed without inserting a medal.
S9: The game state is shifted according to the result of the winning determination process or the like. For example, when a bonus combination is won in a normal game state that is disadvantageous to the player, the player shifts to a bonus game state that is advantageous to the player. In addition, if the game that wins the bonus role does not win the bonus role, the game shifts to the carry-over game state until the bonus role is won. When the end condition of the bonus game state is satisfied, the bonus game state is ended and the normal game state is entered.

The configuration according to the main part of the fifth invention of the present case will be described below.
In this embodiment, as described above, the power is turned on to the slot machine 301 by switching the power switch 328 of the power box 318 from OFF to ON. When the power is turned on to the slot machine 301, the main control means 320, the sub control means 321 and the image control means 322 each execute an activation process of reading a program and necessary information into the RAM. Here, at the time of normal power-on, when each of the control means 320 to 322 finishes the activation process, the game accompanied by the operation of the effect device can be executed. On the other hand, in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 37, when the power is turned on while the specific switch is operated, the slot machine 301 can be started in a mode different from the normal state. Specifically, in the normal state, the main control means 320 starts the game control process (see FIG. 36) related to the game execution control immediately after the activation process, and the sub control means 321 performs the activation process. Immediately after that, the game effect control process for operating the effect device in a manner corresponding to the game content is started. On the other hand, when the power is turned on while the setting key switch 329 is ON, the main control means 320 executes a setting change process for changing the valid setting value before starting the game control process. Further, the sub-control means 321 executes the setting management process for controlling the slot machine 301 to the setting management state before the start of the game effect control process. Further, normally, the sub control means 321 starts the game effect control process for operating the effect device in a manner according to the game content immediately after the start process, but the power is turned on while the sub clear switch 326 is pressed. When it is turned on, the sub-clear process for initializing the sub-control means 321 is executed before the start of the game effect control process. Further, when the power is turned on while the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 are pressed, the sub control means 321 checks the operation for confirming the operation of the effect device before starting the game effect control process. Execute control processing. As shown in FIG. 37, the activation mode of the main control means 320 does not depend on ON / OFF of the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 when the power is turned on. On the other hand, the sub control means 321 executes the sub clear process and the operation check control process based on the ON / OFF of the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 regardless of the ON / OFF of the setting key switch 329 when the power is turned on. .. That is, when the power is turned on while the setting key switch 329 is ON and only the sub clear switch 326 is pressed, the main control means 320 executes the setting change process and the sub control means 321 after the power is turned on. Executes the sub-clear process. Further, when the power is turned on while the setting key switch 329 is ON and both the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 are pressed, the main control means 320 executes the setting change process after the power is turned on. At the same time, the sub control means 321 executes the operation confirmation control process. The control content of the setting change process started by the main control means 320 is constant regardless of whether or not the sub control means 321 is performing the sub clear process or the operation confirmation control process. Similarly, the control contents of the sub-clear process and the operation confirmation control process started by the sub-control means 321 are also constant regardless of whether or not the main control means 320 is executing the setting change process. As an exception to the accessory 314, a special operation different from the control content of the operation confirmation control process may be performed at a specific timing such as the end of the setting change process. Further, in the operation check control process, all the effect devices may be controlled with a certain content regardless of whether or not the setting change process is being executed, but some of the effect devices may be controlled during the execution of the setting change process. The effect device may be controlled to behave differently from when the setting change process is not executed. For example, the image displayed on the image display 313 in the operation confirmation control process may be one that can confirm the normal operation of the image display 313. Therefore, during the execution of the setting change process, a normal image (black and white described later). An image corresponding to the setting change process may be displayed instead of the gradation image). Here, when the sub-clear process is executed while the setting key switch 329 is ON, the sub-control means 321 executes the sub-clear process after the start process is completed, and executes the setting management process after the sub-clear process is completed. When the operation check control process is executed while the setting key switch 329 is ON, the sub control means 321 executes the operation check control process after the start process is completed, and sets after the operation check control process is completed. The game effect control process is started without executing the management process.

FIG. 38 shows the control contents of the main control process executed immediately after the power is turned on in the control contents of the main control means 320. As shown in FIG. 38, the main control means 320 first executes the activation process (S101). In the startup process, the program is loaded, backup data is read into RAM as needed, and the state when the power is turned off is restored. That is, when the game state is controlled to be advantageous to the player such as the bonus game state when the power is turned off, the game returns to the advantageous game state when the power is turned off. Further, in the activation process, the main control means 320 also determines the presence or absence of various errors. Such activation processing is completed in a short time (about 1 second). Then, when the main control means 320 finishes the activation process (S101), the main control means 320 confirms the state of the setting key switch 329 (S102). Then, when it is determined that the setting key switch 329 is OFF, the above-mentioned game control process (S104) is started. Then, the main control means 320 repeats the game control process (S104) until the power is turned off or the interrupt process is executed. As described above, when the power is normally turned on (setting key switch OFF), the main control means 320 starts executing the game control process immediately after the start process, so that the game can be started in a short time. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S102 that the setting key switch 329 is ON, the setting change process (S103) that enables the setting of the valid setting value is executed, and after the setting change process is completed, the game control process (S104) is executed. ) Is started. In the control process of FIG. 38, since the start-up process (S101) and the setting change process (S103) are well-known processes executed by the main control means of a known slot machine, the details of the process contents will be omitted. The contents of the game control process (S104) are as described above (see FIG. 36). Further, in this embodiment, since the start-up process (S101) is completed in a short time (less than 1 second), in the main control process of FIG. 38, the state of the setting key switch 329 is confirmed after the start-up process (S101) is completed. However, it may be configured to check the state of the setting key switch 329 before executing the activation process (S101) (S102).

FIG. 39 shows the control contents of the sub control process executed immediately after the power is turned on in the control contents of the sub control means 321. As shown in FIG. 39, the sub-control means 321 first executes the activation process (S201). In the startup process, the program is loaded, backup data is read into RAM as needed, and the state when the power is turned off is restored. Further, in the activation process, the sub control means 321 controls the accessory 314 to perform an initial operation for controlling the shielding member 314a to the initial position (evacuation position) and for detecting the position of the shielding member 314a. .. Further, in the activation process, the sub control means 321 also determines the presence or absence of various errors. The sub-control means 321 controls the accessory 314 to execute such an initial operation even when the door is open or the setting change process is completed. When the sub control means 321 finishes the activation process, the sub control means 321 confirms the states of the sub clear switch 326 and the volume setting switch 325 (S202, S203). Then, when it is determined that the sub-clear switch 326 is not ON (pressed state), the game effect control process (S206) for operating the effect device in a mode according to the game content is executed. Then, the sub-control means 321 repeats the game effect control process (S206) until the power is turned off or the interrupt process is executed. As described above, when the power is turned on normally (the sub clear switch 326 and the volume setting switch 325 are OFF), the sub control means 321 starts executing the game effect control process immediately after the start process, so that the effect is adjusted to the game content. Can be started in a short time. On the other hand, if it is determined in steps S202 and S203 that only the sub-clear switch 326 is ON (pressed state), the sub-clear process (S205) that initializes the sub-control means 321 is executed, and then the game effect control process ( S206) is started. If it is determined that the sub-clear switch 326 and the volume setting switch 325 are ON (pressed state), the operation confirmation control process is executed, and then the game effect control process (S206) is executed. In this embodiment, since the start-up process (S201) is completed in a short time (less than 1 second), in the sub-control process of FIG. 39, after the start-up process (S201) is completed, the sub-clear switch 326 and the volume setting switch 325 Although the status is confirmed (S202, S203), the status of the sub-clear switch 326 and the volume setting switch 325 may be confirmed before the start processing (S201) is executed.

FIG. 40 shows the control contents of the game effect control process executed by the sub control means 321. As described above, the game effect control process is repeatedly executed after the power is turned on.
In the game effect control process, first, the sub control means 321 determines whether or not a command including information regarding the progress of the game has been received from the main control means 320 (S301). Here, when it is determined that the command has been received from the main control means 320, the effect lottery is executed based on the received command, and the effect pattern to be executed next is determined (S302). Then, in order to display the effect image corresponding to the determined effect pattern on the image display 313, a display control command instructing the display of the effect image is transmitted to the image control means 322 as necessary (S303). Then, the effect switch lamps 309a, the accessory 314, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, and the speakers 317a to 317d are controlled (S304) according to the determined effect content, and the effect control process is terminated. On the other hand, if it is determined in step S301 that the command has not been received from the main control means 320, only the process (S304) for controlling each effect device is executed as the determined effect is continuously executed. The effect control process ends.

The operation confirmation control process executed by the sub control means 321 will be described below.
The operation confirmation control process is a process for causing the staff of a manufacturing factory or a game hall to confirm whether or not the effect device operates correctly. As shown in FIG. 41, the effect devices to be confirmed in the operation confirmation control process are the image display 313, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, the effect switch lamps 309a, the speakers 317a to 317d, and the accessory 314. In the operation confirmation control process, the sub control means 321 selectively operates these effect devices in any of the five types of operation confirmation patterns. Five types of operation confirmation patterns are prepared, and the lighting mode of the lamps 309a, 316a to 316f and the movements of the output speakers 317a to 317d and the accessory 314 are configured to change depending on the type of operation confirmation pattern. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, the effect switch lamps 309a and the effect lamps 316a to 316f are turned on, blinking, or turned off according to the type of the operation check pattern, and are turned on or off according to the type of the operation check pattern. It also changes the emission color. Further, the speakers 317a to 317d change the speakers 317a to 317d that output sound according to the type of the operation confirmation pattern. Further, the accessory 314 changes the driving mode of the shielding member 314a according to the type of the operation confirmation pattern. For example, in the operation confirmation pattern 2, the shielding member 314a slowly opens and closes the image display 313 by repeating a reciprocation between the shielding position and the retracting position at a low speed. Further, in the operation confirmation pattern 3, the reciprocation between the shielding position and the retracting position is repeated at high speed to quickly open and close the image display 313. Further, in the operation confirmation pattern 5, the shielding member 314a repeats an irregular reciprocating movement for about 4 seconds while changing the moving speed and the reversing position. The image display 313 displays a black-and-white gradation image on the display screen regardless of the type of operation confirmation pattern.

More specifically, the sub-control means 321 controls each effect device with the operation confirmation pattern 1 at the start of the operation confirmation control process. Then, the sub-control means 321 sets the operation confirmation pattern of each effect device to "1"-> "2"-> "3"-> "4" each time the effect switch 309 is pressed during the execution of the operation confirmation control process. → Switch in the order of "5" → "1" → "2" → ... Basically, the sub-control means 321 continues the operation of the effect device in each operation confirmation pattern until it is switched to the next operation confirmation pattern. However, with regard to the control of the accessory 314 in the operation confirmation pattern 5, the shielding member 314a is stopped after the above-mentioned irregular driving is executed for about 4 seconds. Further, basically, when the effect switch 309 is pressed, the sub control means 321 switches the control of each effect device to the control in the next operation confirmation pattern without delay. However, when the operation confirmation pattern is switched from "5" to "1" during the shift drive of the accessory 314, the shielding member 314a is stopped after the irregular drive is executed to the end. This is because if the control is changed during a complicated movement, the accessory 314 may break down. Further, even when the operation confirmation pattern is switched from "5" to "2" by repeatedly hitting the effect switch 309, the sub control means 321 does not interrupt the irregular drive and continues the irregular drive to the end. In this case, the accessory 314 may be stopped without performing the low-speed drive of the operation confirmation pattern 2 to prevent the irregular drive and the low-speed drive from being confused. Alternatively, the operation of the low-speed drive may be confirmed by performing the low-speed drive after the end of the irregular drive. As described above, since the sub control means 321 operates the effect device in a plurality of modes in the operation confirmation control process, the staff of the manufacturing factory or the amusement park can strictly confirm the presence or absence of the operation abnormality of the effect device. In this embodiment, when the operation check pattern is switched from "5" to "1", the irregular drive is executed to the end, but there is a break in which the accessory 314 can be safely stopped during the irregular drive. The shielding member 314a may be stopped when the shift drive reaches the division.

The sub-control means 321 basically continues the operation confirmation control process until a predetermined end operation is performed, ends the operation confirmation control process when the end operation is performed, and performs the game effect control process. Start. In this embodiment, the insertion of medals into the insertion slot 311 and the bet number setting operation by the bet switches 305a and 305b are set as end operations. Specifically, when a medal is inserted into the insertion port 311 and the insertion sensor 330 outputs a detection signal, a command related to medal insertion is transmitted from the main control means 320 to the sub control means 321 and the command is received. At this point, the sub-control means 321 ends the operation confirmation control process. When the bet switches 305a and 305b are pressed in a valid state, a command related to the bet number setting is transmitted from the main control means 320 to the sub control means 321, and when such a command is received, the sub control means 321 is received. Ends the operation check control process. In this way, the operation confirmation control process can be actively terminated at an arbitrary timing by the termination operation. Therefore, in this embodiment, the operation confirmation control process can be terminated before all types of operation confirmation patterns are executed, and by repeating the operation of the effect switch 309 before performing the termination operation, 5 It is also possible to end the operation confirmation control process after repeatedly executing the types of operation confirmation patterns in the above order many times.

Since the door is basically open when the power is turned on, the sub control means 321 executes the operation confirmation control process regardless of whether or not the door is open. Specifically, it is configured to execute the operation confirmation control process even when the door is open at the start of the operation confirmation control process. Further, even if the door open state reoccurs during the operation check control process after the door open state is released, the sub control means 321 continues the operation check control process. Specifically, when a door open state occurs during the operation confirmation control process, the sub control means 321 sets the image display 313, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, the effect switch lamps 309a, and the speakers 317a to 317d to the door. Operate with the same operation check pattern as before the open state occurred. As for the accessory 314, as a general rule, the initial operation when the door is opened is executed in preference to the operation confirmation pattern, and the operation confirmation pattern is restarted when the effect switch 309 is pressed after the initial operation is completed. However, if the door open state occurs while the accessory 314 is being irregularly driven in the operation confirmation pattern "5", the irregular driving during the operation is continued, and the initial operation is not executed even after the irregular driving is completed. Further, when an error other than the door open state (medal jamming of the medal selector 315, medal jamming in the hopper unit 319, medal exhaustion, auxiliary tank full, etc.) occurs, the sub control means 321 ends the operation confirmation control process. To do. Specifically, the sub-control means 321 ends the operation confirmation control process being executed, executes a process of displaying the error content on the image display 313, and notifies the occurrence of the error. Further, the main control means 320 also executes a process of displaying code information indicating the content of the error that has occurred on the payout display (not shown) of the front door 303 that displays the number of payouts at the time of winning, and the error. Notify the occurrence of. Then, after the generated error is resolved, the sub-control means 321 starts the game effect control process without restarting the operation confirmation control process, and displays the effect screen on the image display 313. As described above, in this embodiment, the operation check control process is terminated when an error other than the door open state occurs. However, when the error is resolved without turning off the power, after the error is cleared, The operation check control process may be restarted. When the door open state occurs, the operation confirmation control process continues, but in parallel with the operation check control process, the main control means 320 displays the code information indicating the door open state on the payout display. Is executed to notify that the door is open.

If the power of the slot machine 301 is turned off during the operation check control process, the sub control means 321 is configured to end the running operation check control process at the time when the power is turned off. That is, if the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 are not operated at the next power-on, the sub control means 321 starts the game effect control process without executing the operation confirmation control process after the start process. According to this configuration, when the amusement park is closed and you want to check only a part of the operation check patterns, you can simply turn off the power after checking, and the next time you turn on the power, you will not go through the operation check control process. The game effect control process can be started. If medals are inserted or bets are processed in order to complete the operation check control process, it will be necessary to settle the payment toward the opening of the store, but such work can be omitted.

FIG. 42 shows the control contents of the operation confirmation control process executed by the sub control means 321. In the operation confirmation control process, first, the sub control means 321 sets the operation confirmation pattern 1 as the first operation confirmation pattern (S401). Subsequently, the set operation check pattern is executed (S402). That is, the effect switch lamps 309a, the accessory 314, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, and the speakers 317a to 317d are controlled according to the set operation confirmation pattern, and the display control command is image-controlled as necessary. It is transmitted to means 322. Next, the operation state of the effect switch 309 is determined (S403), and if it is determined that the effect switch 309 is not pressed, the process proceeds to step S405, and if it is determined that the effect switch 309 is pressed, the next step is performed. The operation confirmation pattern is set (S404), and the process proceeds to step S405. That is, in step S404, the operation confirmation pattern 2 is set if the operation confirmation pattern 1 is being set, and the operation confirmation pattern 1 is set if the operation confirmation pattern 5 is being set. In step S405, it is determined whether or not the operation confirmation control process end operation has been performed. Specifically, the presence or absence of the end operation is determined by determining whether or not a command indicating medal insertion or a command related to betting number setting has been received from the main control means 320. Then, when it is determined that the end operation has been performed, the operation confirmation control process is terminated, and when it is determined that the end operation has not been performed, the process proceeds to step S402.

FIG. 43 is a timing chart showing an execution example of the operation confirmation control process. In such an execution example, when the power is turned on while the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 are pressed, the sub control means 321 starts the operation confirmation control process immediately after the start process is completed. Further, the main control means 320 starts the game control process immediately after the end of the start process, as in the case of the normal start. As shown in FIG. 43, the activation process of the main control means 320 and the activation process of the sub control means 321 end at substantially the same timing, and the game control process and the operation confirmation control process start at substantially the same timing. Then, in such an execution example, at the start of the operation confirmation control process, the sub control means 321 operates the effect device with the operation check pattern 1, and each time the effect switch 309 is pressed, the operation check pattern of the effect device is changed to ". Switching is performed in the order of "1" → "2" → "3" → "4" → "5" → "1" → "2". Then, in such an execution example, a medal is inserted during the execution of the second round operation confirmation pattern 2, and the sub-control means 321 ends the operation confirmation control process immediately after the medal is inserted, and starts the game effect control process. .. In this way, when the operation confirmation control process is executed, the operation confirmation pattern is switched each time the effect switch 309 is pressed until the end operation is performed, and the game effect control process is started when the end operation is performed. Will be done. Further, in the execution example of FIG. 43, if the power is turned on without pressing the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 when the power is turned on, the game effect control process is started immediately after the start process is completed. Therefore, immediately after the end of the activation process, it is possible to execute an effect according to the content of the game.

As described above, in this embodiment, since the presence / absence of the operation check control process is selected depending on whether or not the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 are pressed when the power is turned on, the operation check control is performed after the power is turned on. There is no waiting period for accepting the process start operation. Therefore, in this embodiment, if the power is turned on without pressing the volume setting switch 325 or the sub clear switch 326, the sub control means 321 can promptly start the game effect control process. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to start a game involving the operation of the effect device according to the game content without delay after the power is turned on.

Further, in this embodiment, since it is possible to repeat five types of operation confirmation patterns by operating the effect switch 309 until the end operation is performed, the operation confirmation pattern that feels the need for reconfirmation is used as a power source. Can be reconfirmed without re-entering. Further, by performing the termination operation at an early stage, the operation confirmation control process can be terminated at an early stage without executing the operation confirmation pattern that does not require confirmation.

Further, in the present embodiment, when an operation related to the start of the game (inserting a medal or setting the number of bets by the bet switches 305a and 305b) is performed during the operation confirmation control process, the sub control means 321 performs the operation confirmation control. Since the process is completed and the effect device is started to be controlled in a manner according to the game content, there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent a dull game without effect from being performed during the operation confirmation control process. Further, in the present embodiment, the operation of the insertion sensor 330 can be confirmed by confirming whether or not the operation confirmation control process is completed when the medal is inserted. Further, the operation of the bet switches 305a and 305b can be confirmed by confirming whether or not the operation confirmation control process is terminated at the time of the bet number setting operation by the bet switches 305a and 305b. In particular, regarding the bet switches 305a and 305b, if the number of credits is less than the number of bets required to start the game, the bet number setting operation by the max bet switch 305b becomes invalid, so that the max bet switch 305b is used in that situation. The operation check control process does not end even if the operation is performed. Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to confirm whether or not the same bet number setting control as in the normal game situation can be performed in the operation confirmation control process. In addition, when the operation of the production device is confirmed by the operation confirmation control process as part of maintenance when the amusement park is closed, the staff of the amusement park may execute the game after the end operation of the operation confirmation control process or the settlement switch. It becomes necessary to clear the number of bets and the number of credits increased by the end operation by operating the 308 toward the time of opening the store. Therefore, according to such a configuration, it is possible to motivate the staff of the game hall to confirm whether or not the game can be normally executed and whether or not the settlement switch 308 operates normally. In this embodiment, the operation confirmation control process by the sub control means 321 and the settlement process by the main control means 320 can be executed in parallel. That is, when the settlement switch 308 is operated during the operation confirmation control process, the player's medals (credits, etc.) accumulated in the machine are paid out in parallel with the operation confirmation control process. According to such a configuration, even if a failure of the effect device is found in the operation confirmation control process and the movement of the slot machine 301 must be stopped, the player's medal accumulated in the machine is returned to the player. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the player from suffering a disadvantage.

Further, in this embodiment, the operation check control process is not started unless the power is turned on while both the volume setting switch 325 and the sub clear switch 326 are pressed, so that the operation check control process is unintentionally executed. , It is possible to prevent the start of the game effect control process from being delayed. Further, since the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 are used to cause the sub-control means 321 to execute a process different from the operation confirmation control process by operating them individually, the operation in this embodiment is performed. There is an advantage that the cost of disposing a dedicated switch for executing the confirmation control process can be reduced. Further, in this embodiment, since the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 are arranged close to each other on the back side of the front door 303, both the volume setting switch 325 and the sub-clear switch 326 are pressed with one hand. At the same time, the power switch 328 can be switched ON with the other hand. That is, in this embodiment, the operation for starting the operation confirmation control process can be executed independently. Further, in the present embodiment, since the effect switch 309 used for switching the operation check pattern is arranged on the front side of the front door 303, the operation check pattern can be switched without taking an eye on the effect device to be checked for operation. There is an advantage.

Further, in the present embodiment, when the game state is controlled to be advantageous to the player such as the carry-over game state or the bonus game state when the power is turned off, even if the operation confirmation control process is executed when the power is turned on, the advantage is obtained. It is configured so that the game is started in the game state. Therefore, even if the operation confirmation control process is executed during the business of the game hall, the player does not suffer any disadvantage. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the power is turned off, if the game is controlled to a gaming state (normal gaming state) that is not advantageous to the player, the general effect (the first effect according to the fifth invention of the present invention) is produced when the power is turned off. ) Is being executed, or a special effect such as a continuous effect (the second effect according to the fifth invention of the present invention) is being executed, regardless of whether or not the operation confirmation control process is executed. The means 321 is configured to start the game effect control process in a predetermined initial effect state. Therefore, even if the operation confirmation control process is executed when the game hall is opened, it is possible to arrange the game effects immediately after the game is opened with the same model, so that there is an advantage that it is possible to prevent the player from giving a sense of discomfort. In this embodiment, the carry-over gaming state and the bonus gaming state correspond to the gaming states that are advantageous to the player according to the fifth invention of the present invention, but depending on the model, AT or in addition to this, AT or A gaming state such as ART can be included in a gaming state that is advantageous to the player. Further, in a slot machine having a plurality of types of gaming states that are advantageous to the player, at least one of them corresponds to the gaming state that is advantageous to the player according to the fifth aspect of the present invention. Just do it. That is, at least one of a plurality of advantageous gaming states may be configured so that the game is started in the gaming state when the confirmation execution operation is performed when the power is turned on again after the power is turned off. Further, in the present embodiment, the general effect and the special effect such as the continuous effect correspond to the first effect and the second effect according to the fifth invention, respectively, but the fifth invention according to the fifth invention. The first effect and the second effect may correspond to general effects that are different from each other, or may correspond to special effects that are different from each other.

The slot machine of the fifth invention is not limited to the embodiment of the present embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the fifth invention.

For example, in this embodiment, in the operation confirmation control process, the operations of the image display 313, the effect lamps 316a to 316f, the effect switch lamps 309a, the speakers 317a to 317d, and the accessory 314 are confirmed, but the operation is confirmed. The effect device for which the operation is confirmed by the control process can be appropriately changed according to the effect device arranged in the slot machine. Further, the confirmation target of the operation confirmation control process according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is not limited to all the effect devices arranged in the slot machine, but may be some effect devices.

Further, the operation confirmation control content according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is not limited to the operation confirmation pattern of the present embodiment, and can be changed as appropriate. For example, the operation confirmation control content may include a control content for stopping all the target effect devices. Further, in the present embodiment, when the power is turned on, the accessory 314 is made to execute the initial operation for controlling the shielding member 314a to the initial position, but the same operation as the initial operation is executed in the operation confirmation pattern. May be good. Further, the irregular drive of the accessory 314 in the operation confirmation pattern 5 may be executed in the initial operation. Further, in the operation confirmation control process of this embodiment, the image display 313 displays a black-and-white gradation image on the display screen regardless of the type of the operation confirmation pattern, but the display image of the image display 313 is displayed. It may be changed according to the type of the operation check pattern. Further, the image of a predetermined object may be displayed regardless of the pattern image such as the gradation image. Further, the image displayed on the image display 313 in the operation confirmation pattern is not limited to a still image but may be a moving image. For example, it is proposed that the pattern image or object image displayed on the display screen be displayed as a slide in the operation confirmation pattern. With such a configuration, it becomes easy to find missing dots on the image display 313, and it becomes easy to find scratches on the display screen and the protective panel covering the display screen.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub control means 321 terminates the operation confirmation control process when the end operation is performed, but at the time of the end operation, the shielding member 314a of the accessory 314 is controlled to a position other than the retracted position. If so, the shielding member 314a may be returned to the initial position (evacuation position), and then the operation confirmation control process may be terminated. Further, when returning the shielding member 314a to the initial position, the accessory 314 may be made to perform the initial operation. Further, regardless of the position of the shielding member 314a at the time of the end operation, the accessory 314 may always perform the initial operation at the end of the operation confirmation control process. Further, the initial operation may be started after the shielding member 314a is returned to the initial position, or the position of the shielding member 314a at the time of the end operation is determined so that the initial operation is started from an intermediate stage at the position. Alternatively, the movement at the start may be a movement according to the position of the shielding member 314a.

Further, in the present embodiment, each time the effect switch 309 is pressed during the operation confirmation control process, five types of operation confirmation patterns (operation confirmation control contents) are switched in a predetermined order, but the operation of the effect switch 309 is performed. Instead of, the operation confirmation pattern may be switched by operating the cross key 310. When switching with the cross key 310, assign one type to each of the five push buttons up, down, left, right, and the center, and switch to the type of operation check pattern according to the pressed button. Is proposed.

Further, in the present embodiment, the sub control means 321 executes the game effect control process immediately after the start process at the time of normal activation of the slot machine 301, but the fifth invention of the present invention is the activation process and the game effect control process. In the meantime, a third process different from the operation confirmation control process is executed. Further, in the present embodiment, when the operation confirmation control process is executed, the sub control means 321 executes the operation confirmation control process immediately after the start process, and executes the game effect control process immediately after the operation check control process. The fifth invention of the present invention includes a process that executes a third process between the start-up process and the operation confirmation control process, and between the operation confirmation control process and the game effect control process.

Further, in this embodiment, a slot machine using a medal as a game value is given as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and is not limited to this, for example, a model such as an enclosed type or a medalless slot machine that electrically inputs and pays out the game value. Can also be applied. In such a model, the input of pseudo game value using electronic data is included in at least the bet number setting. Further, in the present embodiment, the medal insertion and the bet number setting operation by the bet switches 305a and 305b are set as the end operations of the operation confirmation control process, but the end operation according to the fifth invention is only the medal insertion. It may be, or may include a third operation other than the bet number setting operation. Further, in this embodiment, when the bet number setting via the bet switches 305a and 305b is invalid due to insufficient credit or the like, even if the bet switches 305a and 305b are operated, the operation confirmation control process is not completed, but the operation is performed. When the bet switches 305a and 305b are operated during the confirmation control process, the operation confirmation control process may be terminated even if the bet number setting is invalid. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to confirm whether or not the bet switches 305a and 305b operate normally at the end of the operation confirmation control process.

Further, in the present embodiment, the operation confirmation control process is configured to end when the bet number setting required for starting the game is executed. However, the fifth invention of the present invention is in parallel with the operation confirmation control process. Including those in which the game is executed. When the game can be executed in parallel with the operation confirmation control process, it is possible to confirm whether or not the process related to the progress of the game can be normally performed while confirming the operation of the effect device. In addition, when a failure of the effect device is found in the operation check and the operation of the slot machine 301 must be stopped, the player can operate the stop switch 307, stop the reel 312, settle the payment, pay out, and the like. You can return the profits of.

Further, in the present embodiment, the effect control means according to the fifth invention is composed of the sub control means 321. However, the effect control means according to the fifth invention is composed of a plurality of control devices. It may be.

1a Slot machine 2a Housing 3 Front door 4 Reel 5 Viewing window 6a Board unit 7 Board case 8a Control board 39b Side plate 44a Seal seal (second display)
57 Certificate sticker 65a First operation unit (operation unit)
70 Insertion port 71 Medal insertion member 73 Stop button 73a Pressing surface of stop button
77 Effect button 81 Guide groove 82 Guide groove 92 Handle hole 93 Handle cover 96a to 96d Tilt guide unit 99 Effect button device 103 Button holder 108 Press surface of effect button 120 Seal information recording sticker (first display unit)
121,131,141 QR code (optical code)
122, 132, 142 strings

Claims (3)

A housing with an open front side and a front door arranged on the front side of the housing are provided.
At the center of the front door, a viewing window capable of seeing through the reels arranged inside the housing is provided.
The front door is formed with an operation portion extending to the front side below the viewing window.
The right side of the operation unit is provided with a horizontally long slit-shaped insertion port into which medals can be inserted and a guide wall that stands up from the trailing edge of the insertion port substantially parallel to the medal insertion direction. Members are arranged,
An effect button device is provided on the right side of the front door, which is slidably held in a substantially front-rear direction with respect to the button holder and includes an effect button provided so as to be pushable on the back side.
The medal insertion member is tilted inward in a plan view.
A slot machine characterized in that the pressing surface of the effect button is inclined inward with an inclination angle smaller than that of the medal insertion member in a plan view by inclining with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button. .. The front door is provided with a stop button below the viewing window so that it can be pushed toward the back side.
The effect button and the medal insertion member are arranged at a position higher than the stop button.
The pressing surface of the stop button faces substantially the front, and is
The slot machine according to claim 1, wherein the pressing surface of the effect button is inclined forward with respect to the pressing surface of the stop button by inclining with respect to the sliding direction of the effect button. .. Equipped with a board case to house the control board
A first display unit and a second display unit are provided on one surface side of the substrate case.
An optical code is displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit, and a character string is displayed on a portion adjacent to the optical code.
The information recorded in the optical code of the first display unit and the second display unit is different from each other.
The character strings displayed on the first display unit and the second display unit are different from each other.
The information recorded on the optical code of the first display unit is the character string displayed on a portion adjacent to the optical code.
The first or second aspect of the invention, wherein the information recorded in the optical code of the second display unit is different from the character string of the first display unit and the second display unit. Slot machine.