JP6953099B2 - Pachinko machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “pachinko machine”) or a rotating cylinder type gaming machine (generally also referred to as a “slot machine”).

Conventionally, a gaming machine represented by a slot machine, for example, has a plurality of rotatable reels. A plurality of types of symbols are drawn on the outer peripheral portion of these reels, and the rotation is stopped by operating the stop button provided corresponding to the rotating reel. Then, when the rotation of all the reels is stopped, the game result is shown by the symbol combination displayed on the display window (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-31482

However, since it is a general game machine that displays a combination of symbols as a result of a game and repeatedly executes the game, it is trying to suppress a decline in interest by executing various effects.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to suppress a decline in interest.

A lottery means for performing a lottery regarding winning, an operation means that can be operated by a player, a result suggestion means that suggests the result of the lottery when the operation means is operated, an movable movable body, and the lottery means. A game machine provided with an advantageous game state control means for starting an advantageous game state that is advantageous to the player when the result of the lottery is shown and a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the lottery by the lottery means is provided. When the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state is completed and the predetermined condition is satisfied, the game is always controlled to the advantageous gaming state, and the result of the lottery by the lottery means is shown. It is possible to recognize that the game is controlled to the advantageous game state at a timing prior to the above, and while the control to the advantageous game state is recognizable, the operation instruction display to the operation means is displayed. It is possible to display the game in the middle of the game in which it is determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means, and it is possible to execute a notification effect for notifying that the advantageous gaming state is controlled. The notification effect for notifying that the game is controlled to the advantageous game state makes it possible to recognize that the game is controlled to the advantageous game state at a timing before the result of the lottery by the lottery means is shown. At the timing, the notification effect is not executed, and after the result of the lottery of the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means is shown, before the next game of the game starts. In a game in which it is determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by a lottery by the lottery means, the operation instruction display displayed in the middle of the game is displayed before the operation instruction display is displayed. It is possible to show the reach mode to the player by a decorative pattern displayed on a predetermined liquid crystal display device , and the reach mode continues even after the operation instruction display displayed in the middle of the game is displayed. When the operation means is operated while the operation instruction display displayed and displayed in the middle of the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means is displayed, the operation is performed. Although there Ru and when running the notification effect after the elapse of a long second time than the said first time when running the notification effect after the first hour elapsed since the, or the first after the first hour In any case where the notification effect is executed after the lapse of 2 hours, the notification effect is performed by the lottery means. A gaming machine characterized in that the game is executed after the result of the lottery of the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery is shown.

According to the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in interest.

It is a front view which showed the transparent part as opaque in the slot machine which is one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which looked at the slot machine from the front in the state of FIG. It is a perspective view which looked at the slot machine from the back. It is a front view which showed the rear of the transparent part in the slot machine of FIG. It is a perspective view which looked at the slot machine from the front in the state of FIG. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembled the slot machine for each main structure and looked at from the front. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembled the slot machine for each main structure and looked at from the back. It is a cross-sectional view of the right side view of the slot machine cut at the center in the left-right direction and viewed from the right side. (A) is a perspective view of the door unit in the slot machine as viewed from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the door unit as viewed from the rear. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembled the door unit for each main structure and looked at from the front. It is an exploded perspective view which disassembled the door unit for each main structure and looked at from the back. It is a cross-sectional view of the right side view from the right side by cutting the top cover unit in the door unit at the center in the left-right direction. It is a front view which shows the state which the light guide plate in a top cover unit is made to emit light. (A) is a front view of the front movable effect unit in the door unit, and (b) is a front view of the front movable effect unit shown in a state where the front movable decorative body is lowered from the state of (a). (A) is a front view of the middle unit in the slot machine, and (b) is a rear view of the middle unit. It is a perspective view which looked at the middle unit from the front. It is a perspective view which looked at the middle unit from the right rear. It is a perspective view of the middle unit seen from the left rear. It is an exploded perspective view of the middle unit disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the front. It is an exploded perspective view of the middle unit disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from behind. It is a perspective view seen from the front with the lateral movable production unit and the state indicator attached to the middle unit base in the middle unit. It is a perspective view seen from the rear with the lateral movable production unit and the state indicator attached to the middle unit base in the middle unit. (A) is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit in the middle unit as viewed from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit as viewed from the back. It is an exploded perspective view of the central movable production unit disassembled and viewed from the front. It is an exploded perspective view of the central movable production unit disassembled and viewed from behind. (A) is a perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit as viewed from the front, and (b) is a perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit as viewed from behind. It is a perspective view seen from the front with the wiring member held by the advancing / retreating unit. It is an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit disassembled and viewed from the front. It is an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit disassembled and viewed from behind. (A) is a cross-sectional view of the advancing / retreating unit, and (b) is a cross-sectional view showing a part of (a) in an enlarged manner. (A) is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a central movable effect unit in a normal state, and (b) is a front view showing a guiding portion for guiding an advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit. It is a front view which shows the schematic structure in the state which the advancing / retreating unit is advanced in the central movable production unit. It is a front view which shows the 2nd Embodiment of the central movable production unit schematicly. It is a perspective view which looked at the upper movable production unit in the middle unit from the front. It is a perspective view which looked at the upper movable production unit from the back. It is a front view of the upper movable effect unit which shows the movement of the upper lateral movable effect unit in the upper movable effect unit. It is a front view which shows the upper middle movable production unit in the upper middle movable production unit in the schematic structure. (A) is an explanatory view showing the upper-middle movable effect unit in the retracted state from the front, and (b) shows the upper-middle movable effect unit in the state of appearing halfway from the state of (a) from the front. It is explanatory drawing, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the upper-middle movable effect unit in the appearance state schematicly from the front. It is a front view of the upper movable effect unit which shows the state which moved the upper middle movable decorative body of the upper middle movable effect unit to the center side, and also moved the upper middle movable ornament of the upper middle movable effect unit to the appearance position. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the front movable decorative body of the front movable production unit in the state which it is positioned at the descending end. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the state which the central movable decorative body unit of a central movable effect unit is positioned at the rising end. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the state which moved the upper middle left decorative body and the upper middle right decorative body to the appearance position from the state of FIG. 41. FIG. 4 is a front view of a slot machine showing a state in which a pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper movable effect unit are moved to the center side from the state of FIG. 42. FIG. 4 is a front view of a slot machine showing a state in which a sub-left liquid crystal display device and a sub-right liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable effect unit are upright from the state of FIG. 43. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the state that the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the horizontal movable effect unit are lowered to the front side of the symbol display area while extending horizontally. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the state that the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the horizontal movable production unit are upright and are located on both the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the horizontal movable effect unit are lowered from the state of FIG. 46 and are located on both the left and right sides of the symbol display area. It is a front view of the slot machine which shows the state which the light guide plate of a top cover unit is light-emitting decoration. It is explanatory drawing which expands and shows the symbol string provided on the outer peripheral surface of each reel in a slot machine. It is a hit value judgment table. It is a flowchart which shows the basic processing procedure of one game in a slot machine. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the start processing. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of a flag processing. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of the reel stop processing. It is explanatory drawing which shows the production example of the promotion production.

[1. Overall configuration of slot machine]
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention with reference to the drawings will be described with reference to the drawings, taking the slot machine 1 as an example. First, the overall configuration of the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a transparent portion as opaque in a slot machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the slot machine as viewed from the front in the state of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a slot. It is a perspective view of the machine seen from the back. Further, FIG. 4 is a front view showing the rear of the transparent portion in the slot machine of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the slot machine as viewed from the front in the state of FIG. Further, FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the front, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the slot machine disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the rear. Further, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the right side view of the slot machine cut at the center in the left-right direction and viewed from the right side.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, a box-shaped housing unit 2 installed in a game hall or the like and having an open front surface, a game unit 3 housed in the housing unit 2, and a game unit 3 are forward. It mainly includes a door unit 4 that opens and closes an opening on the front surface of the housing unit 2 so as to be visible from the outside, and a middle unit 5 that is attached to the rear side of the door unit 4. ..

The housing unit 2 will be described in detail later, but includes a box-shaped housing main body 10, a main control unit 20 for controlling a game, and a payout unit 30 for storing and paying out medals as a game medium. A power supply unit 50 for supplying power to the main control unit 20, the payout unit 30, and the like, and a switch unit 60 for turning on / off the power supply and setting the game content are provided. The main control unit 20, the payout unit 30, the power supply unit 50, and the switch unit 60 are mounted in the housing body 10.

The game unit 3 will be described in detail later, but includes three reels 70 having a plurality of symbols on the outer peripheral surface and arranged side by side, and a reel drive mechanism 80 for independently rotating the three reels 70. , A unit base 90 for mounting the three reels 70 and the reel drive mechanism 80 in the housing unit 2.

The door unit 4 will be described in detail later, but is located on the rear side of the door body unit 100 that opens and closes the front opening of the housing unit 2, the top cover unit 200 that is attached to the upper part of the door body unit 100, and the top cover unit 200. It is equipped with a front movable effect unit 300 to be attached. The door body unit 100 stores the operation unit 120 operated by the player to rotate and stop the three reels 70 of the game unit 3 and the medals paid out from the payout unit 30. The dish unit 150 and the above are provided.

The middle unit 5 will be described in detail later, but the middle unit base 400 attached to the door unit 4, the main liquid crystal display device 450 capable of displaying the effect image, the peripheral control unit 470 for controlling the effect, and the central movable unit 5. It includes an effect unit 500, an upper movable effect unit 600, a lateral movable effect unit 700, and a state display 800 for displaying a game state.

[2. Overall configuration of housing unit]
Subsequently, the overall configuration of the housing unit 2 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8. The housing unit 2 has a box shape with an open front surface, and the game unit 3 is housed inside, and the front opening is closed by the door unit 4 so as to be openable and closable. The housing unit 2 includes a box-shaped housing body 10 having an open front surface, a main control unit 20 attached to the upper part of the housing body 10 to control the game content, and a lower part of the housing body 10. A payout unit 30 that is attached to the center and receives medals inserted as a game medium and pays out medals according to the game result, and a payout unit 30 that is attached to the right side of the front view of the payout unit 30 in the housing body 10. A storage box 40 for storing medals overflowing from 30, a power supply unit 50 attached to the left side of the front view of the payout unit 30 in the housing body 10, and a power supply unit 50 in the housing body 10 to control the power supply. A switch unit 60, which is attached to the front side of the switch unit 60, is provided.

[2-1. Housing body]
The housing body 10 of the housing unit 2 has a front surface that opens and extends vertically to form a box shape. As shown in the figure, the housing body 10 includes a flat plate-shaped bottom plate 11 forming a bottom portion, a pair of flat plate-shaped side plates 12 rising upward from both left and right sides of the bottom plate 11, and a pair of side plates 12. Closes the front-view rectangular rear end opening formed by the flat top plate 13 that connects the upper end sides of the above and forms the top, and the top plate 13, the pair of side plates 12, and the bottom plate 11. It is provided with a flat plate-shaped back plate 14 and a partition plate 15 for partitioning the inside into upper and lower parts, and is formed in a box shape with an open front surface. The housing body 10 is inclined so that the front end sides of the pair of side plates arranged on the left and right sides are located rearward from the lower end. The game unit 3 is mounted on the partition plate 15 in the housing body 10.

Further, the housing body 10 is provided with a handle 16 extending in the front-rear direction and recessing from the outside to the inside at substantially the center of the pair of side plates 12 in the vertical direction. Further, the housing body 10 is attached to the front end of the side plate 12 on the left side in the front view, and is attached to the hinge metal fitting 17 for attaching the door unit 4 so as to be rotatable by the hinge, and inside the front end of the side plate 12 on the right side in the front view. It includes a locking piece (not shown) to which the locking hook 182 of the locking unit 180 in the cage door unit 4 is locked.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the housing body 10 has a supply hole 14a penetrating in the front-rear direction at a position slightly higher than the upper end of the hopper 32 in the payout unit 30 described later at the center in the left-right direction of the back plate 14. It is provided with a replenishment lid 18 that is openable and closed. The replenishment lid 18 is rotatably attached to a frame-shaped mounting frame portion 18a that is detachably attached to the replenishment hole 14a of the back plate 14 and along the upper edge of the mounting frame portion 18a. It is provided with a flat plate-shaped door portion 18b that can be closed inside. In the replenishment lid 18, the mounting frame portion 18a and the door portion 18b are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and the door portion 18b can be opened and closed with respect to the mounting frame portion 18a due to plastic deformation of the synthetic resin. can.

Explaining the operation of the replenishment lid 18, when the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is installed in an island facility equipped with an automatic medal replenishment device, the door portion 18b of the replenishment lid 18 is rotated inward of the housing body 10. The inside of the frame of the mounting frame portion 18a is opened, and the replenishment duct of the automatic replenishing device is inserted into the housing main body 10 through the frame of the open mounting frame portion 18a. As a result, medals from the automatic replenishment device can be replenished in the hopper 32 via the replenishment duct. On the other hand, when the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is installed on an island facility not provided with an automatic replenishment device, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is used in a state where the inside of the frame of the mounting frame 18a is closed by the door 18b, and the mounting frame is used. It is possible to prevent dust, dirt, etc. from entering the housing body 10 through the frame of 18a. In the island equipment not provided with the automatic replenishment device, when replenishing the medals to the hopper 32, the door unit 4 is opened and the medals are replenished from the front of the housing body 10.

According to the replenishment lid 18, when the replenishment duct of the automatic replenishment device is inserted, the replenishment duct can be inserted into the housing body 10 by opening the door portion 18b without removing the replenishment lid 18 from the housing body 10. It is possible to eliminate the trouble of storing the replenishment lid removed while the slot machine 1 is in use, and it is possible to eliminate the risk of the replenishment lid being lost due to the removal of the replenishment lid.

In the present embodiment, the replenishment lid 18 is provided with a door portion 18b that can be opened and closed, but the replenishment lid is not provided with the door portion 18b that can be opened and closed because the inside of the mounting frame portion 18a is filled. It may be. In this case, the replenishment lid is removed from the housing body 10, the replenishment hole 14a is opened, and the replenishment duct is passed through the replenishment hole 14a, so that the island equipment provided with the automatic replenishment device can be supported.

[2-2. Main control unit]
As shown in FIG. 8, the main control unit 20 of the housing unit 2 is attached to the upper front surface of the back plate 14 in the housing main body 10. The main control unit 20 includes a main control board 21 for controlling game contents and paying out medals as a game medium, a main control board box 22 containing the main control board 21, and a main control board 21. A sub-main control board 23 having a control ROM in which programs and data used for control in the above are stored in advance, a sub-main control board box 24 accommodating the sub-main control board 23, and a main control board box 22. A plate-shaped mounting base 25 to which the sub-main control board box 24 is mounted and mounted on the back plate 14 of the housing body 10, and the mounting base 25 straddling the main control board box 22 and the sub-main control board box 24. It includes a box cover 26 to be attached.

Although detailed illustration is omitted, the main control board 21 is formed in a rectangular shape with a front view extending to the left and right, and a plurality of connectors used for input / output are attached to the vicinity of the lower end of the front surface. The main control board box 22 accommodates the main control board 21 so that the input / output connectors of the main control board 21 face forward. Further, the main control board box 22 is formed so as to be split back and forth and to leave traces of splitting (opening and closing). The main control board box 22 is detachably attached to the upper part of the front surface of the attachment base 25. The main control board box 22 and the mounting base 25 are formed so as to leave traces of mounting and dismounting.

The sub-main control board 23 is formed in a rectangular shape with a front view extending to the left and right, and a plurality of connectors used for input / output are attached to the vicinity of the upper end of the front surface. The sub-main control board box 24 accommodates the sub-main control board 23 so that the input / output connectors of the sub-main control board 23 face forward. Further, the sub-main control board box 24 is formed so as to be divisible in the front-rear direction and to leave traces of opening and closing. The sub-main control board box 24 is detachably attached to the lower part of the front surface of the mounting base 25 which is the lower side of the main control board box 22. The sub-main control board box 24 and the mounting base 25 are formed so as to leave traces of mounting and dismounting.

The main control board box 22 and the sub main control board box 24 are mounted side by side on the front surface of the mounting base 25. The box cover 26 covers a plurality of connectors of the main control board 21 facing forward from the main control board box 22 and a plurality of connectors of the sub main control board 23 facing forward from the sub main control board box 24. As described above, it is detachably attached to the attachment base 25. The box cover 26 and the mounting base 25 are formed so as to leave traces of mounting and removal.

[2-3. Payout unit]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the payout unit 30 of the housing unit 2 is attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 at substantially the center in the left-right direction in the housing main body 10, and is attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 11. The medals as a game medium that are thrown into the door unit and distributed by the medal selector 170 are stored, and the stored medals are paid out to the saucer 151 of the door unit 4. The payout unit 30 is attached to the unit main body 31 attached to the upper surface of the bottom plate 11 and the upper portion of the unit main body 31, and is open upward and narrowed as the lower portion goes downward to receive a medal. A plurality of accommodating portions 33a that are rotatably attached to the unit main body 31 at the lower end of the hopper 32 and the possible hopper 32, and penetrate the unit body 31 at equal intervals in the circumferential direction with a diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the medal. A disk-shaped payout rotating body 33 having a It is provided with a payout port 35 which is open to the front surface of the payout unit main body 31 for paying out the medals housed in the portion 33a.

After being inserted into the slot of the door unit 4, the payout unit 30 can receive the medals distributed by the selector by the hopper 32 and store the medals in the hopper 32. When the inside of the hopper 32 is full of medals, the overflowing medals are discharged into the storage box 40 from the discharge port (not shown) of the hopper 32. Further, the payout unit 30 rotates the payout rotating body 33 by the payout motor 34 in response to the payout command from the main control board 21 for the medals stored in the hopper 32, and pays out the medals from the payout outlet 35. .. The medals paid out from the discharge port 35 are supplied (paid out) into the saucer 151 through the discharge port 112 of the door unit 4. The payout unit 30 can pay out medals one by one by driving the payout motor 34.

The storage box 40 from which the medals overflowing from the hopper 32 of the payout unit 30 are discharged is formed in a box shape with the upper side open. A pair of detection rods (not shown) separated vertically are inserted in the storage box 40. Each of the pair of detection rods is connected to the main control board 21, and medals are stored in the storage box 40 so as to fill the space between the pair of detection rods so that the pair of detection rods come into contact with each other. When it becomes possible to energize between the pair of detection rods through the plurality of medals, the main control board 21 determines that the inside of the storage box 40 is full of medals, and notifies the player and the game hall side to that effect. ..

[2-4. Power supply unit]
The power supply unit 50 of the housing unit 2 is for supplying power to various electric components provided in the slot machine 1 such as the main control unit 20, the payout unit 30, the door unit 4, and the middle unit 5. Is. The power supply unit 50 is attached to the lower part of the side plate 12 on the left side when viewed from the front in the housing body 10. The power supply unit 50 includes a power supply board (not shown) for supplying power, and a power supply board box 52 that covers the power supply board and is attached to a side plate 12 in the housing body 10. The power supply board is entirely covered with the power supply board box 52.

[2-5. Switch unit]
The switch unit 60 of the housing unit 2 is attached to the lower inside of the side plate 12 on the left side in the front view in front of the power supply unit 50 in the housing main body 10. The switch unit 60 includes a power switch 61 of the slot machine 1 and a setting switch 62 for setting the game content. The power switch 61 and the setting switch 62 are covered with a cover that can be opened and closed.

Although detailed illustration is omitted, the setting switch 62 of the switch unit 60 is composed of a key switch and a button switch, and can be turned from OFF to ON by inserting a specific key into the key switch and turning it. Button switch operations can be accepted. By operating the setting switch 62, the slot machine 1 can be reset and the game mode can be changed. The game mode set by the setting switch 62 is displayed in Arabic numerals on the setting display 810 of the status display 800 of the middle unit 5.

[3. Game unit]
Subsequently, the game unit 3 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 6 and 8. The housing body supports three cylindrical reels 70, a reel drive mechanism 80 to which each reel 70 can be rotationally driven, and three reel drive mechanisms 80 so that each reel 70 is coaxial. It includes a unit base 90 attached to the upper surface of the partition plate 15 in 10. The game unit 3 includes three reels 70 arranged in the left-right direction, and is referred to as a left reel 70L, a middle reel 70M, and a right reel 70L from the left when viewed from the front.

Although detailed illustration is omitted, the reel 70 of the game unit 3 is a reel main in which the tips of a plurality of spokes (five in this example) extending radially from a disk-shaped hub are connected to each other by an annular rim. An annular reel subframe (not shown) that is axially separated from the frame 71 and the reel main frame 71 and is arranged coaxially and has the same outer diameter as the rim, and the reel subframe and reel. A cylindrical reel cylinder 73, which is connected to the rim of the main frame 71 and has translucency, is provided. The reel main frame 71 includes a flat plate-shaped detection piece projecting from one of the plurality of spokes toward the reel subframe side. A translucent symbol sheet (not shown) is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the reel cylinder 73 of the reel 70 by printing a sequence of symbols (see FIG. 49) in which a plurality of symbols are arranged in a row.

The reel drive mechanism 80 of the game unit 3 projects at a right angle from one surface of the plate-shaped drive base 81 attached to the unit base 90 and the drive base 81 so that the hub of the reel main frame 71 in the reel 70 can rotate. A columnar shaft portion 82 to support, a reel motor 83 attached to the drive base 81 so that the rotating shaft protrudes to the same surface side as the shaft portion 82 protruding from the drive base 81, and a reel motor 83. The drive gear (not shown) that is attached to the rotating shaft of the reel 70, the driven gear 85 that meshes with the drive gear and is attached to the hub of the reel main frame 71 of the reel 70, and the shaft portion 82 of the drive base 81 project. It is provided with a reel rotation detection sensor 86 which is attached to the surface on the side of the reel 70 and can detect a detection piece of the reel main frame 71 on the reel 70.

Further, the reel drive mechanism 80 is attached to the surface of the drive base 81 on the protruding side of the shaft portion 82, and is attached to the box-shaped reflector 87 whose front side is open in the assembled state and to the rear side of the reflector 87. It includes a reel decorative board 88 that is mounted and has a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. The open front side of the reflector 87 is formed in a curved shape so as to be along the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical reel cylinder 73 in the reel 7. Further, the reflector 87 is equally divided into three with respect to the circumferential direction of the inner peripheral surface of the reel cylinder 73. The reel decorative substrate 88 is mounted with LEDs so as to each of the three divided portions of the reflector 87.

The reel drive mechanism 80 is assembled so that the drive base 81 is located on the outer side of the reel 70 on the reel subframe side in the axial direction. Further, in the assembled state, the reflector 87 is located inside the reel cylinder 73 between the reel main frame 71 and the reel subframe in the reel 70. As a result, when the LED of the reel decoration substrate 88 is made to emit light, a part of the reel cylinder 73 (design sheet) can be made to emit light from the inside.

The unit base 90 of the game unit 3 is formed in a box shape with an open front surface, and the inner peripheral shape in the side view substantially matches the outer peripheral shape of the drive base 81 in the reel drive mechanism 80. In this unit base 90, three reel drive mechanisms 80, each of which is rotatably mounted with reels 70, can be mounted coaxially with respect to an axis extending in the left-right direction of each reel 70. .. Further, the unit base 90 is formed so that about 1/3 of the outer peripheral surface of the reel 70 is exposed to the front in a state where the reel 70 is mounted inside via the reel drive mechanism 80.

Symbol sheets having different arrangements of symbols are attached to the three reels 70 in the game unit 3 (see FIG. 49). In the game unit 3, the reel motor 83 is a stepping motor, and the reel rotation detection sensor 86 detects the detection piece of the reel main frame 71, so that the rotation angle of the reel 70 is accurately controlled by the main control board 21. It is possible to stop the rotation of the reel 70 (the symbol applied to the symbol sheet) at a desired rotation angle.

The game unit 3 can changely display three symbol rows by the three reels 70 by rotating the three reels 70 arranged side by side by the reel motor 83 of the reel drive mechanism 80. In the soil and game unit 3 to be described in detail, the three reels 70 arranged side by side are moved from top to bottom by a reel motor 83 so that a plurality of symbols (symbol rows) provided on the outer peripheral surface are moved from top to bottom in front view. By rotating it, the design can be displayed in a variable manner. Further, the game unit 3 can emit and decorate three symbols arranged in the circumferential direction (vertical direction) by the reflector 87 and the reel decoration substrate 88 arranged in each reel 70, and the three reels. The decorative substrate 88 can illuminate and decorate a total of nine symbols in three upper and lower tiers arranged three on the left and right. The area that can be light-emitting decorated by the three reel decoration substrates 88 is the symbol display area A by the three reels 70 (see FIG. 4).

[4. Overall configuration of door unit]
Next, the overall configuration of the door unit 4 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. FIG. 9A is a perspective view of the door unit in the slot machine as viewed from the front, and FIG. 9B is a perspective view of the door unit as viewed from the rear. Further, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the door unit disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the front, and FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the door unit disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the rear.

The door unit 4 of the slot machine 1 closes the opening on the front surface of the box-shaped housing unit 2 so as to be openable and closable. The door unit 4 includes a door body unit 100 that can be opened and closed with respect to the front surface of the housing unit 2, a top cover unit 200 that is mounted on the upper front surface of the door body unit 100, a top cover unit 200, and a door body unit 100. It is equipped with a front movable effect unit 300, which is attached between the doors. The front movable effect unit 300 is visibly attached from the player side (front side) through the top cover unit 200.

[4-1. Door body unit]
The door body unit 100 in the door unit 4 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 9 to 10. The door body unit 100 includes a door base 110 having a size capable of closing the front opening of the housing body 10 in the housing unit 2, an operation unit 120 attached to the front surface of the door base 110, and a lower side of the operation unit 120. It includes a front lower decoration unit 140 attached to the front surface of the door base 110, and a saucer unit 150 attached to the front surface of the door base 110 below the front lower decoration unit 140.

Further, the door body unit 100 includes a reinforcing unit 160 attached to the rear surface of the door base 110, a medal selector 170 attached to the rear surface of the door base 110, and a lock attached to the rear surface of the door base 110. It includes a unit 180 and a bass speaker 190 mounted on the rear surface of the door base 110. The bass speaker 190 is attached so as to radiate (output) sound forward between the front lower decorative unit 140 and the saucer unit 150 on the front surface of the door base 110.

[4-1a. Door base]
The door base 110 of the door body unit 4 is formed in a size capable of closing the front opening of the housing body 10 in the housing unit 2, and the outer shape of the front view is formed in a rectangular shape extending vertically. .. The door base 110 has a square-shaped opening 111 that penetrates back and forth from a position slightly lower than the center in the vertical direction to the upper side so that the peripheral edge remains thin. Further, the door base 110 further has a quadrangular discharge port 112 penetrating the front and rear in the substantially center in the left-right direction in the front view below the opening 111. The door base 110 is integrally molded with a synthetic resin.

[4-1b. Operation unit]
The operation unit 120 of the door body unit 4 is attached to the lower side of the opening 111 on the front surface of the door base 110. The operation unit 120 includes a shelf portion 121 extending from the lower side of the opening 111 of the door base 110 so that the front end side is slightly lower, and a hanging portion 122 hanging downward from the front end of the shelf portion 121. It is provided and bulges forward from the front of the door base 110.

Further, the operation unit 120 is arranged at the insertion port 123 for inserting a medal as a game medium near the right end of the front view of the shelf portion 121, and at the center of the shelf portion 121 in the left-right direction of the front view on the left side of the insertion port 123. The effect button 124, the MAX bet button 125 located near the front end of the shelf 121 on the left side of the effect button 124, and the 1-bet button 126 located slightly to the left behind the MAX bet button 125, and 1 It includes a cross key 127 arranged on the left side of the bet button 126 and the MAX bet button 125 near the left end of the shelf.

Further, the operation unit 120 has three stop buttons 128 arranged in rows on the left and right in the center of the hanging portion 122 in the left-right direction in the front view, and a starter arranged on the left side of the front view of the stop button 128 and projecting forward from the hanging portion 122. It includes a lever 129, a clearing button 130 arranged on the left side of the starting lever 129 near the left end of the hanging portion 122, and a return button 131 arranged on the right side of the stop button 128 in the front view.

The insertion port 123 of the operation unit 120 is formed so that disk-shaped medals can be inserted one by one with the back surface facing the front-rear direction. The medals inserted into the insertion slot 123 are distributed to the payout unit 30 side by a medal selector described later and stored in the hopper 32. Further, the medals inserted into the insertion slot 123 are detected in the medal selector 170, and the detection signal is sent to the main control board 21, so that the number of medals inserted in the main control board 21 is counted and stored. Will be done.

The effect button 124 is formed in a horizontally long elliptical shape in a plan view. In a normal state, the upper surface of the effect button 124 protrudes slightly upward from the upper surface of the shelf portion 121, and protrudes higher than the upper surface of the shelf portion 121 depending on the gaming state so that the player can press the effect button 124. .. The effect button 124 is intended to be used by the player at the time of the effect performed according to the game state. Further, although not shown, the effect button 124 is provided with a plurality of LEDs inside, and can be decorated by emitting light from the LEDs.

The MAX bet button 125 has a circular shape in a plan view and is smaller than the effect button 124, and can be pressed at all times. The MAX bet button 125 receives a pressing operation when the number of medals stored by being inserted into the insertion slot 123 on the main control board 21 is three or more. When the pressing operation of the MAX bet button 125 is accepted, the game is played by subtracting three medals, which is the maximum number of medals used in one game, from the number of inserted medals stored in the main control board 21. You will be able to get started. The MAX bet button 125 is provided with an LED inside, and can be decorated by emitting light from the LED.

The 1-bet button 126 has a circular shape in a plan view and is formed smaller than the MAX bet button 125. When the 1-bet button 126 is pressed when it can be accepted, the game can be started by subtracting 1 as the number of medals used for one game from the number of medals stored in the main control board 21. Will be.

Although detailed illustration is omitted, the cross key 127 includes a circular middle button arranged in the center, a fan-shaped upper button and a lower button arranged on the upper side (rear side) and the lower side (front side) of the middle button, respectively. It has a total of five buttons, a fan-shaped left button and a right button arranged on the left and right sides of the middle button. The cross key 127 is intended to be used by the player in the production performed according to the game state.

Three stop buttons 128 are arranged side by side, and from the left side, the left stop button 128L, the middle stop button 128M, and the right stop button 128R are arranged. These three stop buttons 128 correspond to the three reels 70 (left reel 70L, middle reel 70M, right reel 70R) arranged side by side in the game unit 3, respectively, and perform a pressing operation while the reels 70 are rotating. As a result, the rotation of the corresponding reel 70 can be stopped. Each stop button 128 is provided with an LED, and can be decorated by emitting light from the LED.

When the start lever 129 is operated when the game can be started by operating the MAX bet button 125 or the 1-bet button 126 after inserting the medal into the insertion slot 123, the control command from the main control board 21 is issued. Based on this, the three reels 70 of the game unit 3 are rotated to start the game. As the three reels 70 rotate, the symbols on the outer peripheral surfaces of the reels 70 are displayed in a variable manner.

The clearing button 130 dispenses the same number of medals as the number of medals stored in the main control board 21 into the slot 123 into the saucer 151 from the payout unit 30, and is stored in the main control board 21. The number of medals is set to "0". The return button 131 is for returning the medals stored in the medal selector 170 to the saucer.

In the operation unit 120, the keyway 185 of the locking unit 180 faces the right side of the return button 131 when viewed from the front.

[4-1c. Front lower decoration unit]
The front lower decorative unit 140 of the door body unit 100 bulges forward from the front surface of the door base 110 on the lower side of the operation unit 120 like the operation unit 120. The front lower decoration unit 140 has a translucent front lower decoration portion 141 extending downward from the lower end of the hanging portion 122 of the operation unit 120, and speakers 142 arranged on the left and right sides of the front lower decoration portion 141, respectively. And have.

Although not shown, the front lower decorative unit 140 is arranged behind the front lower decorative portion 141 and has a translucent decorative panel on which decorations according to the concept of the slot machine 1 are printed, and a rear of the decorative panel. It is provided with a front lower decorative board which is arranged on the side and has a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. By appropriately emitting the LED of the front lower decorative substrate, the front lower decorative portion 141 can be light-emitting and decorated.

The two speakers 142 can output sound in stereo by the sound signal from the peripheral control board. Further, the speaker 142 is covered with a speaker cover made of punching metal on the front surface.

[4-1d. Dish unit]
The saucer unit 150 of the door body unit 100 is attached to the lower end of the front surface of the door base 110 with a space downward from the lower surface of the front lower decorative unit 140. The saucer unit 150 includes a dish-shaped saucer 151 that bulges forward from the front surface of the door base 110 and is open upward, and an ashtray 152 that is arranged on the left side of the saucer 151 when viewed from the front. There is. A discharge port 112 is arranged at a portion of the door base 110 forming the rear wall of the saucer 151, and the medals paid out from the payout unit 30 are discharged into the saucer 151 through the discharge port 112.

[4-1e. Reinforcement unit]
The reinforcing unit 160 of the door body unit 100 is formed of a metal plate, and the door base 110 is reinforced from the rear side. The reinforcing unit 160 is attached along the left side of the front view on the rear surface of the door base 110, and is attached to the hinge metal fitting 17 of the housing main body 10 in the housing unit 2 so as to be hingeably rotatably attached to the rod-shaped left reinforcing metal fitting 161. , A rod-shaped upper reinforcing metal fitting 162 attached along the upper side on the rear surface of the door base 110, a rod-shaped middle reinforcing metal fitting 163 attached along the lower side of the opening 111 on the rear surface of the door base 110, and a rear surface of the door base 110. It is provided with a flat plate-shaped lower reinforcing plate 164 attached to a portion below the front lower decorative unit 140 of the door.

The left reinforcing metal fitting 161, the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162, and the middle reinforcing metal fitting 163 in the reinforcing unit 160 are formed by bending a strip-shaped metal plate. The middle unit 5, which will be described later, is attached to the upper reinforcing metal fitting 161 and the middle reinforcing metal fitting 163 of the reinforcing unit 160.

[4-1f. Medal Selector]
The medal selector 170 of the door body unit 100 is attached to a portion on the rear surface of the door base 110 below the opening 111 and corresponding to the rear of the insertion port 123 of the operation unit 120. In a normal state, when a medal is inserted into the insertion slot 123 of the operation unit 120, the medal selector 170 guides the inserted medal to the payout unit 30 side to detect it, and then puts the inserted medal into the hopper 32 of the payout unit 30. discharge.

When the return button 131 of the operation unit 120 is pressed, the medal selector 170 distributes the medals stored in the medal selector 170 and the medals newly inserted into the insertion slot 123 to the saucer 151 side. Then, it is discharged from the door base 110 discharge port 112 into the saucer 151. That is, in the normal state, the medal selector 170 distributes the medals inserted into the insertion slot 123 to the payout unit 30 side.

[4-1 g. Locking unit]
The locking unit 180 of the door body unit 100 is attached along the right side of the front view on the rear surface of the door base 110. The locking unit 170 is formed to be slightly shorter than the length of the right side of the door base 110 when viewed from the front, and extends in the left-right direction near the upper and lower ends of the locking main body 181 attached to the rear surface of the door base 110 and the upper and lower ends of the locking main body 181. A pair of locking hooks 182 that are rotatably attached around the shaft and can be locked to a locking piece (not shown) of the housing body 10 and a pair of locking hooks 182 are rotated, respectively, to lock the locking body 181. A slide rod 183 that is slidably attached to the door, a locking cam 184 that slides the slide rod 183 along the locking body 181 by rotating around an axis that extends back and forth, and a keyway 185 that opens at the front end. The lock cam 184 can be rotated by inserting a key into the door, and a locking cylinder (not shown) is provided so that the lock cam 184 can be rotated by rotating the inserted key.

In the locking unit 180, when the open front surface of the housing unit 2 is closed by the door unit 4, a pair of locking hooks 182 are respectively locked to a locking piece (not shown) of the housing unit 2, and the locking unit 180 is engaged with the housing unit 2. On the other hand, the door unit 4 cannot be opened. In this state, when the key corresponding to the key hole 185 of the locking unit 180 is inserted and rotated, the pair of locking hooks 182 are rotated respectively, the lock with the locking piece is released, and the housing unit is released. The door unit 4 can be opened with respect to 2.

In this locking unit 180, the locking body 181 and the like are formed of a metal plate, and by attaching to the rear surface of the door base 110, the door base 110 is reinforced together with the reinforcing unit 160.

[4-2. Top cover unit]
Subsequently, the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 10 to 13. FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the right side of the door unit when the top cover unit is cut at the center in the left-right direction and viewed from the right side. FIG. 13 is a front view showing a state in which the light guide plate of the top cover unit is made to emit light. The top cover unit 200 is attached to the upper front surface of the door body unit 100 so as to close the opening 111 of the door base 110.

The top cover unit 200 has a shallow box-shaped top cover 201 in which the opening 111 of the door base 110 in the door body unit 100 can be closed and the rear is open, and a transparent flat plate arranged in the top cover 201. A light guide plate 202, an upper presser member 203 having the upper end side of the light guide plate 202 attached to the top cover 201, a lower presser member 204 having the lower end side of the light guide plate 202 attached to the top cover 201, and an upper presser member. It is attached to the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 on which a plurality of LEDs that irradiate light from the upper side toward the upper surface of the light guide plate 202 are mounted, and is attached to the lower presser member 204, and is guided from the lower side. It includes a light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 on which a plurality of LEDs that irradiate light toward the lower surface of the light plate 202 are mounted.

The top cover 201 is formed to be substantially entirely transparent except for the four corners. The top cover 201 rises substantially vertically when assembled in the slot machine 1, and has a flat window portion 201a having substantially the same size as the opening 111 of the door base 110.

The light guide plate 202 is formed to have substantially the same size as the window portion 201a of the top cover 201, and is attached to the top cover 201 by the upper pressing member 203 and the lower pressing member 204 in parallel with the window portion 201a. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the light guide plate 202 includes a decorative layer having a plurality of minute and transparent dots on one surface (rear surface). In the normal state in which the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 are not emitting light, the dots of the decorative layer cannot be visually recognized from the player side, and the rear side of the light guide plate 201 is It is in a transparent state that can be seen as it is. The dots of the decorative layer on the light guide plate 202 are formed by a printing technique.

The light guide plate 202 irradiates light from the upper surface and the lower surface to the inside by the LEDs of the decorative substrate 205 on the light guide plate and the decorative substrate 206 below the light guide plate, so that the light passing through the inside of the light guide plate 202 is forward by the dots of the decorative layer. It can be reflected and each dot can be made to shine, and a pattern or the like represented by a plurality of dots can be luminescently decorated (see FIG. 13). In addition, in FIGS. 13 and 48, the minute black dots representing the pattern are actually shining as dots, and the rear ones can be seen through the white portion. The light guide plate 202 has a non-decorative region 202a having no dots in a range extending from the lower side to the left and right at a predetermined height in the decorative layer (see FIG. 13). Therefore, when the decorative layer of the light guide plate 202 is light-emittingly decorated, at least the inside of the non-decorative region 202a does not emit light at all, so that what is arranged behind the non-decorative region 202a can be satisfactorily visually recognized.

The non-decorative region 202a of the light guide plate 202 corresponds to the lower region in the upper and lower three-stage symbol display area A displayed by the three reels 70 (symbol rows) arranged on the left and right sides of the game unit 3. That is, when the decoration (pattern) of the decorative layer of the light guide plate 202 is light-emitting decorated, only the symbol located in the lower row among the plurality of symbols displayed by the three reels 70 through the non-decorative region 202a is on the player side. Can be seen well from (see FIG. 48). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the details will be described later, but in the symbol display area A consisting of three rows on the left and right and three stages on the top and bottom, only the lower stage (lower stage line) is regarded as an effective line, and the design of the light guide plate 202 is displayed. When the light emitting decoration is applied, only the symbols located on the effective line can be visually recognized satisfactorily, and the privilege described later is given according to the combination of the symbols that are stopped and displayed side by side in the lower row (effective line).

Further, although not shown, the light guide plate 202 has reflective layers on both the left and right side surfaces. The reflective layer prevents the light emitted from the upper surface and the lower surface by the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 from leaking to the outside from both the left and right side surfaces of the light guide plate 202. It can be reflected inward, and the pattern of the decorative layer can be luminescent and decorated more brightly, and the entire pattern can be luminescent and decorated more uniformly.

Although not shown, a plurality of LEDs are mounted in a row on the lower surface and the upper surface of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206, respectively, in the left-right direction. The LEDs mounted on the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 are high-brightness color LEDs or high-brightness LEDs that are monochromatic and colored (excluding white). The pattern of the decorative layer of the light guide plate 202 can be entirely luminescent and decorated with a partially different color such as rainbow color, or the entire decorative layer can be luminescently decorated with a single color such as red or blue.

In the present embodiment, the light guide plate 202 having one decorative layer is shown. For example, one light guide plate may have a plurality of decorative layers having different patterns, or may have decorative layers having different patterns. A plurality of the light guide plates may be provided so that each decorative layer can be independently luminescently decorated on the decorative substrate on the light guide plate and the decorative substrate under the light guide plate. As a result, by making the decorative layer that emits light and decorates different according to the game state, it is possible to display different patterns according to the game state, and it is possible to present a more diverse effect to the player and make the player less bored. be able to. In addition, when the patterns of different frames of continuous moving images are sequentially emitted and decorated as different patterns, a short moving image can be displayed on the top cover unit in front of the reel 70, which surprises the player. It is possible to entertain the player and suppress the decline in the interest in the game.

[4-3. Front movable production unit]
The front movable effect unit 300 in the door unit 4 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 10, 11, and 14. FIG. 14A is a front view of the front movable effect unit in the door unit, and FIG. 14B is a front view of the front movable effect unit shown in a state where the front movable ornament is lowered from the state of (a). The front movable effect unit 300 is attached to the rear side of the top cover unit 200 and to the front surface of the door base 110 of the door body unit 100 where the opening 111 is formed.

The front movable effect unit 300 is arranged on the rear side of the unit base 301, which is formed in a frame shape with a substantially quadrangular front view shape, and is a front movable decorative body decorated at least on the front surface. It includes a 310 and an elevating drive mechanism 320 that raises and lowers the front movable decorative body 310 according to a gaming state.

The unit base 301 of the front movable effect unit 300 is attached to the upper front surface of the door body unit 100 where the opening 111 of the door base 110 is formed. The unit base 301 is formed to be slightly larger than the inner peripheral shape of the opening 111 of the door base 110. In the frame-shaped unit base 301, the portion forming the upper side is formed to have a larger width (upper and lower dimensions) than the portion forming the other side. The unit base 301 is formed transparently.

The front movable decorative body 310 is formed to have substantially constant dimensions in the vertical direction, and is formed to be slightly shorter in the left-right direction than the left-right dimensions of the unit base 301, and extends long to the left and right. The vertical dimension of the front movable decorative body 310 is substantially the same as the vertical dimension of the portion forming the upper side of the unit base 301. The front movable decorative body 310 is formed in an outer shape in which the vicinity of the left end on the lower side projects downward when viewed from the front. The front movable decorative body 310 is formed in a shape imitating a machete (machete) with the left side of the front view as the tip side as an item in line with the concept of the slot machine 1. Further, although not shown, the front movable decorative body 310 is provided with a front movable decorative body decorative substrate on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, and can be light-emitting decorated by emitting light of the plurality of LEDs.

The elevating drive mechanism 320 has upper and lower ends attached to the rear sides of the portions forming the left and right sides of the frame-shaped unit base 310, and the left and right ends of the front movable decorative body 310 are attached so as to be able to elevate. A columnar slide shaft 321 and a pair of vertically separated pulleys 322 that are rotatably attached to the unit base 310 around an axis extending back and forth near the upper and lower ends of each of the left and right slide shafts 321. A drive belt 323 that is wound around a pair of pulleys 322 that are vertically separated from each other and is partially attached to the left end or right end of the front movable decorative body 310, and the left and right slide shafts 321 respectively. It is provided with a front left drive motor 324 and a front right drive motor 325 for rotationally driving the upper pulley 322 of the pulleys 322 which are attached to the unit base 310 near the upper end portion of the above and are separated from each other in the vertical direction. ..

The front movable decorative body decorative substrate (not shown) of the front movable decorative body 310 in the front movable effect unit 300, the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 of the elevating drive mechanism 320, and the like are controlled by the peripheral control board 471.

Further, the front movable effect unit 300 is attached to both left and right sides of the front surface of the frame-shaped unit base 301, and includes a front side decorative member 330 having a three-dimensional decoration. The front side decorative member 330 extends up and down over substantially the entire height of the unit base 301. Further, the front side decorative member 330 is formed with a plating layer having a metallic luster on the surface thereof. The left and right front side decorative members 330 are located on both the left and right sides of the window portion 201a of the top cover 201 in the top cover unit 200 in a state of being assembled to the door unit 4, and decorate both the left and right sides of the window portion 201a. ing.

The front movable effect unit 300 is arranged between the light guide plate 202 of the top cover unit 200 and the game unit 3 and the middle unit 5, and the three reels 70 of the game unit 3 and the two reels 70 of the middle unit 4 described later. It is arranged in front of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. In the normal state of the front movable effect unit 300, as shown in FIG. 14A, the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the rising end. In this state, the lower end of the front movable decorative body 310 is located slightly below the lower side of the portion forming the upper side of the unit base 301. Although not shown, the front movable decorative body 310 can be visually recognized from the front (player side) through the transparent unit base 301 even in this state.

The front movable effect unit 300 rotationally drives the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 of the elevating drive mechanism 320 according to the gaming state, thereby lowering the front movable decorative body 310 located at the rising end. It can be lowered to the position of (see FIG. 14 (b)). In the state where the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the descending end, as shown in the figure, the portion of the lower side of the front movable decorative body 310 near the left end of the front view extending downward is the lower side of the frame-shaped unit base 301. Most of the lower side of the front movable decoration 310 is separated from the lower side of the unit base 301 because it is lowered to the position of the part forming the unit base 301. That is, when the front movable decorative body 310 is positioned at the descending end, a substantially quadrangular rear visible region 302 extending to the left and right so that the rear can be seen is formed below the lower side of the front movable decorative body 310.

The rear visible area 302 formed by the lowering of the front movable decorative body 310 in the front movable effect unit 300 is a three-stage upper and lower symbol display displayed by three reels 70 (symbol rows) arranged on the left and right sides of the game unit 3. It corresponds to the lower region in region A. That is, when the front movable decorative body 310 is positioned at the descending end, only the symbol located at the lower stage is good from the player side among the plurality of symbols displayed by the three reels 70 through the rear visible area 302. It can be visually recognized (see FIG. 40). In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the details will be described later, but in the symbol display area A consisting of three rows on the left and right and three rows on the top and bottom, only the lower row (lower row) is regarded as an effective line, and the front movable decorative body 310 is used. When it is positioned at the descending end, only the symbol located on the effective line can be clearly seen.

Further, the front movable effect unit 300 appropriately controls the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 by the peripheral control board, so that the front movable decorative body 310 is placed at an arbitrary position between the ascending end and the descending end. Can be stopped with. Therefore, since the front movable decorative body 310 can be stopped at various elevating positions and the front movable decorative body 310 can be raised and lowered in various patterns, various effects can be presented to the player, and the game can be played. It is possible to prevent people from getting bored and to suppress a decline in interest in the game.

[5. Overall configuration of medium unit]
Next, the overall configuration of the middle unit 5 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 to 20. FIG. 15A is a front view of the middle unit in the slot machine, and FIG. 15B is a rear view of the middle unit. Further, FIG. 16 is a perspective view of the middle unit viewed from the front, FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the middle unit viewed from the right rear, and FIG. 18 is a perspective view of the middle unit viewed from the left rear. Further, FIG. 19 is an exploded perspective view of the middle unit disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the front, and FIG. 20 is an exploded perspective view of the middle unit disassembled for each main configuration and viewed from the rear. The middle unit 5 is attached to the rear side of the portion of the door body unit 100 of the door unit 4 where the opening 111 of the door base 110 is formed, and the player is given an effect image or a movable effect through the window portion 201a of the top cover 201. Etc. are presented.

The middle unit 5 includes a frame-shaped middle unit base 400 attached to the rear side of the door base 110, and a main liquid crystal display device 450 detachably attached to the upper part of the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 and capable of displaying an effect image. , The peripheral control unit 470 attached to the rear surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450, the security member 490 that prevents the main liquid crystal display device 450 from being removed from the middle unit base 400, and the upper and lower parts on the front surface of the middle unit base 400. The central movable effect unit 500, which is attached to the center of the direction, the upper movable effect unit 600, which is attached to the front side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 at the upper part of the rear surface of the middle unit base 400, and the upper movable effect unit 600, which is attached to the left and right sides of the front surface of the middle unit base 400. The horizontal movable effect unit 700, the status display 800 attached to the lower front end of the middle unit base 400, and the main liquid crystal display 450 attached to the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 so as to cover from the rear side. It includes a decorative drive board unit 900, which is possibly attached.

[5-1. Medium unit base]
The middle unit base 400 of the middle unit 5 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 to 22. FIG. 21 is a perspective view seen from the front with the horizontal movable effect unit and the status indicator attached to the middle unit base in the middle unit, and FIG. 22 shows the horizontal movable effect unit and the state on the middle unit base in the middle unit. It is a perspective view seen from the back with the display attached. The middle unit base 400 is attached to the rear surface of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162 and the middle reinforcing metal fitting 163 of the reinforcing unit 160 behind the opening 111 of the door base 110 in the door body unit 100 of the door unit 4.

The middle unit base 400 has a pair of flat plate-shaped side portions 401 that are separated from each other to the left and right and have a substantially constant front-rear direction and extend in the vertical direction, and an upper connecting portion that connects the upper ends of the pair of side portions 401. It includes a 402, a middle connecting portion 403 that connects substantially the centers of the pair of side portions 401 in the vertical direction, and a lower connecting portion 404 that connects the lower ends of the pair of side portions 401. The upper connecting portion 402 is formed in a rod shape, and connects the rear portions at the upper ends of the pair of side portions 401. The middle connecting portion 403 connects the portions on the rear side in the front-rear direction from the center to the bottom in the vertical direction of the pair of side portions 401. The middle connecting portion 403 is formed so as to extend horizontally from a position closer to the front of the center of the pair of side portions 401 to the rear and then to extend upward from the rear end, and the middle connecting portion 403 is formed. , The side cross-sectional shape is formed in a substantially L shape. The lower connecting portion 404 connects the front portions at the lower ends of the pair of side portions 401. Among them, the unit base 400 is formed in a frame shape having a substantially "day" shape when viewed from the front.

The middle unit base 400 has a pair of locking pieces 405 protruding forward from the upper surface near the left and right ends of the upper connecting portion 402, and a pair of lower parts protruding downward from the front ends of the left and right ends of the lower connecting portion 404. It is equipped with a mounting portion 406. The pair of locking pieces 405 are locked to the upper surface of the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162 in the reinforcing unit 160 of the door unit 4, and by locking to the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162, the middle unit 5 is attached to the door unit 4. At the time of mounting, the middle unit 5 can be positioned with respect to the door unit 4 in the height direction, and the middle unit 5 can be hung so that the mounting work can be facilitated. In the middle unit base 400, the upper connecting portion 402 and the pair of lower mounting portions 406 are attached to the upper reinforcing metal fitting 162 and the middle reinforcing metal fitting 163 of the reinforcing unit 160 by screws (screws) (not shown).

Further, as shown in FIG. 22, the middle unit base 400 has a main liquid crystal display device 450 and decorations at a portion between the upper connecting portion 402 and the middle connecting portion 403 on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the left side in the front view. A plurality (here, four) of a plurality of bearing portions 407 for mounting the drive board unit 900 so as to be hingeably rotatable are arranged vertically. The upper ends of each of these four bearing portions 407 are open. Of the four bearings 407 arranged vertically, the first and third bearings 407 from the top are for mounting the decorative drive board unit 900 so that the decorative drive board unit 900 can be hinged, and the second and fourth bearings from the top. The bearing portion 407 is for mounting the main liquid crystal display device 450 so as to be hingeably rotatable.

The middle unit base 400 is provided with a lock mechanism 410 for detachably attaching the protruding piece 452 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 to the rear side of the side portion 401 on the right side of the front view. The lock mechanism 410 includes a lock lever 411 having an opening 411a that slides up and down and opens rearward at the top. This lock mechanism 410 is a state in which the lock lever 411 is slid downward, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 is hingedly attached to the left end side of the front view by a bearing portion 407 so that the display screen faces the front. When the hinge is rotated (so as to close the opening between the upper connecting portion 402 and the middle connecting portion 403 in the middle unit base 400), the protruding piece 452 protruding outward from the right side of the front view of the main liquid crystal display device 450. Is inserted into the opening 411a of the lock lever 411. Then, when the lock lever 411 is slid upward in this state, the backward movement of the protruding piece 452 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 is restricted, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 is locked with respect to the middle unit base 400. It will be installed in the state where it is.

Further, the middle unit base 400 is provided with a locking groove 415 for detachably mounting the decorative drive substrate unit 900 on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the right side in the front view and on the upper side of the lock mechanism 410. The locking groove 415 is formed in a groove shape recessed from the rear surface to the front, and the locking portion of the decorative drive substrate unit 900 is elastically locked.

Further, the middle unit base 400 is on the rear side of the side portion 401 on the left side when viewed from the front, and is below the third bearing portion 407 from the top among the four bearing portions 407 arranged vertically, that is, 3 from the top. A mounting recess 420 recessed from the rear surface to the front is provided between the third bearing portion 407 and the fourth bearing portion 407. A security member 490 is attached to the attachment recess 420.

[5-2. Main liquid crystal display device]
The main liquid crystal display device 450 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 19 and 20. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is attached to the upper part of the rear surface of the middle unit base 400, and is provided with a display screen for displaying an effect image on the front surface. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is long left and right in front view, capable of closing a substantially rectangular opening in front view formed by a pair of left and right side portions 401, an upper connecting portion 402, and a middle connecting portion 403 in the middle unit base 400. It is formed in a rectangular shape.

The main liquid crystal display device 450 includes a pair of hinge shaft portions 451 that are vertically separated from each other on the left side of the front view, project outward, and extend downward in a columnar shape. The pair of hinge shaft portions 451 are inserted into the second and fourth bearing portions 407 from the top among the four bearing portions 407 in the middle unit base 400. Further, the main liquid crystal display device 450 is provided with a flat plate-shaped projecting piece 452 projecting outward from substantially the center in the vertical direction on the right side of the front view. The protruding piece 452 is attached to the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 by the lock mechanism 410 of the middle unit base 400.

The main liquid crystal display device 450 is rotatably attached to the middle unit base 400 so as to open and close rearward by inserting the pair of hinge shaft portions 451 into the bearing portion 407 of the middle unit base 400.

[5-3. Peripheral control unit]
The peripheral control unit 470 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 8, 15, 17, 20 and the like. The peripheral control unit 470 is detachably attached to the rear surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450. The peripheral control unit 470 is the rear side of the peripheral control board 471 that controls the game content, the effect content, and the like based on the control commands from the main control board 21 and the sub main control board 23 of the main control unit 20, and the peripheral control board 471. A ROM board 472 having a ROM in which control programs, effect images, effect sounds, etc. executed on the peripheral control board 471, the main control board 21, and the sub control board 23 are stored in advance. It is attached to the rear side of the peripheral control board 471, and in response to a control command from the peripheral control board 471, the main liquid crystal display device 450, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R of the lateral movable effect unit 700. A display control board 473 that controls the effect image displayed on the display, a peripheral control board 471, a ROM board 472, and a peripheral control board box 474 that houses the display control board 473 are provided.

The peripheral control board 471 is formed in a rectangular shape having a long left-right front view, and a plurality of input / output connectors are attached to the lower portion on the rear surface along the lower side. Further, the peripheral control board 471 projects rearward from between the plurality of input / output connectors, and includes a volume 471a for adjusting the volume (see FIG. 15B).

The peripheral control board box 474 is formed so that the input / output connector of the peripheral control board 471 and the volume 471a face rearward. The peripheral control board box 474 is formed so as to be split back and forth and to leave traces of splitting (opening and closing). The peripheral control board box 474 is attached to the rear surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450 so as to leave a trace of removal by a member having the same configuration as the security member 490 described in detail later.

[5-4. Security materials]
The security member 490 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 15, 18 to 20. The security member 490 is attached to the mounting recess 420 of the middle unit base 400 to prevent the main liquid crystal display device 450 mounted on the middle unit base 400 from being removed. The security member 490 includes a bottomed square cylindrical pedestal portion 491 and a cap 492 that closes the open side of the pedestal portion 491. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the pedestal portion 491 of the security member 490 is provided with a through hole through which a screw can pass at the bottom and a pair of recessed recesses at a portion facing each other on the inner peripheral surface. There is.

The cap 492 of the security member 490 is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape that can be inserted into the pedestal portion 491. Although detailed illustration is omitted, the cap 492 is provided with a pair of protruding protrusions on the outer peripheral surface near the open end portion at a portion facing each other. When the cap 492 is inserted into the pedestal portion 491 with the open side facing the pedestal portion 491 side, the pair of protrusions are elastically deformed and then protrude into the pair of recesses of the pedestal portion 491, respectively. Therefore, the cap 492 can be mounted in the pedestal portion 491 by engaging the protrusions and the recesses with each other.

In this security member 490, the hinge shaft portion 451 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 is inserted into the bearing portion 407 of the middle unit base 400, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 is hinge-rotatably attached to the middle unit base 400. In this state, only the pedestal portion 491 of the security member 490 is inserted into the mounting recess 420 with its bottomed end facing the mounting recess 420 of the middle unit base 400, and the side where the pedestal portion 491 is open. The screw (not shown) inserted from the above is screwed into the middle unit base 400 through the through hole at the bottom, and the pedestal portion 491 is attached to the mounting recess 420. As a result, on the upper side of the hinge shaft portion 451 inserted into the fourth bearing portion 407 from the top from above, the square tubular pedestal portion 491 is in a state of protruding rearward from the mounting recess 420, so that the hinge shaft portion The upward movement of the 451 is blocked by the pedestal portion 491. As a result, the hinge shaft portion 451 cannot be removed from the bearing portion 407, so that the main liquid crystal display device 450 cannot be removed from the middle unit base 400.

After that, the cap 492 is inserted into the pedestal portion 491, and the protrusion of the cap 492 is locked in the recess of the pedestal portion 491. By attaching the cap 492 to the pedestal portion 491, the screw that attaches the pedestal portion 491 to the mounting recess 420 can be covered, and the screw cannot be removed from the rear side. In order to remove the screw attaching the pedestal portion 491, it is necessary to destroy the cap 492 inserted in the pedestal portion 491 and pull it out from the pedestal portion 491.

By the way, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, since the peripheral control unit 470 attached to the main liquid crystal display device 450 has a control function and a ROM related to the game, the main liquid crystal display device 450 is a medium unit base. There is a risk of fraudulent activity such as removing from 400 and replacing it with a fraudulent main liquid crystal display device that has been replaced with a fraudulent board or ROM. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the security member 490 is attached to the mounting recess 420 with the main liquid crystal display device 450 attached to the middle unit base 400, so that the main liquid crystal display device 450 is first mounted from the middle unit base 400. Since it can be made difficult to remove, it is possible to hesitate to perform fraudulent acts such as removing the main liquid crystal display device 450, and it is possible to make it difficult to perform fraudulent acts.

Further, even if the main liquid crystal display device 450 is removed, in order to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450, it is necessary to destroy the cap 492 of the security member 490 and remove the pedestal portion 491. Therefore, the middle unit Since the trace of the removal of the main liquid crystal display device 450 from the base 400 remains, it can be found that the fraudulent act of replacing the main liquid crystal display device 450 (peripheral control unit 470) has been performed. Therefore, the deterrence against fraudulent activity can be enhanced, and the fraudulent activity can be prevented as much as possible.

[5-5. Overall configuration of central movable production unit]
The central movable effect unit 500 in the middle unit 5 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 23 to 32. FIG. 23 (a) is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit in the middle unit as viewed from the front, and FIG. 23 (b) is a perspective view of the central movable effect unit as viewed from the back. Further, FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of the central movable effect unit disassembled and viewed from the front, and FIG. 25 is an exploded perspective view of the central movable effect unit disassembled and viewed from the rear. Further, FIG. 26A is a perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit as viewed from the front, and FIG. 26B is a perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit as viewed from the rear. Further, FIG. 27 is a perspective view seen from the front with the wiring member held by the advancing / retreating unit. Further, FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit disassembled and viewed from the front, and FIG. 29 is an exploded perspective view of the advancing / retreating unit disassembled and viewed from the rear. FIG. 30 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the advancing / retreating unit, and FIG. 30 (b) is a cross-sectional view showing a part of (a) in an enlarged manner. Further, FIG. 31 (a) is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the central movable effect unit in a normal state, and FIG. 31 (b) is a front view showing a guide portion for guiding the advancing / retreating unit in the central movable effect unit. 32 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the central movable effect unit in a state where the advancing / retreating unit is advanced.

The central movable effect unit 500 is attached to the upper surface (inside the L shape) of the middle connecting portion 403 in the middle unit base 400. The central movable effect unit 500 is attached to the middle unit base 400, and is attached to a base unit 510 that extends long to the left and right and an advancing / retreating unit 530 that is slidable in the left-right direction and has a tip that protrudes upward. A central movable decorative unit 550 attached to the tip of the advance / retreat unit 530 and decorated at least on the front surface, an advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 attached to the base unit 510 to slide the advance / retreat unit 530, and the like. It has.

Further, the central movable effect unit 500 includes an elevating support mechanism 590 that supports the elevating and lowering of the centrally movable decorative unit 550 that moves up and down by the advancing / retreating unit 530 driven by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570.

[5-5a. Base unit]
The base unit 510 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. The base unit 510 is formed in a shallow box shape extending to the left and right to accommodate the advance / retreat unit 530, and has an opening 510a on the upper surface at the center in the left-right direction so that the advance / retreat unit 530 can protrude upward. The advancing / retreating unit 530 is slidably mounted in the base unit 510. The base unit 510 includes a front base 511 extending to the left and right, and a rear base 512 attached to the rear side of the front base 511.

Further, the base unit 510 is formed on the rear surface of the front base 511 and the front surface of the rear base 512, respectively, and includes a guiding portion 513 that slidably guides the advancing / retreating unit 530. The guide portion 513 projects from the rear surface of the front base 511 and the front surface of the rear base 512, respectively, and is formed in a groove shape capable of accommodating and rolling the roller 536 of the advancing / retreating unit 530. The guide portion 513 is formed substantially symmetrically with the center of the base unit 510 in the left-right direction as a boundary (see FIG. 31 (b) and the like). The guide portion 513 has a pair of horizontal portions 513a extending horizontally from the left and right ends of the base unit 510 toward the center in the left-right direction, and a pair of horizontal portions 513a from the end near the center toward the center. A pair of first rising 513b extending diagonally upward and a pair of second rising 513c extending diagonally upward from the end near the center of the pair of first rising 513b toward the center. And have.

The horizontal portion 513a of the guide portion 513 has a length in the left-right direction of about 4/5 of the length of half of the entire guide portion 513 (the length from the center to the end in the left-right direction). The first rising portion 513b is inclined at an angle of 30 degrees with respect to the horizontal, and the length in the left-right direction is about 7/8 of the length from the end to the center of the horizontal portion 513a near the center. It is said to be the length of. The second rising portion 513c is inclined at an angle of 60 degrees with respect to the horizontal.

The guide unit 513 can slidably accommodate the advance / retreat unit 530. Further, the guiding portion 513 can slide (move) the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the horizontal direction by the horizontal portion 513a, and the advancing / retreating unit 530 is moved in the vertical direction from the horizontal direction by the first rising 513b and the second rising 513c. Can be slid to. As a result, when the advancing / retreating unit accommodated in each of the left and right sides is moved to the center side in the left-right direction, the leading end side of the advancing / retreating unit 530 is in contact with each other in the center in the left-right direction upward from the opening 510a of the base unit 510. It can be guided to protrude.

The base unit 510 penetrates back and forth in the front base 511 and the rear base 512 at substantially the center of the horizontal portion 513a in the guiding portion 513 in the vertical direction, and extends over the entire length of the horizontal portion 513a. It is equipped with 514. Further, the base unit 510 includes a pair of guide grooves 515 extending rearwardly on the front surface of the front base 511 on both the upper and lower sides of the slit 514 over substantially the entire length of the front base 511 in the left-right direction. ing. These pair of guide grooves 515 are for guiding the lower main body 575a of the lower slider 575 and the upper main body 576a of the upper slider 576 in the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570, which will be described later, in the left-right direction, respectively.

Further, the base unit 510 is attached to the front surface of the front base 511 and has a translucent flat plate-shaped base cover 520, and is attached to the rear surface of the front base 511 between the front base 511 and the rear base 512. It is sandwiched between the center left decorative board 521 and the center right decorative board 522 on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted on the front surface, and the lower ends of the front base 511 and the rear base 512, and extends to the left and right and has a plurality of LEDs on the lower surface. Is provided with a reel lighting board 523 on which the above is mounted.

The base cover 520 is a quadrangle whose front view is elongated to the left and right, and has an opening 520a cut out in a quadrangle from the upper side to the vicinity of the center in the vertical direction at the center in the left-right direction. The left-right dimensions of the base cover 520 are substantially the same as the left-right dimensions of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. Further, the vertical dimension of the base cover 520 is slightly larger than the vertical dimension of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. The opening 520a of the base cover 520 substantially coincides with the opening 510a of the base unit 510. Although not shown, the front surface of the base cover 520 is decorated according to the concept of the slot machine 1.

The central left decorative substrate 521 is attached to the left portion in the left-right direction in the front view above the slit 514 on the rear surface of the front base 511. The central right decorative substrate 522 is attached to the right portion in the left-right direction in the front view above the slit 514 on the rear surface of the front base 511. The central right decorative substrate 522 is connected to the central rotary drive motor 554 of the central movable decorative unit 550 and the central movable decorative substrate (not shown) via a wiring member 525 (see FIG. 27).

The reel lighting substrate 523 is formed so that the length in the left-right direction is slightly shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the front base 511 and the rear base 512. The reel lighting substrate 523 is attached between the front base 511 and the rear base 512 in a state of being inclined back and forth so that the front end side is higher than the rear end side. The reel lighting board 523 can directly and indirectly illuminate the three reels 70 in the game unit 3 from the front by causing the LED mounted on the lower surface to emit light. Indirectly illuminating means that the LED of the reel lighting substrate 523 can irradiate light diagonally downward and forward, so that the light from the LED is the transparent top cover of the top cover unit 200 in the door unit 4. The 201 and the light guide plate 202 are irradiated from the rear, and the light is reflected rearward by the top cover 201 and the light guide plate 202 to indirectly illuminate the three reels 70 from the front side.

[5-5b. Advance / retreat unit]
The advance / retreat unit 530 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 26 to 30. The advancing / retreating unit 530 is accommodated in the base unit 510, and is capable of projecting upward (advancing / retreating) from the opening 510a at the center in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the base unit 510. The advancing / retreating unit 530 is composed of a left unit 530L arranged on the left side of the center in the left-right direction and a right unit 530R arranged on the right side of the center in the left-right direction. As for the advance / retreat unit 530, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are each formed in a roller chain shape as shown in the figure.

As shown in FIGS. 28 and 29, the advancing / retreating unit 530 is composed of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 and the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 which are arranged so as to face each other at intervals. The inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534 are arranged so as to be in contact with each other on the inner side, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534 project from the vicinity of both ends of the outer first plate 531 toward the outer second plate 532. It includes a connecting pin 535 that alternately rotatably connects the inner second plate 534, the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532. In other words, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 are composed of a top composed of the outer first plate 351 and the outer second part rate 352, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534. The coma are alternately connected by the connecting pins 535, and can be bent (has flexibility) in the direction perpendicular to the axis of the connecting pins 535.

Further, the advancing / retreating unit 530 connects the roller 536, which is rotatably attached to the connecting pin 535 on the outer side of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, and the roller 536 to the outer first plate 531 and the roller 536. It includes a screw 537 that is rotatably attached to the tip of the pin 535, and a magnet 538 that is attached to the outer first plate 531 and the inner first plate 533, respectively. Further, the advancing / retreating unit 530 protrudes outward from the outer first plate 531 on the same axis as the connecting pin 535 on the most proximal side of the plurality of connecting pins 535 in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which will be described later. It is provided with a columnar drive shaft 539 attached to the drive hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the drive hole 576d of the upper slider 576.

The outer first plate 531 of the advancing / retreating unit 530 is formed in a horizontally long track shape when viewed from the front. The outer first plate 531 has a flat plate-shaped locking piece 531a extending rearward from the upper side in the center in the longitudinal direction and a bulge extending rearward from the lower side to the lower side of the locking piece 531a. A portion 531b, a storage recess 531c that is recessed from the rear surface of the bulging portion 531b toward the front and stores the magnet 538, and a regulation protrusion 531c that protrudes from the bulging portion 531b toward the connecting pins 535 on both sides. I have. The storage recess 531c of the outer first plate 531 is formed below the center of the outer first plate 531 in the vertical direction.

Further, the outer first plate 531 is coaxial with the connecting pin 535 and projects shortly from the front surface to the front, and includes a disk-shaped boss portion 531e for rotatably attaching the roller 536. The boss portion 531e is not provided at a portion coaxial with the connecting pin 535 on the most proximal side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, and the rear end of the drive shaft 539 is inserted into the portion. Bearing hole 531f is provided.

The outer second plate 532 includes mounting holes 532a into which the tips of the connecting pins 535 are inserted near both ends formed to have the same length as the outer first plate 531. Further, the outer second plate 532 includes a holding portion 532b extending forward from the front surface to the lower side of the locking piece of the outer first plate 531. The sandwiching portion 532b of the outer second plate 532 has a shape in which the upper surface of the outer second plate 532 on the most proximal side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is flat and bulges forward, and the other outer second plate 532b. The plate 532 has a pair of rod-shaped shapes separated from each other to the left and right.

The inner first plate 533 is cut out in a fan shape along the outer peripheral edges of both ends of the semicircle and a pair of insertion holes 533a through which the connecting pins 535 are inserted in the front and rear near both ends of the semicircle. The regulation recess 533b, the bulging portion 533c that bulges rearward from the lower side to the vicinity of the upper side in the center in the longitudinal direction, and the bulging portion 533c that dents from the rear surface to the front to accommodate the magnet 538. It is provided with a storage recess 533d. The storage recess 533d of the inner first plate 533 is formed below the center of the inner first plate 533 in the vertical direction.

The inner second plate 534 has a pair of insertion holes 534a that penetrate back and forth near both ends of the semicircle and into which connecting pins 535 are inserted, respectively, and extend forward from the upper side in the center in the longitudinal direction with a vertical gap. It is provided with a locking piece 534b and a protruding locking piece 534b.

The connecting pin 535 is columnar and has a step formed at the tip, and the roller 536 is rotatably attached to the small diameter portion that is the step at the tip. Further, the connecting pin 535 has a plurality of (here, four) ridges arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction on the outer peripheral surface of the columnar shape, which protrudes outward and extends in the axial direction. doing. These plurality of ridges extend to a position closer to the base end than the step at the tip of the connecting pin 535, and the mounting hole 532a of the outer second plate 532 is fitted between the tip of the ridge and the step. Further, the plurality of ridges are formed so as to abut on the inner peripheral surfaces of the insertion hole 533a of the inner first plate 533 and the insertion hole 534a of the inner second plate 534. Of the plurality of connecting pins 535, the connecting pin 535 on the most proximal side (most rightmost side in front view) of the right unit 530R is provided with a mounting boss 535a projecting rearward from the rear end in a columnar shape. There is. The end portion of the assist elastic body 596 of the elevating support mechanism 590, which will be described later, is attached to the attachment boss 535a.

In the advance / retreat unit 530 of the present embodiment, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are composed of three sets of outer first plate 351 and outer second plate 352, and two sets of inner first play 533 and inner second plate 534. Each is composed. That is, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are composed of three pieces composed of a set of outer first plate 531 and outer second plate 532, and a set of inner first plate 533 and inner second plate 534. It is composed of a total of five frames, including the two frames that were created. The length of each of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is formed to be longer than the height of the base unit 510 (the length is formed to be about twice the height of the base cover 520).

Next, the assembly of the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the present embodiment will be described in detail. In a state where the three outer first plates 351 are arranged in rows at equal intervals in the left-right direction, from the rear surfaces of the ends that are close to each other. The connecting pins 535 projecting rearward are inserted into the insertion holes 533a at both ends of the inner first plate 533, and the three outer first plates 531 are connected by the two inner first plates 533.

In the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, the connecting pin 535 on the most tip side (center side in the left-right direction in the front view) is inserted into a pair of connecting holes 551a of the connecting base 551 in the central movable decorative unit 550, which will be described later. Let me.

In this state, the columnar magnets 538 are stored in the storage recesses 531c of the outer first plate 531 and the storage recesses 533d of the inner first plate 533, respectively. When storing the magnet 538, in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, the same pole is stored so as to face downward in one unit, and different poles are stored so as to face downward between the units. That is, for example, in the left unit 530L, the north pole is stored so as to face downward, and in the right unit 530R, the south pole is stored so as to face downward.

Subsequently, the inner second plate 534 is positioned directly behind each inner first plate 533, and the connecting pins 535 penetrating the pair of insertion holes 533a of the inner first plate 533, respectively, are connected to the pair of inner second plates 534. It is inserted into the insertion hole 534a of. Then, the front surface of the inner second plate 534 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the bulging portion 533c of the inner first plate 533, and the rear end opening of the storage recess 533d in which the magnet 535 is housed is opened by the inner second plate 534. Upon closing, the inner second plate 534 is attached to the inner first plate 533 using a machine screw (not shown).

After that, the outer second plate 532 is positioned directly behind each outer first plate 531, and the rear end of the connecting pin 535 projecting rearward from the rear surface of the inner second plate 534 is provided with a mounting hole for the outer second plate 532. Insert through 532a. Then, the front surface of the outer second plate 532 is brought into contact with the rear surface of the bulging portion 531b of the outer first plate 531, and the rear end opening of the storage recess 531c in which the magnet 535 is housed is closed by the outer second plate 532. At the same time, the outer second plate 532 is attached to the outer first plate 531 using a machine screw (not shown).

In this state, the roller 536 is fitted into the boss portion 531e protruding from the front surface of the outer first plate 531, and then the screw 537 is screwed into the front surface of the boss portion 531e from the front to form the outer first plate 531. A roller 536 is rotatably attached to the front side. Further, after fitting the roller 536 to the tip (rear end) of the connecting pin 535 protruding rearward from the mounting hole 532a of the outer second plate 532, the screw 537 is screwed from the rear to the tip surface of the connecting pin 535. By inserting the roller 536, the roller 536 is rotatably attached to the rear side of the outer second plate 532.

After that, the drive shaft 539 is inserted (press-fitted) into the bearing hole 531f of the outer first plate 531 which is open to the front surface on the most proximal side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, respectively. As a result, the assembly of the advance / retreat unit 530 is completed.

In the advancing / retreating unit 530, the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, the inner first plate 533, the inner second plate 534, the connecting pin 535, and the roller 536 are each made of synthetic resin. As a result, the magnetic force of the magnet 538 stored in the storage recess 531c of the outer first plate 531 and the storage recess 533d of the inner first plate 533 is applied to the outside of the outer first plate 531 and the inner first plate 533, respectively. Can be done. Further, the outer first plate 531 and the connecting pin 535 are integrally formed.

In the assembled state of the advancing / retreating unit 530, as shown in FIG. 30, magnets 538 are arranged (stored) near the lower side of each of the storage recesses 531c of the outer first plate 531 and the storage recesses 533d of the inner first plate 533. ) Has been done.

Further, in the assembled state of the advancing / retreating unit 530, the regulating protrusion 531d of the outer first plate 531 is located in the regulating recess 533b of the inner first plate 533. The relationship between the regulation protrusion 531d and the regulation recess 533b is that when the outer first plate 531 and the inner first plate 533 extend linearly, the regulation protrusion 531d has one end (magnet 538) of the regulation recess 533b. There is a space in which the regulation protrusion 531d can rotate about 60 degrees between the regulation protrusion 531d and the end on the opposite side of the regulation recess 533b. It is formed. Therefore, the advancing / retreating unit 530 cannot be bent from the state of being linearly extended by the regulating protrusion 531d and the regulating recess 533b to the lower side where the magnet 538 is arranged, and each connecting pin 535 is moved to the upper side. Can be bent at an angle of about 60 degrees. That is, it is formed so as to bend only to the upper side.

When the lower sides of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought close to each other in the advancing / retreating unit 530, the magnets 538 provided on the left unit 530 and the right unit 530R are attracted to each other, and the magnets 538 are brought into close contact with each other by magnetic force. Then, due to the relationship between the regulation protrusion 531d and the regulation recess 533b described above, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which are in close contact with each other, are maintained in a straight extended state without bending within the range of the magnetic force of the magnet 538. NS.

Further, in the advancing / retreating unit 530, a plurality of rollers 536 attached to the outer sides of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 are guided by the guiding portion 513 of the base unit 510.

Further, in the advance / retreat unit 530, the drive shafts 539 of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R penetrate the slit 514 of the front base 511 in the base unit 510 from the rear side and project forward. Further, the mounting boss 535a of the left unit 530R penetrates the slit 514 of the rear base 512 in the base unit 510 from the front side and projects rearward.

Further, the advancing / retreating unit 530 is provided in the gap between the locking piece 531a of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 holding portion 532b and the gap between the pair of locking pieces 534b of the inner second plate 534. By inserting the wiring member 525 made of a flat cable, the wiring member 525 can be held along the advancing / retreating unit 530 (left unit 530L and right unit 530R) (see FIG. 27).

More specifically, in the advancing / retreating unit 530, in the coma composed of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, the lower side of the locking piece 531a protruding rearward from the outer first plate 531 on the front side is inside. In the coma composed of the first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534, the wiring member 525 is held so as to pass under the locking piece 534b protruding forward from the inner second plate 534 on the rear side. There is. That is, by holding the wiring member 525 against the locking pieces 531a and 534b alternately extending from the front-rear direction for each frame connected in a band shape, the advancing / retreating unit 530 bends (the connecting pin 535 extends). Not only can the wiring member 525 be prevented from coming off in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the wiring member is laid, but also the wiring member 525 can be prevented from coming off in the direction in which the connecting pin 535 extends (front-back direction). The wiring member 525 can be held in a better condition with respect to the unit 530.

Further, in the coma composed of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, a wiring member 525 is provided between one locking piece 531a of the outer first plate 531 and the sandwiching portion 532b of the outer second plate 532. In addition to holding the wiring member 525, the wiring member 525 is held between a pair of locking pieces 534b separated above and below the inner second plate 534 in the coma composed of the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534. It is possible to reliably prevent the wiring member 525 from moving in and out of the advancing / retreating unit 530.

Further, with respect to the strip-shaped and flexible advancing / retreating unit 530, the wiring member 525 is attached to the locking pieces 531a of the plurality of first outer plates 531, the holding portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and the inner second plate 534. Since it is held by the locking piece 534b and extends along the advancing / retreating unit 530, it is possible to prevent the wiring member 525 held by the advancing / retreating unit 530 from bending, and it is possible to prevent the wiring member 525 from being broken due to bending. In addition to this, it is possible to prevent the central movable decorative body 553 from being able to be driven by the effect due to the disconnection of the wiring member 525, which causes discomfort to the player, and the effect by the central movable decorative body 533. It is possible to surely entertain and suppress the deterioration of the player's interest.

[5-5c. Central movable decorative unit]
The centrally movable decorative unit 550 of the centrally movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. The central movable decorative unit 550 is attached to the tip of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (left unit 530L and right unit 530R). The central movable decorative unit 550 includes a connecting base 551 that rotatably connects the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530, and a decorative base 552 that is attached to the front surface of the connecting base 551. The central movable decorative body 553 rotatably attached to the front surface of the body base 552, the central rotary drive motor 554 attached to the rear surface of the decorative body base 552, and the rotary shaft of the central rotary drive motor 554. A spur gear-shaped drive gear (not shown), a driven gear that meshes with the drive gear and rotates integrally with the central movable decorative body (not shown), and a decorative body base 552 and a central movable decorative body 553. A centrally movable decorative body decorative substrate (not shown), which is attached to the front surface of the decorative body base 552 and has a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface, is provided.

The connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative unit 550 has a pair of connecting holes 551a formed at the lower end thereof, which penetrate the front and rear and are separated from each other to the left and right. The connecting pin 535 on the most distal end side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R in the advancing / retreating unit 530 is inserted into the connecting hole 551a of the connecting base 551. Through the pair of connecting holes 551a, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be connected to each other.

The central movable decorative body 553 has a substantially circular shape when viewed from the front, and is formed in a short bottomed cylinder shape with the front side as the bottom. The central movable decorative body 553 is attached to the decorative body base 552 so as to rotate about the center of the front surface formed in a circle. The central movable decorative body 553 has translucency.

The central rotary drive motor 554 and the central movable decorative substrate are connected to the central right decorative substrate 522 via a wiring member 525 made of a flexible flat cable.

The centrally movable decorative body unit 550 can rotate the centrally movable decorative body 553 around an axis extending in the front-rear direction by rotationally driving the centrally rotating drive motor 554. Further, the central movable decorative body unit 550 can make the central movable decorative body 553 emit light by emitting light of a plurality of LEDs on the front surface of the central movable decorative body decorative substrate.

In the assembled state of the central movable decorative body unit 550, the central movable decorative body 553 rotated by the central rotation drive motor 554 is located in front of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 (left unit 530L and right unit 530R). There is.

[5-5d. Advance / retreat drive mechanism]
The advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. The advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 is a mechanism for driving the advance / retreat unit 530 to move the central movable decorative unit 550 up and down. The advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 is a rotation of the central elevating drive motor 571 and the central elevating drive motor 571, which are attached to the rear surface of the front base 511 in the base unit 510 so that the rotation shaft projects between the front base 511 and the base cover 520. The drive gear 572 mounted on the shaft, the transmission gear 573 that meshes with the drive gear 572 and is rotatably mounted on the front surface of the front base 511, and the transmission gear 573 meshes with the front surface of the front base 511. It is equipped with an actuating gear 574, which is rotatably attached to the.

Further, the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 engages with the operating gear 574 from below and slides in the left-right direction, and the lower slider 575 that moves the drive shaft 539 of the left unit 530L of the advancing / retreating unit 530 in the left-right direction and the operating gear 574. The upper slider 576 that meshes from the upper side and slides in the left-right direction and moves the drive shaft 539 of the right unit 530R of the advance / retreat unit 530 in the left-right direction, and the upper slider 576 that is attached to the front base 511 and detects the slide position of the upper slider 576. It is equipped with an elevating detection sensor 577. The lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 are mounted between the front base 511 and the base cover 520 in the base unit 510.

The lower slider 575 is formed on the upper surface of the lower main body 575a, which is lower than the working gear 574 and slidably attached to the front surface of the front base 511 in the left-right direction, and meshes with the working gear 574 from below. The lower rack gear 575b extending to the left and right, the flat plate-shaped extension piece 575c extending upward from the left end of the lower body 575a in the front view, and the extension piece 575c penetrating the front and rear, and the left in the advance / retreat unit 530. It is provided with a drive hole 575d into which the drive shaft 539 of the unit 350L is inserted. The lower main body 575a of the lower slider 575 is slidably supported in the left-right direction by the lower guide groove 515 in the front base 511.

The upper slider 576 is formed on the lower surface of the upper main body 576a, which is above the operating gear 574 and slidably attached to the front surface of the front base 511 in the left-right direction, and meshes with the operating gear 574 from above. The upper rack gear 576b extending to the left and right, the flat plate-shaped extension piece 576c extending downward from the right end of the upper body 576a in the front view, and the right unit in the advance / retreat unit 530 penetrating the extension piece 576c back and forth. It includes a drive hole 576d into which the drive shaft 539 of the 350R is inserted, and a flat plate-shaped detection piece 576e that extends upward from the right end of the upper main body 576a in the front view and can be detected by the elevating detection sensor 577. The upper main body 576a of the upper slider 576 is slidably supported in the left-right direction by the upper guide groove 515 in the front base 511.

In the normal state (the state where the central movable decorative unit 550 is located at the descending end), the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 has a drive hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and a drive hole 576d of the upper slider 576 as a front view base unit. It is located near the left end and near the right end of 510, respectively, and is in the state of being most separated from each other. In this state, when the operating gear 574 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front by the central elevating drive motor 571, the lower slider 575 can be slid to the right and the upper slider 576 can be slid to the left at the same speed.

[5-5e. Lifting support mechanism]
The elevating support mechanism 590 of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 23 to 25. The elevating support mechanism 590 is attached to the rear side of the base unit 511 (rear base 512) and is a mechanism for supporting the elevating and lowering of the central movable decorative unit 550. The elevating support mechanism 590 is provided between a flat plate-shaped first elevating guide 591 that is slidably supported in the vertical direction in the horizontal direction on the rear surface of the rear base 512, and between the first elevating guide 591 and the rear base 512. The second elevating guide 592, which is slidably supported in the vertical direction by the first elevating guide 591 and whose upper end is attached to the connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative unit 550, and one of the rear surfaces of the first elevating guide 591. It includes a guide cover 593 that supports the portion and is attached to the rear base 512.

The first elevating guide 591 is slidably attached up and down only in a direction protruding upward from the upper end of the rear base 512. The second elevating guide 592 is slidably attached up and down only in a direction protruding upward from the upper end of the first elevating guide 591. In the first elevating guide 591 and the second elevating guide 592 of the elevating support mechanism 590, the connecting base 551 of the centrally movable decorative unit 550 attached to the upper end of the second elevating guide 592 does not bend in the left-right direction in the front view. It assists (assists) to go up and down straight.

Further, the elevating support mechanism 590 includes a pair of guide bushes 595 that are rotatably attached to the left and right sides of the rear surface of the rear base 512 in the left-right direction in the front view, and one end of the guide bush 595 is attached to the rear base 512. The other end on the opposite side is attached to the rear end of the mounting boss 535a of the right unit 530R in the advancing / retreating unit 530, and the stretchable string-shaped assist elastic body 596 is wound around a pair of guide bushes. And have. The assist elastic body 596 is a long coil spring, and the other end thereof is attached to the attachment boss 535a by a screw 597. The mounting boss 535a slidably penetrates through the slit 514 of the rear base 512 via the bush 598.

A pair of guide bushes 595 of the elevating support mechanism 590 are attached to portions corresponding to the vicinity of both left and right ends of the slits 514 extending to the left and right at the right portion of the rear base 512 when viewed from the front. Then, the assist elastic body 596 is attached to the rear base 512 on the side near the center in the left-right direction of the rear base 512 with one end between the pair of guide bushes 595, and then attached to the vicinity of the end of the rear base 512. After being wound from the lower side around the guide bush 595, it is folded back toward the center side of the rear base 512, and is wound around the guide bush 595 on the side closer to the center from the upper side to the rear end of the mounting boss 535a. The other end is attached.

The assist elastic body 596 is wound around a pair of guide bushes 595 in an extended state, and both ends are attached to the rear base 512 and the attachment boss 535a, respectively. As a result, the assist elastic body 596 is always urged to the left in the front view with respect to the mounting boss 535a of the right unit 530R in the advancing / retreating unit 530. That is, the assist elastic body 596 assists the ascent of the central movable decorative body unit 550.

[5-5f. Operation of the central movable production unit]
Next, the operation of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 31 and 33. In the normal state, the central movable effect unit 500 is based on the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530, which are arranged symmetrically with the center in the left-right direction as a boundary, as shown in FIG. 31 (a). It is housed in the unit 510 (between the front base 511 and the rear base 512). In this state, the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R (the left end of the left unit 530L and the right end of the right unit 530R in front view) are located near the left and right ends of the base unit 510, and are left. The tips of the unit 530L and the right unit 530R are located substantially in the center of the base unit 510.

More specifically, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R in the advancing / retreating unit 530 are entirely located on the guiding portion 513 of the base unit 510, and all the rollers 536 of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are connected to the guiding portion 513. It is in contact. More specifically, one piece composed of a set of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532 on the most advanced side in the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is the first standing of the guiding portion 513. It is located at the upper portion 513b, and the remaining four pieces of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are located at the horizontal portion 513a of the guidance portion 513.

In this normal state, the centrally movable decorative unit 550 attached so as to connect the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is in the position of the most lowered descending end, and is centrally movable. The decorative body 553 is located directly in front of the base cover 520 of the base unit 510. That is, the central movable decorative unit 550 is in a state in which it does not protrude (rise) above the base unit 510.

Further, in the normal state, since the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are located near the left and right ends of the base unit 510, the drive shafts of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are respectively. Due to the drive hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the drive hole 576d of the upper slider 576 into which the 539 is inserted, the lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 are moved to the left and right in the left-right direction by the guide groove 515 of the base unit 510. It is located at each moving end. Further, in the normal state, the detection piece 576e of the upper slider 576 is detected by the elevating detection sensor 577.

Further, under normal conditions, the first elevating guide 591 and the second elevating guide 592 of the elevating support mechanism 590 are located directly behind the rear base 512 in the base unit 510 (see FIG. 23B). Further, in a normal state, the assist elastic body 596 of the elevating support mechanism 590 is urged so that the right unit 530L moves to the left in the front view via the mounting boss 535a of the right unit 530L.

In this normal state, when the central elevating drive motor 571 rotationally drives the operating gear 574 via the drive gear 57 2 and the transmission gear 573 so as to rotate in the counterclockwise direction when viewed from the front, the operating gear 574 meshes with the operating gear 574 from below. The lower rack gear 575b slides the lower slider 575 to the right in the front view, and the upper rack gear 576b meshing with the operating gear 574 from above slides the upper slider 576 to the left in the front view. The lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 slide in opposite directions at the same speed.

By sliding the lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 to the right and left, respectively, the drive shaft 539 and the left unit 530L of the left unit 530L are inserted into the drive hole 575d of the lower slider 575 and the drive hole 576d of the upper slider 576, respectively. The drive shaft 539 of the right unit 530R presses the base end of the left unit 530L to the right in the front view and the base end of the right unit 530R to the left in the front view. That is, the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are pressed toward the center side in the left-right direction of the base unit 510.

By pressing the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R toward the center, the roller 536 located at the tip of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is moved to the second rising portion 513c of the guide portion 513. The central movable decorative unit 550 starts to rise via the connecting base 551 connecting the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R to each other. It becomes. Although not shown, the second elevating guide 592 attached to the rear surface of the connecting base 551 is guided by the first elevating guide 591 by raising the central movable decorative unit 550. It extends upward from the upper end of the elevating guide 591 and assists (assists) the central movable decorative unit 550 to ascend straight without bending in the left-right direction in the front view.

Then, when the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are pressed toward the center and the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R move upward, the two from the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are two. The second roller 536 rolls the first rising portion 513b of the guide portion 513 toward the center side, respectively, so that the most advanced pieces of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are close to each other on the lower sides. Will rise to. As a result, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R (center movable decorative unit 550) move further upward. At this time, since the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R have moved to the center side, the second piece from the tip of each is located at the first rising portion 513b of the guiding portion 513. ing.

When the lower sides of the tops on the most tip side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R approach each other, they are attracted to each other by the magnetic force of the magnets 538 provided in each, and the roller 536 on the base end side of the top is guided. When the portion 513 is separated from the second rising portion 513c upward, the tops on the most advanced sides of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R come into contact with each other and come into close contact with each other due to the magnetic force of the magnet 538. The tops at the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, so that the rigidity of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is increased, and the central movable decorative unit 550 attached to the tip is dropped. It can be supported without being forced.

By moving the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R toward the center, each piece constituting the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R is moved to the first rising portion 513b and the first rising portion 513b of the guiding portion 513. The two rising upper parts 513c are guided to move upward in sequence, and the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R project upward through the opening 510a of the base unit 510, and the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R The central movable decorative unit 550 attached to the tip will be further raised.

The left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which are guided upward by the guiding portion 513 of the base unit 510, are brought into close contact with each other so that the lower sides of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnets 538 attached to the respective pieces. The frames are in a state of extending straight upward. In this state, between the pieces arranged vertically, the regulation protrusion 531d of the outer first plate 531 forming one of the pieces is formed in the regulation recess 533b of the inner first plate 533 forming the other. It is in contact with the end on the lower side, and is prevented from bending toward the lower side (center side in the left-right direction of the base unit 510) around the connecting pin 535 that connects the pieces. Therefore, the regulation protrusions 531d and the regulation recesses 533b also assist the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R so that the portions protruding upward from the base unit 510 extend straight upward without bending in the left-right direction in the front view.

Then, when the rollers 536 at the base ends of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R reach the vicinity of the end near the center of the horizontal portion 513a of the induction portion 513, the drive of the central elevating drive motor 571 is stopped, and the left unit The movement of the 530L and the right unit 530R stops. In this state, only the tops on the most proximal side of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are located and guided at the guidance portion 513 (first rising portion 513b), and the remaining four tops stand in the vertical direction. It is in a climbed state (see FIG. 32). That is, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are in the state of protruding most upward from the base unit 510, and the central movable decorative unit 550 attached to the tips is the highest rising end. Is located in.

When the central movable decorative unit 550 is positioned at the rising end, the lower slider 575 and the upper slider 576 are located at the right and left moving ends, respectively. Further, when the central movable decorative unit 550 is positioned at the rising end, the central movable decorative unit 550 protrudes upward higher than the vertical dimension of the base unit 510 (base cover 520). In this state, the central movable decorative unit 550 is located substantially in the center of the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450 (see FIG. 41).

In order to return the central movable decorative unit 550 from the position of the ascending end to the position of the normal descending end, the operating gear 574 is rotationally driven by the central elevating drive motor 571 in the counterclockwise direction in the front view opposite to the above. Then, the central movable decorative unit 550 can be returned to the normal state position by performing the operation opposite to the above. At this time, the pair of second rising 513c of the guiding portion 513 exerts the action of a wedge with respect to the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R which are in close contact with each other due to the magnetic force of the magnet 538, and the left unit is in close contact with the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R. The frames of the 530L and the right unit 530R can be smoothly separated from each other.

The central movable effect unit 500 of the present embodiment can stop the central movable decorative unit 550 at any position between the descending end and the ascending end by appropriately controlling the central elevating drive motor 571. Further, the central movable effect unit 500 can be centrally moved by driving the central rotation drive motor 554 regardless of whether the central movable decorative unit 550 is at the descending end position, the ascending end position, or between the descending end and the ascending end. The decorative body 553 can be rotated. Further, the central movable effect unit 500 can illuminate the base cover 520 by appropriately emitting the LEDs of the central left decorative substrate 521 and the central right decorative substrate 523, and the central movable decorative unit 550 is not shown in the center. The central movable decorative body 553 can be light-emitting and decorated by appropriately emitting the LED of the movable decorative body decorative substrate.

As described above, according to the centrally movable effect unit 500 of the present embodiment, the centrally movable decorative body unit 550 can be raised higher than the vertical dimension of the base unit 510, which makes the player wonder. It can give a strong impact and attract the player's attention to the central movable decorative body 550.

Further, since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, each of which is composed of a chain and has a strip shape and flexibility, are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are more rigid than the single unit. The central movable decorative unit 550 can be sufficiently supported by the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R which are raised and are in close contact with each other, and the central movable decorative unit 550 can be projected (raised) from the base unit 510 without any problem. ..

Further, since the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are rotatably attached to the connection base 551 of the central movable decorative unit 550, the tips of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are connected. By rotating (rotating) relative to the base 551, the extending direction of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be changed in various ways from the central movable decorative unit 550. Therefore, when the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are retracted by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, the direction in which the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R project outward from the base unit 510 is as orthogonal as possible (the direction (). Since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be extended from the connecting base 551 of the central movable decorative unit 550 in the direction parallel to the long side of the base unit 510), the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be used. The central movable decorative unit 550 can be retracted to the base unit 510 as much as possible, and the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 increases the distance from the most retracted position to the most advanced position of the central movable decorative unit 550. It can be lengthened, and the central movable decorative unit 550 can be moved more.

[5-5 g. Second embodiment of the central movable production unit]
Next, the central movable effect unit 500A having a configuration different from that of the central movable effect unit 500 will be described with reference to FIG. 33. FIG. 33 is a front view schematically showing a second embodiment of the central movable effect unit. Although not shown in the central movable effect unit 500A, the regulation protrusion 531d of the outer first plate 531 and the regulation recess 533b of the inner first plate 533 are omitted in the advance / retreat unit 530. Further, the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 is configured so that the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advance / retreat unit 530 can be driven separately.

When the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are moved to the center side at the same speed in the central movable effect unit 500A, the central movable decorative unit 550 is moved straight up and down in the same manner as the central movable effect unit 500. be able to.

Further, in the central movable effect unit 500A, for example, when the central movable decorative unit 550 is raised from the position of the descending end, if the right unit 530R is moved to the center side earlier than the left unit 530L, the central movable effect unit 500A is more than the left unit 530L. The right unit 530R protrudes (extends) more outward from the opening 510a of the base unit 510, and the left unit is driven by the magnetic force of the magnet 538 provided in each of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R. The lower sides of the 530L and the right unit 530R are attracted to each other and come into contact with each other, and the advancing / retreating unit 530 extends outward from the base unit 510 in a state of being bent in an arc with the left unit 530L side as the inside. (See FIG. 33). That is, the central movable decorative unit 550 can be moved up and down (advanced and retreated) so as to draw an arc to the left side of the center of the front view.

At this time, since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, the lower side of the left unit 530L and the lower side of the right unit 530R partially come into contact with each other and come into contact with each other as a whole. Even if they are not, they can be brought into close contact with each other, and the rigidity of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be increased to sufficiently support the central movable decorative unit 550.

On the other hand, although not shown, when the central movable decorative unit 550 is raised from the position of the descending end, conversely, if the left unit 530L is moved to the center side earlier than the right unit 530R, the central movable decoration unit 550 is centrally movable. The decorative unit 550 can be moved up and down in an arc to the right of the center of the front view.

Further, although not shown, by moving the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R to the center side at the same speed at the same time, the central movable decorative unit 550 is raised straight and positioned at the rising end. When only the left unit 530L or the right unit 530R is retracted to the base unit 510 side (base end side), the lower sides that are in contact with each other slide with each other, and the central movable decorative body unit is moved from the retracted base unit 510. Since the length up to 550 is shortened, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R, which are in close contact with each other, bend with the retracted side as the inside, and the central movable decorative unit unit swings its head in one direction in the left-right direction. The 550 can be moved. At this time, since the lower sides of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are in close contact with each other due to the magnetic force of the magnet 538, when only one of them is retracted, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are in contact with each other. It can slide between the lower sides and can easily bend to one side in the left-right direction.

In this way, according to the central movable effect unit 500A, the moving speed (feeding speed) and moving direction (feeding direction) of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R of the advancing / retreating unit 530 by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 can be appropriately selected. Since the moving direction of the central movable decorative unit 550 protruding upward from the base unit 510 can be changed in various directions, the central movable decorative unit 550 can be made to move in various ways, which makes the player more entertaining. At the same time, it is possible to make the player less bored, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest in the game.

Further, since the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought into close contact with each other by the magnetic force of the magnet 538, when the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are brought close to each other, they are attracted to each other even if they are not in contact with each other. Can be brought into close contact with each other. Further, since the magnet 538 is brought into close contact with the magnetic force, the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are relative to each other in the direction along the surface in contact with each other, as compared with the case where the magnet 538 is brought into close contact with the surface fastener or the adhesive material. When the feed speeds of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R are made different by the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570, the pair of left unit 530L and the right unit 530R protruding outward from the base unit 510 are It is possible to make it easier to bend with the slow feed rate side as the inside. Therefore, as described above, by appropriately selecting the feed speeds of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, the moving directions of the central movable decorative unit 550 protruding outward from the base unit 510 can be varied. Since the central movable decorative unit 550 can be made to move in various ways, it is possible to entertain the player more and to make the player less bored, which reduces the interest in the game. Can be suppressed.

[5-6. Overall configuration of upper movable production unit]
Subsequently, the upper movable effect unit 600 of the middle unit 5 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 34 to 39. FIG. 34 is a perspective view of the upper movable effect unit in the middle unit as viewed from the front, FIG. 35 is a perspective view of the upper movable effect unit as viewed from the back, and FIG. 36 is an upper lateral movable effect unit in the upper movable effect unit. It is a front view of the upper movable production unit which shows the movement of. Further, FIG. 37 is a front view showing the upper-middle movable effect unit in the upper movable effect unit in a schematic configuration. FIG. 38 (a) is an explanatory view showing the upper-middle movable effect unit in the retracted state from the front, and FIG. 38 (b) shows the upper-middle movable effect unit in the state of appearing halfway from the state of (a) from the front. It is an explanatory view shown by, and (c) is an explanatory view which shows the upper-middle movable effect unit in the appearance state schematicly from the front. Further, FIG. 39 shows a state in which the upper-middle movable decorative body of the upper-horizontal movable effect unit is moved to the center side and the upper-middle movable decorative body of the upper-middle movable effect unit is moved to the appearance position. It is a front view.

The upper movable effect unit 600 of the present embodiment is attached from the rear side to a portion of the middle unit base 400 surrounded by a pair of side portions 401, an upper connecting portion 402, and a middle connecting portion 403. The upper movable effect unit 600 is on the upper front surface of the front view frame-shaped unit base 601 attached to the middle unit base 400, the upper lateral movable effect unit 610 attached to the unit base 601 and the upper lateral movable effect unit 610. It is equipped with an attached upper-middle movable effect unit 650.

The upper-horizontal movable effect unit 610 includes a pair of upper-horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 that are arranged within the frame of the unit base 601 in the front view and are always visible from the player side. The pair of upper and horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 are movable in the left-right direction between the left and right ends in the frame of the unit base 601 and the vicinity of the center in the left-right direction. Further, the upper-middle movable effect unit 600 is arranged outside the frame of the unit base 601 (above the inside of the frame) in the normal state, and is invisible from the player side. It has a body 661 and an upper middle right decorative body 671. The pair of upper middle left decorative bodies 661 and upper middle right decorative bodies 671 move into the front view frame of the unit base 601 according to the gaming state, are united into one large ring, and are visible from the player side. It becomes.

The unit base 601 of the upper movable effect unit 600 is formed in a front view shape in the shape of a square frame extending to the left and right. The unit base 601 is formed in a strip shape in which both the left and right sides extend vertically with a predetermined width in the front-rear direction, and the upper side is formed in a flat plate shape extending rearward from the rear ends of both the left and right sides. At the same time, the lower side is formed in a flat plate shape extending forward from the front ends on both the left and right sides. The unit base 601 is formed with a pair of groove-shaped lower guides 602 extending from both left and right ends toward the center and opening upward in the vicinity of the rear end on the upper surface of the lower side. The lower guide 602 slidably guides the lower guide pin 612a of the pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 in the upper and lateral movable effect unit 610, which will be described later.

[5-6a. Upper and horizontal movable production unit]
The upper lateral movable effect unit 610 of the upper movable effect unit 600 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 34 to 36. The upper-horizontal movable effect unit 610 is suspended in the left-right direction while being separated from each other in the left-right direction near the front end of the upper-horizontal base 611 attached to the upper surface of the upper side of the unit base 601 and the upper-horizontal base 611. It supports a pair of vertically movable decorative bodies 612 and a part of the upper ends of the pair of upward and horizontal movable decorative bodies 612, and can slide in the left-right direction on the upper surface of the upper and horizontal base 611. A pair of sliders (not shown) attached to each of the two sliders, a pair of upper-horizontal drive motors (not shown) that are attached to each of the pair of sliders and move the sliders in the left-right direction, and a pair of upper-horizontal drives. It includes an upper cover 615 attached to the upper side of the upper horizontal base 611 so as to cover the motor and the slider from above.

Although not shown, the upper-horizontal base 611 penetrates vertically and extends to the left and right near the front end and both left and right ends, and the upper-horizontal movable decorative body 612 can be rotated around an axis extending vertically. A pair of guide slits for hanging so that they can be moved in the left-right direction, a guide slit that penetrates up and down behind the pair of guide slits and extends straight in the left-right direction, and a guide slit formed behind the guide slits, respectively. It is equipped with a pair of rack gears that extend to the left and right.

The guide slit is bent forward so that the end on the side closer to the left and right ends of the upper horizontal base 611 is closer to the end and away from the guide slit, and the end on the side closer to the center in the left-right direction of the upper horizontal base 611. The part is farther from the center than the guide slit. The guide slit of the upper lateral base 611 is inserted so that the drive pin extending upward from the upper lateral movable decorative body 612 protrudes upward.

The surface of the pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 is three-dimensionally formed at a height substantially the same as the height inside the frame of the frame-shaped unit base 601 and has translucency. Although not shown, the upper laterally movable decorative body 612 slides into the upper horizontal decorative substrate which is arranged inside and mounts a plurality of LEDs, and which protrudes downward from the lower end and is inside the lower guide 602 of the unit base 601. A lower guide pin 612a (see FIG. 36) that is possibly inserted, a hanging portion that projects upward from the upper end and is slidably and rotatably suspended in the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611, and a hanging portion. It is provided with a drive pin that protrudes upward from a position different from the above and is inserted into the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611.

Although not shown, the upper-horizontal movable decorative body 612 can be decorated by emitting light by appropriately emitting the LED of the upper-horizontal decorative substrate. The drive pin of the upper-horizontal movable decorative body 612 is rotatably attached to a slider that is slidably attached to the upper surface of the upper-horizontal base 611 in the left-right direction.

Although not shown, the upper lateral drive motor is attached to the upper surface of the slider, and a drive gear that meshes with the rack gear of the upper lateral base 611 is attached to the rotating shaft penetrating the slider. As a result, when the drive gear is rotationally driven by the upper lateral drive motor, the slider slides in the left-right direction.

Next, the operation of the upper-horizontal movable effect unit 600 will be described. In the normal state of the upper-horizontal movable effect unit 600, a pair of upper-horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 are located at the most distant positions in the left-right direction, and are located near both the left and right sides of the unit base 601. (See FIG. 36 and the like). In this normal state, a pair of upper and horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 are located at the left and right ends of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in front view, respectively, in a state of being assembled in the middle unit 5, and both left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450. Is decorating.

In this normal state, the hanging portion and the drive pin of the upper-horizontal movable decoration body 612 are positioned so as to be lined up in the front-rear direction by the guide slit and the guide slit of the upper-horizontal base 611. The front surface of the body 612 is tilted about 63 degrees with respect to the front surface. That is, in a normal state, the left and right upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 are inclined so that their front surfaces face the center of the frame of the unit base 601.

In a normal state, when the left and right sliders are slid toward the center side in the left-right direction of the upper-horizontal base 611 by driving a pair of upper-horizontal drive motors (not shown), the upper-horizontal movable decorative body 612 supported by each slider The drive pin moves to the center side in the left-right direction along the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611, and as the drive pin moves, the hanging portion of the upper horizontal movable decorative body 612 also becomes the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611. It will move to the center side in the left-right direction along the line. At this time, since the guide slit of the upper horizontal base 611 is formed so as to bend backward in an arc shape so as to approach the guide slit toward the center side and then extend in parallel with the guide slit, the upper horizontal base is movable upward and laterally. The hanging portion of the decorative body 612 and the drive pin are relatively separated in the left-right direction and approached in the front-rear direction, so that the upper and lateral movable decorative body 612 rotates around the hanging portion. As a result, the upper-horizontal movable decorative body 612 moves toward the center side of the upper-horizontal base 611 while rotating so that the front surface faces the front.

Then, when the pair of sliders reaches the moving end toward the center in the left-right direction, the driving of the pair of upper-lateral drive motors is stopped, and the movement of the pair of sliders is stopped. In this state, the pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 are located at close positions separated from each other so that the front surface thereof faces directly in front and the inside of the frame of the unit base 601 is divided into three in the left-right direction. (See FIG. 39). Further, in a state where the pair of vertically movable decorative bodies 612 is moved to the center side, the pair of vertically movable decorative bodies 612 are located in front of the main liquid crystal display device 450.

[5-6b. Upper and middle movable production unit]
Next, the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 of the upper movable effect unit 600 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 34 to 38. The upper-middle movable effect unit 650 is attached to the front surface above the pair of upper-horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 in the upper-horizontal movable effect unit 610. The upper-middle movable effect unit 650 includes an upper-middle base 651 attached to the upper part of the front surface of the upper-middle movable effect unit 610, and a front cover 652 attached to the front surface of the upper-middle movable effect unit 651 and decorated on the front surface. It has.

Further, the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 is rotatably attached between the front cover 652 and the upper-middle base 651 so as to have a rotation center on the right side of the center in the left-right direction on the upper-middle base 651. An annular upper-middle-left movable decorative unit unit 660 and a semi-annular upper-middle-right movable decoration rotatably attached to the rear side of the upper-middle base 651 so as to have a rotation center on the left side of the center in the left-right direction. The body unit 670 and the upper middle base 651 are slidably attached up and down at the center in the left-right direction, and transmit the rotation of the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 to rotate the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670. It is provided with a transmission slider 680 to be moved, and a rotation drive mechanism 690 which is attached to the upper middle base 651 and rotates the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660.

The upper middle base 651 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 is formed in a substantially quadrangle shape in which the front view is extended to the left and right. The upper middle base 651 is formed in a substantially flat plate shape as a whole, and the right side portion is located in front of the left side portion in the left-right direction of the front view, and the right end of the left side portion and the left end of the right side portion. Are formed in a plan view crank shape in which are connected. The upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is arranged in front of the part on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the upper middle base 651, and the upper middle right movable decoration is placed behind the part on the right side of the center. The upper middle right decorative body 671 of the body unit 670 is arranged. Further, by the upper middle base 651, the upper middle left decorative body 661 of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are positioned at the same position with respect to the front-rear direction. Be placed.

The upper-middle base 651 projects forward from the front of a portion on the right side of the center in the left-right direction in the front view, and has a left shaft portion 651a for rotatably attaching the upper-middle-left movable decorative unit 660 and a left-right direction in the front view. The right shaft portion 651b, which protrudes rearward from the rear surface of the portion on the left side of the center and for rotatably mounting the upper, middle, and right movable decorative unit 670, and the upper and lower parts near the left end of the portion on the right side of the center in the left-right direction in the front view. It is provided with a guide groove (not shown) for mounting the transmission slider 680 so as to be slidable up and down. The left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651 are provided at symmetrical positions with the center of the upper middle base 651 in the left-right direction as a boundary.

The upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is a semicircular ring-shaped upper middle left decorative body 661 that is decorated on the front surface and has translucency, and a left decorative body to which the upper middle left decorative body 661 is attached from the rear side. It is provided with a body base 662, an upper middle left decorative board (not shown) mounted between the left decorative base 662 and the upper middle left decorative body 661 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. There is. The upper middle left decorative body 661 can be decorated by emitting light by appropriately emitting the LED of the upper middle left decorative substrate. The semicircular upper middle left decorative body 661 is formed so that the radius on the inner peripheral side is slightly larger than the radius of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable effect unit 500, and the radius on the outer peripheral side is a frame-shaped unit base. It is formed to be slightly smaller than the height within the frame in 601.

The left decorative body base 662 has a semicircular ring-shaped decorative body mounting portion 662a to which the upper middle left decorative body 661 is attached to the front surface, and a flat plate shape extending outward from one end of the decorative body mounting portion 662a. The substrate portion 662b, the rotary bearing portion 662c rotatably attached to the left shaft portion 651a of the upper middle base 651 at the tip of the substrate portion 662b, the rotary bearing portion 662c and the decorative body attachment portion 662a in the substrate portion 662b. A long-hole left transmission slit 662d that penetrates back and forth between the two, and a position that is separated from the rotary bearing portion 662c of the substrate portion 662b in a direction substantially orthogonal to the direction of the left transmission slit 662d and penetrates back and forth. The working bearing portion 662e and the flat plate-shaped detection piece 662f extending from the working bearing portion 662e in the direction opposite to the rotary bearing portion 662c are provided.

In the left decorative body base 662, at one end of the semicircular decorative body mounting portion 662a, the substrate portion 662b extends in a direction away from the center of the semicircle on the side opposite to the arc side. In the substrate portion 662b of the left decorative body base 662, a portion extending from the decorative body mounting portion 662a extends forward once and then extends parallel to the front surface of the decorative body mounting portion 662a, and has a plan view shape. It is formed in a crank shape. The left transmission pin 681 of the transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted into the left transmission slit 662d of the left decoration base 662. The action pin 694b of the link rod 694 in the rotation transmission mechanism 690 is rotatably inserted into the action bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662. Further, the detection piece 662f of the left decorative body base 662 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 653 attached to the upper middle base 651.

In the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the decorative body mounting portion 662a of the left decorative body base 662 are located in front of the portion on the left side of the center of the upper middle base 651 in the left-right direction and from the right side portion. Is also located rearward, and the substrate portion 662b of the left decorative base 662 is located in front of the portion on the right side of the center in the left-right direction of the upper middle base 651. Further, the upper middle left decorative unit 660 is attached so that the arc side of the semicircular upper middle left decorative body 661 faces clockwise in the front view with respect to the left shaft portion 651a of the upper middle base 651. ..

Further, in the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660, the front surface of the semicircular upper middle left decorative body 661 is the front surface of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500, and the front-rear direction. It is formed so that the positions of are substantially the same. Further, the decorative body mounting portion 662a of the left decorative body base 662 is formed so as to be located in front of the advancing / retreating unit 530 of the central movable effect unit 500.

The upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 is a semicircular ring-shaped upper middle right decorative body 671 which is decorated on the front surface and has translucency, and a right decoration to which the upper middle right decorative body 671 is attached from the rear side. It is provided with a body base 672, an upper middle right decorative board (not shown) mounted between the right decorative base 672 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 and having a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface. There is. The upper middle right decorative body 671 can be light-emitting decorated by appropriately emitting the LED of the upper middle right decorative substrate. The semicircular upper middle right decorative body 671 is formed so that the radius on the inner peripheral side is slightly larger than the radius of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable effect unit 500, and the radius on the outer peripheral side is a frame-shaped unit base. It is formed to be slightly smaller than the height within the frame in 601.

The right decorative body base 672 has a semicircular ring-shaped decorative body mounting portion 672a to which the upper middle right decorative body 671 is attached to the front surface, and a flat plate-shaped extending outward from one end of the decorative body mounting portion 672a. The substrate portion 672b, the rotary bearing portion 672c that is rotatably attached to the right shaft portion 651b of the upper and middle base 651 at the tip of the substrate portion 672b, and the rotary bearing portion 672c and the decorative body attachment portion 672a in the substrate portion 672b. It is provided with an elongated right transmission slit 672d that penetrates the front and rear between the two.

In the right decorative body base 672, at one end of the semicircular decorative body mounting portion 672a, the substrate portion 672b extends in a direction away from the center of the semicircle on the side opposite to the arc side. The substrate portion 672b of the right decorative body base 672 has a portion extending from the decorative body mounting portion 672a once extending forward and backward and then extending parallel to the front surface of the decorative body mounting portion 672a. Is formed in a crank shape. The left transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted into the right transmission slit 672d of the right decoration base 672.

In the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670, the upper middle right decorative body 671 and the decorative body mounting portion 672a of the right decorative body base 672 are behind the part on the right side of the center in the left-right direction of the upper middle right base 651 and from the left side part. Is also located in front, and the substrate portion 672b of the right decorative base 672 is located on the rear surface of the portion on the left side of the center in the left-right direction of the upper middle base 651. Further, in the upper middle right decorative unit 670, the arc side of the semicircular upper middle right decorative body 671 faces counterclockwise in the front view with the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651 as the center. Can be installed.

Further, in the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670, the front surface of the semicircular upper middle right decorative body 671 is the front surface of the central movable decorative body 553 in the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500, and the front-rear direction. It is formed so that the positions of are substantially the same. Further, the decorative body mounting portion 672a of the right decorative body base 672 is formed so as to be located in front of the advancing / retreating unit 530 of the central movable effect unit 500.

The transmission slider 680 of the upper-middle movable effect knit 650 is slidably attached up and down by a guide groove (not shown) of the upper-middle base 651. The transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted into the left transmission slit 662d of the left decorative body base 662 into the left transmission pin 681 and directly below the left transmission pin 681 into the right transmission slit 672d of the right decorative body base 672. It includes a right transmission pin 682 that is slidably inserted.

The left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 are shafts that pass through the center between the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b in a state where the transmission slider 680 is slidably attached to the upper middle base 651. It is formed so as to be located on the line.

The rotation drive mechanism 690 of the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 includes an upper-middle drive motor 691 mounted on the rear surface of the upper-middle upper right corner of the upper-middle base 651 so that the rotation shaft penetrates and protrudes forward, and an upper-middle drive. A spur gear-shaped drive gear 692 attached to the rotating shaft of the motor 691, a spur gear-shaped driven gear portion 693a that meshes with the drive gear 692, an extending portion 693b extending outward from the driven gear portion 693a, and A cam member 693 that has a drive bearing portion 693c that penetrates in the front-rear direction at the tip of the extension portion 693b and is rotatably attached to the rear surface of the front cover 652, and a rod-shaped cam member 693 at one end. Link rod having a drive pin 694a rotatably inserted into the drive bearing portion 693c of the It is equipped with 694 and.

The cam member 693 of the rotation drive mechanism 690 is rotatably attached to the front cover 652 on the same core as the driven gear portion 693a. As a result, when the cam member 693 is rotated, the drive bearing portion 693c at the tip of the extension portion 693b revolves with a predetermined radius.

Next, the operation of the upper-middle movable effect unit 650 will be described. In the normal state, the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 are entirely located directly behind the front cover 652, and can be visually recognized from the player side. It is in an impossible state (state of retracted position). In this retracted position, as shown in FIG. 37, the upper-middle left movable decorative unit 660 rotatably attached to the left shaft portion 651a of the upper-middle base 651 has a left shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing). The left transmission slit 662d of the left decorative body base 662 is located diagonally to the upper left of the front view from the portion 662c), and the tip side (free end side) of the semicircular ring is located slightly below the left shaft portion 651a. .. Further, in the left decorative body base 662, the acting bearing portion 662e is located at substantially the same height as the rotation center of the cam member 693 at the diagonally upper right of the front view of the rotary bearing portion 662c. Further, the detection piece 662f of the left decorative body base 662 is detected by the rotation detection sensor 653.

The link rod 694, to which the action pin 694b is rotatably attached to the action bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662, straddles the center of rotation behind the cam member 693 from the action bearing portion 662e to the right in the front view. The drive pin 694a at the end opposite to the action pin 694b extends substantially horizontally and is located to the right of the front view of the rotation center of the cam member 693 so that it can rotate to the drive bearing portion 693c of the cam member 693. It is installed. As a result, the extending portion 693b of the cam member 693 extends substantially horizontally from the driven gear portion 693a to the right in the front view.

Further, in the retracted position, the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 rotatably attached to the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651 is rotatably attached to the right shaft portion 651b (rotary bearing portion 672c). The right transmission slit 672d of the right decorative body base 672 is located diagonally to the upper right of the front view, and the tip side (free end side) of the semicircular ring is located slightly below the right shaft portion 651b. The right transmission slit 672d of the right decorative body base 672 is located below the left transmission slit 662d of the left decorative body base 662. The left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 arranged above and below the transmission slider 680 are slidably inserted into the left transmission slit 662d and the right transmission slit 672d, respectively.

In this retracted position (normal state), when the cam member 693 is driven so as to rotate in the clockwise direction in the front view by the upper / middle drive motor 691 according to the gaming state, the cam member 693 is driven with respect to the rotation center of the cam member 693. The eccentric drive bearing portion 693c revolves so as to move to the left and downward in the front view. As the drive bearing portion 693c revolves, the drive pin 694a of the link rod 694 attached to the drive bearing portion 693c causes the link rod 694 to move to the left as a whole, and the action pin 694b of the link rod 694. The acting bearing portion 662e of the left decorative body base 662 is pressed to the left in the front view.

When the working bearing portion 662e is pressed to the left in the front view by the link rod 694, the left decorative body base 662 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in the front view around the left shaft portion 651a, and the left decorative body base The tip end side of the semicircular ring-shaped decorative body mounting portion 662a of 662 moves downward. Then, when the left decorative body base 662 rotates in the counterclockwise direction about the left shaft portion 651a, the left transmission slit 662d formed in the substrate portion 662b revolves so as to move downward. .. When the left transmission slit 662d revolves so as to move downward in the front view, the left transmission pin 681 inserted in the left transmission slit 662d is pressed downward by the inner peripheral surface of the left transmission slit 662d, and the left transmission pin 681 The transmission slider 680 slides straight down through the.

When the transmission slider 680 slides downward, the right transmission pin 682 located directly below the left transmission pin 681 also moves downward, so that the left transmission pin 682 is inserted by moving the left transmission pin 682 downward. The right transmission slit 672d of the right decorative body base 672 is pressed downward. When the right transmission slit 672d is pressed downward by the right transmission pin 682, the right decorative body base 672 rotates in the front view clockwise direction around the right shaft portion 651b, and the right decorative body The tip end side of the semicircular decorative body mounting portion 672a on the base 672 moves downward.

In this way, when the cam member 693 is rotated in the front-view clockwise direction by the upper-middle drive motor 691, the upper-middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 and the upper-middle right movable decorative unit unit 670 are rotated in the counterclockwise direction. The semi-annular upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 rotate downward, respectively, in the clockwise direction (see FIG. 38 (b)). When the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 move downward while rotating, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are located below the front cover 652 in front view from the tip side, respectively. The parts are sequentially moved (inside the frame of the frame-shaped unit base 601 in the front view), and the portion located below the front cover 652 becomes visible (appears) from the player side.

Then, when the cam member 693 is further rotated in the front-view clockwise direction by the upper-middle drive motor 691, the tips of the semicircular upper-middle left decorative body 661 and the upper-middle right decorative body 671 come into contact with each other. The rotation of the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 is stopped, and the rotation drive of the upper middle drive motor 691 is stopped. As a result, the entire upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are located below the front cover 652 and can be seen from the player side, and the upper middle left decorative body is located below the front cover 652. The 661 and the upper, middle, and right decorative bodies 671 form a large annular decorative body (state of appearance position) (see FIG. 37 (c)).

[5-6c. Operation of the upper movable production unit]
Next, the operation of the upper movable effect unit 600 will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 36 and 39. In the upper and middle movable effect unit 600, in a normal state, a pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper and horizontal movable effect unit 610 are located near both the left and right sides in the frame of the unit base 601 and the upper and middle movable effect is produced. A pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 of the unit 650 are located above the frame of the unit base 601 respectively. In this normal state, only a pair of upward / horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 can be visually recognized from the player side, and in front view, the pair of upward / horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 decorate both the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450. (See FIG. 15 (a) and the like). In a normal state, a pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 are rotated by a predetermined angle with respect to an axis extending vertically, and the front surfaces thereof face the center side in the frame of the unit base 601. ..

In this normal state, by driving a pair of upper-horizontal drive motors (not shown) of the upper-horizontal movable effect unit 610, a pair of upper-horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 located at both left and right ends in the frame of the unit base 601 are formed. , It can be moved to a position closer to the center in the left-right direction of the front view. At this time, the pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 rotate around the axes extending up and down, respectively, so that the front surface faces the front. By moving the pair of vertically movable decorative bodies 612 toward the center, the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be divided into three in the left-right direction. The pair of upper and horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 can be independently moved in the left-right direction, and by moving both at the same time or moving only one of them, a variety of movable effects are presented to the player. can do.

Further, in a normal state, by driving the upper-middle drive motor 691 of the upper-middle movable effect unit 650, a pair of semi-circular upper-middle left decorative bodies located above the frame of the unit base 601 are formed. The 661 and the upper, middle, and right decorative bodies 671 can be lowered while rotating, and the ends of the respective bodies can be brought into contact with each other to be united. The body can be made visible from the player side (see FIG. 39). In a state where the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 appear, the annular decorative body formed by the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 is the unit base 601. It is located in the center of the frame and stands out from the player side.

The upper movable effect unit 600 includes a pair of upper and horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper and horizontal movable effect unit 610, and a pair of upper and middle left decorative bodies 661 and upper and middle right decorative bodies 671 of the upper and middle movable effect unit 650. Since they are arranged at different positions in the front-rear direction, for example, after moving the pair of upper-horizontal movable ornaments 612 to the center side, the pair of upper-middle left decorative bodies 661 and upper-middle right decorative bodies 671 are placed at the appearance positions. After moving the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 to the appearance position, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 612 can be moved to the center side, or the pair of upper middle horizontal movable decoration bodies 612 can be moved. The 612 and the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 can be moved to the center side, and various movable patterns can be presented to the player to make it difficult for the player to get bored. be able to.

Further, in the upper movable effect unit 600, the center of the annular decorative body formed when the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 are moved to the appearance position is , The center of the central movable decorative body 553 when the central movable decorative unit 550 in the central movable effect unit 500 is positioned at the rising end is substantially coincident with the center of the central movable decorative body 553. Therefore, in front view, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 can be decorated so as to surround the outer circumference of the central movable decorative body 553 located at the rising end (see FIG. 42). ..

Further, in the upper movable effect unit 600, the front surfaces of the pair of upper middle left decorative bodies 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 are positioned in the front-rear direction with the front surface of the central movable decorative body 553. With the central movable decorative body 553 positioned at the rising end, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are moved to the appearance position to move the central movable decorative body 553 to the appearance position. By surrounding (combining) the outer periphery of the above, one large disk-shaped decorative body can be formed by the central movable decorative body 553 and the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671. It can be made to stand out from the player side and give a strong impact to the player.

At this time, since the outer circumference of the central movable decorative body 553 can be guided by the inner circumferences of the pair of upper middle left decorative bodies 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671, the outer circumference of the central movable decorative body 553 can be guided on the pair of upper surfaces. When the central movable decorative body 553 is rotated while being surrounded (combined) with the middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671, the left and right blurring of the central movable decorative body 553 due to the rotation is caused by a pair of upper middle left decorations. It can be suppressed by the body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671, and the central movable decorative body 553 can be rotated in a good state. Therefore, the center of one large disk-shaped decorative body (central movable decorative body 553) formed by combining the central movable decorative body 553 with the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 rotates. Since the effect to be performed can be shown to the player, it is possible to give a stronger impact to the player, entertain the player, and suppress the deterioration of the interest.

[5-7. Horizontal movable production unit]
The lateral movable effect unit 700 of the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 21 and 22. The lateral movable effect unit 700 is attached to the inside of the left and right side portions 401 of the middle unit base 400, respectively. The lateral movable effect unit 700 includes a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, which are arranged apart from each other on the left and right and have a substantially rectangular shape in front view and can display a predetermined effect image, and a sub left. A left rotation drive mechanism 730L and a right rotation drive mechanism 730R, and a left rotation drive mechanism 730L and a right rotation drive mechanism that rotate the liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R around an axis extending back and forth, respectively. The left elevating drive mechanism 750L and the right elevating drive mechanism 750R, which move the 730R up and down and are attached to the middle unit base 400, respectively, and the left elevating drive mechanism 750L and the right elevating drive mechanism 750R are installed in the middle unit base 400. It is provided with a horizontal left decorative member 770L and a horizontal right decorative member 770R.

The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the lateral movable effect unit 700 are formed symmetrically with each other. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are formed so that the outer shape of the front view is substantially rectangular, and the length of the long side is between the inner surfaces of the pair of side portions 401 in the middle unit base 400. The length is about 2/5 of the distance dimension, and the length of the short side is slightly longer than the height of the base cover 520 in the central movable production unit 500.

The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R have a rectangular display screen 711 on which an effect image is displayed, and a frame-shaped decorative frame member 712 that decorates the outer periphery of the display screen and has translucency. The sub-liquid crystal display decorative substrate 713, which is arranged behind the decorative frame member 712 and the display screen 711 and has a plurality of LEDs mounted on the front surface, and the decorative frame member 712 so as to cover the rear surface of the sub-liquid crystal decorative substrate 713. Each includes a sub liquid crystal base 714 attached to the rear side and a flat plate-shaped weight 714 attached to the rear surface of the sub liquid crystal base 714.

The decorative frame member 712 has a three-dimensional decoration imitating a nail formed on a portion forming two short sides. The sub liquid crystal decorative substrate 713 has a width shorter than the short side of the rectangular display screen 711 and extends longer than the long side of the display screen 711, and extends outward from the two short sides of the display screen 711 in front view. It is assembled so as to have a protruding portion, and a plurality of LEDs are mounted on a portion extending outward from the two short sides of the display screen 711. As a result, by emitting the LED of the sub liquid crystal decorative substrate 713, the portion of the decorative frame member 712 on which the nail decoration is formed can be made to emit light.

Although not shown, the sub-liquid crystal base 714 has a rotation shaft that protrudes rearward from one of the four corners on the rear surface in a columnar shape. In the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, the rotation shaft of the sub liquid crystal base 714 is attached to the bearing portion of the rotation drive base (not shown) in the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R, respectively. When attached, it can rotate around an axis that extends back and forth. The weight 715 is formed of a metal plate such as an iron plate, and is attached along the long side of the rear surface of the sub liquid crystal base 714 that is closer to the rotation axis.

Although not shown, the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R are a bearing portion through which the rotation shaft of the sub liquid crystal base 714 is rotatably inserted, and a left lift drive mechanism 750L or a right lift drive mechanism. Attached to the tip (rear end) of the rotary shaft of the rotary drive base having a nut hole through which the elevating drive shaft (not shown) in the 750R is inserted and the sub liquid crystal base 714 that penetrates the bearing portion on the rear side of the rotary drive base. An operating rotating member having an operating pin at a position eccentric from the rotating shaft, a lateral rotating drive motor mounted on the front surface of the rotating drive base so that the rotating shaft projects rearward, and a lateral rotating drive. A drive rotating member that is attached to the rotating shaft of the motor and has a drive pin at a position eccentric from the center of rotation, and one end side is rotatably attached to the drive pin of the drive rotating member, and the other end side is attached to the operating pin of the operating rotating member. It includes a connecting rod that can be rotatably attached, and an elevating slider that is attached to the rear side of the rotary drive base and can be rotatably attached to the guide base 751 of the left elevating drive mechanism 750L or the right elevating drive mechanism 750R. ..

Further, the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R have a cover attached to the front surface of the rotation drive base so as to cover the front side of the lateral rotation drive motor, and slide in the vertical direction on the rotation drive base. It is possibly attached and includes an assist slider that slides in the vertical direction as the actuating rotating member rotates, and an assist spring that is urged in the direction of raising the assist slider.

The nut hole of the rotary drive base has a plurality of protrusions inside, and these protrusions are inserted into the spiral groove of the lift drive shaft in the left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R to drive the lift. It can be screwed to the shaft.

The operating rotating member has a fan-shaped gear portion centered on a rotating shaft, and when this gear portion meshes with the rack gear of the assist slider, the assist slider is slid in the vertical direction by the rotation of the operating rotating member. be able to. Further, the operating rotating member has a restricting piece protruding outward, and the rotation range of the operating rotating member is restricted by abutting the end portion of the restricting piece at a predetermined position of the rotating drive base. There is.

In the assembled state of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R, the operation pin of the operation rotation member is located outside the rotation center (center of the rotation axis) in the left-right direction. , The assist slider is arranged inward in the left-right direction from the center of rotation of the operating rotating member.

The left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R can rotate the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 730L by 90 degrees with respect to the axis extending in the front-rear direction, respectively. .. Specifically, the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R horizontally arrange the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 730L having a rectangular outer shape around the rotation axis of the sub liquid crystal base 714. It can be rotated between a state in which it extends vertically and a state in which it extends vertically upward (stands up).

The left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R include a rotation regulation mechanism that regulates the rotation range of the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 730L. With this rotation regulation mechanism, when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 730L are started up, it is possible to prevent the tip (upper end) from rotating (falling down) to the opposite side and horizontally. When set to, it is possible to prevent the tip from further rotating downward.

The assist spring is urged so that the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 730L rotate in the rising direction via the assist slider, and is driven by lateral rotation when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 730L are raised from a horizontal state. The load acting on the motor is reduced.

The left elevating drive mechanism 750L and the right elevating drive mechanism 750R extend over substantially the entire height of the side portion 401 of the middle unit base 400, and are attached to the guide bases 751 near both left and right ends in the frame of the middle unit base 400, respectively. The upper base 752 attached to the upper end of the guide base 751, the lower base 753 attached to the lower end of the guide base 751, and the upper end and the lower end are rotatably attached to the upper base 752 and the lower base 753, respectively, and a spiral groove is formed on the outer periphery. The lift drive shaft (not shown), the spur gear-shaped shaft gear attached to the upper end of the lift drive shaft (not shown), and the spur gear-shaped drive gear that meshes with the shaft gear (not shown). The drive gear is attached to the rotating shaft, and the lateral elevating drive motor 757 is attached to the upper base 752.

The guide rail 751 is formed so that both the left and right ends of the strip extending vertically are bent forward. The elevating slider of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L or the right rotation drive mechanism 730R is inserted into the guide base 751 from the front. As a result, the guide base 751 can guide the elevating slider only in the vertical direction.

The left elevating drive mechanism 750L and the right elevating drive mechanism 750R have a spiral formed on the outer circumference by inserting the elevating drive shaft into the nut hole of the rotation drive base in the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730L. The groove allows screw connection with the nut hole. The left elevating drive mechanism 750L and the right elevating drive mechanism 750R can rotate the elevating drive shaft by driving the lateral elevating drive motor 757.

The horizontal left decorative member 770L and the horizontal right decorative member 770R are a horizontal upper decorative body 771 arranged on both left and right sides between the upper connecting portion 402 and the middle connecting portion 403 in the frame-shaped middle unit base 400. A lateral lower decorative body 772 extending from the lower end of the horizontal upper decorative body 771 to the lower connecting portion 404 of the middle unit base 400 and having translucency, and a plurality of LEDs arranged on the rear side of the horizontal lower decorative body 772 and on the front surface. It is equipped with a horizontal lower decorative board (not shown) on which the above is mounted.

The lateral left decorative member 770L and the horizontal right decorative member 770R are arranged so as to cover the front of the elevating drive shaft in the left elevating drive mechanism 750L and the right elevating drive mechanism 750R.

The lateral upper decorative body 771 is bent so that the side closer to the center of the middle unit base 400 faces rearward at substantially the center in the left-right direction on the front surface. The lateral lower decorative body 772 is formed in a flat plate shape with the front surface facing the front. The horizontal lower decorative body 772 can be decorated by emitting light by appropriately emitting the LED of the horizontal lower decorative substrate.

[5-7a. Operation of the horizontal movable production unit]
Next, the operation of the lateral movable effect unit 700 will be described. In the horizontal movable effect unit 700, a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are placed between the front movable decorative body 310 of the front movable effect unit 300 and the game unit 3 (three reels 70). It is arranged in the reel 70 (design display area A) and can be moved forward. In the normal state, the horizontal movable effect unit 700 has the same height as the central movable effect unit 500 with the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R extending in the horizontal direction. positioned. Therefore, when the central movable decorative unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 is located at the descending end, a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display devices 710R are placed on the left and right sides of the central rotating decorative body 553. They are located respectively (see FIG. 15 (a) and the like).

In this normal state, the regulation piece of the operating rotation member in the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R is in contact with a predetermined position of the rotation drive base, and the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display. Further rotation of the display device 710R so that the tip side thereof moves downward is prevented.

Under normal conditions, the operating rotating members are rotated counterclockwise and clockwise by driving the horizontal rotation drive motors of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R, respectively. Then, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, which were horizontally extended, were rotated so as to be raised, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R were moved, respectively. It will be in an upright state extending up and down. At this time, the assist springs of the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R rotate in the counterclockwise direction and the clockwise direction in the front view with respect to the respective operating rotation members. Assisting.

When the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are upright by the left rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R, the control piece of the operation rotation member is placed at a predetermined position on the rotation drive base. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are in contact with each other to prevent the tip side (upper end side) of each from rotating so as to move outward in the left-right direction of the middle unit base 400. There is. Further, in the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, the weights 715 provided respectively are located outside the rotation axis of the sub liquid crystal base 714 in the left-right direction in the middle unit base 400. There is. As a result, the weight 715 causes rotational moments to act on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R in the counterclockwise direction and the clockwise direction, respectively, with respect to the rotation axis. It becomes. Therefore, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R rotate so that the tip side (upper end side) of each moves outward in the left-right direction of the middle unit base 400 due to the rotational moments acting on each. Is suppressed.

Further, in a normal state, when the horizontal lift drive motors 757 of the left lift drive mechanism 750L and the right lift drive mechanism 750R are driven to rotate the lift drive shaft, the left lift drive shaft is rotated according to the rotation direction of the lift drive shaft. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be moved up and down via the rotation drive mechanism 730L and the right rotation drive mechanism 730R. In the present embodiment, the elevating drive shaft can be raised by rotating it in a counterclockwise direction in a plan view, and can be lowered by rotating it in a clockwise direction in a plan view.

When the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are upright, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the three reels 70 in the game unit 3, respectively. It is located on both the left and right sides (see FIGS. 46 and 47, etc.). In this state, regardless of the height of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, the three reels 70 and the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be visually recognized from the player side in a good state.

Further, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be moved up and down in a horizontally extended state. When the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved horizontally below the central movable effect unit 500, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are reeled. It will move to the front side of the 70, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R will play the symbols of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R on both the left and right sides of the three reels 70. It can be hidden from the person's side invisible (see FIG. 45).

The horizontal movable effect unit 700 of the present embodiment has the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710L in a state where the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the lowermost position (lowering end) while being upright. The sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R cannot be rotated in a horizontally extended state. Further, when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are extended horizontally, they cannot be moved below the middle symbol in the symbol display area A in the front view. That is, the horizontal movable effect unit 700 is configured (controlled) so that the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are not located in front of the lower stage (effective line), and is effective from the player side. The design on the line is always visible.

As described above, according to the lateral movable effect unit 700 of the present embodiment, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are rotated or moved up and down according to the gaming state. In addition to being able to perform a variety of movable effects, the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can display a variety of production images, making the player more entertaining and reducing the interest. It can be suppressed.

[5-8. Status indicator]
Next, the state indicator 800 in the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 15 to 17. The status indicator 800 extends long to the left and right, and is attached to the vicinity of the front end of the upper surface in the left-right direction of the lower connecting portion 404 of the middle unit base 400. The status display 800 is paid out according to the combination of the storage display 801 that displays the number of stored medals that can be inserted into the insertion port 123 and can be used for the game, and the symbol displayed by stopping the three reels 70. The combination of the payout display 802 that displays the number of medals paid out, the bet display 803 that displays the number of medals (number of bets) used in one game, and the symbol displayed by stopping the three reels 70 When the number of medals stored on the replay indicator 804 that indicates "replay", the start indicator 805 that indicates that the game can be started (start), and the storage indicator 801 becomes "0" A lighting indicator 806 and a lighting indicator 806 are provided on the front surface.

The storage indicator 801 is composed of two 7-segment LEDs arranged side by side, and displays the number of medals stored by Arabic numerals. The payout display 802 is composed of two 7-segment LEDs arranged side by side, and displays the number of medals paid out by Arabic numerals. The bet display 803 is composed of three LEDs arranged side by side, and displays by lighting 1 bet, 2 bets, and 3 bets (MAX bets) from the left side.

The re-game display 804 is composed of one LED, and lights up to indicate that the re-game is possible. The start indicator 805 is composed of one LED, and when it lights up, it indicates that the operation of the start lever 129 can be accepted (the rotation of the reel 70 can be started). The insertion indicator 806 is composed of one LED, and when it lights up, it indicates that the number of stored medals is "0" and at the same time prompts the insertion of medals into the insertion slot 123.

In the status indicator 800, the storage indicator 801 and the payout indicator 802 are arranged near the left end of the front view, and the bet indicator 803, the replay indicator 804, the start indicator 805, and the input indicator 806 are viewed from the front. It is located near the right end.

The state indicator 800 is formed so that the length in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the width of the three reels 70 arranged side by side in the game unit 3. The status indicator 800 is arranged in front of the three reels 70 of the game unit 3 and directly below the lower effective line in a state of being assembled in the slot machine 1 (see FIG. 4 and the like). As a result, the status display 800 is arranged at a position as close as possible to the game area in which the reel 70 is rotated to display a plurality of symbols in a variable manner. Therefore, during the game in which the reel 70 is rotating. Since the status indicator 800 can be visually recognized from the reel 70 (variable symbol) with a slight movement of the line of sight, the current situation can be recognized without overlooking the variable display of the symbol, and the slot machine 1 is easy to play. Can be done.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the status indicator 800 is inclined so that the front surface faces the front and the upper direction. More specifically, the front surface of the status indicator 800 is tilted so that the vertical line extending forward from the front surface of the status indicator 800 intersects the line extending horizontally forward from the front surface of the symbol display area A. .. As a result, the front surface of the status indicator 800 is directed toward the player located in front of the slot machine 1, and the status indicator 800 is more easily visible from the player side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 15B, the status display 800 is provided with a setting display 810 on the rear surface. The setting display 810 is composed of one 7-segment LED. The setting display 810 displays the number of the game mode set by operating the setting switch 62 in the switch unit 60 of the housing unit 2 in Arabic numerals.

The status display 800 and the setting display 810 are connected to the main control board 21 of the main control unit 20, and the game state and the game mode (setting state) are displayed by the main control board 21. ..

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the game mode setting indicator 810 is arranged on the rear surface of the status indicator 800 in the middle unit 5, that is, on the rear surface of the middle unit 5 attached to the rear side of the door unit 4. Therefore, when the setting mode is changed and the door unit 4 is opened from the housing unit 2, the setting switch 62 attached to the housing unit 2 and the door unit 4 (middle unit 5) are attached to the setting switch 62. The setting display 810 is in a position that is easy for the operator to see, which facilitates the setting work of the game mode.

[5-9. Decorative drive board unit]
Next, the decorative drive substrate unit 900 in the middle unit 5 will be described mainly with reference to FIGS. 17 to 20. The decorative drive board unit 900 is attached so as to cover the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 (peripheral control unit 470) on the rear surface of the middle unit base 400. The decorative drive board unit 900 includes a rectangular flat plate-shaped decorative drive board 901 extending to the left and right, a board base 902 to which the front side of the decorative drive board 901 is attached and a back surface of the middle unit base 400, and a board base 902. A substrate cover 903 attached so as to cover the rear surface of the decorative drive substrate 901 is provided on the rear side.

The decorative drive board 901 is a drive motor, a decorative board, and a sub of the central movable effect unit 500, the upper movable effect unit 600, and the horizontal movable effect unit 700 in response to the control commands from the peripheral control board 471 and the display control board 473. It controls the left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the like.

The board base 902 has a flat plate-shaped board mounting portion 902a that is slightly larger than the decorative drive board 901, and a hinge portion that protrudes from the left side of the board mounting portion 902a and is rotatably attached to the rear surface of the middle unit base 400. It includes a 902b and a locking portion 902c that extends from the upper part of the right side of the board mounting portion 902a to the left and is detachably attached to the rear surface of the middle unit base 400.

The board base 903 is mounted on the rear side of the board mounting portion 902a of the board base 902, and the rear side of the decorative drive board 901 is provided so that a plurality of connectors provided on the rear surface of the decorative drive board 901 face the rear side. It is covered.

[6. Movable production and light emission production]
Next, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4, the front movable effect unit 300, the central movable effect unit 500 of the middle unit 5, the upper movable effect unit 600, and the lateral movable effect unit 700. The movable effect and the light emitting effect using the above will be described in detail mainly with reference to FIGS. 4, 40 to 48. FIG. 40 is a front view of the slot machine showing the front movable decorative body of the front movable effect unit positioned at the descending end. FIG. 41 is a front view of the slot machine showing the central movable decorative body unit of the central movable effect unit positioned at the rising end, and FIG. 42 shows the upper middle left decorative body and the upper middle left decorative body of the upper movable effect unit from the state of FIG. 41. It is a front view of the slot machine showing the state where the upper middle right decorative body is moved to the appearance position, and FIG. 43 shows the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper movable effect unit moved to the center side from the state of FIG. 42. FIG. 44 is a front view of the slot machine shown in the vertical state, and FIG. 44 is a front view of the slot machine showing the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable effect unit in an upright state from the state of FIG. 43. be.

FIG. 45 is a front view of the slot machine showing a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the horizontal movable effect unit are lowered to the front side of the symbol display area while being horizontally extended. Further, FIG. 46 is a front view of the slot machine showing a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the horizontal movable effect unit are placed upright on both the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device. Is a front view of a slot machine showing a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device and the sub-right liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable effect unit are lowered from the state of FIG. 46 and positioned on the left and right sides of the symbol display area. Further, FIG. 48 is a front view of the slot machine showing a state in which the light guide plate of the top cover unit is light-emittingly decorated.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in a normal state, as shown in FIG. 4, the front movable decorative body 310 of the front movable effect unit 300 is located at the rising end, and the front movable decorative body 310 is located at the rising end of the slot machine 1 from the main liquid crystal display device 450 in front view. Is also located on the upper side. Further, in a normal state, the central movable decorative body unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 in the middle unit 5 is located at the descending end, and the symbol display area A composed of three reels 70 in the game unit 3 is viewed from the front. It is located between the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the main liquid crystal display device 450.

Further, in a normal state, the pair of upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 of the upper movable effect unit 600 in the middle unit 5 are located at the most distant positions from each other, and are left and right of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in the front view. It is located on each side. Further, in a normal state, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper movable effect unit 600 are located at the retracted positions, respectively, and the front cover 652 is above the main liquid crystal display device 450 in the front view. It is located on the back side. In this normal state, the upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 of the upper movable effect unit 600 are invisible from the player side.

Further, in a normal state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the horizontal movable effect unit 700 are located substantially in the center in the vertical direction in a horizontally extended state, and are viewed from the front. The central movable decorative unit 550 is located on both the left and right sides of the central movable decorative unit 550 so as to cover the front surface of the base cover 520 of the central movable effect unit 500.

In this normal state, the light guide plate 202 of the top cover unit 200 is not light-emittingly decorated, and the three reels 70 (design display) of the game unit 3 arranged on the rear side through the window portion 201a of the transparent top cover 201. The area A), the main liquid crystal display device 450, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the like can be satisfactorily visually recognized from the player side.

In a normal state, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment has a symbol display area A, which displays a symbol from below using three reels 70 in a window portion 201a that occupies the upper side of substantially the center in the vertical direction of the front view. Sub-effect display area B for displaying the effect image using the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, main effect display area C for displaying the effect image using the main liquid crystal display device 450, front movable It has four areas, a logo display area D using the decorative body 310.

In this normal state, when the front left drive motor 324 and the front right drive motor 325 of the front movable effect unit 300 are rotationally driven according to the gaming state, the front movable decorative body 310 located at the rising end is displayed in the symbol display area A. It descends at a stretch to the position of the descending end on the front side of the three reels 70 so as to hide a part of the reels (see FIG. 40). As a result, the player can be surprised by the large front movable decorative body 310 extending to the left and right in front of the player's eyes and descending so as to fall. When the front movable decorative body 310 is positioned at the descending end, as shown in FIG. 40, most of the lower side of the front movable decorative body 310 is located above the lower end of the window portion 201a, so that the front movable decorative body 310 is located above the lower end. On the lower side of the body 310, only the symbols in the lower row (effective line) in the symbol display area A can be clearly seen.

When the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the descending end while the symbol is changing (at least one of the three reels 70 is rotating), only the symbol located in the lower stage (effective line) in the symbol display area A is used. Since it cannot be visually recognized satisfactorily, the difficulty of "pressing" to operate the stop button 128 so that the desired symbol is stopped and displayed becomes high. As a result, it is possible to arouse the challenge spirit to the player, and it is possible to concentrate on the "pushing" and suppress the decline in the interest in the game.

On the other hand, when the movement of all the symbols is stopped and the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the descending end at the same time, only the symbols located in the lower stage (effective line) of the symbol display area A by the front movable decorative body 310 are displayed. Since it is in a visible state, the player can immediately recognize the symbol stopped on the effective line, and it is possible to easily know whether or not the combination is given a privilege.

Further, in a normal state, when the central rotation drive motor 554 of the central movable effect unit 500 is rotationally driven according to the gaming state, the central movable decorative body 535 is paired with the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. Rotate between and. Thereby, the player's interest can be attracted to the central movable decorative body 553.

Further, in a normal state, when the central elevating drive motor 571 of the central movable effect unit 500 is rotationally driven according to the gaming state, the central movable decorative unit 550 located substantially in the center of the front viewing window portion 201a rises. It rises to the edge position and is located in the center of the front view main liquid crystal display device 450 (see FIG. 41). As a result, the central movable decorative unit 550 is located in the center of the front surface of the main liquid crystal display device 450, so that the central movable decorative unit 550 becomes conspicuous, and the player can pay attention to the central movable decorative unit 550. can. By raising the central movable decorative unit 550, it is possible to make the player think that there is something good, and it is possible to raise the player's expectation for the game. The central movable decorative body 535 may be rotated by the central rotation drive motor 554 with the central movable decorative body unit 550 positioned at the rising end.

When the upper / middle movable effect unit 650 in the upper / middle movable effect unit 600 is rotated with the central movable decorative unit 550 positioned at the rising end, the upper / middle drive motor 691 of the upper / middle movable effect unit 600 is retracted above the front view main liquid crystal display device 450. A pair of semicircular upper middle left decorative bodies 661 and upper middle right decorative bodies 671 located at the positions move downward while rotating, and move around the outer periphery of the central movable decorative body 553 of the central movable decorative body unit 550. It is in an enclosed state (see FIG. 42). In this state, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 are located in front of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (left unit 530L and right unit 530R) supporting the central movable decorative body unit 550. At the same time, the front surface of each of the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 substantially coincides with the front surface of the central movable decorative body 553, and the central movable decorative body 553 and the pair of upper middle left decoration The body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are united to form one large disk-shaped decorative body. As a result, a large disk-shaped decorative body will appear on the front of the main liquid crystal display device 450, which can have a strong impact on the player and make him strongly think that there is something good. It is possible to raise expectations for the game.

Further, in a state where the central movable decorative body 553, the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 are combined, the pair supporting the central movable decorative body 553 (central movable decorative body unit 550). A part of the front surface of the left unit 530L and the right unit 530R can be hidden by the front end side of each of the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decoration body 671, and the overall appearance can be improved. ..

In the state of FIG. 42, when the central movable decorative body 553 is rotated by the central rotary drive motor 554, the outer circumference of the central movable decorative body 553 is formed by the inner circumference of the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671. It will rotate in a guided state, and the left and right blurring of the central movable decorative body 553 due to rotation will be suppressed by a pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671, and the central movable decorative body 553 will shake left and right. It rotates in good condition without any trouble. Therefore, the center of one large disk-shaped decorative body (central movable decorative body 553) formed by combining the central movable decorative body 553 with the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 rotates. Since the effect to be performed can be shown to the player, it is possible to give a stronger impact to the player, entertain the player, and suppress the deterioration of the interest.

Further, when moving the pair of upper middle left decorative body 661 and upper middle right decorative body 671 from the retracted position to the appearance position, the upper middle left decorative body 661 separated from the left and right sides of the central movable decorative body 553 to the left and right. Since the upper, middle, and right decorative bodies 671 are united so as to sandwich the central movable decorative body 553, the player can be entertained by a large movement using the entire front surface of the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 in the front view.

Illustration of the upper-horizontal movable effect unit 610 in the upper movable effect unit 600 with the pair of upper middle left decorative bodies 661 and the upper middle right decorative body 671 moved to the appearance positions so as to surround the outer circumference of the central movable decorative body 533. When the upper-horizontal drive motor is rotated, a pair of upper-horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 located at the left and right ends of the front-view main liquid crystal display device 450 are replaced with the central movable decorative body 553, the upper middle left decorative body 661, and the upper middle right decoration. It moves to the center side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 behind the body 671 (see FIG. 43). As shown in FIG. 43, in a state where the pair of upper-horizontal movable ornaments 612 is moved from the distant position to the near-distance position, the pair of upper-horizontal movable ornaments 612 are each of the upper, middle, and left decorative bodies in the front view. A large disk-shaped ornament formed by the central movable ornament 553, the upper middle left ornament 661, and the upper middle right ornament 671 so as to decorate the outer periphery of the upper middle right ornament 671 and the upper middle right ornament 671. The left and right sides of the above are decorated with a pair of upper and horizontal movable decorative bodies 612. In this state, the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 is divided into left and right by the central movable decorative body 553, the upper middle left decorative body 661, the upper middle right decorative body 671, and the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612. It covers almost half of the whole, and it becomes extremely conspicuous from the player side, and it can strongly attract the interest of the player.

The central movable decorative body 553, the upper middle left decorative body 661, the upper middle right decorative body 671, and the pair of upper horizontal movable decorative bodies 612 are positioned in the center of the front surface of the front view main liquid crystal display device 450, and the lateral portion. When the horizontal rotation drive motor (not shown) of the movable effect unit 700 is rotated, a pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display devices 710R are formed on the upper left and right outer sides of the four corners, respectively. With the vicinity of the corner as the center, the tips near the center of the left and right rotate upward so that they are in an upright state (see FIG. 44). In this state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are located on the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450, respectively, in front view. As shown in FIG. 44, in this state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are made to display the effect image so as to be continuous with the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal display device 450. Therefore, the player can be made to think that the display screen of the main liquid crystal display device 450 has spread to the left and right, and the player can be entertained.

Further, in a normal state, when the pair of horizontal elevating drive motors 757 of the horizontal movable effect unit 700 is rotated in a predetermined direction, the pair of horizontally extended sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are displayed. , The central movable decorative unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 is moved downward from the positions on both the left and right sides (the position of the front surface of the base cover 520), and a part of the symbol display area A is covered (FIG. 45). reference). As shown in FIG. 45, in this state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are in the upper and middle stages of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. Only the three symbols in the lower row of the symbol display area A and the middle reel 70M can be clearly seen.

As an effect pattern for moving the pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R downward (in front of the symbol display area A), for example, all the symbols are being displayed in a variable manner (three). By lowering the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R to the state shown in FIG. 45 while one reel 70 is rotating), the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R are "pressed". With the middle reel 70M, it is possible to easily perform "pressing", and the operation of the stop button 128 can be sharpened to entertain the player. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, which cover the upper and middle stages of the reel 70, are provided with an effect image of a fluctuating symbol similar to the fluctuating display of the symbol due to the rotation of the reel 70. It may be displayed, and the player can be entertained by simultaneously showing the variable display of the symbol due to the rotation of the reel 70 and the variable display of the symbol due to the effect image.

Alternatively, of the three rotating reels 70, the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R may be stopped, and the symbol stopped at the lower stage (effective line) may satisfy the combination of symbols giving the privilege. At the time of possible combination (so-called "reach"), the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R may be lowered to obtain the state shown in FIG. On the other hand, you can entertain the "reel".

Although not shown, one of the left reel 70L or the right reel 70R of the three reels 70 is moved downward by moving only one of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. Only one reel 70 may be hidden between the upper and middle stages, so that the player can enjoy a wider variety of games and the player can be less likely to get bored.

Further, when the horizontal rotation drive motor (not shown) of the horizontal movable effect unit 700 is rotated in a normal state, a pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display devices 710R are displayed, respectively. With the vicinity of the upper left and right outer corners of the four corners as the center, the tips near the center of the left and right rotate upward so as to move upward, and the state becomes upright (see FIG. 46). In this state, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are located outside the upper and lateral movable decorative bodies 612 on the left and right sides of the main liquid crystal display device 450, respectively, in front view. The front surface of the base cover 520 of the central movable production unit 500 becomes visible from the player side. In the state of FIG. 46, since the outer circumferences of the three reels 70 arranged side by side are surrounded by the flat plate-shaped base cover 520 and the pair of horizontal lower decorative bodies 772, the three reels 70 (design display area A). ) Can be made to stand out, and the player can enjoy the operation of the stop button 128 (“pressing”).

When the horizontal elevating drive motor 757 is rotated in a predetermined direction while the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are upright, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display are displayed. The device 710R descends and is located on the left and right sides of the three reels 70 arranged side by side (see FIG. 47). In the state shown in FIG. 47, even if the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are made to display an effect image of a fluctuating symbol similar to the fluctuating symbol display due to the rotation of the reel 70. This is good, because it is possible to display the five symbol rows arranged side by side in combination with the three reels 70 in a variable manner, so that the player can be entertained and the deterioration of the interest can be suppressed.

Further, when the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 of the top cover unit 200 are made to emit light in a normal state, the pattern provided on the light guide plate 202 can be light-emitting and decorated (FIG. 48). As shown in FIG. 48, when the light guide plate 202 is light-emittingly decorated, a character pattern according to the concept of the slot machine 1 is displayed on substantially the entire window portion 201a of the top cover 201. In this state, the pattern displayed on the light guide plate 202 is shining, and a part of the three reels 70 (design display area A) of the game unit 3 arranged behind the light guide plate 202, the main liquid crystal display device 450, The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the like are difficult to see from the player side. The light guide plate 202 has a non-decorative area 202a in which a pattern is not displayed (emission decoration) at the lower portion, and this non-decorative area 202a corresponds to the lower part (effective line) of the pattern display area in front view. Therefore, even when the light guide plate 202 is light-emittingly decorated, the design located in the lower stage (effective line) can be visually recognized satisfactorily.

Then, for example, when the light guide plate 202 is light-emitting decorated with the three reels 70 rotated, as shown in FIG. 48, the symbols located in the upper and middle stages excluding the lower stage in the symbol display area become difficult to see. Therefore, it becomes difficult to "push" and the difficulty level becomes higher, which can improve the challenge spirit of the player and entertain, and at the same time, it seems that the difficulty level of "pushing" has increased. It is possible to convince the person that there must be something good to align the symbols in this state, and it is possible to raise the expectation for the game.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, since the game with various effects can be presented to the player, it is possible to make the player less likely to get bored, and to entertain the player and enjoy the game. The decrease can be suppressed.

[7. Reel design]
Next, a sequence of symbols provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 70 of the game unit 3 in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 49. FIG. 49 is an explanatory view showing an expanded pattern sequence provided on the outer peripheral surface of each reel in the slot machine. As shown in FIG. 49, the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 70 in the game unit 3 are provided with a symbol sequence composed of a plurality of symbols having different arrangements. Further, in the present embodiment, one symbol string is composed of 21 symbols.

The symbols used in the symbol row are the "red 7" symbol with the number 7 drawn in red, the "white 7" symbol with the hatchet drawn, and the black "BAR" with the outer shape drawn in a horizontally long rectangular shape. A design, a "cherry" design with a cherry, a "replay" design with a horizontally long oval shape, a "bell" design with two bells, and a "bell" design with a watermelon. There is a "watermelon" symbol and a "blank" symbol with multiple crystals drawn on it. In each symbol row, the same symbols are arranged so as not to be adjacent to each other on the top and bottom.

Among these symbols, the "red 7" symbol, the "white 7" symbol, and the "BAR" symbol are more conspicuous and easier to identify than the other symbols. The ease of identification here means a high degree to which the player can easily identify the symbol including the state where the reel 70 is rotating and the reel 70 is stopped. Further, only one "red 7" symbol is provided in each of the three reels 70 in the sequence number 4. There is only one "red 7" symbol on each reel 70L, 70M, 70R, and in addition, the color (red) is easier to see than other symbols. Only one "white 7" symbol is provided in the arrangement number 17 of the middle reel 70M, and is not provided in the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R. There is only one "BAR" symbol for each of the left reel 70L array number 11, the middle reel 70M array number 6, and the right reel 70R array number 17, and in addition, the color (black) is also available. It is easier to see than other symbols. It is easy for the player to set these symbols as the target symbols due to the color and size of the symbols even while the reel is rotating. These symbols are merely symbolic symbols (only one symbol does not correspond to the winning combination), but by forming a predetermined combination, it becomes a combination of symbols corresponding to the winning combination. .. That is, a predetermined game privilege is given.

One "cherry" symbol is provided on the left reel 70L, and four each on the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R. Five "replay" symbols are provided on each of the three reels 70. Six "bell" symbols are provided on each of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R, and five are provided on the middle reel 70M.

Six "watermelon" symbols are provided on the left reel 70L, and three on each of the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R. One "blank" symbol is provided on each of the three reels 70.

In the slot machine 1, the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line in the symbol display area is a symbol of "red 7"-"red 7"-"red 7" or "watermelon"-"watermelon"-"blank". At the time of the symbol (BB role symbol), a big bonus (BB) is given as a privilege, and 300 medals are paid out by the BB game. In addition, when all the combinations of symbols stopped on the valid line are "BAR" symbols (RB role symbols), a regular bonus (RB) is given as a privilege, and 20 medals are paid out by the RB game. Furthermore, the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line is the symbol of "Replay"-"BAR"-"Replay, Bell, Watermelon, or Cherry", "Cherry"-"BAR"-" "Any of Replay, Bell, Watermelon, and Cherry" symbol, "Replay"-"Bell"-"Any of Replay, Bell, Watermelon, and Cherry", and "Cherry"-"Bell" -When either of the "Replay or Bell" symbols (cherry role symbol), 1 (weak cherry role) or 9 (strong cherry role) medals are paid out as a privilege.

In addition, the combinations of symbols stopped on the effective line are "bell"-"red 7"-"watermelon or cherry" symbol, "bell"-"cherry"-"watermelon or cherry" symbol, and "bell" from the left. "Blank"-"Watermelon or Cherry" symbol, "Bell"-"White 7"-"Watermelon or Cherry" symbol, "BAR or Watermelon"-"Bell or Watermelon"-"Red 7, BAR, and "One of the bells", "BAR or watermelon"-"One of red 7, cherry, blank, and white 7"-"Replay", "Bell"-"Red 7, replay, cherry, blank, And white 7 "-" replay "design," BAR or watermelon "-" replay "-" watermelon or cherry "design," bell "-" bell "-" replay or cherry "design," replay " -"Any of Red 7, Cherry, Blank, and White 7"-"Replay or White 7" symbol, "Replay"-"Replay or Watermelon"-"Replay or Cherry" symbol, "Bell"-" When any of the "watermelon"-"BAR, bell, and white 7" symbols (replay role symbols), a replay is given as a privilege.

In addition, the combinations of symbols stopped on the effective line are "BAR"-"Replay"-"Replay" symbols, "Watermelon"-"Replay"-"Replay" symbols, and "Bell"-"Bell" from the left. -When either of the "bell" symbols (bell role symbol) is used, 9 medals (bell role, correct bell role) will be paid out as a privilege. In addition, the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line is "BAR or watermelon"-"Red 7 or blank"-"Watermelon or cherry" from the left, or "BAR or watermelon"-"Cherry or white 7"- When the "watermelon or cherry" symbol (incorrect bell role symbol) is used, one medal (incorrect answer bell role) is paid out as a privilege.

The bell role includes a push order bell role (bell A to bell F) and an ALL role. The push-order bell combination is when the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in the proper push order determined for each (correct answer bell combination), and the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128M in the appropriate push order determined for each. , 128R is not operated (incorrect answer bell role), and the number of medals to be paid out is different.

Specifically, for the bell role, the proper push order is bell A of "left reel 70L-> middle reel 70M-> right reel 70R", "left reel 70L-> right reel 70R-> middle reel 70M". Bell B, "Middle reel 70M-> Left reel 70L-> Right reel 70R" Bell C, "Middle reel 70M-> Right reel 70R-> Left reel 70L" Bell D, "Right reel 70R-> Left reel 70L-> Middle reel There is a bell E of "70M" and a bell F of "right reel 70R-> middle reel 70M-> left reel 70L". Then, when the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in this proper pressing order, the bell role symbols are controlled so as to be aligned with the effective line, and nine medals are paid out based on this. Since the bell symbols that make up the bell role symbol are arranged within the range in which the reel pull-in control can be executed, the bell role symbol must be operated as long as the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are operated in an appropriate push order. Is controlled so that it is aligned with the effective line.

On the other hand, in the push order of the bell role, when the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in an improper push order in the bell role, the bell role symbols are controlled so as not to be aligned on the effective line, and the incorrect answer bell role symbol is used. Is controlled so that it is aligned with the effective line.

Also, when the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line is "bell"-"BAR or cherry"-"watermelon" from the left (watermelon role symbol), 3 (weak watermelon role) or 9 cards as a privilege. Pay out the medal (as a strong watermelon). Further, when the combination of symbols stopped on the effective line is a combination other than the above, the privilege is not given as "loss".

As described above, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the symbols are stopped in a specific combination on the effective line in the symbol display area, a privilege corresponding to the combination of the stopped symbols is given, so that the player Whether or not the three stop buttons 128 can be operated so that the symbol stops on the effective line in the desired combination, and the symbol can be stopped on the effective line in the desired combination of symbols. Can entertain the player.

[8. Combination of winning combination and design]
Next, the winning combination of the slot machine 1 (including what is called a winning combination) and the combination of the corresponding symbols will be described. FIG. 50 is a winning value determination table used for determining whether or not a winning combination is applicable in the flag processing described later.

As described above, each reel 70L, 70M, 70R has a large number of symbols. The order of the symbols and the types of symbols are different for each reel.

Then, it is determined from the display contents (symbol combination mode) displayed on the effective line when all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R are stopped, whether or not the symbol combination mode corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed. Will be done. Specifically, it is determined whether or not the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed on the above-mentioned effective line in the symbol display area A.

In the following, when the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the predetermined winning combination is displayed on the effective line, the combination of the symbols corresponding to the (predetermined) winning combination (this is referred to as the winning combination symbol) is prepared. Or it is said that the winning combination symbols are complete.

[8-1. Bonus role]
The bonus combination is a combination mode in which the player is given a profit when the regular bonus game is executed, and the combination mode of the red 7 symbols and the combination mode of the BAR symbols correspond to the bonus combination mode. .. As shown in FIG. 50, in this example, the big bonus combination (BB) is won with a probability of 256/65536, and the regular bonus combination (RB) is won with a probability of 16/65536.

Then, when the bonus combination is won, it is allowed that the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the bonus combination (BB bonus combination, RB bonus combination) (hereinafter referred to as BB bonus combination symbol, RB bonus combination symbol) is displayed on the effective line. Then, when the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the BB bonus combination is aligned with the effective line, a game privilege called a big bonus game (hereinafter referred to as BB game) is given, and the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to the RB bonus combination becomes the effective line. When they are complete, a game privilege called a regular bonus game (hereinafter referred to as RB game) will be given. In the BB game and the RB game, a plurality of games in which medals can be easily obtained are intensively played, and are continuously executed until a predetermined number of games are executed or a predetermined number of medals are paid out. When the number of medals paid out reaches the specified number (or the specified number may be exceeded), the BB game and the RB game are terminated.

Even if the bonus combination symbols (BB bonus combination symbol, RB bonus combination symbol) are prepared, medals are not given in the game, and only the role as an opportunity to shift to the bonus game is provided.

Further, instead of the real bonus role such as the above-mentioned bonus role, a game such as an ART game which is advantageous to the player may be regarded as a bonus game.

[8-2. Replay]
As a combination mode of the symbol corresponding to the replay role (replay role symbol), the symbol of "bell"-"red 7"-"watermelon or cherry", the symbol of "bell"-"cherry"-"watermelon or cherry", ""Bell"-"Blank"-"Watermelon or Cherry" design, "Bell"-"White 7"-"Watermelon or Cherry" design, "BAR or Watermelon"-"Bell or Watermelon"-"Red 7, BAR, And any of the bells, "BAR or watermelon"-"one of red 7, cherry, blank, and white 7"-"replay", "bell"-"red 7, replay, cherry, blank" , And white 7 "-" replay "design," BAR or watermelon "-" replay "-" watermelon or cherry "design," bell "-" bell "-" replay or cherry "design,""Replay"-"Any of Red 7, Cherry, Blank, and White 7"-"Replay or White 7" symbol, "Replay"-"Replay or Watermelon"-"Replay or Cherry" symbol, "Bell"- The design of "watermelon"-"any of BAR, bell, and white 7" is predetermined. Further, as shown in FIG. 50, in this example, three types of replay combinations are provided: (normal) replay, hatchet replay, and hatchet fall replay. The "machete replay" is a replay role that can be won only during the ART game, and is a winning role that causes promotion to a super ART game (SART game) having a higher advantage than the ART game. In addition, the "machete fall replay" is a replay role that can be won only in SART, and is a winning role that causes a fall from a SART game to an ART game.

When any combination of the above replay combination symbols is aligned on the effective line, a game privilege called a replay game is given. In this replay game, the game to be played as the next game can be executed as a replay game without inserting medals or betting operations again.

Further, even when the above-mentioned replay role symbols are aligned on the effective line, no medal is given, which serves as an opportunity to shift to the replay game. The feature of the game privilege of this replay game is that it is not necessary to consume new medals (hang new medals) in the next game instead of paying out medals. In addition, since the replay is a winning combination that does not involve the payout of medals, it can be said that even if the winning frequency increases, for example, by increasing the winning probability, it is very unlikely to be disadvantageous to the hall. Therefore, in the slot machine 1, the probability of winning is approximately once in seven times. As a result, the amount of medals consumed by the player (the number of medals consumed per fixed time) can be kept within a certain range to some extent. In other words, it is possible to give the winning role of replay a role of suppressing excessive consumption of medals in the progress of the game.

In addition, each reel 70L, 70M, 70R has a replay combination symbol within the sliding range of the reels 70L, 70M, 70R (for example, within 4 symbols) from the stop operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R to the actual stop. The symbols constituting the combination mode of the replay combination symbols are evenly arranged so that the combination mode of the replay combination symbols can be displayed (for example, other reels 70L, 70M, 70R arranged between the replay symbols and the replay symbols. The number of symbols (designs other than replay symbols) is from 2 to a maximum of 4), which makes it possible to align the replay role symbols without the need for a push.

[8-3. Bell]
The combinations of the symbols corresponding to the bell role (bell role symbol) are "BAR"-"replay"-"replay", "watermelon"-"replay"-"replay", and "bell"-"bell". "Bell" symbol, "BAR or watermelon"-"Red 7 or blank"-"Watermelon or cherry" symbol, and "BAR or watermelon"-"Cherry or white 7"-"Watermelon or cherry" in advance It has been decided.

When the bell role symbols are aligned on the effective line, a specified number of medals (for example, 9) are paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. In other words, when the bell symbols are aligned, the game privilege of paying out 9 medals is given. Therefore, it can be said that the bell is a winning role that can be expected to increase the number of medals and suppress the consumption of medals in advancing the game. However, the winning probability of the bell in the normal game state is kept lower than that of the replay. As with the replay combination symbols described above, the bell symbols are evenly arranged on the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R so that they can be aligned without the need for pressing.

In the push-order bell combination, as long as the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in an appropriate push order, the correct bell combination symbols are always controlled to be aligned with the effective line. However, if the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated in an improper push order, the political world bell role symbols are controlled so that they are not aligned with the effective line, and the incorrect answer bell role symbols are aligned with the effective line. Tolerate. Therefore, if you win the bell role, you can get 9 medals by operating the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R in the proper push order, but stop in the improper push order. When the buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are operated, only one medal can be won or no medal can be won.

The ALL role of the bell role is controlled so that the correct bell role symbols are aligned with the effective line regardless of the push order of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R, and based on this, nine medals are used. The medals are paid out. As described above, the bell symbols that make up the correct bell role symbol are arranged within the range in which the reel pull-in control can be executed, so that the correct bell role symbol is always aligned with the effective line in the ALL role of the bell role. Be controlled. In this example, the winning value judgment table described later is configured so as to win the push order bell role with a high probability (probability of about 1 / 6.5), and the normal state (bonus game and ART game are not executed). In the state), the theoretical probability of winning a medal is 1/6 even if you win the push order bell role, but in the ART game, if you win the push order bell role (bell A to bell F) in advance. By notifying (navigating) the player of the proper pressing order of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R, medals can be obtained with a 100% probability, so a larger number of medals can be obtained compared to the normal state (this example). Then, the net increase in the number of medals per game in the ART game is about 2.7), which is advantageous for the player.
In the winning price determination table during the above BB game, the ALL role of the bell role is set as the winning combination, and in this example, when the correct bell role symbols are aligned 33 times, that is, more than 297 medals are paid out. If so, the BB game ends. Also, during the RB game, the ALL role of the bell role is set as the winning combination in the winning price judgment table, and in this example, when the correct bell role symbols are aligned three times, that is, more than 27 medals are paid out. If so, the RB game ends. In this way, during the bonus game, by making it easy to align the correct bell role symbols, it is possible to concentrate and execute a plurality of games in which medals can be easily obtained. In addition, in order to start each game in the bonus game, it is necessary to insert 3 medals or 3 bets, and since each game always has the correct bell role pattern, the net increase in the number of BB games is 198. The net increase in the number of cards in the RB game is 18.

[8-4. watermelon]
As a combination mode of the symbol corresponding to the watermelon role (watermelon role symbol), the symbol of "bell"-"BAR or cherry"-"watermelon" is predetermined. Further, as shown in FIG. 50, in this example, two types of watermelons, a weak watermelon and a strong watermelon, are provided as watermelon roles.

Of the above two types of watermelon roles, the weak watermelon allows the combination of "bell"-"BAR"-"watermelon" to be displayed on the effective line as the weak watermelon role pattern, and the strong watermelon is strong. It is allowed that the combination mode of "bell"-"cherry"-"watermelon" is displayed on the effective line as the watermelon role symbol. When either the weak watermelon role symbol or the strong watermelon role symbol is displayed on the effective line, the combination mode of "watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol-watermelon symbol" is displayed on the line other than the effective line. It has become.

When the weak watermelon role symbols are aligned on the effective line, the specified number of medals (3 in this example) are paid out, and when the strong watermelon role symbols are aligned on the effective line, the specified number of medals (9 in this example) are paid out. Is paid out. The payout of medals at this time is performed in the game. That is, when the weak watermelon symbols are aligned, the game privilege of paying out 3 medals is given, and when the strong watermelon symbols are aligned, the game privilege of paying out 9 medals is granted. Therefore, it can be said that the watermelon is a winning role that can be expected to increase the number of medals and suppress the consumption of medals in advancing the game. In addition, the probability of winning a watermelon in a normal game state is kept lower than that of a replay or a bell. Regarding the watermelon symbol, unlike the above-mentioned replay combination symbol and bell role symbol, the reels 70L, from the stop operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R to the actual stop in each reel 70L, 70M, 70R, It is arranged outside the sliding range of 70M and 70R (for example, within 4 symbols), and it is necessary to press the watermelon in order to align the symbols, and if the pressing is insufficient, there is a possibility that the watermelon will be missed.
[8-5. Cherry]
Regarding the symbol corresponding to the cherry role (cherry symbol), the combination of the symbols stopped in the symbol display area is one cherry symbol (left in this example), such as "cherry symbol-ANY symbol-ANY symbol". If there is only reel 70L), it is considered that the cherry pattern is complete. The term "ANY symbol" as used herein means that any symbol may be used. Further, as shown in FIG. 50, in this example, two types of cherries, a weak cherry and a strong cherry, are provided as the cherry role.

Of the above two types of cherry roles, the weak cherry is the weak cherry role symbol, "Replay"-"BAR"-"Any of replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry", and "Cherry"-"BAR". -It allows the combination of "replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry" symbols to be displayed on the effective line, and the strong cherry is "replay" as the strong cherry role symbol. The combination of "bell"-"replay, bell, watermelon, and cherry" and "cherry"-"bell"-"replay or bell" is displayed on the valid line. Is tolerated. When the weak cherry combination symbol is displayed on the effective line, the combination mode of "cherry symbol-ANY symbol excluding cherry symbol-ANY symbol including cherry symbol" is displayed on the effective line or a line other than the effective line. , When the strong cherry combination symbol is displayed on the effective line, the combination mode of "cherry symbol-cherry symbol-ANY symbol including cherry symbol" is displayed on the effective line or a line other than the effective line. ..

Then, when the weak cherry symbols are aligned, the specified number of medals (1 in this example) is paid out in the game, and when the strong cherry symbols are aligned, the specified number (9 in this example) is paid out. The medals will be paid out. That is, when the weak cherry symbols are aligned, the game privilege of paying out one medal is given, and when the strong cherry symbols are aligned, the game privilege of paying out nine medals is granted.

Therefore, it is not determined that the cherry symbols are aligned according to the combination mode of the symbols when all the reels are stopped, but only for at least one reel, the symbols displayed on the effective line when the reels are stopped. It can be said that it is determined that the reels are aligned. However, medals will be paid out after all reels are stopped. As for the cherry symbol, since only one is arranged on the left reel 70L, the stop button 128L cannot be aligned unless the stop button 128L is stopped (pressed) within the range where the cherry symbol can be pulled in. There is.

Since the above bells, watermelons, and cherries are all winning roles corresponding to the game privilege of paying out medals, they are collectively referred to as "small roles" below as necessary.

In the above description, the bell, the watermelon, and the cherry are described as small roles, but in addition to these, a small role can be further provided. For example, a different type of symbol (for example, a plum symbol) from the bell symbol, watermelon symbol, and cherry symbol may be provided, and the corresponding number of medals to be paid out (specified number) may be different to distinguish it from the above-mentioned small winning combination. Alternatively, it is possible to reduce the number of symbols arranged on the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R to give a difficulty level as a winning combination symbol that needs to be pressed.

[8-7. Lost]
If the combination mode of the symbols stopped and displayed on the effective line does not correspond to any of the winning combinations, it is a loss. Then, no medal is awarded in the lost game. For winning roles other than bonus roles such as small roles, if they are not aligned in the winning game, the game result will be lost. In other words, even though you have won a small winning combination (for example, watermelon) that cannot be aligned unless you press the button, if the symbol combination mode corresponding to the small winning combination is not displayed on the valid line, it will be lost and the next Winning results will not be carried over after the game. However, if the bonus combination is won, the winning result will be carried over to the next game or later even if the winning game is not aligned (the bonus symbols can be aligned after the next game).

The above is a combination mode of each winning combination in the slot machine 1 and a symbol corresponding to each winning combination. By setting the symbol combination mode corresponding to each winning combination as a different symbol combination mode, the different symbol combination mode (so-called disparity) is displayed on the effective line, but the same type symbol combination mode is displayed on the line other than the effective line. May be displayed so that the winning combination can be easily grasped by appearance.

[9. Game processing]
Next, the flow of game processing in the slot machine 1 will be described. The following game processing proceeds according to the processing procedure on the control program executed on the main control board 21 (mainly the CPU or the like). The main control board 21 (CPU) stores and holds information on the progress of the game (progress of game processing) as backup data when the power is cut off (including the case where a power failure or a momentary power failure occurs).

FIG. 51 shows the basic processing procedure of one game in the slot machine 1. First, in step S1, the initial setting for preparing for the start of the game is executed. Especially when the power is turned on, the connection and operation status of the various devices mentioned above are confirmed, the presence or absence of backup data is confirmed, and if the backup data exists, the process is restored to the state before the power was turned off. To execute.

In the next step S2, the number of medals inserted from the insertion slot 123, or if there are already stored medals, the number of medals to be multiplied is determined by pressing the MAX bet button 125 or the 1-bet button 126, and the start is started. The lever 129 is in a state of waiting for operation. That is, the BET process is executed until the number of times the game is multiplied is determined and the start lever 129 can be operated. Note that this step S2 corresponds to an example of the multiplication number determining means described in the solution means.

In step S3, the game is started by operating the start lever 129 that is in the operation waiting state in step S2, and an internal lottery process is performed to determine whether or not any of the winning combinations is the result of the internal lottery. Run. This internal lottery process is any one of the stages before all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R that start rotation in the next step S4 are in the stopped state (the reels are stopped by the player's stop operation). It is executed to determine whether or not the winning combination of is the lottery result of the game. That is, only when the lottery result of this lottery corresponds to any of the winning combinations, the corresponding winning combination is allowed.

Next, in step S4, the reel rotation process for starting the rotation of all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R is executed when the internal lottery process in step S3 is completed. In this reel rotation process, the operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is enabled when the rotation of all the reels 70L, 70M, 70R is started, and the operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is enabled. The operation enable lamp (not shown) for notifying this is turned on, and the timer count is started until the next reel rotation process is executed. The operation valid lamp is a lamp built in the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R corresponding to the reels 70L, 70M, 70R, respectively.

In step S5, the player presses the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R, and the operation enable lamp is turned off in the order of acceptance, and the reel stop process for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reels 70L, 70M, 70R is performed. Run.

In the next step S6, when it is determined in step S5 that the rotations of all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R have stopped, the display contents (symbol combination mode) displayed on the effective line and the above step A determination process for determining the winning combination is executed by collating what is allowed as a result of the internal lottery determined in S3.

In step S7, a medal payout process based on the content of the game privilege corresponding to the winning combination determined in step S6 is executed. If the winning combination is a bonus combination or a replay combination, various game benefits such as changing the game state and replaying are executed.

The above is the basic one-game processing procedure of the slot machine 1. Here, step S2 (BET processing), step S3 (internal lottery processing), and step S4 (reel rotation processing) are performed by the player as a series of operations. Therefore, these processes (step S2, step S3, step S4) are collectively referred to as a start process. The specific description of this starting process will be described below.

[9-1. Start process]
FIG. 52 specifically shows each process performed in the start process.

In the start processing, first, in step S101, the insertion of a medal or the operation of the bet buttons 125 and 126 is awaited. When the bet button operation or the medal insertion is performed, the determination in step S101 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S102.

In the next step S102, as the reception process, the number of bets (only MAX bets in this example) is determined and the effective line lamp is turned on.

In step S103, the operation of the starting lever 129 is enabled. When the operation of the starting lever 129 is enabled, the operation waits until the operation of the starting lever 129 is accepted, and the process proceeds to the next step S104.

In the next step S104, it is determined whether the operation of the starting lever 129 is enabled, and in that case, whether the operation of the starting lever 129 is accepted. When the operation of the start lever 129 is enabled in the previous step S103, when the operation of the start lever 129 by the player is accepted, this determination is satisfied and the process proceeds to the next step S105.

Further, the determination in step S101 is not satisfied and the process proceeds to step S104 until the player does not make a bet or insert a medal in step S101 or reaches a MAX bet. At this time, the determination in step S104 is not satisfied, the process returns to step S101, and the subsequent processing is repeated.

Also, the replay game does not require a new medal bet. This automatically puts the MAX bet state into the MAX bet state when the MAX bet command is stored in the RAM 1114 in the replay game process described later. As a result, the determination in step S101 is satisfied.

In step S105, the operation of the starting lever 129 is invalidated in response to the operation of the starting lever 129 in step S104.

Next, in step S106, when the start lever 129 is operated, a random number is extracted with this as an opportunity. After extracting the random numbers, the process proceeds to the next step S107. Regarding the timing of extracting the random numbers at this time, an appropriate extraction timing should be set in the programming process, such as performing immediately after the operation of the start lever 129 or after a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds later). Can be done.

In step S107, as a flag process, it is determined from the extracted random number values (hereinafter, referred to as extracted random number values) which winning combination is applicable (collation of random number values). In this determination, the extracted random number values are collated in the hit value determination table. The collation of the random number values performed here is to determine whether or not the extracted random number values correspond (match, match) with the predetermined random number values of the winning combination. At this time, if it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any of the winning combinations, the flag corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is turned ON (= 1). The flag corresponding to the winning combination that is turned ON (= 1) at this time is called the winning combination winning flag.

Then, in the flag processing, when the hit value determination table which is the reference of the determination is determined when collating the extracted random number values in the game, the RB game flag indicating that the RB game is in progress or the BB game The winning price determination table in the game is determined with reference to a game state flag such as a BB game in-game flag indicating that the game is in. That is, the hit value determination table corresponding to the game state flag that is in the ON (= 1) state in the game is set and the extracted random number values are collated. The game status flags include the RB in-game flag, the BB in-game flag, and the normal in-game flag. Then, when both the RB game flag and the BB game flag are in the OFF (= 0) state, the normal game flag is always set to the ON (= 1) state.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that the extracted random number value does not correspond to any winning combination, it becomes a "loss" that does not correspond to any winning combination, and the loss flag is turned ON. Here, the winning flag or the loss flag (collectively referred to as the establishment flag) means that it is possible to align the winning combination symbols corresponding to the establishment flag only when the corresponding establishment flag is ON. It will be. Therefore, if the loss flag corresponds to the establishment flag, none of the winning combination symbols can be aligned. In steps S106 and S107 described above, it can be said that a random number lottery is performed inside the slot machine 1. Hereinafter, these steps are collectively referred to as an internal lottery or an internal lottery. The process from the extraction of the random numbers to the flag processing corresponds to the internal lottery (step S3 in FIG. 51 described above).

In the next step S108, it is determined whether or not the wait timer started in the previous start process (specifically, the game immediately before the game) has timed up (for example, 4.1 seconds have elapsed). The timer called the wait timer measures the elapse of a predetermined time (for example, 4.1 seconds) from the start of reel rotation in the game to the start of reel rotation in the next game. It is a thing. Here, when the wait timer has timed up (4.1 seconds have already passed), this determination is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S109. In addition, this determination loops until the wait timer times out.

In step S109, the rotation of all reels 70L, 70M, 70R is started. Then, when the rotation speeds of all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R become constant, the operation enable lamps of the respective stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are turned on. By this lighting, the player knows that the pressing operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R has been enabled.

In the slot machine 1, the reel that has started to rotate continues to rotate at the above-mentioned constant speed until the player accepts the stop operation (pressing operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R).

Next, in step S110, the wait timer is reset, the wait timer is started until the next start process, and the start process ends.

[9-2. Flag processing]
Next, the flag processing (step S107) executed by the main control board 21 (mainly a CPU or the like) will be described with reference to FIG. 53. As described above, in the flag processing, the main control board 21 (mainly the CPU, etc.) corresponds to any winning combination by comparing the extracted random number value with the hit value set in the hit value determination table shown in FIG. It is determined (step S301) whether or not to do so (matching the random number values). Then, when it is determined that the extracted random number value corresponds to any of the winning combinations, the flag corresponding to the corresponding winning combination is turned ON (step S302).

If the game state is normal (a state in which none of the chance zone 1, chance zone 2, and ART game described later is executed) (step S303), the normal time processing is executed (step S304). In the normal time processing, if the lottery process for whether or not to shift to the ART game and the lottery process for whether or not to shift to the ART game are won, the game will be transferred to the ART game before the actual transfer to the ART game. If you win the setting process for executing the suggested precursor effect, the lottery process for whether or not to shift to chance zone 1 described later, and the lottery process for whether or not to shift to chance zone 1, you will actually be in chance zone 1. An opportunity to execute a setting process for executing a precursory effect that suggests that the game will be transferred to the chance zone 1 before the transition, and a lottery process for whether or not to shift to the chance zone 2 described later (in this example, chance at stage 0). Whether or not to shift to the chance zone 2 is performed every time the number of times that the winning role in the stage 1 becomes a chance role reaches 5 times without executing the lottery process of whether or not to shift to the zone 2. The lottery process is executed, and in stage 2, the lottery process is executed as to whether or not to shift to the chance zone 2 every time the number of times the watermelon role is played as the winning role in stage 2 reaches 5, and in stage 3, stage 3 is executed. Every time the number of times the winning role becomes a cherry role reaches 5, a lottery process is executed to determine whether or not to move to chance zone 2) and multiple stages with different tables used in this lottery process ( In this example, a lottery process or the like for which stage of stages 0 to 3) is to be executed is executed.

On the other hand, if the CZ1 precursor counter indicating the remaining number of precursor effects suggesting that the game state is not normal in step S303 is not "0" (step S305), in other words, chance. If the precursor effect suggesting the transition to zone 1 is being executed, the chance zone 1 setting process for executing chance zone 1 is executed (step S306). In the chance zone 1 setting process, the CZ1 counter is subtracted by 1 each time the game is started, and when the CZ1 counter becomes 0, a process of setting "10" in the CZ1 counter indicating the remaining number of times in the chance zone 1 is executed. .. As described above, in this example, if the lottery process of whether or not to execute the chance zone 1 is won, the transition to the chance zone 1 is controlled over 10 games.

In step S305, when the CZ1 precursor counter is "0", that is, the precursor effect suggesting that the CZ1 precursor counter is shifted to the chance zone 1 is not executed, the remaining number of precursor effects suggesting that the CZ1 precursor counter is shifted to the chance zone 2 is not executed. If the indicated CZ2 precursor counter is not "0" (step S307), in other words, if the precursor effect suggesting that the screen is shifted to the chance zone 2 is being executed, the chance zone 2 is set to execute the chance zone 2. The process is executed (step S308). In the chance zone 2 setting process, the CZ2 counter is subtracted by 1 each time the game is started, and when the CZ2 counter becomes 0, a process of setting "15" in the CZ2 counter indicating the remaining number of times in the chance zone 2 is executed. .. As described above, in this example, if the lottery process of whether or not to execute the chance zone 2 is won, the transition to the chance zone 1 is controlled over 15 games.

If the CZ2 precursor counter is "0" in step S307, that is, the precursor effect indicating that the CZ2 precursor counter is shifted to the chance zone 2 is not executed, the CZ1 counter indicating the remaining number of times in the chance zone 1 is not "0". (Step S309) In other words, if the chance zone 1 is being executed, the chance zone 1 execution process for executing the chance zone 1 is executed (step S310). In the chance zone 1 execution process, a lottery process is executed for whether or not to shift to the ART game for each game until the CZ1 counter reaches "0", that is, until the number of games in the chance game 1 reaches 10. In addition, during the chance zone 1, the lottery process of whether or not to shift to the ART game is won rather than the normal time (the lottery process of whether or not to shift to the ART game executed in the normal time process of step S304). The probability is high. In this way, when the transition to the chance zone 1 is controlled, expectations for the ART game can be raised and a decline in the game interest can be suppressed.

If the CZ1 counter is "0" in step S309, that is, if the CZ2 counter indicating the remaining number of times in the chance zone 2 is not "0" (step S311), in other words, the chance zone 2 If it is being executed, the chance zone 2 execution process for executing the chance zone 2 is executed (step S312). In the chance zone 2 execution process, until the CZ2 counter reaches "0", that is, until the number of games in the chance game 2 reaches 15 times, the lottery process for whether or not to shift to the ART game is performed for each game. A lottery process for which of a plurality of CZ2 states (CZ2 state 0 to CZ2 state 3 in this example) having different probabilities of shifting to the ART game in the lottery process for whether or not to shift is executed is executed. Will be done. Further, in this example, the transition to the chance zone 2 is controlled, but when the transition to the normal state is performed again without being controlled to the ART game, the number of times is counted by the CZ2 history counter and the transition is controlled to the chance zone 2. If the number of times counted by the CZ2 history counter reaches a predetermined number of times (5 times in this example), the game is immediately transferred to the ART game without executing the lottery process for whether or not to transfer to the ART game. It has become. In addition, the probability of winning the lottery process as to whether or not to shift to the ART game in the chance zone 2 is equal to or higher than that in the chance zone 1. In this way, the chance zone 2 is set to have a higher degree of advantage than the chance zone 1, and when the transition is controlled to the chance zone 2, the expectation for the ART game is higher than when the transition is controlled to the chance zone 1. It has been further enhanced to prevent the decline in game entertainment.

If the CZ2 counter is "0" in step S311, that is, the chance zone 2 is not executed, and the ART counter indicating the remaining number of times of the ART game is not "0" (step S313), in other words, the ART game is being executed. If so, the ART process for executing the ART game is executed (step S314). In the ART process, the ART game is executed until the ART counter reaches "0", that is, until the number of games in the ART game reaches 30 times. Probability of determining to continue in the process of controlling the transition, the lottery process of whether to continue the ART game when the number of games in the ART game reaches 30 times, and the lottery process of whether to continue the ART game. Whether or not to shift to the RUSH state where the lottery process of whether or not to add (ART continuation probability), the probability of being determined to add the ART continuation probability, and the degree of the probability of adding it are higher than during a normal ART game. Which of the plurality of ART stages (ART stage 0 to ART stage 3 in this example) having different probabilities of shifting to the RUSH state in the lottery process and whether or not to control the transition to the RUSH state is used. During the lottery process, the lottery process of whether to add the probability (ART continuation probability) determined to be continued in the lottery process of whether to continue the ART game during the RUSH state, or during the super ART game (SART game) In the lottery process of whether or not to add the probability (ART continuation probability) that is determined to be continued in the lottery process of whether or not to continue the ART game, the winning role is in the fall replay during the super ART game (SART game). If there is, a process of terminating the super ART game (SART game) and controlling the transition to a normal ART game is executed.

The ART game continues until the number of games in the ART game reaches 30 times, and every time the number of games in the ART game reaches 30 times, a lottery process is performed as to whether or not to continue the ART game. On the other hand, the super ART game (SART game) continues until the winning combination becomes a hatchet fall replay, and when the winning combination becomes a hatchet fall replay, the transition to the normal ART game is controlled. That is, in the super ART game (SART game), the game continues regardless of the number of games executed during the ART game. Further, the probability of determining that the ART continuation probability in the super ART game (SART game) is to be added and the degree of the probability of adding the ART continuation probability are higher than those in the normal ART game. In this way, the super ART game (SART game) is in an advantageous state over the ART game. Further, the probability of determining that the ART continuation probability is added and the degree of the probability of adding the ART continuation probability are set to be the highest in the RUSH state, followed by the super ART game (SART game), and the ART game.

[9-3. Reel stop processing]
When the start processing is completed, the state waits for an operation for stopping the reel that continues to rotate at a constant speed (stop operation, that is, push operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R). FIG. 54 shows the content of the reel stop processing by the "table method" as an example. Hereinafter, the flow of the reel stop control process will be described.

In the reel stop processing, first, in step S201, the reel stop control table is selected according to the internal lottery flag indicating the result of the internal lottery in the game. In this reel stop control table, patterns are prepared in advance for all internal lottery flags, and these are stored in a control ROM in which programs and data used for control on the main control board 21 are stored in advance as read-only table data. Has been done.

When the reel stop control table is selected based on the internal lottery flag in step S201 above, the reel stop control table is in the standby state until the pressing operations of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R are accepted (steps S202, S210, S217). ). In these standby states, whether or not each reel of the left reel 70L, the middle reel 70M, and the right reel 70R has already stopped, or a state in which the first reel stop flag is not ON (F = 0, that is, OFF). It is also determined whether or not the state) is satisfied, and also whether or not any of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R is pressed. Until all the push buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are pressed, the determination in step S209 is not satisfied, and the processes in and after step S202 are repeated.

Here, the order in which the push operations of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are accepted (stop operation procedure) is also referred to as a stop operation procedure (or push order) called "forward push", "reverse push", and "middle push", respectively. ).

The above-mentioned "forward push" stop operation procedure refers to an operation procedure for stopping the left reel 70La first (that is, a procedure for pressing the left stop button 128L first), and is the second. Depending on the operation order of the reels to be stopped thereafter, it can be further divided into two stop operation procedures of [left reel → middle reel → right reel] or [left reel → right reel → middle reel]. These two are collectively called "forward push". The latter stop operation procedure may also be referred to as "pushing forward scissors".

The above-mentioned "reverse push" stop operation procedure is the operation procedure for stopping the right reel 70R first (that is, the procedure for pressing the right stop button 128R first), which is the opposite of the "forward push". This means that the operation order of the second and subsequent reels is further divided into two stop operation procedures: [right reel → middle reel → left reel] or [right reel → left reel → middle reel]. Be done. These two are collectively called "reverse push". The latter stop operation procedure may also be referred to as "reverse scissors pushing".

The above-mentioned "middle push" stop operation procedure refers to an operation procedure for first stopping the middle reel 70M (that is, a procedure for first pressing the middle stop button 128M), and the second and subsequent steps. Depending on the operation order of the reels to be stopped, it can be further divided into two stop operation procedures: [middle reel → left reel → right reel] or [middle reel → right reel → left reel]. These two are collectively called "middle push".

In step S202, it is determined whether the flag indicating that the left reel 70L is in the stopped state (left reel stop flag LF) is OFF (LF = 0) and the pressing operation of the left stop button 128L is accepted. .. Assuming that the left stop button 128L is pressed first (first) according to the stop operation procedure of "forward push" from the standby state of the push operation of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R in step S201, the determination in step S202 Is satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S203.

In step S203, it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0). The "first reel" here means the reel for which the stop operation is first accepted or the reel is stopped first. In this example (“forward push”), the stop operation of the left reel 70L is first accepted, so that the first reel stop flag is in the OFF state (F = 0). Therefore, the determination in step S203 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S204.

In the next step S204, the first reel stop processing is performed on the left reel 70L. In this first reel stop processing, the stop position of the winning combination symbol corresponding to the internal lottery flag is controlled based on the reel stop control table corresponding to the internal lottery flag.

In step S206, the reel stop control tables for the remaining middle reel 70M and right reel 70R are determined. As described above, since the slot machine 1 has only one effective line, it is possible to determine one stop control table for the remaining reels (middle reel 70M, right reel 70R) at this point. That is, if the symbol on the effective line on the first stop reel (left reel 70L in this case) is a symbol that may become a winning combination symbol, the remaining reels (middle reel 70M, right reel) on the effective line. A reel stop control table capable of aligning the corresponding winning combination symbols of 70R) will be selected. As a result, the winning combination symbols other than the BB symbol and the RB symbol can be aligned without the need for pressing.

In step S207, the first reel stop flag is set to ON (F = 1), and the process proceeds to the next step S208.

Next, in step S208, the left reel stop flag LF is set to ON (LF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

Then, in step S209, it is determined whether all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R are in the stopped state. In this example, the left reel stop flag LF is still turned on, and the middle reel 70M and the right reel 70R are still rotating. Therefore, this determination is not satisfied, and the process returns to step S202 and the subsequent processes are repeated. Run.

Then, when the processing after step S202 is executed again, since the left reel 70L is already in the stopped state, the determination in step S202 is not satisfied, and the process proceeds to step S210.

In step S210, it is determined whether the flag indicating that the middle reel 70M is in the stopped state (middle reel stop flag MF) is OFF (MF = 0) and the pressing operation of the middle stop button 128M is accepted. .. Here, in order to follow the stop operation procedure of "forward push", the push operation of the middle stop button 128M is accepted. Therefore, the determination in step S210 is satisfied, and the process proceeds to the next step S211.

In step S211 it is determined whether the first reel stop flag is OFF (F = 0) as in step S203 described above. Since the first reel stop flag is already ON (F = 1) at this point, this determination is not satisfied and the process proceeds to step S213.

In step S213, as the middle reel stop process, control of the stop position of the corresponding winning combination symbol is executed based on the reel control table corresponding to the internal lottery flag (in this case, the reel stop control table determined in step S206 above). .. Then, at this time, the middle reel 70M becomes the second reel (second reel) to stop, steps S212, S214, and S215 are all bypassed, the process proceeds to step S216, and the middle reel stop flag MF is turned ON (MF = 1). To step S209.

Then, in step S209 again, only the left reel 70L and the middle reel 70M are in the stopped state, and the right reel 70R is still rotating and is in the stopped state (the right reel stop flag RF is OFF). Since there is no such determination, this determination is not satisfied, the process returns to step S202, and the subsequent processes are repeatedly executed.

Further, in the processing after the third step S202, it is first determined in step S217 whether the right reel stop flag MF is OFF (MF = 0) and the pressing operation of the right stop button 128R is accepted. However, since the subsequent processes of steps S218, S220 and the like are the same as the processes after step S210 (steps S211 and S213), detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Then, in step S223, the right reel stop flag RF is set to ON (MF = 1), and the process proceeds to step S209.

Finally, in step S209, since all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R are in the stopped state at this point, this determination is satisfied and the reel stop process is completed.

In the case of the stop operation procedure of "middle push", the same explanation as above can be given, so the details will be omitted. However, in the case of the "reverse push" stop operation procedure, there are some differences from the above description, and therefore, it will be described below.

The "reverse push" stop operation procedure differs from the above "forward push" or "middle push" stop operation procedure in step S221 (determining the remaining reel stop control table after the first reel stop process). be. That is, in the "reverse push" stop operation procedure, only the right reel 70R is in the stopped state. Therefore, at the stage of step S221, a plurality of reel stop control tables capable of aligning the corresponding winning combination symbols on any of the effective lines may be prepared and one of them may be selected.

In the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when a plurality of condition devices are activated as a result of a lottery for one game, the operation mode (stop operation) of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R among the plurality of condition devices is performed. The reel stop control is performed so that the symbol combination related to the predetermined condition device is drawn into the effective line for each (timing and order of stop operation). That is, if the established condition devices are the same, the same symbol combination is stopped at the effective line as long as the operation modes of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are the same. Further, when the lottery result of one game is lost, the reel stop control is performed so that the combination of the lost symbols predetermined for each operation mode of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, 128R is drawn into the effective line. That is, if the lottery result is lost, the same lost symbol combination will be stopped at the effective line as long as the operation modes of the stop buttons 128L, 128M, and 128R are the same.

Finally, in step S209, since all the reels 70L, 70M, and 70R are in the stopped state at this point, this determination is satisfied and the reel stop process is completed.

[9-4. Reel stop control]
In the above reel stop processing, reel stop control is performed to pull the winning winning combination symbol (corresponding winning winning combination symbol) corresponding to the establishment flag to the effective line as much as possible (so-called pull-in control). Specifically, when the player's reel stop operation is accepted, the range that can be stopped at the effective line (the range that can pull in the corresponding winning combination symbol, for example, four symbols) is set. If it is decided in advance and there is a corresponding winning combination symbol within that range, the control of pulling it into the effective line and stopping the reel is executed. The "retractable range" here refers to the maximum number of symbols that can be moved in the direction of rotation of the reel from the time when the reel stop operation is accepted until the reel stops. say. For example, if the pull-in range is set to a maximum of four symbols, when the stop operation of the reel is accepted, the reel can be further rotated and moved up to four symbols from that position as a base point.

Therefore, according to such reel stop control, even if there is no corresponding winning combination symbol on the effective line at the time when the reel stop operation is accepted, if the corresponding winning combination symbol is within the pullable range. , It is possible to move the corresponding winning combination symbol to the effective line and then stop it. In addition, by performing this pull-in control, even if the player presses the winning combination symbol a little earlier, if the winning combination symbol is within the pull-in range, the winning combination symbol is used as an effective line. Can be pulled into and stopped. Therefore, it is possible to suppress as much as possible the occurrence of omission (the game privilege is extinguished because the game privilege corresponding to the winning combination cannot be obtained because the winning combination symbols cannot be aligned).

Specifically, a reel stop control data table is provided according to the winning combination, and the reel stop control data table corresponds to each sequence number of the left reel 70L, the middle reel 70M, and the right reel 70R, and this sequence number. The number of slips (the number of symbols to be pulled in) is set. Then, when the stop button 128 is operated, the main control board 21 stops the stopped reel 70 (the reel 70 corresponding to the operated stop button 128 among the left reel 70L, the middle reel 70M, and the right reel 70R). With reference to the table corresponding to the winning combination and the winning combination, the reel 70 is controlled to be stopped by the number of slides associated with the symbol (array number) on the effective line of the reel 70 that has been stopped.

The above is an example of reel stop processing by the table method. Aside from this, there is a reel stop process by a control method, but since a known process can be applied to this as well, a specific description thereof will be omitted here. Further, in the present embodiment, either the control method or the table method reel stop processing may be executed, and which method is adopted may be appropriately determined when constructing the control program.

Then, when the reel stop process is completed, it is determined whether or not the winning combination symbols are aligned on the effective line (whether or not the combination mode of the symbols corresponding to any of the winning combinations is displayed). When the winning combination symbols are aligned on the valid line, a predetermined number of medals are paid out from the payout unit 30, and the number of medals paid out is displayed on a payout display (not shown) of the middle unit 5.

[10. Promotion from ART game to SART game]
As described above, in the slot machine 1 of this example, when the winning combination becomes a hatchet replay during the ART game, the transition control is performed to a super ART game (SART game) which is more advantageous than the ART game. Also, at this time, a special promotion effect is executed. This promotion effect will be described with reference to FIG. 55. FIG. 55 is a front view of the slot machine 1 showing a state in which the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R of the horizontal movable effect unit 700 are lowered to the front side of the symbol display area A while being horizontally extended. Is.

When the flag processing (step S107) is executed based on the operation of the start lever 129 during the ART game, the hit value determination table in the ART game shown in FIG. 50 is compared with the extracted hit value determination random number. When the winning combination becomes "table replay", the rotation of the reel 70 is started, and the pair of horizontal elevating drive motors 757 of the horizontal movable production unit 700 is rotated in a predetermined direction to extend the pair horizontally. The sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved downward from the positions on both the left and right sides of the central movable decorative unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 (the position on the front surface of the base cover 520).

As shown in FIG. 55, a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R cover the front surfaces of the upper and middle stages of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. It has moved to the lowest position, and in this state, only the lower three symbols of the symbol display area A and the middle reel 70M can be satisfactorily visually recognized.

Further, when the pair of sub left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R move to the lowest position on the front side of the reel 79, the movement of the pair of sub left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R is stopped. Then, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are displayed with the "white 7" symbol, respectively, and the player is instructed to operate the right stop button 128R in order to stop the right reel 70R. The voice output of "Right!", The display instructing the operation of the right stop button 128R on the main liquid crystal display device 450, etc.) are performed.

Further, the "white 7" symbol displayed on each of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is displayed so as to correspond to the middle stage of the left and right reels 70R and 70L, and apparently the middle stage line. The "white 7" symbol has stopped on the left and right reels 70R and 70L.

Then, when the right reel 70R is stopped based on the player operating the right stop button 128R, a display instructing the player to operate the middle stop button 128M to stop the middle reel 70M, etc. (“Middle”). The voice output of "!" And the display instructing the operation of the middle stop button 128M on the main liquid crystal display device 450, etc.) are performed. At this time, a display instructing the player to operate the middle stop button 128M in order to aim the "white 7" symbol on the middle stage of the middle reel 70M ("medium!" Audio output or the main liquid crystal display device 450 When the "white 7" symbol is stopped in the middle of the middle reel 70M by performing a display instructing the operation of the middle stop button 128M, the "white 7" symbol provided on the middle reel 70M and a pair of subs are displayed. The "white 7" symbol displayed on the left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, respectively, causes the "white 7" symbol to be formed on the middle line.

Further, when the middle reel 70M is stopped based on the player operating the middle stop button 128M, a display instructing the player to operate the left stop button 128L to stop the left reel 70L, etc. (“Left”). The voice output of "!" And the display instructing the operation of the left stop button 128L on the main liquid crystal display device 450, etc.) are performed.

Then, if all the reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128 and the doublet of the "white 7" symbol is formed on the middle line, the "white 7" symbols are aligned. Is displayed, and a display is displayed to notify that the game is promoted from an ART game to a super ART game (SART game). In this example, when all the reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128, even when the Zoro eyes of the "white 7" pattern are not formed on the middle line, the ART game to the super ART game ( In order to promote the game to the SART game), a display or the like notifying the promotion from the ART game to the super ART game (SART game) is also displayed in this case. If all the reels are stopped based on the operation of all the stop buttons 128, and the Zorome of the "white 7" pattern is not formed on the middle line, the ART game is once changed to the super ART game (SART game). ) May be notified that the game will not be promoted to a super ART game (SART game) by a revival effect or the like.

In addition, when the winning combination is hatchet replay during the ART game and all reels are stopped based on the operation of all stop buttons 128, "machete replay" is displayed on the lower line, which is an effective line. The combination mode of the replay combination symbols corresponding to the winning combination of

Further, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are placed at the lowest position covering the front surfaces of the upper and middle stages of the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. In order to display the "white 7" symbol, in the left reel 70L, the image displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L (in this example, the "white 7" symbol) and the symbol provided on the left reel 70L are stopped. The left reel 70L (the symbol row of the left reel 70L) is composed of the symbols displayed in the lower row, and in the right reel 70R, the image displayed on the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R (in this example, the "white 7" symbol). The right reel 70R (the symbol row of the right reel 70R) is configured by the symbols provided on the right reel 70R and the symbols displayed in the lower row in the stopped state.

Further, when the super ART game (SART game) is started and the start lever 129 is operated after notifying that the ART game is promoted to the super ART game (SART game), a pair of horizontal movable production unit 700 is operated. A pair of horizontally extending sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display devices 710R are formed by rotating the horizontal elevating drive motor 757 in opposite directions, and the central movable decorative unit 550 of the central movable effect unit 500 Move to the positions on both the left and right sides (the position on the front of the base cover 520).

In the above example, when the winning combination is a hatchet replay during the ART game, the reel 70 is stopped by the stop operation procedure of pushing back (in the order of right reel 70R → middle reel 70M → left reel 70L). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the reel 70 may be stopped by another stop operation procedure. In this example, in order to execute the effect of aiming the "white 7" symbol on the middle stage of the middle reel 70M, the reels other than the middle reel 70M (right reel 70R or left reel 70L) are stopped first to make the middle reel 70M. When the operation of the stop button 128M is instructed, it is possible to avoid reflexively operating the middle stop button 128M without aiming at the "white 7" symbol to stop the middle reel 70M, which is the original. It is possible to entertain the player by performing the production.

As described above, in the slot machine 1 of this example, during the ART game, the promotion effect is performed by using the "white 7" symbol that is provided in the middle reel 70M but not in the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R. To execute. In other words, during the normal period when the ART game is not executed, the promotion effect is executed by using the "white 7" symbol that is not used as the symbol combination according to the winning combination for any of the winning combinations. Further, in this promotion effect, the "white 7" symbol is displayed on each of the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the "white 7" symbols are aligned on a predetermined line (middle line in this example). By operating the middle stop button 128M to stop the middle reel 70M, it looks as if it has been promoted to a super ART game (SART game), which has a higher advantage than the ART game because the "white 7" symbols are aligned. Perform promotion production. That is, in reality, even if the "white 7" symbols are not available, the game is promoted from an ART game to a super ART game (SART game). By making the player think that he was promoted to (game), he can concentrate on the operation of the middle reel 70M aiming at the "white 7" symbol when the promotion effect is executed, and the "white 7" symbol is complete. Sometimes it is possible to improve the interest of the player.

In the above example, when the winning combination is a hook replay during the ART game, a "white 7" symbol is displayed on each of the pair of sub left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the middle reel. The "white 7" symbol was stopped at 70M so that the predetermined line (middle line in this example) and the "white 7" symbol were aligned, but they were displayed on the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. Depending on the image to be displayed and the pattern provided on the middle reel 70M (not limited to the pattern, it may represent any form), some form (shape, pattern, Those that form color) (for example, those that form one character with the image displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R and the pattern provided on the middle reel 70M), Preparing for a combination of patterns that unifies the idea (for example, an image of a pine displayed on the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, an image of a plum displayed on the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and a middle reel 70M). It may be a combination of the bamboo pattern and the unified idea of "Shotake-Ume").

Further, in the above example, during normal times when the ART game is not executed, a promotion effect is executed using a "white 7" symbol that is not used as a symbol combination according to the winning combination for any of the winning combinations. As shown, if a symbol that is not used as a symbol combination according to the winning combination is used for any of the winning combinations during the normal period when the ART game is not executed, the symbol is not limited to the "white 7" symbol. For example, a "blank" symbol or the like may be used.

Further, in the above example, when the promotion effect is executed, the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are placed on the left reel 70L and the right reel 70R among the three reels 70 arranged side by side. It was configured to move to the lowest position covering the front of the upper and middle tiers so that only the lower three symbols of the symbol display area A and the middle reel 70M could be seen well, but at least of the three reels 70. It may cover the front surface of one reel 70, and the portion covering the front surface of the reel 70 is not limited to a plurality of stages (upper stage and middle stage in this example), and at least one stage (upper stage, middle stage, and lower stage). One of them (the part constituting the effective line may not be covered) may be hidden, or it may cover all the front surfaces of the upper, middle, and lower tiers. That is, a pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R make up one reel 70 (left reel 70L corresponding to sub left liquid crystal display device 710L, right reel 70R corresponding to sub right liquid crystal display device 710R). It may cover more than half of the area, or less than half of one reel 70 (left reel 70L corresponding to the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L, right reel 70R corresponding to the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R). It may cover a part of the area of the.

Further, in this example, the player is instructed to operate the stop button 128 with the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R displaying the "white 7" symbol, respectively. The player operates the right stop button 128R by displaying an instruction to operate the stop button 128 without displaying the "white 7" symbol on the pair of sub left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R. The sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R displays the "white 7" symbol based on the above, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L displays the "white 7" symbol based on the player operating the left stop button 128L. You may do so. Further, in this case, the symbols are scrolled to each of the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R until the player operates the stop button 128, and the player operates the stop button 128. The scroll display may be stopped to display the "white 7" symbol. The scroll display means to display while moving up and down or left and right, and corresponds to, for example, a rotation display. Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, both the reel 70 and the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be scroll-displayed.

[11. Characteristic effects of this embodiment]
In this way, by operating the operation unit 120 of the door unit 4, the player operates the outer peripheral surfaces of the three reels 70 arranged side by side in the symbol display area A of the game unit 3 facing from a part of the window portion 201a. This is because the plurality of provided symbols are displayed in a variable manner due to the rotation of the reel 70 and then stopped and displayed, and the privilege is given according to the combination of the symbols displayed stopped in the lower effective line (specific area). By the operation on the operation unit 120, the player can be made to play a game that can be throbbing depending on whether or not the symbol can be stopped and displayed by the combination of the symbols to which the privilege is given on the effective line. Then, the sub-left liquid crystal display device of the lateral movable effect unit 700 located outside (upper side) of the symbol display area A in the front view depending on the game state that changes as the game is performed in the symbol display area A. The movable members of the 710L, the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the front movable decorative body 710 of the front movable effect unit 300 moved to the symbol display area A side without blocking the effective line, and covered a part of the symbol display area A. Because it is in a state, even if the player concentrates on the game and gazes (stares) in the symbol display area A (the symbol in the variable display or the stop display), a part of the symbol display area A is movable. Since it is blocked by the member, it is possible to make the player surely notice the movement of the movable member, and it is possible to make the player pay attention to the movable member and enjoy the production by the movable member. Further, since the movable member moves to the front side of the symbol display area A according to the game state, it is possible to make it difficult to see the inside of the symbol display area A by the movable member. It is possible to present a completely different impression of the movable effect to the player, which can give a strong impact to the player, can strongly attract the player's attention to the movable member, and the movable member can be used. By blocking a part of the symbol display area A, it is possible to make the player think that there is something good, and to raise the player's expectation for the game and suppress the decline in interest. Can be done. At this time, even if the movable member moves to the front side of the symbol display area A, at least the portion of the effective line is not covered by the movable member in the front view, so whether the desired symbol stops on the effective line. Whether or not it can be clearly seen, the game can be enjoyed, and the movable member does not obscure the pattern displayed on the effective line, which gives the player a sense of distrust. It is possible to prevent the player from playing the game with peace of mind, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the player in the game.

Further, when the movable member is moved from above the front view symbol display area A to the front side of the symbol display area A in the gaming state in which a plurality of symbol rows are variablely displayed in the symbol display area A, the symbol display area A is displayed. Although the symbols located on the effective line in A can be seen, the symbols located in other parts cannot be visually recognized because they are blocked by the movable members. It is necessary to make a prediction or pay close attention to a visible part other than the effective line in the symbol display area A so that the symbol coming on the effective line can be seen. It becomes difficult to know when the desired symbol is located on the effective line among the symbols, and it becomes difficult to stop and display the desired symbol on the effective line. That is, since the difficulty level of the game in which the desired symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective line becomes high, the player can be motivated, the game can be enjoyed, and the difficulty level of the game is high. By doing so, it is possible to make the player think that the privilege given to the player is special, and it is possible to concentrate the player on the game and suppress the deterioration of the interest.

Further, as a movable member that moves to the front side of the symbol display area A, a sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and a sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R that can cover a part of the symbol display area A excluding the effective line, and a symbol display area. Since the front movable decorative body 310 capable of covering the portion excluding the effective line from A is provided, the movable member to be moved to the front side of the symbol display area A is selected according to the game state. , Different movable effects can be presented to the player, and various effects can make the player less bored and suppress the decline in interest.

Further, since the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the front movable decorative body 310 have different ranges covering the symbol display area A in front view, they move to the front side of the symbol display area A. Depending on the movable member, the appearance of the symbol display area A can be changed, and the game in the symbol display area A can be given a variety of appearances to make the player more entertaining. Specifically, when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, the symbol display area excluding the effective line and the effective line in the symbol display area A. Since a part of A can be visually recognized, the player is made to estimate the symbol within the visible range of the effective line and a part of the symbol display area A, and the difficulty level of the game can be increased. It is possible to motivate the player and suppress the decline in interest. On the other hand, when the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, only the effective line in the symbol display area A can be visually recognized, so that the difficulty level of the game can be further increased and the game is given. It is possible to make the privilege seem to be special, and it is possible to concentrate the player on the game and suppress the deterioration of the interest.

Further, since the front movable decorative body 310 is arranged on the front side of the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are first displayed in the symbol display area. When the front movable decorative body 310 is moved to the front side of the symbol display area A after being moved to the front side of A, the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are covered by the front movable decorative body 310. In addition, since the part visible from the player side in the symbol display area A can be narrowed so as to be only on the effective line, it is possible to present the player with a multi-stage game or effect. , It is possible to make the player more entertaining the game and suppress the deterioration of the interest.

Further, when the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, in addition to the symbols on the effective line, three symbol rows (reel 70) arranged side by side are arranged. A plurality of symbols can be visually recognized in at least one of the symbol rows, and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are separated from each other to the left and right. When only one of the pair of separated sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R is moved to the front side of the symbol display area A, one of the left and right sides of the symbol display area A excluding the effective line ( Only the left reel 70L or the right reel 70R) can be covered, and when the pair of sub-left liquid crystal display devices 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved together to the front side of the symbol display area A, they are paired with the effective line. The left and right sides (left reel 70L and right reel 70R) of the symbol display area A excluding the center side (middle reel 70M) between the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R may be covered. Therefore, the player can be made to pay attention to the symbol row (reel 70) that can be visually recognized without being blocked by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the player can be made to pay attention to the symbol row. In addition to being able to concentrate on, the coverage range of the symbol display area A by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R can be made more diverse, so that the player is less likely to get bored with various effects. It is possible to entertain the player and suppress the decline in the interest in the game. Therefore, for example, after the plurality of symbol rows are variablely displayed by the operation of the operation unit 120, the left and right symbol rows are sequentially stopped and displayed, and the symbols on the effective line in the stopped and displayed symbol rows are predetermined to give the privilege. When the symbol can satisfy the condition (combination of symbols) (so-called reach), the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L are on the front side of the symbol row (left reel 70L and right reel 70R) that have already been stopped and displayed. By moving the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, it is possible to make it possible to satisfactorily recognize only the variable display symbol row (middle reel 70M) that has not yet been stopped and displayed, and the variable display is displayed. It is possible to emphasize the pattern sequence that is being used. As a result, the player's line of sight is focused on the changing symbol sequence that is visible without being blocked by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. Therefore, the game of operating the operation unit 120 (stop button 128) so that the desired symbol stops on the effective line can be actively performed, and the player can be entertained by the game. The decrease can be suppressed.

Further, since the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R can display the effect image, in addition to the movements of the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L, the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R, and the front movable decorative body 310, The player can also be entertained by displaying the effect images by the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R, and it is possible to present various effects to the player and make it difficult for the player to get bored. In a state where the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R are moved to the front side of the symbol display area A according to the game state, the design is displayed on the sub left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub right liquid crystal display device 710R. When the same effect image as in the area A is displayed, the player has the illusion that the symbol during the variable display or the stop display on the rear side can be seen through the sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and the sub-right liquid crystal display device 710R. It is possible to entertain the player and suppress the decline in the interest in the game.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, when the player operates the operation unit 120 of the door unit 4, a plurality of symbols are displayed in the symbol display area A of the game unit 3 facing from a part of the window portion 201a. After the variable display, the stop display is displayed, and the privilege is given according to the combination of the symbols that are stopped and displayed in the lower effective line (specific area). Therefore, the privilege is given on the effective line by the operation on the operation unit 120. It is possible to make the player play a game that can be throbbing depending on whether or not the symbol can be stopped and displayed by the combination of the assigned symbols. A light guide plate 202 is attached to the rear side of the window portion 201a facing the symbol display area A, and the light guide plate 202 directs the entire window portion 201a excluding the effective line (non-decorative region 202a) in front view. Images can be displayed. More specifically, a decorative layer (diffusion sheet) having a plurality of minute lenses (transparent dots) is provided on one surface of the light guide plate 202 having substantially the same size as the window portion 201a, and the upper and lower sides of the light guide plate 202 are provided. It is provided with a light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and a light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 on which LEDs capable of irradiating a pair of outer peripheral surfaces facing the light guide plate are mounted, and the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower. Light from the LED of the decorative substrate 206 enters the light guide plate 202 from the upper and lower outer peripheral surfaces of the light guide plate 202, and is alternately reflected on the front surface and the back surface of the light guide plate 202 to be guided along the light guide plate 202. .. Then, when the light guided in the light guide plate 202 reaches the minute lens, the light is reflected forward by the minute lens, and the minute lens appears to shine from the front (player side). An effect image stippled by a plurality of minute lenses is emitted and displayed. Therefore, when the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202 according to the game state that changes as the game is performed in the symbol display area A, the symbol display area A faces a part in front of the symbol display area A. Since the effect image is displayed on substantially the entire window portion 201a of the door unit 4, it is possible to surprise the player and give a strong impact, enhance the appeal to the player, and abbreviate the window portion 201a. By displaying a large production image throughout, it is possible to make the player think that there is something good, and it raises the player's expectation for the game and suppresses the decline in interest. Can be made to. When the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202, the effect image is displayed over substantially the entire window portion 201a excluding the effective line (non-decorative area 202a) in the symbol display area A in the front view. Therefore, the effective line is not obstructed by the effect image, and the player can clearly see the effective line in the symbol display area A, so that the decisive part (effective line) in the game cannot be seen. As a result, it is possible to prevent the player from giving a feeling of distrust, and the player can play the game with peace of mind, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the interest of the player in the game.

Further, since the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202 arranged in front of the symbol display area A by the three reels 70 in which the game is played by the operation of the player, the symbol display area A is made smaller. Since a large effect image can be displayed without doing so, the symbol display area A can be enlarged to be conspicuous in the front viewing window portion 201a, and the slot machine can be played with enhanced appeal to the player. This slot machine 1 can be easily selected.

Further, when the effect image is displayed by the light guide plate 202 in the state where the three reels 70 are variablely displayed by the three reels 70 in the game unit 3, the effective line (non-decorative area 202a) in the symbol display area A is displayed. Although the located symbol can be seen, the symbol located in other parts cannot be visually recognized well because it is blocked by the effect image. , It is necessary to pay close attention to the part other than the non-decorative area 202a in the symbol display area A so as to see the symbol coming to the non-decorative area 202a. The timing at which the desired symbol is located in the non-decorative region 202a (effective line) becomes difficult to understand, and it becomes difficult to stop and display the desired symbol on the effective line. That is, since the difficulty level of the game in which the desired symbol is stopped and displayed on the effective line becomes high, the player can be motivated, the game can be enjoyed, and the difficulty level of the game is high. By doing so, it is possible to make the player think that the privilege given to the player is special, and it is possible to concentrate the player on the game and suppress the deterioration of the interest.

Further, as an effect image is displayed over substantially the entire window portion 201a, the effect image can be displayed by irradiating light from the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate 202 having a plurality of minute lenses (transparent dots). Therefore, as compared with the case where the liquid crystal panel is used, the cost for displaying the effect image can be reduced, and the configuration arranged on the outer periphery of the effect image to be displayed can be reduced. The light guide plate 202 can be made relatively large to display a larger effect image, which can give a stronger impact to the player.

Further, since the portion of the light guide plate 202 for displaying the effect image is a sheet-shaped decorative layer, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the transparency of the light guide plate even if the decorative layer of the light guide plate 202 is provided with a plurality of minute lenses. It is possible to make the symbol display area A and other members arranged on the rear side clearly visible when the effect image is not displayed.

Further, on the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate 202, reflective layers (reflective members) are provided on the outer peripheral surfaces of the left and right side surfaces where the LEDs of the light guide plate upper decorative substrate 205 and the light guide plate lower decorative substrate 206 are not irradiated with light. Therefore, since the reflective layer prevents the light from leaking outward from the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate 202 and reflects the light inward, the light can be guided to the entire light guide plate 202, and the effect image can be displayed. Since the entire light can be uniformly emitted and the amount of light in the light guide plate 202 can be increased, the effect image can be emitted brighter and easier to see, and the player can enjoy the effect image. It is possible to suppress the decrease in the amount of light.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the peripheral control unit 470 has a peripheral control board 471 that gives a privilege according to the game state behind the main liquid crystal display device 450 of the middle unit 5 as an electronic component. Is attached, and the portion extending in a columnar shape of the plurality (two) hinge shaft portions 451 provided in the main liquid crystal display device 450 is the middle unit 5 arranged in the housing main body 10. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is rotatably attached to the middle unit base 400 by being inserted and held from above with respect to the plurality (two) bearing portions 407 of the middle unit base 400. Then, in the middle unit base 400, a mounting recess 420 recessed forward is formed on the upper side where the hinge shaft portion 451 of the bearing portion 407 of one of the plurality of bearing portions 407 is inserted, and the mounting recess 420 is formed. A security member 490 is attached to the hinge shaft portion 451 to prevent the hinge shaft portion 451 from moving in the direction (upward direction) away from the bearing portion 407. Therefore, when the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 are removed from the middle unit base 400, the hinge shaft portion 451 of the main liquid crystal display device 450 must be removed from the middle unit base 400 unless the security member 490 is removed from the middle unit base 400. Since the main liquid crystal display device 450 cannot be removed by removing it from the bearing portion 407 of 400, it takes time to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470. Therefore, the main liquid crystal display device 450 may be taken away. It is possible to irritate a person who tries to commit fraudulent activity to the peripheral control board 471 of the peripheral control unit 470, and hesitate to take away or cheat the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470, resulting in theft or fraudulent activity. Etc. can be suppressed.

Further, in order to remove the security member 490 attached to the middle unit base 400, it is necessary to remove the cap 492 inserted in the pedestal portion 491 and then remove the screw (not shown) to which the pedestal portion 491 is attached. Therefore, it takes time and effort to remove the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 from the middle unit base 400, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 are taken away or illegally modified. It is possible to hesitate and suppress the occurrence of theft and fraudulent activities.

Further, in the security member 490, the cap 492 is fitted into the bottomed cylindrical pedestal portion 491, and the protrusion (not shown) of the cap 492 is projected into the recess (not shown) of the pedestal portion 491 to lock each other. Therefore, it is possible to make it difficult to remove the cap 492 from the pedestal portion 491, and it is possible to further enhance the deterrent against theft, fraudulent activity, and the like. The pedestal portion 491 to the cap 492 can be easily separated by a special tool that has a pair of tip portions that can be inserted between the pedestal portion 491 and the cap 492 and can hold the cap 492 by bringing the pair of tip portions close to each other. It is desirable to be able to remove it. Specifically, when the tip of this special tool is inserted into the recess of the pedestal portion 491 where the protrusion of the cap 492 protrudes, the protrusion is elastically deformed by the tip of the special tool to lock the protrusion and the recess. Can be released, and the cap 492 can be easily removed from the pedestal portion 491. By making it possible for only the person who maintains the slot machine 1 to carry this special tool, the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 can be deterred from theft or fraudulent activity, while the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 are deterred. The workability of maintenance for the display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 can be improved, and the burden on the game hall side in which the slot machine 1 is installed can be reduced.

Further, since a part of the pedestal portion 491 is inserted into the mounting recess 420 recessed from the rear surface of the middle unit base 400 at a predetermined depth to mount the security member 490, it is like a flat-blade screwdriver. Even if the tip of a tool with a flat and sharp tip is moved toward the security member 490 along the surface of the middle unit base 400, the tip only abuts on the side surface of the security member 490 (pedestal portion 491) and is inside. Since it does not enter between the unit base 400 and the pedestal portion 491, the security member 490 cannot be easily removed even with a tool such as a flat-blade screwdriver. Sufficient deterrence can be exerted, and the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 can be hesitated to take away or illegally modify the main liquid crystal display device 450 and the peripheral control unit 470 to suppress the occurrence of theft or fraudulent activity.

Further, since the main liquid crystal display device 450 attached to the middle unit base 400 can be hinged with respect to the middle unit base 400 around a plurality of hinge shaft portions 451, the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be rotated more than the main liquid crystal display device 450. The main liquid crystal display device 450 is removed from the middle unit base 400 when maintaining the members arranged on the middle unit base 400 side or when maintaining the main liquid crystal display device 450 from the side facing the middle unit base 400. Maintenance can be performed without it, and the labor required for maintenance can be simplified and the load on the game hall side can be reduced.

Further, as described above, since the security member 490 can prevent the main liquid crystal display device 450 from being illegally removed from the middle unit base 400, the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 can be moved according to the gaming state. Even if the peripheral control unit 470 having the peripheral control board 471 that gives the privilege is attached, the peripheral control unit 470 is removed from the middle unit base 400 together with the main liquid crystal display device 450, and the peripheral control board 471 of the peripheral control unit 470 is removed. It is possible to prevent an unauthorized modification of the LCD, and it is possible to avoid an increase in the burden on the game hall side due to an unauthorized act on the peripheral control board 471 that grants the privilege.

Further, since the peripheral control board 471 that controls the granting of benefits among the controls related to the game is attached to the rear side of the main liquid crystal display device 450, the main control board 21 that performs other controls is used. Since it is attached to the part (inside the housing body 10), the control related to the game is shared by a plurality of boards, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of overload, and the game is interrupted due to the overload. It is possible to prevent the person from being irritated, and it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the player's interest in the game.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, from top to bottom in the symbol display area A (game area) of the game unit 3 which can be visually recognized through the window portion 201a of the top cover 201 of the top cover unit 200 of the door unit 4. For a game in which the symbols in the symbol row fluctuate, a state indicator 800 for displaying the game state is arranged so as to be in contact with the lower side of the symbol display area A in the front view, and the lower side of the symbol display area A is arranged. Since it is formed in a band shape shorter than the length, the distance of line-of-sight movement between the symbol display area A and the state display 800 is as short as possible, and the player paying attention to the symbol display area A. The state display 800 can be easily entered into the field of view, the game state displayed on the state display 800 can be reliably recognized, and the eye movement is reduced to prevent the eyeball from becoming tired at an early stage. It can be reduced, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the player's interest in the game due to eyeball fatigue. Further, since the movement of the line of sight between the symbol display area A and the state display 800 is small, the state display 800 can be made easier to see and the player can accurately recognize information such as the game state. It is possible to make the game more enjoyable and suppress the decline in the interest in the game.

Further, the front surface of the status indicator 800 is directed forward and upward so that the vertical line extending forward from the front surface of the status indicator 800 intersects the vertical line extending forward from the front surface of the symbol display area A in the front view. Since it is tilted to, the front surface of the status indicator 800 can be directed toward the player located in front of the slot machine 1, so that the status indicator 800 can be made more visible, as described above. The action and effect can be surely achieved.

Further, since the state indicator 800 is arranged at a position in contact with the lower side in the front view of the symbol display area A in which the game in which the symbols in the symbol sequence fluctuate from top to bottom is performed, the status indicator 800 is arranged in the symbol display area A. When the player pays attention to the game being performed, the player's line of sight moves from top to bottom according to the fluctuation of the symbol, and the line of sight to the state indicator 800 located below the symbol display area A. The status indicator 800 can be made easier to see because the number of medals can be easily moved, and the number of medals stored in the slot 123 displayed on the status indicator 800 and can be used for the game, the number of medals to be paid out, and so on. It is possible to reliably recognize the number of medals (number of bets), replay (replay), and other game states used in the game.

Further, since the status indicator 800 is attached so as to be in contact with the lower side of the symbol display area A arranged at the most conspicuous position in the front view of the door unit 4, the status indicator 800 is also arranged at the conspicuous position. Therefore, the rear surface of the status indicator 800 is located at a prominent position even on the rear side of the door unit 4. Then, since the setting indicator 810 is attached to the rear side of the status indicator 800 and the setting switch 62 of the switch unit 60 is attached near the front end inside the housing body 10, the setting of the slot machine 1 is changed. When the door unit 4 is opened from the housing body 10 (housing unit 2), the rear side of the door unit 4 and the inside of the housing body 10 can be visually recognized together, and the door unit 4 is attached to the rear side of the door unit 4. The setting switch 62 attached near the front end inside the housing body 10 can be operated while looking at the setting display 810, which facilitates the setting work of the game content. When the setting switch 62 is operated to change the setting, the setting indicator 810 is attached to a prominent position on the rear side of the door unit 4 (rear side of the status indicator 800), so that the setting indicator 810 is used. You can easily find it without searching.

Further, the state display 800 and the setting display 810 mounted on the door unit 4 are displayed with the game state and the setting state by the main control unit 20 mounted in the housing body 10. , The wiring member for connecting the status indicator 800 and the setting indicator 810 to the main control unit 20 can be partially shared or bundled together, so that the slot machine 1 is assembled. It is possible to simplify the labor and reduce the number of components, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the cost of the slot machine 1.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 is attached to the upper middle base 651 by the rotation drive mechanism 690 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650 in the upper middle movable effect unit 600 of the middle unit 5. When the left shaft portion 651a is rotated around the left shaft portion 651a, the elongated left transmission slit 662d formed in the left decorative body base 662 in the upper, middle, and left movable decorative body unit 660 becomes the left shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing portion). It will revolve around 662c). Since the left transmission pin 681 of the transmission slider 680 is slidably inserted in the left transmission slit 662d, the left transmission pin 681 slides in the left transmission slit 662d as the left transmission slit 662d revolves. At the same time, the left transmission pin 681 is pressed by the revolving left transmission slit 662d, and the transmission slider 680 slides in the vertical direction. More specifically, for example, the rotation drive mechanism 690 rotates the upper, middle, and left movable decorative unit 660 in a direction away from the axis connecting the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b by the left transmission slit 662d. Occasionally, the transmission slider 680 is moved in the same direction away from the axis connecting the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b via the left transmission pin 681 slidably inserted into the left transmission slit 662d. It will move. Since the transmission slider 680 is provided with a right transmission pin 682 slidably inserted into the right transmission slit 672d of the upper middle right movable decorative unit unit 670, the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 When the transmission slider 680 slides in one direction in the vertical direction along with the rotation, the right transmission pin 682 also moves in the same direction, so that the moving right transmission pin 682 presses the right transmission slit 672d in one direction in the vertical direction. The upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 slides the right transmission slit 672d in the right transmission slit 672d and the right transmission slit 672d revolves around the right shaft portion 651b. It will rotate to the center.

At this time, the left transmission slit 662d and the right transmission slit 672d are located at specific distances (left shaft portion 651a and right) from the left shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing portion 662c) and the right shaft portion 651b (rotating bearing portion 672c), respectively. The left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 are formed between the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b in the front view, respectively, while being formed within the range of the distance from the shaft portion 651b. Since the right transmission pin 682 is pressed, the right transmission slit 672d revolves in the direction opposite to the left transmission slit 662d. That is, when the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 is rotated in a predetermined direction by the rotation drive mechanism 690, the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 becomes the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 via the transmission slider 680. Is rotated in the opposite direction, so that the tip sides of the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 are separated from each other at the farthest distance from each other in the front view, or the upper middle is moved. The tips of the left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 can be brought into contact with each other (combined) to form one large annular decorative body. Then, assuming that the tips of the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 are most separated from each other, the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 are in front. It is located behind the cover 652 and is invisible to the player.

Therefore, when the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 is rotated in an appropriate direction by the rotation drive mechanism 690 of the upper middle movable effect unit 650, the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 are displayed. Can be combined to make a large ornament appear, or the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 can be hidden, so that the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 and the upper middle right can be hidden. With the advent of the movable decorative unit 670, a strong impact can be given to the player, and the player's interest can be strongly attracted to the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670. At the same time, the appearance of the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 can make the player think that there is something good, and the player's expectations for the game. It is possible to enhance the feeling and suppress the decline in interest.

Further, in the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 are rotatably attached to the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b of the upper middle base 651. At the same time, the left transmission pin 681 and the right transmission pin 682 of the transmission slider 680 slidably attached to the upper middle base 651 are placed in the left transmission slit 662d of the upper middle left movable decoration unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decoration unit. Simply by slidably mounting it in the right transmission slit 672d of 670, the pair of decorative bodies (upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 and upper middle right movable decorative unit 670) can be rotated in opposite directions. Since the movable effect unit 650 can be reliably assembled, it is possible to prevent an assembly error and reduce the labor required for assembly, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the cost of the slot machine 1.

Further, the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b are attached to the front side and the rear surface side of the upper middle base 651, respectively. The decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 will be attached, and the positions of the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 will be different in the front-rear direction. In the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670, their respective tip sides pass from the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b to the right shaft portion 651b and the left shaft portion 651a. It can be formed so as to extend to the opposite side. That is, with the center between the left shaft portion 651a and the right shaft portion 651b aligned with the center in the left-right direction of the middle unit 5 (slot machine 1), the upper middle left movable decorative unit unit 660 and the upper middle The tip side of the right movable decorative unit 670 is passed from the left shaft portion 651a (rotating bearing portion 662c) and the right shaft portion 651b (rotating bearing portion 672c) through the right shaft portion 651b and the left shaft portion 651a. Since it can be extended to the vicinity of the left-right end of the middle unit 5, the lengths of the upper-middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper-middle right movable decorative unit 670 are set to the lengths of the middle unit 5 in the left-right direction. The upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 can be made as long (larger) as possible than before. Therefore, since the upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 can be made larger, a large pair of upper middle left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 660 can be made larger. By combining the 670, a larger ornament can be shown to the player, giving a strong impact to the player, and at the same time, the player's interest can be strongly attracted. It is possible to entertain the movements of the left movable decorative body unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative body unit 670 and suppress a decrease in interest in the game.

Further, when the upper, middle, and left movable decorative body units 660 are rotated by the rotation drive mechanism 690, the upper, middle, and right movable decorative body units 670 can be rotated in opposite directions via the transmission slider 680. A rotation drive mechanism as compared with the case where the middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 are rotated by different drive sources (for example, a drive motor, a drive solenoid, etc.). The configuration of the 690 can be simplified, the space required for the rotary drive mechanism 690 can be reduced, and the smaller rotary drive mechanism 690 makes it easier to secure a relatively empty space. By securing an empty space, the upper middle left movable decorative unit 660 and the upper middle right movable decorative unit 670 can be made larger.

Further, according to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, in front view, the long side of the lower side of the substantially rectangular base unit 510 in the central movable effect unit 500 of the middle unit 5 is adjacent to the symbol display area A as the game area. In addition, the upper long side of the base unit 510 is adjacent to the main liquid crystal display device 450, and a pair of advancing / retreating units 530 symmetrically with respect to the center of the long side direction (left-right direction) in the base unit 510. (Left unit 530L and right unit 530R) are housed. In this state, when the central elevating drive motor 571 of the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 is driven according to the game state that changes due to the game performed in the symbol display area A, the rear ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are pressed. , The tip side of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 is guided by the guiding portion 513 of the base unit 510, respectively, and goes straight out in a state where they are in contact with each other from the center of the long side of the main liquid crystal display device 450 side (upper side) in the base unit 510. The centrally movable decorative body 553, which protrudes upward (upward) and has translucency via a connecting base 551 connecting the tips of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530, is on the front side of the main liquid crystal display device 450. Will move away from the base unit 510. An electrical effect member including a central movable decorative substrate and a central rotary drive motor 554 is attached to the rear side of the central movable decorative body 551 to the connecting base 551, and the central movable decorative substrate provides a centrally movable decoration. Since the body 553 can be light-emitting decorated or the central movable decorative body 553 can be rotated by the central rotation drive motor 554 to drive the effect, it is combined with the movement (elevation) of the central movable decorative body 553 by the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570. It is possible to present a wider variety of effects to the player, making it difficult for the player to get bored, and the various effects can further enhance the impact of the effect of the central movable decorative body 553. It is possible to entertain and suppress the decline in interest in the game. Then, the wiring member 525 for supplying electricity or the like to the electrical effect member such as the central rotation drive motor 554 is a plurality of holding pieces of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (locking piece 531a of the first outer plate 531 and the second outer plate 532). Since it is held by the holding portion 532b and the locking piece 534b of the inner second plate 534), the wiring member 525 is in a state of extending along the band-shaped advancing / retreating unit 530, so that from the player side. The wiring member 525 looks as one with the pair of advancing / retreating units 530, and it is possible to improve the overall appearance. It is possible to entertain the player and suppress the decline in the interest in the game.

Further, when the pair of flexible advancing / retreating units 530 are projected outward from the base unit 510, the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are used as a plurality of first frames (outer first plate 531) and second frames (outer first plate 531). The magnetic force of the magnet 538 provided on the inner first plate 533) attracts each other, and the plurality of first and second frames come into contact with each other in a linearly extended state, and the outer third piece extends linearly. Since the rotation of the plate 531 and the inner first plate 533 to the side where they are in contact with each other is restricted by the contact between the regulation protrusion 531d and the regulation recess 533b constituting the rotation regulation mechanism. Even if the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 try to bend to one side with respect to the direction in which they are in contact with each other, the advancing / retreating unit 530 on the outer peripheral side cannot be bent any more due to the rotation regulation mechanism, and the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 Is maintained in a linearly extending state. Therefore, since the rigidity of the portion of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 protruding outward from the base unit 510 becomes higher, the central movable decorative body 553 and the central rotation drive motor 554 attached to the tips of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 Since it is possible to more sufficiently support the electrical effect member such as the above, the central movable decorative body 553 attached to the tip side of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 should be enlarged or provided with an electrical effect member capable of performing a complicated effect drive. Therefore, the central movable decorative body 553 having a higher effect of the effect can be provided, and the effect of the central movable decorative body 553 can be more enjoyed and the deterioration of the interest in the game can be suppressed.

Further, a plurality of holding pieces of the advancing / retreating unit 530 (locking piece 531a of the first outer plate 531, holding portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and locking piece 534b of the inner second plate 534) are combined with the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570. Since it is provided on the side opposite to the side that is brought into contact with each other by, a plurality of holding pieces (locking piece 531a of the first outer plate 531, holding portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and inner second plate 534). Even if the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are brought into contact with each other while the wiring member 525 is held by the locking piece 534b), the wiring member 525 is not sandwiched by the pair of advancing / retreating units 530, and the wiring member 525 is sandwiched. As a result, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of problems such as electric leakage and disconnection due to wear, and it is possible to reliably drive the electrical component effect member such as the central rotation drive motor 554 to reliably exert the above-mentioned action and effect. Further, since the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 hold the wiring member 525 on the side opposite to the side where they abut each other, when the magnets 538 provided in each advancing / retreating unit 530 attract each other and magnetize them. The magnetic force is not weakened by the wiring member 525, and the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 can be satisfactorily magnetized to each other by the magnets 538, and the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 projecting from the base unit 510. It is possible to sufficiently support electrical production members such as the central movable decorative body 535 and the central rotation drive motor 554 which are attached to the tip side with increased rigidity.

Further, when the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 is projected outward from the base unit 510, the rear ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are pressed, respectively, and the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 protruding outward are retracted into the base unit 510. Since the rear ends of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are towed respectively, a plurality of holding pieces (locking piece 531a of the first outer plate 531, holding portion 532b of the second outer plate 532, and inner side) are pulled. The wiring member 525 held along the advance / retreat unit 530 by the locking piece 534b) of the second plate 534 does not come into contact with the member for moving the advance / retreat unit 530 in the advance / retreat drive mechanism 570, and the wiring member 525 does not come into contact with the member. It is possible to prevent a problem from occurring in the wiring.

Further, since the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are guided by the guiding unit 513 in the base unit 510, when the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 presses the rear end of the band-shaped advancing / retreating unit 530, the advancing / retreating unit 530 is the base. It is possible to prevent the unit 510 from bending in a wavy manner, and the guiding portion 513 can guide the advancing / retreating unit 530 straight toward its moving direction (the direction in which the guiding portion 513 extends). Therefore, the tip side of the advancing / retreating unit 530 can be reliably moved by the amount pressed by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570, and the tip side of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 can be projected to the outside of the base unit 510 without any problem. Therefore, it is possible to embody the slot machine 1 that surely achieves the above-mentioned action and effect.

Further, since the advance / retreat unit 530 is guided by rolling the plurality of rollers 536 attached to the advance / retreat unit 530 at the guide unit 513, the advance / retreat unit 530 is slid and guided. Compared with the case, the resistance acting when inducing the advancing / retreating unit 530 can be reduced, and the advancing / retreating unit 530 can be guided smoothly.

Further, the first frame and the second frame forming the advancing / retreating unit are respectively composed of the outer first plate 531 and the outer second plate 532, and the inner first plate 533 and the inner second plate 534, respectively. Therefore, both ends of the strip-shaped outer first plate 531 and outer second plate 532, and inner first plate 533 and inner second plate 534 are connected by connecting pins 535, respectively. Each of the top and the second frame has a square frame shape, and the rigidity of each of the first and second frames can be increased. The advance / retreat drive mechanism 570 causes the pair of advance / retreat units 530 to protrude outward from the base unit 510. Occasionally, the centrally movable decorative body 553 (centrally movable decorative body unit 550) attached to the tip can be supported in a good state.

Further, since the short side of the base unit 510 is shorter than the advancing / retreating unit 530 (left unit 530L and right unit 530R) and the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are projected upward from the long side of the base unit 510, advancing / retreating. When the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 are projected upward by the drive mechanism 570, the tips of the pair of advancing / retreating units 530 project upward longer than the short side of the base unit 510, and the central movable decorative unit 550 is projected upward from the base unit 510. Can be moved longer than the short side of. Therefore, since the central movable decorative unit 550 that moves upward from the long side of the base unit 510 can be moved longer than the short side of the base unit 510, the player can be wondered, and the player's The interest can be strongly attracted to the central movable decorative unit 550, and the player can be greatly surprised by the central movable decorative unit 550 that moves greatly, and the player can be entertained and the deterioration of the interest can be suppressed. can.

Further, the central movable decorative unit 550 (central movable decorative body 553) is projected (raised) upward from the base unit 510 arranged adjacent to the front view symbol display area A on the side opposite to the symbol display area A. Therefore, even if the central movable decorative unit 550 is projected upward, the central movable decorative unit 550 does not block the inside of the symbol display area A, and the player can see the symbol in the symbol display area A. Can be visually recognized satisfactorily, and the game in the symbol display area A can be surely enjoyed and the deterioration of the interest can be suppressed.

Further, since the base unit 510 (central movable decorative unit 550) is arranged so as to be adjacent to the symbol display area A in the front view, when the player visually recognizes the inside of the symbol display area A, the central movable decorative unit unit Since the 550 can be easily seen, when the central movable decorative unit 550 is moved (moved) by the advancing / retreating drive mechanism 570 or the central rotation drive motor 554, the central movable decorative unit 550 can be moved by the player. It is possible to make it easier to notice, and it is possible to shift the line of sight to the movable central movable decorative unit 550 so that the central movable decorative unit 550 (central movable decorative body 553) can be reliably shown to be movable, and the central movable decorative body can be shown. It is possible to entertain the movement of the unit 550, and it is possible to suppress a decrease in the player's interest in the game.

Further, when the central movable decorative body 553 (central movable decorative body unit 550) is projected from the base unit 510, the central movable decorative body 553 blocks a part of the effect image displayed on the main liquid crystal display device 450, so that the game is played. It is possible to make it easier for a person to notice the protrusion (movement) of the central movable decoration body 553, to attract the player's attention to the central movable decoration body 553, and to attract the player to the central movable decoration body 553. By paying attention, it is possible to entertain the player with the effect of the central movable decorative body 553, and it is possible to suppress the deterioration of the player's interest in the game.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment can be represented as the following technical idea.

[Technical Thought]
The gaming machine represented by the slot machine described in the present embodiment has a plurality of symbol sequences to be attached and scrolled, and a stop operation capable of stopping the scrolled symbol sequence. The means, a stop control means capable of executing control for stopping the scrolled symbol sequence based on the operation of the stop operation means, and an effect control means capable of executing a predetermined effect are provided. , A gaming machine in which a game result is shown by a combination of symbols configured across the plurality of symbol rows among the symbols displayed in a predetermined display area when the plurality of symbol rows are stopped. The game machine is further configured so that the symbols can be variably displayed, and is always arranged so that the symbols attached to the symbol rows can be visually recognized. A movable display means that appears in front of the one symbol row is provided so as to block the visibility of the symbols attached to at least one symbol row, and the movable display means is the same as the symbol attached to at least the one symbol row. Is configured to be able to display different types of symbols, and the effect control means is said to be in a state where a symbol of a type different from the symbol attached to the one symbol sequence is displayed on the movable display means. Of the plurality of symbol rows, in a symbol row different from the one symbol row, the stop operation means is used to aim at a specific symbol in which a specific combination is formed with the symbol displayed on the movable display means. It is characterized by having a sniper guidance means for encouraging operation.

According to the gaming machine described in the above technical idea, when a plurality of scrolling symbol rows (reels 70) are stopped, a display area (symbol display area A) in which a plurality of symbols are displayed is displayed for each reel. Be prepared. That is, when a plurality of symbol rows are stopped, one symbol is displayed in each symbol row, for example, one symbol in each of the upper, middle, and lower rows (three symbols in one symbol row). Then, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, a movable display means (sub-left liquid crystal display device 710L and sub-right liquid crystal display device 710L) capable of variably displaying a design is in front of at least one symbol row (left reel 70L and right reel R in the embodiment). Display device 710R) appears. At this time, the movable display means appears in front of the one symbol row in a form that blocks the visibility of the symbols attached to the one symbol row. The movable display means displays a pattern of a type different from the symbol string attached to one symbol string (that is, a symbol of a type that does not exist in the symbol attached to one symbol string). Then, in a state where the symbol is displayed on the movable display means, in a symbol row (medium reel 70M in the embodiment) different from one of the plurality of symbol rows, the symbol displayed on the movable display means is used. An instruction is given to urge the player to aim at a specific symbol ("white 7" symbol in the present embodiment) in which a specific combination (three sets of "white 7" symbols in the embodiment) is formed. Conventionally, in a game machine such as a slot machine in which a plurality of reels are arranged, the symbols appearing in the display area are limited to the symbols attached to the reels, so that the variation of the displayed symbols is limited. Moreover, since the stop control of the symbol was patterned, the game became even more monotonous. However, according to the gaming machine of the present technical idea, since a movable display means appears in front of one pattern row, it is possible to display a wide variety of patterns, and along with this, variations of patterns and combinations of patterns are also possible. It will be abundant, and it will be possible to suppress the decline in interest. In particular, the movable display means displays a type of symbol that does not exist in the symbol attached to one symbol sequence, so the effect is great. Moreover, since it is instructed to perform so-called pressing in a symbol row different from one of the plurality of symbol rows while the symbol is displayed on the movable display means, it is represented by a slot machine such as a pressing. It is possible to display a wide variety of patterns and combinations of patterns while maintaining the fun of the spinning machine. The design displayed on the movable display means is a concept broader than the design, and includes not only the design attached to the design sequence but also patterns and characters. Further, the above-mentioned specific combination is (a combination composed of a symbol displayed on the movable display means and a symbol displayed in a symbol row different from one of the plurality of symbol rows). , It is not limited to the combination of patterns, and may be a pattern or a picture having one concept. For example, it corresponds to a case where one picture is completed by the picture displayed on the movable display means and the picture displayed in the other picture string.

Although the present invention has been described above with reference to preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and as shown below, various improvements are made without departing from the gist of the present invention. And the design can be changed.

That is, in the above-described embodiment, the one applied to the slot machine 1 (pachislot machine) as a game machine is shown, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a pachinko machine or a game in which a pachinko machine and a pachislot machine are fused. It may be applied to the machine, and even in this case, the same action and effect as described above can be obtained.

A symbol display area (game area)
1 Slot machine 2 Housing unit 3 Game unit 4 Door unit 5 Medium unit 10 Housing body (housing)
70 Reel 70L Left Reel 70M Middle Reel 70R Right Reel 120 Operation Unit (Operation Unit)
200 Top cover unit 201 Top cover 201a Window 300 Front movable effect unit 302 Rear visible area (specific area)
310 Front movable decorative body (second movable member, movable member)
700 Horizontal movable production unit 710L Sub left liquid crystal display device (first movable member, movable member)
710R Sub-right liquid crystal display device (first movable member, movable member)

Claims (1)

Lottery means to draw lots for winning,
Operation means that can be operated by the player,
When the operating means is operated, the result suggesting means that suggests the result of the lottery, and the result suggesting means.
Movable movable body and
A gaming machine including an advantageous gaming state control means for starting an advantageous gaming state that is advantageous to the player when the result of the lottery by the lottery means is shown and a predetermined condition is satisfied.
When the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means ends and the predetermined condition is satisfied, the advantageous gaming state is always controlled.
It is possible to recognize that the advantageous gaming state is controlled at a timing before the result of the lottery by the lottery means is shown.
During the game in which it is determined that the operation instruction display for the operating means is controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means while it is recognized that the control is controlled to the advantageous gaming state. It is possible to display with
It is possible to execute a notification effect for notifying that the game is controlled to the advantageous gaming state.
The notification effect for notifying that the game is controlled to the advantageous gaming state is
Although it is possible to recognize that the advantageous gaming state is controlled at a timing before the result of the lottery by the lottery means is shown, the notification effect is not executed at the timing, and the lottery by the lottery means It is an effect that is always executed after the result of the lottery of the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state is shown and before the next game of the game starts.
In a game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by a lottery by the lottery means, the operation instruction display displayed in the middle of the game is displayed on a predetermined liquid crystal display device before the operation instruction display is displayed. It is possible to show the reach mode to the player by the decorative symbol, and the reach mode is continuously displayed even after the operation instruction display displayed in the middle of the game is displayed.
If the operation means is operated while the operation instruction display displayed in the middle of the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means is displayed, the operation means is then operated. Although there Ru and when running the notification effect after the elapse of a long second time than the the first time to perform the notification effect after the first hour, the first time duration elapse or after the second time duration elapse In any case where the notification effect is executed later, the notification effect is executed after the result of the lottery of the game determined to be controlled to the advantageous gaming state by the lottery by the lottery means is shown. A game machine featuring.

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