JP4832060B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention is configured such that a game board having a game area on which a game ball flows down is detachably attached to a front frame and a display game is played in a display area set on the game board. Related to gaming machines.

A conventional gaming machine is provided with a game board forming a game area and a front frame (main body frame) to which the game board is attached. A game board mounting portion for detachably mounting the game board is formed on the front frame, and the game board can be replaced with a new one. When the game board is mounted on the mounting part, the game board is mounted so that the game area faces the front side, but electrical devices (such as a liquid crystal display device) are disposed on the game board. In addition, since the electric device is attached to the back surface of the game board or attached through, the electric device protrudes rearward when attached to the game board. In recent years, with the increase in the size of electric devices arranged on game boards, in particular, liquid crystal display devices, electric devices have come to project over a wide area on the rear side of the game board.
In a conventional gaming machine, since an image display device such as a liquid crystal display device is attached to the game board, a relatively expensive image display device must be replaced at the same time every time the game board is replaced. It was a wasteful configuration. In view of this, a gaming machine in which the image display device is arranged on the front frame side so that the image display device can be left on the front frame when the game board is replaced is also considered (see, for example, Patent Document 1). .
JP 2005-131329 A

  However, in the conventional gaming machine, since the image display device is arranged at a short distance behind the game board, a so-called variable display game is performed on the image display device by winning a game ball at the start winning opening. Only a game board with the performance of a seven machine can be installed. Other gaming machines have a performance device that is equipped with an accessory device on the gaming board and plays the game ball according to the winning ball distribution. In the case of a conventional gaming machine, such a performance is achieved. The game board you have cannot be installed.

  An object of the present invention is to detachably attach a game board having a game area where a game ball flows down on the front side to the front frame, and to perform a display game in a display area set on the game board. In the configured gaming machine, it is possible to arrange various accessory devices to improve the interest of the game.

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 is characterized in that a game board having a game area where a game ball flows down on the front side is detachably attached to the front frame and set to the game board. In a gaming machine configured to play a display game in the displayed area,
By disposing a display unit for displaying the display game at a predetermined distance from the game board at a position behind the game board in the front frame, and forming the game board from a transparent synthetic resin. The display game is configured to be visible from the front of the gaming machine through the gaming board,
The hollow portion formed between the game board and the display unit is configured to place back and forth with a predetermined game value capable imparting a particular winning hole generally winning opening to the player by winning the game ball, the air the game ball that has flowed into the parts to the arrangement of the character object apparatus to perform whether sorting game to win to the particular winning opening,
The accessory device takes in a game ball that flows in from an inflow port formed in the game board, and plays a game at a position behind the game area on the game board and ahead of the image display surface on the display unit. It is characterized in that the ball sorting game can be executed.

Here, the “predetermined interval” is an interval at which at least the game ball can flow down or the accessory device can be disposed.
“Granting a predetermined game value” is, for example, the occurrence of a special game state in which a special variable winning opening is opened, the provision of a display game start condition by a display unit, or the discharge of a prize ball.
In addition, the “instrument device” means, for example, a device that distributes a winning opening based on a result of a natural flow of a game ball using a crune, a windmill, or the like, or a rotating body or a flow mode. A movable member that can be changed is provided to distribute the winnings, and has an action of an electric drive source.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the display unit for displaying the display game is disposed at the rear position of the game board in the front frame, and the game board is made of transparent synthetic resin so that the game board is transparent. Since the display game is configured to be visible from the front of the gaming machine, there is no need to replace the display unit even when the game board is replaced. This brings about an effect that the display unit can be used with a new game board. Even when the entire gaming machine is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced, the display unit is configured separately from the gaming board, so the display unit can be easily removed, which is effective when the display unit is reused. .

In addition, since the display unit is arranged with a predetermined distance from the game board, an accessory device can be provided in the space between the game board and the display unit, and the space between the space is increased. If it does so, arrangement | positioning of a large-sized accessory apparatus will also become possible and the interest of a game can be raised.
Furthermore, there is provided a bonus device that has a specific winning opening that can give a player a predetermined game value by winning a game ball, and executes a sorting game as to whether or not to allow the inflowing game ball to win the specific winning opening. Arranged in an empty space formed between the game board and the display unit, takes in the game ball flowing in from the inflow port formed in the game board, and is behind the game area on the game board and is an image on the display unit. Since the game balls can be distributed at a position on the front side of the display surface, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game.
In other words, since the accessory device is arranged at the rear side of the game area and in the front position of the image display surface of the display unit, the game ball flow mode in the game area, the game ball winning mode in the game apparatus, It is possible to simultaneously display the image display mode on the image display surface, and it is possible to realize an extremely novel game content that has not been possible in the past and to enhance the interest.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, characterized in that a main constituent member of the accessory device is formed of a transparent synthetic resin.

  Here, the “main constituent members” are main constituent members excluding a fixing member and the like, for example, a clown as an accessory device, an inflow port, and a game ball channel.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the main component of the accessory device is formed of transparent synthetic resin, the accessory device can display the image on the rear side even if the accessory device is provided in front of the image display surface. It is possible to see through the screen without any problem, and the arrangement position of the accessory device is not limited.

A third aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect of the present invention, in which a rear surface side of the game board is provided so as to project rearward to partition an image display portion of the display unit. A display area partition wall forming the display area is provided,
The accessory device is attached to a display area partition wall.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, a display area partition wall is provided on the back side of the game board so as to project rearward to partition the image display portion of the display unit to form a display area. Since the device is attached to the display area partition wall, the decorativeness of the gaming machine can be improved.
That is, when the accessory device is directly attached to the back of the transparent game board, the attached part is visible from the front side, and a member is attached to prevent the attached part from being seen from the front of the game board. However, the visibility of the display area will deteriorate.
On the other hand, by attaching the accessory device to the display area partition wall, it is difficult for the player to see the attachment location, and it is possible to prevent the visibility of the display area from worsening or from deteriorating, The decorativeness of the gaming machine can be improved.

A fourth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to third aspects, wherein the front frame is provided with a guide portion that guides the display unit so as to be movable back and forth. An urging member for urging the display unit forward is provided,
The game board is provided with a pressing portion that protrudes rearward and presses the display unit rearward while maintaining a distance from the display unit.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the front frame is provided with a guide portion that guides the display unit so as to move back and forth and a biasing member that biases the display unit forward, and the game board is formed to protrude rearward. Since there is a pressing part that presses the display unit backward while maintaining the distance from the display unit, the display unit moves back and forth according to the protrusion amount of the game board, and various game boards having different rear protrusion amounts Can be installed. That is, by setting the rearward protrusion amount of the pressing portion according to the front-rear width of the accessory device, it is possible to mount a plurality of types of game boards having accessory devices having different front-rear widths on the front frame.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the gaming machine according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, wherein a touch panel is provided in front of the image display surface of the display unit, and the inflow port of the gaming board is provided. The game ball is configured to act on the touch panel, and is provided with display control means for performing display control of the display unit based on an input signal from the touch panel.

  Here, as a touch panel system, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave system, a capacitance system, and the like can be used in addition to the resistive film system.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, a touch panel is provided in front of the image display surface of the display unit so that a game ball from the inlet of the game board acts on the touch panel, and the display is based on the input signal. Since the display control means for controlling the display of the unit is provided, it is possible to detect the game ball flowing down to the rear side of the game board, that is, the front side of the image display surface, and to display an image according to the flow-down mode. It is possible to correlate the sphere winning mode and the image display mode, and to improve the interest.

According to the present invention, a display unit for displaying a display game is disposed at a position behind the game board in the front frame, and the game board is formed of a transparent synthetic resin so that the display game can be seen through the game board. Since it is configured to be visible from the front of the gaming machine, the display unit is provided not on the gaming board but on the front frame side, and the display unit can be used on a new gaming board. Even when the entire gaming machine is replaced when the gaming machine is replaced, the display unit can be easily reused because the display unit has a different configuration from the gaming board.
Further, since the display unit is arranged with a predetermined distance from the game board, an accessory device can be provided in an empty space between the game board and the display unit, and the interest of the game can be enhanced.
Furthermore, there is provided a bonus device that has a specific winning opening that can give a player a predetermined game value by winning a game ball, and executes a sorting game as to whether or not to allow the inflowing game ball to win the specific winning opening. Arranged in an empty space formed between the game board and the display unit, takes in the game ball flowing in from the inflow port formed in the game board, and is behind the game area on the game board and is an image on the display unit. Since the game balls can be distributed at a position on the front side of the display surface, it is possible to enhance the interest of the game. In other words, it is possible to simultaneously show the flow mode of the game ball in the game area, the winning mode of the game ball on the accessory device, and the image display mode on the image display surface. It is possible to enhance interest.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Here, a pachinko gaming machine as a suitable example of the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

1 and 2 show the back side of the entire gaming machine 100 having the machine casing 110.
As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 100 according to the present embodiment includes a machine frame 110 configured in a rectangular frame shape. On the other hand, a rectangular frame-shaped front frame 120 is pivotally attached so as to be pivotable in a door shape in the forward direction. The machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape is made of metal on one side on the left side when viewed from the back side, and is made of wood on the other side. As a result, on the left side as viewed from the back side, the thickness can be reduced while maintaining the strength, and the back mechanism frame 160 including the large display unit 173 can be disposed as will be described later.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front frame 120 is rotated to the front side with respect to the front frame main body 130 serving as a base for mounting various members and the like provided in the front frame 120 and the front frame main body 130. The clear member holding frame 140 pivotally supported, the firing operation unit 150 attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame 140 on the front surface of the front frame body 130, and the back surface side of the front frame body 130 can be rotated. A back mechanism frame 160 that is pivotally supported and includes a display unit 173 is provided.

  The front frame main body 130 is configured in a substantially rectangular plate shape that just covers the front side of the machine frame 110 having a rectangular frame shape, and accommodates a game board 1 described later in a portion extending from the center to the upper end portion. A rectangular opening is formed for this purpose. The front surface of the game board 1 accommodated in the front frame body 130 faces the front side from the opening of the front frame body 130. That is, the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 by being fitted into the front frame main body 130.

  In addition, the clear member covers the front side of the front frame main body 130 at an opening portion in which the game board 1 of the front frame main body 130 is fitted, that is, a portion extending from slightly lower to the upper end than the center of the front frame main body 130. A holding frame 140 is arranged, and a guide rail 2 (see FIG. 2) provided on the front surface of the game board 1 between the front surface of the game board 1 and a glass plate as a clear member fitted in the clear member holding frame 140. A portion surrounded by 3) is a game area 3 (shown in FIG. 3) in which a game ball is launched and flows down.

Also, one side of the clear member holding frame 140 (the left side as viewed from the front side of the gaming machine 100) is pivotally supported by one side of the front frame main body 130 so as to be door-shaped. The front side of the game area 3 on the front side of the game board 1 can be opened by opening the clear member holding frame 140.
The clear member holding frame 140 is spaced from the game board 1 fitted in the opening so as to substantially close the opening of the front frame body 130 so that a game area 3 is allowed to flow down. Double glass plates are fixed. In the clear member holding frame 140, at least a part of the game area 3 on the front side of the game board 1 can be visually recognized from the front side of the gaming machine 100 through a glass plate. A lamp or LED as a frame decoration device 57 (shown in FIG. 10) is provided around the portion of the front surface of the clear member holding frame 140 where the glass plate is fixed and the game area 3 is visible. Is provided.

A firing operation unit 150 is attached to the lower side of the clear member holding frame 140 on the front side of the front frame body 130.
The firing operation unit 150 has a left side portion which is one side portion of the left and right side portions pivotally attached to the front frame main body 130, and is pivotable in the left and right direction, and can be opened and closed and a lower panel below the opening and closing panel. Become. The open / close panel has an upper plate for storing the discharged game balls and sending the game balls to a launching device 60 (shown in FIG. 10) for launching the game balls. An effect button 59 (shown in FIG. 10) that can be operated by the player is provided around the upper plate. In addition, the lower panel on the lower side of the open / close panel performs a lowering tray and an ashtray that accommodates game balls that cannot be accommodated in the upper tray, and a game ball launch operation toward the game area 3, and the game area 3 is provided with an operation handle for adjusting the firing force when the game ball is fired, a speaker 58 (shown in FIG. 10) for outputting sound, and the like.

In addition, the back mechanism frame covers the back side of the front frame body 130 on the back side of the front frame body 130 and extends from the upper end of the opening into which the game board 1 is fitted to slightly below the center. 160 is arranged.
The left end portion of the front surface of the back mechanism frame 160 is the back surface of the front frame body 130 and is pivotally supported on the right side portion when viewed from the back surface side of the gaming machine 100 so that it can be opened and closed like a door. By opening the back mechanism frame 160, the upper part on the back side of the game board 1 can be opened. The connecting portion between the back mechanism frame 160 and the front frame body 130 is detachable, and the front frame body 130 and the back mechanism frame 160 can be replaced or maintained in units.

  In addition, the front frame main body 130 is provided with a structure for attaching each member to the attachment position of each member. For example, a reinforcing rib is formed so as to surround the attached member, A boss or the like for attaching the member is formed.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the game board 1 to be fitted into the opening of the front frame body 130 includes a game board body 10 and a game board back surface constituent member 11 arranged on the back side of the game board body 10. . 3 to 5 also show a display unit 173, which will be described later, arranged on the back side of the game board 1. FIG.
The game board body 10 is made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate or acrylic), and has a game area 3 surrounded by guide rails 2 arranged in a substantially circular shape on the front surface. A game is played by firing a ball (hit ball; game medium). In addition, a game board front surface component member 12 made of an opaque material is attached to the outside of the game area 3 surrounded by the guide rails 2 on the front surface of the game board 1. Cannot be seen.

  In addition, the game board rear surface constituent member 11 has a base board 14 made of a transparent synthetic resin (for example, polycarbonate or ABS), and a game formed on the game board main body 10 at a substantially central portion of the base board 14. An opening 15 is formed so as to overlap most of the region 3. Further, a display area partition wall 16 that protrudes rearward along the periphery of the opening 15 is formed on the back surface side of the base board 14, thereby forming a cylindrical space along the front-rear direction. . The display area partition wall 16 is arranged so as to be close to (not abut on) an image display surface 171 of a display unit 173, which will be described later, arranged behind the game board 1. A display area such as a display game corresponding to the variable display game is partitioned. That is, the area surrounded by the display area partition wall 16 formed along the periphery of the opening 15 in the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 is visible from the front side of the game board 1. Therefore, the image of the display unit 173 is displayed in most of the game area 3. Further, an accessory device 70 is provided in the empty portion 8 formed on the back side of the game area 3 by the display area partition wall 16, the image display surface 171 and the game board main body 10, and the image display surface 171. In addition to the display at, the rolling mode of the game ball in the accessory device 70 can also be viewed at the same time.

  As will be described later, since the area of the image display surface 171 is larger than the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituent member 11, the area is exposed from the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituent member 11. It is controlled by the effect control device 33 so that a predetermined image is displayed. In addition, the upper half and the left and right sides of the display area partition wall 16 are translucent to the extent that the inside of the gaming machine 100 cannot be seen through the display area partition wall 16, and the lower half is colored and opaque. Thus, the inside of the gaming machine 100 (for example, the drive source and wiring of the variable prize device) is not visible.

  On the back surface of the base board 14, pressing portions 17, 17,... Projecting rearward are formed vertically at positions adjacent to the left and right end portions. The pressing portions 17, 17,... Are in contact with the front surface of the display unit 173 (the front surface of the display unit case 174 that forms the outer frame of the display unit 173) disposed on the back surface side of the game board 1. It has become. Further, the pressing portions 17, 17,... Have a predetermined front-rear width, and the gaming board 1 and the display unit 173 have a predetermined width when the pressing portions 17, 17,. The space 8 is arranged at intervals, and an empty portion 8 is formed between them. The front-rear width of the pressing portions 17, 17,... Is slightly wider than the front-rear width of the display area partition wall 16, and the pressing portions 17, 17,. The display area partition wall 16 is arranged at a position close to the image display surface 171.

  Further, the pressing portions 17, 17,... Are a base portion 17a formed on the base board 14, and a pressing member 17b made of a material having a low coefficient of friction (for example, polyacetal or metal) attached to the rear end portion of the base portion 17a with a screw. And have. Further, on the pressing member 17b of the pressing portions 17 and 17 positioned on the right side when viewed from the back surface side of the base board 14, a roller 20 that is rotatable about an axis along the vertical direction is disposed on the outer side. Is attached.

Since the pressing members 17b, 17b,... That contact the front surface of the display unit 173 have such a configuration, the pressing members 17b, 17b,. It can be moved to any position. Note that the pressing of the display unit 173 by the pressing portions 17, 17,... Will be described later.

  An inflow port 9 is formed by an inflow port forming member 71 in the approximate center of the game area 3 formed on the front surface of the game board main body 10, and the game ball that has flowed into the inflow port 9 is indicated as a game board 1. It is guided to the accessory device 70 arranged in the empty space 8 between the units 173. The inlet forming member 71 forming the inlet 9 is attached by being inserted into the opening 13 formed in the game board 1 from the front side, and is arranged so as to protrude to the front side of the game area 3. A forward portion 71a, a rear portion 71b inserted into the opening 13 formed in the game board 1, and an attachment base 71c for fixing the inflow port forming member 71 to the game board 1.

  An inflow port 9 for receiving a game ball flowing down the game area 3 is formed in the front portion 71a, and the inflow port forming member 71 is attached to the game board 1 so that the inflow port 9 opens upward. Yes. In addition, a flow path 71d that guides the game ball that has flowed into the inflow port 9 downward is formed inside the front portion 71a. Furthermore, since the front portion 71 a is arranged on the front side of the game area 3, the front portion 71 a is decorated in accordance with the decoration of the game board 1 and also has a function as a decoration member in the game area 3.

  The rear part 71b continuous with the front part 71a has a cross-sectional shape that fits just into the opening 13 formed in the game board 1, and its front-rear width is substantially equal to the thickness of the game board 1. A flow path 71d continuous from the front part 71a is formed inside the rear part 71b, and an outlet 71e of the flow path 71d is formed at the rear end part of the rear part 71b. That is, the inflow port forming member 71 can receive a game ball flowing down the game area 3 from the inflow port 9 formed in the front part 71a, and is formed by a flow path 71d formed in the front part 71a and the rear part 71b. The flow direction of the received game ball is converted by 90 degrees and guided to the rear side along the front-rear direction of the game board 1. Note that the bottom surface of the flow path 71d that continues from the front portion 71a to the rear portion 71b is an inclined surface that descends toward the rear, and the game ball that flows in from the inlet 9 of the front portion 71a smoothly moves rearward. It is designed to flow down.

  The mounting base 71c is formed to extend like a bowl from the outer peripheral surface at the boundary portion between the front portion 71a and the rear portion 71b, and the rear portion 71b of the inflow port forming member 71 is formed on the game board 1. When it is inserted into the opening 13 from the front side, it abuts against the front surface of the game board 1 to restrict the backward movement. Furthermore, the inflow port forming member 71 is fixed to the game board 1 by fixing the mounting base 71c to the game board 1 by appropriate fixing means (screwing, bonding, engagement by an engagement member, etc.). It has become. The mounting base 71c is also arranged on the front side of the game area 3 in the same manner as the front portion 71a, and has a function as a decorative member in the game area 3.

  On the back side of the game board 1, an introduction flow path that guides the game ball that flows into the inflow port 9 and is guided to the back side of the game board 1 in the space 8 between the game board 1 and the display unit 173. An introduction flow path forming member 72 that forms 72a is attached. This introduction flow path forming member 72 is a member having a rectangular cylindrical space with an inner diameter through which a game ball forming the introduction flow path 72a can flow down, one end of which is on the back side of the game board 1, and forming an inlet It is attached to the portion where the opening 13 to which the member 71 is attached is formed. As a result, the flow path 71d of the inflow port forming member 71 and the introduction flow path 72a communicate with each other, and the game ball that has flowed into the inflow port 9 flows into the introduction flow path 72a. In this introduction flow path forming member 72, a hook-like attachment base 72b is formed on the outer peripheral surface at one end portion attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and this attachment base 72b is attached to an appropriate fixing means (screwing or bonding). The introduction flow path forming member 72 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 by being fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 by engagement with an engagement member. The protruding width from the outer peripheral surface of the mounting base 72b formed on the introduction flow path forming member 72 is hidden behind the mounting base 73c of the inflow port forming member 71 when viewed from the front side of the game board 1. It is set as such a protruding width.

  The introduction flow path 72a formed by the introduction flow path forming member 72 extends rearward from a connection portion with the flow path 71d formed in the inflow port forming member 71, and is in front of the display unit 173. It is formed so as to bend downward and extend substantially vertically by a bent portion 72d formed on the near side. Then, in the vicinity of the upper portion of the accessory device 70 to be described later, it bends in the lateral direction (substantially the same direction as the left-right direction of the game board 1), and an outflow port 72c is formed here, and the game ball flows into the accessory device 70 It is like that.

  In the empty portion 8 between the display unit 173 and the game board 1 and below the portion where the introduction flow path forming member 72 is disposed, the accessory device 70 is provided with a so-called crune 73 having a circular dish shape. Is provided. The circular dish-shaped croon 73 has an inclined surface whose upper surface is lowered toward the center, and three winning holes are formed in the vicinity of the center. Of these three winning ports, the winning port arranged on the front side is a specific winning port 76, and the other two winning ports are general winning ports 77 and 77. When a game ball wins the specific winning opening 76, in addition to paying out the winning ball, a special display variable display game is executed. That is, a predetermined game value is given by winning at the specific winning opening 76. In addition, when winning a prize in the general winning ports 77, 77, only a prize ball is paid out. Here, the game ball that flows in from the inflow port 9 and reaches the accessory device 70 wins either the specific winning port 76 or the general winning port 77. Therefore, in the case of the accessory device 70 of the present embodiment, the inflow port 9 forms a winning opening.

  The croon 73 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1 and is supported by a frame 74 having a rectangular box shape opened upward, so that it is arranged in the empty portion 8 between the game board 1 and the display unit 173. It has become. This frame 74 has no side wall at the end attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and has a hook-like attachment base 74a formed at the end of the side wall and the bottom wall. The frame 74 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 by fixing the mounting base 74a to the back surface of the game board 1 by appropriate fixing means (screwing, adhesion, engagement by an engagement member, etc.). It has become so. A protrusion (not shown) is formed on the upper surface of the bottom wall of the frame 74, and the circular dish-shaped crune 73 is supported by the protrusion, and the crune 73 is provided between the game board 1 and the display unit 173. It is arranged in the empty part 8 of. Note that the rectangular box-shaped frame 74 has no side wall at the end attached to the back surface of the game board 1, so that the visual observation of the rolling mode of the game ball on the croon 73 disposed in the frame 74 is possible. Will not be hindered.

  As described above, the lower end portion of the introduction flow path 72a is formed so as to extend in the horizontal direction, and this extending direction is a direction along the circumferential direction of the circular dish-shaped croon 73. . In addition, the front, rear, left and right positions of the lower end portion of the introduction flow path 72 a are positions where the game balls can flow into the vicinity of the outer periphery of the cruiser 73. That is, the game ball that has flowed down the introduction flow path 72 a flows in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the cruise 73 along the circumferential direction of the cruise 73.

  When the game balls flowing into the inflow port 9 and flowing down the introduction flow path 72 a flow into the outer peripheral portion of the circular dish-shaped crune 73 along the circumferential direction, a sorting game is performed in the croon 73. While the inflowing game ball retains a certain amount of momentum at the time of inflow, the outer peripheral portion of the crune 73 moves along the circumferential direction, and when the speed of the game ball disappears and the speed decreases, the central portion follows the inclination of the outer peripheral portion. I will stop by the side. That is, when the circulating speed of the game ball on the croon 73 is slowed down, the diameter of the game ball that goes around decreases, and flows into one of the specific winning port 76 and the general winning ports 77 and 77 formed in the center. It will be done (sorted).

  A lead-out flow path 75 is provided on the lower surface of the Kleung 73, where the specific winning port 76 and the general winning ports 77, 77 are formed, for guiding the game balls won in the winning port downward. . The derivation flow path 75 is connected to a specific prize opening 76, connected to a special prize flow path 75 a for guiding down the game balls won in the specific prize opening 76, and general prize openings 77, 77. , 77 is provided separately with a general winning flow path 75b for guiding the game balls that have won the prize. Two general winning ports 77 and 77 are provided, and a general winning channel 75b is connected to each of the general winning ports 77 and 77. These general winning channels 75b are in the vicinity of the lower surface of the croon. Are joined together to form one general winning channel 75b.

  The specific winning flow path 75a and the general winning flow path 75b extend below the gaming machine 100 through through holes formed in the bottom wall of the frame body 74 that supports the croon 73 and the lower display area partition wall 16. It is arranged to exist. In addition, at a position below the display area partition wall 16, a start opening sensor 50 for detecting a game ball flowing down the specific winning flow path 75a and a game ball flowing down the general winning flow path 75b are detected. A general winning opening sensor 52 is attached so that a game ball won in each winning opening can be detected. Then, the starting condition is established based on the fact that the game ball wins the specific winning opening 76 and is detected by the starting opening sensor 50 attached to the specific winning flow path 75a, and the special display variation display game is started. It has become.

  The specific winning channel 75a and the general winning channel 75b are merged downstream from the position where the starting port sensor 50 and the general winning port sensor 52 are provided to form one channel, and further extend downward to play the game. It is connected to a flow path that communicates with the outside of the machine 100 (collection tank of the island facility).

  The main components of the accessory device 70 (such as the introduction flow path forming member 72, the croon 73, the frame body 74, and the lead-out flow path 75) arranged in the empty portion 8 between the game board 1 and the display unit 173 are: It is made of a transparent synthetic resin and does not interfere with visual recognition on the display unit 173 behind these.

  From the above, the game board 1 in which the game area 3 where the game ball flows down is formed on the front side is detachably attached to the front frame 120, and the display game is played in the display area set on the game board 1. In the gaming machine 100 configured to perform, a display unit 173 for displaying a display game is provided at a position behind the game board 1 in the front frame 120 and at a predetermined distance from the game board 1. By forming the game board 1 with a transparent synthetic resin, the display game can be viewed from the front of the game machine through the game board 1 and a predetermined game value can be given to the player by winning a game ball. An empty portion formed between the game board 1 and the display unit 173 has a specific winning opening 76 and a game device 70 for executing a sorting game for determining whether or not to allow the inflowing game ball to win the specific winning opening 76. 8 The device 70 takes in the game ball that has flowed in from the inflow port 9 (winning port) formed in the game board 1 and is behind the game area 3 in the game board 1 and in front of the image display surface 171 in the display unit 173. This means that the game ball sorting game can be executed at the side position.

  In addition, the main constituent members of the accessory device 70 (such as the introduction flow path forming member 72, the croon 73, the frame body 74, and the outlet flow path 75) are formed of a transparent synthetic resin.

  Further, in the game area 3, although not shown, a special figure start memory display for lighting up and displaying the number of unprocessed times in which the special figure fluctuation display game has not been processed, and a special figure fluctuation display game are displayed. A figure change display (special figure), a game board decoration device 54 (shown in FIG. 10), a hitting direction changing member called a windmill, and the like are provided. Furthermore, there are provided a special variable winning device 4, a general winning port 5, 5, a number of obstacle nails 6, 6,... (Partly shown), an out port 7 for collecting game balls that have not been won in the winning port, etc. It has been.

  Then, based on the fact that the game ball that has been driven into the game area 3 flows into the inflow port 9 and reaches the accessory device 70 and wins the specific winning opening 76 in the sorting game by the croon 73, and the start condition is established. A special figure fluctuation display game is executed on the special figure fluctuation display. The variation display game of the special figure (special symbol, identification information) is executed by a special figure fluctuation display (for example, composed of 7 segments) provided in the game area 3.

  In addition, a display game corresponding to a special variable display game that displays various types of identification information (for example, numbers, symbols, character designs, etc.) on the image display surface 171 can be executed. This display game is performed by displaying a plurality of types of identification information on the image display surface 171 in a variable manner for a predetermined time. The display area of the display game corresponding to the variable display game of the special figure is an area partitioned by the display area partition wall 16 formed on the game board back surface constituting member 11 constituting the game board 1, and is made of a transparent material. The image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 arranged on the back side of the game board main body 10 is an area where the image display surface 171 is visible. It should be noted that the game machine 100 may not be provided with the special figure fluctuation display, and the special figure fluctuation display game may be executed only by the display unit 173.

  As a result of the special figure fluctuation display game, if the display form of the special figure fluctuation indicator becomes a special result aspect (for example, “7”), a special game state (so-called jackpot state) is obtained. ) Correspondingly, the display mode of the image display surface 171 is also a special result mode (for example, any one of the numbers in the flat order such as “7, 7, 7”).

  The special variable winning device 4 includes a large winning opening that is opened and closed by an attacker-type opening / closing door 4a that can be opened by rotating in a direction in which the upper end side is tilted toward the front side. During a special game state that occurs when a big hit is made, the game ball can easily flow into the big prize opening by converting the big prize opening from the closed state to the open state. The open / close door 4a is driven by a solenoid (large winning opening SOL53, shown in FIG. 10). In addition, a special winning opening sensor (count sensor 51, shown in FIG. 10) for detecting a game ball that has entered the special winning opening is disposed inside the special winning opening (winning area).

  Each of the general winning ports 5 and 5 provided in the game area 3 is provided with a general winning port sensor 52 (shown in FIG. 10) for detecting a game ball that has entered the general winning ports 5 and 5. ing. Then, the game balls that are driven into the game area 3 by starting the game are the general winning ports 5 and 5, the big winning port (special variable winning device 4), and the specific winning port 76 provided in the accessory device 70. When winning a prize opening such as the general prize opening 77, 77, etc., a predetermined number of game balls corresponding to each prize opening are discharged by the discharge and emission control device 34 (discharge and emission control board) described later. It is discharged (dispensed) by 190 to the upper plate.

  As shown in FIG. 4, on the back side of the game board back side component 11, below the opening 15, an accessory device 70, a special winning opening, a general winning opening 5, 5, 77, 77. There is provided a mounting base 40 having a winning ball flow path for flowing down the winning game balls and a relay board. In addition, rotation shafts 41 and 41 extending in the vertical direction are formed at the left end portion of the mounting base 40 as viewed from the back side, and a box 32a that stores an effect data device 32 described later. The box 32a is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction like a door.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, support portions 32h and 32h each having a rotation shaft extending in the left-right direction are formed on the back side of the box 32a in which the effect data device 32 is stored. By fitting into a bearing (not shown) formed in a box 30a that houses the game control device 30, the box 30a is pivotally supported so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction. Further, in the vicinity of the support portions 32h and 32h that pivotally support the box 30a that houses the game control device 30, the box 30a is arranged along the back surface of the box 32a that houses the effect data device 32, that is, the box 30a. A holding member 32i is provided to hold the state of standing up.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 10, the gaming machine 100 has a game control device 30 (main control board, main control circuit) that controls the progress of the game as its control system, Production data device 32 (production ROM board, first control circuit), production control device 33 (production control board, second control circuit), which controls various productions under control, winning balls or rental balls by discharge device 190 A discharge launch control device 34 (discharge launch control board, discharge launch control circuit) that controls the payout and launch of the game ball by the launch device 60, and a power supply device 37 (power board, power supply circuit) that supplies power I have.

As shown in FIG. 10, the game control device 30 includes a game microcomputer having a CPU 30b, a RAM 30c, a ROM 30d, etc., and a clock for outputting pulse signals for an input / output interface (not shown), synchronization of various processes, a timer, and the like. (Oscillator) or the like.
The CPU 30b includes a control unit and a calculation unit, and performs calculation control, and also generates various random values such as a jackpot determination random number for a special figure variation display game.
The RAM 30c includes a storage area for storing an ON signal of the start port sensor 50 provided in the accessory device 70, a storage area for the various random numbers, a work area for the CPU 30b, and the like.
In addition to the game control program and control data being written in the ROM 30d, the special figure variable display game for determining the occurrence of the big hit of the special figure variable display game corresponding to the various random numbers described above. Jackpot determination value, determination value of variation pattern (type of reach action), and the like are stored.

Further, the input / output interface includes a start port sensor 50 of the accessory device 70, a count sensor 51 for the big winning port, and general winning port sensors for the general winning ports 5, 5, 77, 77 through a low-pass filter and a buffer gate. 52 and the like are connected, and various signals from these are input, and these various signals are relayed by the input / output interface and output to the CPU 30b.
Furthermore, various control signals output from the CPU 30b are input to the input / output interface, and these control signals are relayed by the input / output interface, and the special variable winning device 4 is connected via an output port and a driver (not shown). Are output to various open / close solenoids (for example, a prize winning opening SOL53), an effect control device 33, and a discharge / discharge control device 34 for controlling discharge of prize balls and game balls.

The effect data device 32 includes a control ROM 32c that stores control details of effects, a character ROM 32b that stores image and video data, and an audio data ROM 32d that stores sound data. The stored contents of various ROMs provided in the effect data device 32 depend on the model of the gaming machine.
The effect data device 32 relays control signals (such as various commands) output from the game control device 30 and transmits them to the effect control device 33. In the communication between the game control device 30 and the effect control device 33, the effect data device 32 simply allows a signal to pass (through connection).
Further, the effect data device 32 includes a board decoration driver 32e for driving the game board decoration device 54 such as a board decoration lamp / LED, a decoration accessory (solenoid), and the effect control device 33 is connected to the game control device 30. Based on the received control signal (effect command) (under the control of the game control device 30), the board decoration driver 32e is controlled to perform board decoration.

The effect control device 33 directly connected to the effect data device 32 includes a CPU 33b and a RAM 33c as control devices, a RAM as an image memory for controlling display on the display unit 173 (liquid crystal display panel 175), and a graphic. A VDP 33d (video display processor) as a processor, a video circuit including a sub-image ROM 33e in which images and video data are stored, an audio LSI 33f for controlling sound output, and an audio volume 33g for adjusting sound volume are provided.
In addition, a frame decoration driver 33h for driving a frame decoration device 57 for decorating the front frame 120 such as a lamp and an LED provided on the front frame 120 is provided. Furthermore, a brightness adjuster 33i, a contrast adjuster 33j, and a display position adjuster 33k are provided for adjusting the display state on the liquid crystal display panel 175 of the display unit 173.

The effect control device 33 has an input / output interface (not shown), and the input / output interface is connected to the game control device 30, the effect data device 32, and the front of the game machine (for example, around the upper plate) via a low pass filter and a buffer gate. ) Provided for the player, which can be operated by the player, etc. are connected, and various signals are input from these buttons, and these various signals are relayed by the input / output interface and output to the CPU 33b. The
Furthermore, various control signals output from the CPU 33b are input to the input / output interface, and these control signals are relayed by the input / output interface, and through the output port and driver (not shown), the effect data device 32, It is output to the backlight 56 of the liquid crystal display panel 175, the frame decoration device 57 (via the frame decoration driver 33h), and the like. Of the control signals output from the CPU 33b, a control signal related to image control is output from the CPU 33b to the VDP 33d, and image data based on the control signal is output from the VDP 33d to the liquid crystal display 55. Further, a control signal related to audio control is output from the CPU 33b to the audio LSI 33f, and audio data based on the control signal is output from the audio LSI 33f to the speaker 58.

  The effect control device 33 then performs frame decoration by the frame decoration device 57 based on the control signal (effect command) received from the game control device 30 via the effect data device 32 (under the control of the game control device 30). Control of the liquid crystal display panel 175 (the liquid crystal display 55 and the backlight 56) provided in the display unit 173, and control of sound output by the speaker 58. Further, based on the control signal (effect command) received from the game control device 30 via the effect data device 32 (under the control of the game control device 30), the board decoration driver 32e provided in the effect data device 32 is used. The game board decoration device 54 is controlled.

The discharge launch control device 34 has a microcomputer having a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and a control signal (prize ball command) from the game control device 30 and a control signal (ball rental) from a ball lending machine (not shown). Based on the command (command), a control for discharging a required number of game balls (prize balls, rental balls) from the discharge device 190 is performed. Moreover, the launch control of the game ball by the launch device 60 is performed.
Then, power is supplied from the power supply device 37 (power supply circuit, power supply board) to each control board described above and each device provided in the gaming machine 100. The power supply to the effect data device 32 is performed via the effect control device 33.

In these control circuits, for example, the following control is performed.
The CPU 30b of the game control device 30 extracts the jackpot determination random number value of the special figure based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the start port sensor 50 provided in the accessory device 70 and stores it in the ROM 30d. Compared with the determination value, a process of determining whether or not the special display variation display game is missed is performed. In addition, a process for determining a variation pattern is performed, and a control signal including these results is output to the effect control device 33 via the effect data device 32. In the effect control device 33 and the effect data device 32 connected thereto, a process of displaying a display game corresponding to the special display variable display game on the liquid crystal display panel 175 of the display unit 173 based on the control signal from the game control device 30. In addition, a process for controlling the game board decoration device 54 such as a sound output from the speaker 58, a lamp, an LED, and a decorative accessory, and a process for controlling the frame decoration device 57 such as a lamp and an LED are performed. Then, the CPU 30b of the game control device 30 performs a control to generate a special game state and operate the special variable winning device 4 through the special winning opening SOL53 when the special display variable display game is a big hit.

Further, the CPU 30b of the game control device 30 is based on the detection signal of the game ball input from the sensors (starting port sensor 50, count sensor 51, general winning port sensor 52) provided at various winning ports, and the discharge and emission control device 34. Output a control signal. The discharge launch control device 34 controls the discharge device 190 based on the input of the control signal so that a predetermined number of game balls are paid out. Further, the discharge and firing control device 34 controls the launching device 60 to launch a game ball into the game area 3 based on an input based on an operation of the operation handle and an input from a touch sensor (not shown) provided on the operation handle. Like that.
That is, for the above reasons, the game control device 30 that forms the main control circuit constitutes a game control device that controls the progress of the game, and the effect data device 32 that forms the first control circuit and the effect control device 33 that forms the second control circuit. Constitutes an effect control device that controls various effects in the gaming machine 100.

And each of these board | substrates is attached to the gaming machine as follows.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the effect data device 32 in which data depending on the model such as display data on the image display surface 171 is stored is stored in a box 32 a and is a lower part on the back side of the game board 1. Is attached to the lower side from the lower edge of the back mechanism frame 160 described later. On the back side of the box 32a, there is a connector portion (not shown) for connection with the effect control device 33, and for connection with the game control device 30 (for relaying between the game control device 30 and the effect control device 33). ), And a connector portion 32j for connection to the game board decoration device 54 is provided. Further, a game control device 30 for controlling a game stored in the box 30a is attached to the back side of the box 32a. That is, the back surface of the box 32a forms a pedestal for mounting the game control device 30. In addition, a board external output terminal 206 is provided adjacent to the box 32a for connection to a device outside the gaming machine (management device).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an effect control device 33 that can be used in common by a plurality of models is mounted on the back side of the front frame body 130 in a state of being housed in a box 33 a, which will be described later. Is attached. As shown in FIG. 6, a connector portion 33m is provided on the lower portion on the front side of the box 33a so as to protrude downward from the lower edge of the back mechanism frame 160, and the connector portion (not shown) of the effect data device 32 is provided. ) Can be directly connected to each other.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the discharge and discharge control device 34 that controls the discharge of the prize ball by the discharge device 190 and the discharge of the game ball by the discharge device 60, and the power source that supplies power to each device in the gaming machine 100 The power supply device 37 as a circuit is attached to a position below the game board 1 on the back side of the front frame body 130 in a state of being housed in the boxes 34a and 37a, respectively.

  That is, the effect data device 32 and the game control device 30 depending on the model are attached to the game board 1, and the effect control device 33, the discharge / emission control device 34, and the power supply device 37 that can be commonly used by a plurality of models are the front frame body. 130 or the back mechanism frame 160. Therefore, by changing the game board 1, only the device (board) depending on the model is exchanged, and the game content of the gaming machine 100 can be changed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 6 to 9, the back mechanism frame 160 includes a back mechanism frame main body 161 and a guide portion 162 for guiding the display unit 173 that displays an image. In addition, an effect control device 33 that controls the display unit 173, a discharge device 190 that discharges prize balls and the like, and a storage tank 192 that supplies game balls to the discharge device 190 are provided.

  As described above, the left end when viewed from the front of the back mechanism frame 160 is pivotally supported on the back side of the front frame main body 130 and on the right side when viewed from the back side of the gaming machine 100. As shown in FIG. 1, a door-like shape is formed rearward from a state where the upper half of the opening formed in the front frame main body 130 and into which the game board 1 is fitted is covered from the back side to face the back side of the game board 1. And can be rotated between the state where the back side of the game board 1 is opened. In other words, the display unit 173 is disposed in the back mechanism frame 160, so that the display unit 173 is disposed at the rear position of the game board 1 with the display unit 173 disposed on the front frame 120 side through the back mechanism frame 160. Will be. When the back mechanism frame 160 covers the upper half of the opening into which the game board 1 is fitted from the back side, the back side of the game board excluding the part where the effect data device 32 is provided on the back side of the game board. The upper part is covered. A portion of the back mechanism frame main body 161 that is arranged in parallel with the game board 1 and that covers the back side of the game board 1 is a rear surface portion 161a.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the back mechanism frame main body 161 has a predetermined thickness, and various mechanisms are attached to the front and rear surfaces of the back mechanism frame main body 161. On the front surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161, an urging member storage portion 181 for storing a compression coil spring 182 as an urging member that constitutes a display unit urging means for urging the display unit 173 forward, and a back mechanism frame main body Reinforcing ribs 164 for reinforcing 161 are formed. Further, as will be described later, on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a of the back mechanism frame main body 161, there are depressions in front of the effect control device disposing portion 165, the connecting concave portion 183, the flow path forming concave portion 184, the discharge device disposing concave portion 185, and the like. A recess opening rearward is formed, and a part of the front surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161 is formed by the back surface of these recesses. Further, a peripheral wall 187 is formed around the front surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161 so as to extend to the front side except for a part of the top and bottom, and the entire front surface side of the back mechanism frame main body 161 is a concave portion. Yes.

  Note that a storage tank mounting portion 188 described later is formed on the upper portion of the back mechanism frame main body 161, and the peripheral wall 187 is not formed on this portion. A partition wall 189 extending in the left-right direction in parallel with the peripheral wall 187 is formed on the front and upper portion of the back mechanism frame main body 161 at a position spaced apart from the upper end in the vertical direction by a predetermined width. The vertical width of the concave portion formed on the front side of the mechanism frame main body 161 is narrowed.

  Further, the partition wall 189 is refracted at a right angle so as to extend upward in the vertical direction at a predetermined width from a peripheral wall 187 formed along the left and right ends of the back mechanism frame main body 161. . That is, groove-shaped recesses 169a and 169a having a predetermined left-right width and opened to the lower side are formed adjacent to the left and right peripheral walls 187 on the front and upper part of the back mechanism frame main body 161. The predetermined left-right width is a width that is slightly wider than the left-right width of the guided portion 18 formed in the upper portion of the display unit 173, which will be described later, and this portion of the guide portion 169 that guides the guided portion 18 in the front-rear direction. Part of it.

  Further, on the front and lower side of the back mechanism frame main body 161 so as to face the groove-shaped recesses 169a and 169a described above, the upper side adjacent to the left and right peripheral walls 187 and having a predetermined left and right width is provided. Groove-shaped recesses 169a and 169a that are opened in the top are formed. The predetermined left and right widths of the groove-shaped recesses 169a and 169a are slightly wider than the left and right widths of the guided portion 18 formed in the lower portion of the display unit 173, which will be described later. It forms part of the guide part 169 that guides.

  The urging member storage portion 181 is a cylindrical concave portion having an inner diameter substantially the same as the outer diameter of the compression coil spring 182 as the display unit urging means. The urging member accommodating portion 181 is vertically 2 along the center in the left-right direction of the back mechanism frame main body 161. One is provided. A pressing member 186 that is in contact with the back surface of the display unit 173 is attached to the front end portion of the compression coil spring 182 accommodated in the biasing member accommodating portion 181. The pressing member 186 includes a cylindrical insertion portion 186a having a diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the compression coil spring 182 and a circular plate-like contact formed at one end of the insertion portion 186a and having a larger diameter than the insertion portion 186a. The contact portion 186 b is arranged on the front side and is in contact with the back surface of the display unit 173 by inserting the insertion portion 186 a into the compression coil spring 182.

  In addition, reinforcing ribs 164 are formed on the front surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161 in a lattice shape except for a portion where the urging member storage portion 181 exists and a portion where a concave portion is formed on the back surface side. It should be noted that the front end portions of the biasing member storage portion 181 and the reinforcing rib 164 and the portion serving as the back surface of the concave portion are present at the same front-rear position, ie, on the same plane.

Also, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, U-shaped guide portions 162 and 162 are attached to the front side of the back mechanism frame main body 161 so that the left and right side surfaces extend to the front side.
The guide portion 162 provided on the left side when viewed from the front side of the back mechanism frame 160 is formed with bearing portions 162a and 162a on the top and bottom, and extends in the vertical direction provided on the back side of the front frame body 130. The back mechanism frame 160 is pivotally supported with respect to the front frame main body 130 by fitting a rotation shaft (not shown) to the bearing portions 162a and 162a so as to be rotatable. . In addition, screw holes 162d and 162d are formed in the guide portion 162 provided on the right side when viewed from the front side of the back mechanism frame 160, and the back mechanism frame 160 is arranged on the back surface of the game board 1 In the state where the back mechanism frame 160 is closed, the back mechanism frame 160 is fixed by inserting screws into the screw holes 162d and 162d and screwing into screws (not shown) formed in the front frame body 130. It is like that.

  In addition, a substantially rectangular recessed chamber-shaped space that is formed by the rear surface portion 161a, the peripheral wall 187, and the guide portions 162 and 162 and has a predetermined depth and opens to the front surface side (the side facing the back surface of the game board 1) (at least A space surrounded by the back surface and the left and right side surfaces becomes a display unit storage portion 168 that stores the display unit 173. That is, the guide portions 162 and 162 are provided at the left and right end portions of the rear surface portion 161 a of the back mechanism frame main body 161, and form the side surface portion of the display unit storage portion 168 together with the peripheral wall 187.

  The guide portions 162 and 162 are connected to the front end portion of the peripheral wall 187, but the peripheral wall 187 is formed in a stepped shape so that the front end portion is positioned once outside. The guide parts 162 and 162 are just fitted into the part. That is, the stepped portion forms an insertion portion 187 a into which the rear end portions of the guide portions 162 and 162 are inserted, and the guide portions 162 and 162 are arranged on the inner side of the peripheral wall 187. Further, locking pieces 162b, 162b,... Projecting outward are formed on the rear side surface of the guide portions 162, 162 on the rear end portion at three locations in the vertical and central directions. Then, in the insertion portion 187a formed at the front end portion of the peripheral wall 187, when the guide portions 162, 162 are inserted, the locking pieces 162b, 162b,... At positions facing the locking pieces 162b, 162b,. Are engaged recesses 187b, 187b,... Are engaged, and the upper and lower portions of the guide portions 162, 162 are screwed to the back mechanism frame main body 161. The guide portions 162 and 162 are fixed to the back mechanism frame main body 161. When the guide portions 162 and 162 are attached to the back mechanism frame main body 161, the display unit 173 is attached in a state of being arranged on the front side of the back mechanism frame main body 161. As a result, the display unit 173 is attached to the back mechanism frame 160 in a state of being housed in the display unit housing portion 168 formed by the rear surface portion 161a, the peripheral wall 187, and the guide portions 162 and 162.

  Such guide portions 162 and 162 have groove-shaped recesses 169a and 169a formed on a predetermined range from the left and right peripheral walls 187 and 187 toward the center side of the back mechanism frame main body 161 and above and below the back mechanism frame main body 161. ,... And the front side of the region surrounded by the partition wall 189 is attached. And the groove-shaped recessed part 169a, 169a formed in the back mechanism frame main body 161 in the part arrange | positioned so as to oppose the groove-shaped recessed part 169a, 169a, ... formed in the upper and lower sides of the back mechanism frame main body 161 A groove-like recess (not shown) having the same shape as that of. The groove-shaped recess is formed from the rear end of the guide portions 162 and 162 to a position approximately half the front-rear width.

  Then, by attaching the guide portions 162 and 162 to the back mechanism frame main body 161, the groove-shaped concave portions are continuous with the groove-shaped concave portions 169a, 169a,. Thereby, the guide part 169 which is a groove-shaped recessed part extended along the front-back direction from the guide parts 162 and 162 to the back mechanism frame main body 161 so that it may respectively oppose up and down is formed. That is, it is provided on the upper and lower side portions of the display unit 173 on the left and right sides of the upper and lower inner surfaces in the display unit storage portion 168 formed by the back mechanism frame main body 161 and the guide portions 162 and 162 disposed on the front side thereof. , Which are guided in a generally groove-like manner to be guided back and forth movably back and forth as described below, projecting outward (upper or lower) from four positions in total of the left and right end portions of the upper and lower side portions. Guide portions 169, 169, ... are provided.

  In addition, the groove-like recesses that form a part of the guide portions 169, 169,... Are formed up to approximately half the front-rear width of the guide portions 162, 162. In the latter half portion of the portion arranged along the side surface of the mechanism frame main body 161, only the peripheral wall 187 is formed to extend to the front side. That is, the wall surface located inside the display unit storage portion 168 and the reinforcing rib 162c formed inside are formed only in the first half portion and not in the second half portion. Thereby, in this range, the front mechanism side recess of the back mechanism frame main body 161 is extended to the front side without narrowing. Therefore, the display unit storage portion 168 that stores the display unit 173 has a front-rear width from the front surface of the rear surface portion 161a to the approximate center of the guide portions 162, 162 in the front-rear direction. The front and rear end portions of the guide portions 169, 169,... Are curved at the corners. The shape of this curved surface is formed in accordance with the shape of the guided portion 18 of the display unit 173 described later. Further, the rear end portion of the reinforcing rib 162c that is positioned at the front end of the display unit storage portion 168 is also formed in a curved surface.

  In the display unit storage portion 168 formed as described above, the display unit 173 is arranged so that the image display surface 171 is on the front side (open side). At this time, the guided portions 18, 18,... Provided in the display unit 173 are accommodated in the guide portions 169, 169,. As shown in FIG. 1, by arranging the back mechanism frame 160 so as to face the back surface of the game board 1, the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 faces the back side of the game board 1. When the back mechanism frame 160 faces the back surface of the game board 1, the display unit 173 is rearward from the back surface of the base board 14 of the game board back surface constituting member 11 by the protruding width of the pressing portions 17, 17,. It is arranged in a position isolated to the side.

  Further, the vertical width and the horizontal width of the display unit storage portion 168 are larger than the vertical width and the horizontal width of the display unit 173, and a space is provided around the display unit 173. Accordingly, the display unit 173 can be easily moved in the front-rear direction, and the display unit 173 can be slightly tilted in the display unit storage portion 168 (non-parallel to the left-right direction of the game board 1). It becomes possible. Are guided in the groove-shaped recesses 169, 169,..., So that the guided unit 18 is guided even when the display unit 173 is in a non-parallel state. The parts 18, 18,... Do not fall off the guide parts 169, 169,.

  Further, as will be described later, the display unit 173 is biased toward the front side by a display unit biasing means made of an elastic member such as a spring. When the game board 1 is removed from the front frame 120, the front end portion of the guided portion 18 of the display unit 173 contacts the front half of the guide portion 162 and covers the front side of the back mechanism frame main body 161. It will be in the state. That is, the front / rear position of the display unit 173 with respect to the back mechanism frame 160 is the frontmost position in the movement range of the display unit 173 in the front / rear direction. In the state where the game board 1 is mounted and the back mechanism frame 160 is closed, the pressing portions 17, 17,... That are provided on the back surface of the game board back surface constituting member 11 and project rearward are the display unit 173 described above. It is located behind the foremost position in the moving range in the front-rear direction. Therefore, the pressing member 17 b at the rear end of the pressing portion 17 can be brought into close contact with the front surface of the display unit 173.

  As shown in FIG. 9, on the back surface (back surface) of the rear surface portion 161a of the back mechanism frame 160, there is formed an effect control device arrangement portion 165 that is a substantially rectangular recess recessed forward and opening rearward. A box 33a that houses the control device 33 is disposed. Further, on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a where the effect control device arrangement portion 165 is formed, for wiring that communicates with the display unit storage portion 168 formed on the front side of the effect control device arrangement portion 165 An opening 165a is formed, and the liquid crystal display panel 175 (the liquid crystal display 55 and the backlight 56) and the effect control device 33 are connected by wiring through the wiring opening 165a.

  The vertical width of the box 33a in which the production control device 33 is accommodated is wider than the vertical width of the production control device arrangement portion 165. When the box 33a is accommodated in the production control device arrangement portion 165, the lower portion of the box 33a is controlled in production control. It extends below the device arrangement portion 165. Then, as shown in FIG. 7, the connector portion 33m provided in the effect control device 33 is exposed to the outside of the box 33a from the front side of the box 33a and extending below the lower edge of the main body portion. is doing.

  Further, as described above, the effect data device 32 is attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and the effect control device arrangement unit 165 to which the effect control device 33 is attached is the back surface of the effect data device 32. A connector portion (not shown) is provided at a portion located below the connector. The connector portion of the effect data device 32 and the connector portion 33m of the effect control device 33 are arranged to face each other.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 1, in a state where the game board 1 is attached to the front frame body 130 and the back mechanism frame 160 is arranged on the back side of the game board 1, a box 33 a that houses the effect control device 33. Is placed in the production control device arrangement unit 165, the connector part (not shown) of the production data device 32 and the connector unit 33m of the production control device 33 are connected, and the production data device 32 and the production control device 33 are connected. It can be connected directly. Further, a part of the box 30a containing the game control device 30 is arranged on the back surface of the lower part of the box 32a, and this part is formed to be thin by the thickness.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the rear side of the rear surface portion 161 a and the right side of the effect control device arrangement portion 165 as viewed from the rear surface side of the back mechanism frame 160, the effect control device 33 and other A connection recess 183 is formed to store wiring for connecting the device and the like. This connection concave portion 183 is formed to extend vertically, and includes upper communication portions 183a and 183b communicating with the effect control device disposing portion 165 and the discharge device disposing concave portion 185 on the upper left and right sides. Are provided with a lower communication portion 183c communicating with the lower mechanism frame 160 below. Further, a mounting portion 183d for attaching an external terminal board 205 having a frame external output terminal 205a for communicating with a device (such as a management device) outside the gaming machine to the inside and above the connection recess 183. In addition, an attachment portion 183e for attaching the relay substrate 203 is formed.

  The upper half of the connection recess 183 is covered by the cover member 204, but an opening 204a is formed in the upper part of the cover member 204, and the cover member 204 is attached to the outside. The frame external output terminal 205 a of the terminal board 205 is exposed on the back side of the back mechanism frame 160. The lower half of the connection recess 183 is covered with a box 30 a that houses the game control device 30. In the portion covered by the box 30a, the thickness of the rear surface portion 161a is reduced by the thickness of the box 30a, and the thickness of the box 32a housing the effect control device 33 as described above is adjusted in accordance with this. It is thinned. That is, a recess for storing the box 30a storing the game control device 30 is formed in the lower portion of the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a and the lower portion of the box 32a storing the above-described effect control device 33. Thus, by storing the wiring in the connecting recess 183 and covering the opening of the connecting recess 183 with the cover member 204 and the box 30a and closing it, the wiring is prevented from being exposed and scattered. Can do.

  On the upper surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161, there is formed a storage tank mounting portion 188 which is a concave portion recessed downward, and is supplied from a supply device provided in an island facility (not shown) where the gaming machine 100 is installed. A storage tank 192 for temporarily storing the game balls to be supplied and supplying the game balls to the discharge device 190 is attached.

  The storage tank 192 is a substantially rectangular box-shaped member, and is attached to the upper surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161 so that its length direction is along the left-right direction of the back mechanism frame main body 161 and opens upward. . The storage tank 192 temporarily stores game balls supplied from a supply device provided in an island facility (not shown) where the gaming machine 100 is installed, and supplies the game balls to the discharge device 190. The width along the left-right direction of the back mechanism frame main body 161 of the storage tank 192 is equal to the width along the left-right direction of the storage tank mounting portion 188. Further, the width of the storage tank 192 along the front-rear direction of the back mechanism frame main body 161 is slightly narrower than the front-rear width of the back mechanism frame 160, but is wider than the front-rear width of the storage tank mounting portion 188. The storage tank 192 is placed so as to protrude in front of and behind the storage tank placement portion 188. The storage tank 192 forms a part of the upper surface of the display unit storage portion 168 on the front side, and the flow path forming recess on the rear side. A part of the upper surface of 184 is formed.

  The bottom surface of the storage tank 192 has a slope that descends toward the rear of the back mechanism frame main body 161 and that moves downward to the left when viewed from the back side of the back mechanism frame main body 161. On the bottom surface of the tank 192, an opening (not shown) through which the game ball can pass as a discharge port for discharging the game ball in the storage tank 192 to the outside is formed. A flow path forming recess 184 for forming a game ball flow path communicating with the opening is formed on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a.

  The flow path forming recess 184 is formed on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161 a and at a position adjacent to the upper and right end portions when viewed from the back surface side of the back mechanism frame 160. Among these, the upper flow path forming recess 184 has a lead-out flow path forming member mounting portion 194 having an inclination descending toward the right side, and a lead-out flow path forming member 195 is attached to form a lead-out flow path 201. It has become so.

  Further, the right-side channel forming recess 184 is formed with a discharge device disposing recess 185 communicating with the channel forming recess 184 at substantially the center in the vertical direction, and the discharging device 190 is attached thereto. Yes. The discharge device disposing recess 185 is formed so as to extend in the center direction of the back mechanism frame 160, and a part of the end portion on the center side communicates with the connecting recess 183 through the upper communication portion 183b. Then, the guide channel forming member 196 is attached to the upper part of the right channel forming recess 184 with the discharge device disposing recess 185 as a boundary, and communicates with the outlet channel 201 and connects to the discharge device 190. A guide channel 202 is formed. In addition, a flow path component member 197 is attached to the lower portion of the right flow path forming recess 184 with the discharge device disposing recess 185 as a boundary, and a lower portion that guides the game ball discharged from the discharge device 190 downward. A flow path 198 is formed. Further, the flow path component member 197 forms a lower bulb passage 199 connected to the upper bulb passage formed in the guide passage formation member 196.

  That is, the front surface of the rear surface portion 161a is opposed to the rear surface of the display unit 173, and a discharge device 190 or a game ball is placed in each of the recesses formed on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a (the flow path forming recess 184 and the discharge device disposing recess 185). Since the flow paths (the lead-out flow path 201, the guide flow path 202, and the lower flow path 198) are attached, the game ball flow path and the discharge device 190 are overlapped in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 100 on the rear side of the display unit 173. It will be arranged so that.

  At the upper end of the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a, a step portion protruding rearward is formed by forming the flow path forming concave portion 184, and the upper surface of this step portion forms the flow of the game ball. The outlet passage forming member mounting portion 194 to which the passage forming member 195 is attached is provided. The upper surface of the step portion forming the lead-out flow path forming member mounting portion 194 has a front-rear width (a width protruding rearward of the step portion) larger than twice the diameter of the game ball. From the position where the outlet is formed to the guide channel 202 described later, it is formed so as to have a slope that descends to the right.

  The lead-out flow path forming member 195 attached to the lead-out flow path forming member mounting portion 194 has a bottom plate 195a that is substantially the same size as the upper surface of the step portion forming the lead-out flow path forming member mounting portion 194, and the bottom plate 195a. It is an L-shaped plate-like member composed of a back plate 195b connected vertically. On the bottom plate, a partition wall 195c extending in the inclined direction is formed at the center in the front-rear direction, so that the upper surface of the bottom plate 195a having a front-rear width wider than twice the diameter of the game ball is divided into two parts. The outlet channel 201 is formed. Note that the game balls flow down to the lead-out flow path 201 in several layers, but the height of the partition wall 195c is about the diameter of the game balls, and only the game balls flowing down on the bottom plate 195a are surely two-rowed. To be lined up.

  In the outlet channel forming member 195, the bottom plate 195a is disposed on the outlet channel forming member mounting portion 194, and the back plate 195b is disposed on the rear end side of the outlet channel forming member mounting portion 194. It is attached as follows. As a result, as shown in FIG. 2, the back plate 195b forms substantially the same surface as the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a below the stepped portion. In addition, the vertical width of the back plate 195b is the width from the upper surface of the step portion to the lower end of the storage tank 192 attached to the upper surface of the back mechanism frame main body 161, and rearward to the substantially same position as the rear end portion of the step portion. The upper end of the back plate 195b can be fixed to the protruding storage tank 192.

  That is, the bottom plate 195a of the outlet channel forming member 195 forms the bottom surface of the outlet channel 201 extending from the discharge port of the storage tank 192 to the inlet channel 202, and the back plate 195b and the rear surface of the rear surface portion 161a above the step portion are led out. The side surface of the flow path 201 is formed. In addition, the storage tank 192 provided on the upper part of the back mechanism frame main body 161 forms the upper surface of the outlet channel 201, and the upper end portion of the back plate 195b is fixed to the rear end portion of the storage tank 192, whereby the rear surface portion 161a. A cylindrical lead-out flow path 201 is formed on the back surface.

  The guide channel forming member 196 attached to the right channel forming recess 184 as viewed from the back side of the back mechanism frame main body 161 communicates with the outlet channel 201 and connects to the discharge device 190 inside. 202 is formed. The guide channel forming member 196 is connected to a channel forming recess 184 formed on the upper side on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a and a channel forming recess 184 formed on the right side, that is, the back side of the back mechanism frame main body 161. The bosses 184a and 184a (shown in FIG. 9) formed in the flow path forming recess 184 are attached by being inserted along the upper right corner as viewed from above. In addition, inside the guide channel forming member 196, a guide channel 202 that allows the game balls to flow down in two rows in the front-rear direction and in one upper and lower row is formed.

  One end portion of the L-shaped guide channel forming member 196, which is disposed in the upper channel forming recess 184, communicates with the above-described lead-out channel 201 and has an inlet for the guide channel 202. An inflow port 196a is formed. This inflow port 196a has two front and rear flow paths that are continuous with the outlet flow path 201, and has a plate-like shape having an inclination extending from the upper end on the downstream side of the outlet flow path 201 to the upper portion of the inlet 196a. A guide member 196b is provided. The guide member 196b presses down the game ball that flows down several times in the derivation flow path 201 and guides it so as to be one step up and down toward the inflow port 196a. The plate-shaped guide member 196b has a downstream end rotatably attached to the upstream end and an upstream end to prevent the stacked game balls from engaging with each other to form a bridge. A weight 196h is attached to the section so that it can swing up and down.

  In the guide channel forming member 196, a bottom plate 196c that forms the bottom surface of the guide channel 202 is formed in three stages in the vertical direction. The uppermost bottom plate 196c continues to the inflow port 196a, and inclines to the right side so that the game ball flowing in from the inflow port 196a flows down to the right side when viewed from the back side of the back mechanism frame body 161, and below that, The bottom plate 196c disposed on the contrary is inclined from right to left, and the bottom plate 196c disposed below the bottom plate 196c is inclined from left to right in the same manner as the uppermost bottom plate 196c. In addition, each bottom plate 196c has two flow paths that are arranged in the front and rear directions (not shown), and such a bottom plate 196c forms a guide channel 202 that extends downward while being folded left and right. The game ball that has flowed in from 196a is guided to the downstream side while turning back left and right. The bottom plates 196c are arranged at intervals such that the game balls flow down in one step. The guide channel 202 formed in this way is configured such that a discharge port 196 d formed at the lower end of the guide channel forming member 196 is connected to the inlet 190 a of the discharge device 190.

  A half-end sensor 196e is provided in the upper part of the flow path formed by the uppermost bottom plate 196c of the guide flow path forming member 196. This half-end sensor 196e is basically used once when the remaining amount of game balls in the storage tank 192 and the outlet channel 201 is less than the maximum number of game balls to be paid out at one time. This prevents the odd number of game balls that are less than the number of discharges from being paid out. The half-end sensor 196e prevents the discharge device 190 from operating even when there is no game ball in the storage tank 192. The half-end sensor 196e is composed of a sensor that detects a game ball, such as a proximity sensor that detects the game ball in a non-contact manner, and the signal for detecting the game ball from the half-end sensor 196e is interrupted (no game ball is detected). Until a signal indicating that the game ball is supplied from the island facility side and the game ball is detected from the half-end sensor 196e is input. Control to stop the discharge of game balls.

  In addition, a switching member 196f that switches the flow path from which the game ball flows down to the ball discharge flow path and the guide flow path 202 is provided at the folded-back portion of the induction flow path 202 at the downstream end of the uppermost bottom plate 196c. It has been. The switching member 196f always guides the game ball to the lower guide channel 202. When the ball is removed, the switching member 196f is operated from the outside so that the game ball is guided to flow. It can switch so that it may guide to the upper bulb | ball removal flow path 196g formed adjacent to the path | route 202. FIG. Note that the upper spherical flow path 196g forms a spherical flow path with a lower spherical flow path 199 formed in a flow path component 197 described later. The game balls are taken out of the gaming machine 100 (collection basket for island facilities).

  The discharge device 190 has a hook 185a (a hook 185a (here) formed in a discharge device disposition recess 185 formed substantially at the center in the vertical direction of the right channel formation recess 184 when viewed from the back side of the back mechanism frame main body 161. It is attached by being locked in (illustrated in FIG. 9). The discharge device 190 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes an inflow port 190a for receiving a game ball at an upper portion and a discharge port 190b for discharging the game ball at a lower portion. In addition, a sprocket 190d having a plurality of ball receiving recesses 190c, 190c,... Capable of receiving game balls on the outer periphery, a drive source 190e (for example, a stepping motor) that rotationally drives the sprocket 190d, and a wiring relay board 190f It has.

  In a state in which the discharge device 190 is disposed in the discharge device disposition recess 185, the discharge port 196d of the guide channel forming member 196 is connected to the inflow port 190a, and the game ball that has flowed down the guide channel 202 enters the discharge device 190. Inflow. Further, the drive source 190e is arranged in a portion of the discharge device disposing recess 185 that extends from the flow path forming recess 184 to the center side of the back mechanism frame 160, and this portion is the drive source disposing portion. 185b. Thus, by arranging the drive source 190e on the center side of the back mechanism frame 160, the discharge device 190 extends in the left-right direction on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a so that the thickness to the rear can be reduced. It has become.

  A game ball that has flowed into the discharge device 190 from the guide flow path 202 passes through the discharge flow path 190i in the discharge apparatus 190 to reach the upper portion of the sprocket 190d, and is one in a ball receiving recess 190c formed on the outer periphery of the sprocket 190d. Held one by one. The sprocket 190d is rotated by a predetermined angle by the driving source 190e, and accordingly, the game ball held in the ball receiving recess 190c also moves downward and rotates to an angle that cannot be held in the ball receiving recess 190c. A game ball flows into a discharge passage 190i formed below the sprocket 190d.

  Similarly to the guide channel 202, the discharge device 190 is also provided with two channels arranged in the front-rear direction. Correspondingly, two sprockets 190d are provided in the front-rear direction. However, the front and rear sprockets 190d are rotated together by a single drive source 190e, and the positions of the ball receiving recesses 190c are provided at positions shifted from each other along the circumferential direction (provided by shifting the phases). Thus, the game ball is alternately flowed downward from the front and rear flow paths every time it rotates by a predetermined angle. That is, it is configured such that one game ball can be discharged from the game ball channel. The flow path downstream of the sprocket 190d is a single flow path.

  The game ball that has flowed into the flow path formed below the sprocket 190d is detected by the discharge ball sensor 190g and then discharged from the discharge port 190b formed below the discharge device 190. The outlet port 190b is connected to the inlet of the lower channel 198 formed in the channel component 197, and the game balls discharged from the outlet port 190b flow into the lower channel 198 and further downward. You are guided down.

  Further, the discharge device 190 is provided with a relay board 190f for relaying the wiring, and the connector 190h of the relay board 190f faces the upper communication portion 183b where the connection recess 183 and the discharge device installation recess 185 communicate. It is exposed to the side surface of the discharging device 190 that performs. The wiring connected to the connector 190h reaches the lower communication portion 183c from the upper communication portion 183b through the connection recess 183, and is connected to the discharge / fire control device 34. 34 can control the discharge device 190 under the control of the game control device 30.

  A flow path constituting member 197 is attached to the lower part of the right flow path forming recess 184 with the discharge device disposition recess 185 as a boundary, and a lower flow path that guides the game ball discharged from the discharge device 190 downward. 198 is formed. The lower channel 198 has an inlet connected to the outlet 190 b of the discharging device 190, and the game balls that have flowed in from here are guided downward along the lower channel 198. And the discharge port of the lower end part of the lower flow path 198 is connected to the flow path connected to the upper plate on the front side of the gaming machine, whereby a predetermined number of game balls discharged from the discharge device 190 are discharged into the launch operation unit. It is paid out to the upper plate formed on the front surface of 150.

  The flow path component 197 also forms a lower ball removal flow path 199 that forms a part of a ball discharge flow path for discharging game balls from the induction flow path 202 to the outside of the gaming machine without using the discharge device 190. ing. The lower bulb passage 199 is connected to the discharge port of the upper bulb passage 196g provided at the lower end of the guide passage formation member 196, and extends downward through the side of the discharge device 190. The discharge port at the lower end is connected to a flow path that communicates with the outside of the gaming machine 100 (a recovery bin of the island facility).

  With the configuration as described above, the game balls supplied from an island facility supply device (not shown) and stored in the storage tank 192 are guided to the discharge port located on the back side of the back mechanism frame 160 by the inclination of the bottom surface of the storage tank 192. Is done. The game ball discharged from the discharge port flows down the lead-out flow path 201 formed on the back side of the back mechanism frame 160 and reaches the discharge device 190 through the guide flow path 202. Then, when the discharge device 190 is operated, the discharge device 190 is discharged to the upper plate formed on the front surface of the firing operation unit 150 through the lower flow path 198. Note that game balls are always waiting in the flow path from the discharge port of the storage tank 192 to the discharge device 190, and the game balls in the flow path are discharged by the discharge device 190. Along with this, a game ball flows from the storage tank 192 into the flow path. In addition, the various members described above disposed on the back surface of the rear surface portion 161a are formed to have a front-rear width such that the back surfaces are substantially the same surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the display unit 173 includes a display unit case 174 formed in a rectangular box shape (frame shape) whose front side is open, and a liquid crystal display housed in the rectangular box-shaped display unit case 174. A panel (including a liquid crystal display 55 and a backlight 56). The front surface of the liquid crystal display panel 175 having the image display surface 171 is exposed from the front surface side of the display unit case 174.

  The display unit case 174 is made of metal and has guided portions 18, 18,... Guided by the guide portions 169, 169,... Of the above-described back mechanism frame 160, and the display unit storage portion of the back mechanism frame 160. It is arranged so as to be movable back and forth within 168. The guided portions 18, 18,... Are the upper and lower side portions of the display unit case 174, and are provided so as to protrude outward from the four portions in total, including the left end portion and the right end portion. . The guided portions 18, 18,... Are formed by fixing guided members 18 a made of a material having a low friction coefficient (for example, polyacetal, metal) to the upper and lower portions (both left and right ends of the upper and lower surfaces) of the display unit case 174. Is formed. The guided portions 18 and 18 provided on the lower surface of the display unit 173 include a roller (not shown) having a rotation axis extending in the left-right direction as a sliding body at the lower portion thereof. , 169 is in contact with the bottom surface.

  With such a configuration, the guided portion 18 made of a material having a low friction coefficient or a rotatable roller comes into contact with the guide portion 169, and the frictional resistance between the guided portion 18 and the guide portion 169 is reduced. Thus, the display unit 173 can be smoothly moved in the front-rear direction.

  On the back surface of the display unit case 174, the wiring for connecting the liquid crystal display panel 175 housed in the display unit case 174 and the effect control device 33 disposed on the back surface side of the back mechanism frame 160 is passed in front and rear. A wiring opening (not shown) penetrating therethrough is formed. The wiring opening is formed corresponding to the position of the connector portion provided on the back side of the liquid crystal display panel 175. When the liquid crystal display panel 175 is housed in the display unit case 174, the wiring opening is connected to the connector portion. Is exposed. The position where the wiring opening is formed is also a position corresponding to the wiring opening 165a formed in the rear surface portion 161a when the display unit 173 is stored in the display unit storage portion 168.

  The liquid crystal display panel 175 has a rectangular plate shape and is just large enough to fit in the display unit case 174. The liquid crystal display panel 175 includes a liquid crystal display 55 and a backlight 56, and is arranged so that the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display 55 faces the front side.

  The area of the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display 55 is an area that can cover most of the lower side of the game board 1 that is fitted in the opening formed in the front frame body 130 from the back side. It is wider than the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 11. That is, the area of the image display surface 171 is at least larger than the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 11, and even if the size of the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 11 is changed, It can be supported. As described above, the image display surface 171 of the liquid crystal display 55 covers the back side of the game board 1 widely, so that various game contents of the gaming machine 100 can be changed by replacing the game board 1. It corresponds to the game board 1.

  Further, since the area of the image display surface 171 is wider than the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituent member 11, the liquid crystal display 55 is an area exposed from the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituent member 11. The effect control device 33 controls the predetermined image to be displayed. Initial information regarding the size and position of the opening 15 formed in the game board back surface constituting member 11 of the game board 1 for determining the image display area and information regarding the image of the variable display game are stored in the effect data device 32. However, the effect data device 32 is attached to the game board 1, and the effect data device 32 is exchanged together with the game board 1. Therefore, with the replacement of the game board 1, for example, the image display area corresponding to the previous game board can be changed to the image display area corresponding to the new game board 1.

  With the above configuration, the display unit 173 including the liquid crystal display 55 is held by the back mechanism frame 160 so as to be movable back and forth.

Next, the front / rear position adjustment of the display unit 173 will be described. The position of the display unit 173 is adjusted, for example, when the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 with the back mechanism frame 160 closed, or when the game board 1 is attached to the front frame body 130 for maintenance or the like. This is performed when the back mechanism frame 160 is changed from being opened to being closed.
Here, as an example, position adjustment of the display unit 173 when the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 with the back mechanism frame 160 closed will be described. It is assumed that the old game board 1 has already been removed from the opening, and the back mechanism frame 160 is in a state where the display unit 173 faces the back side of the front frame body 130 (closed state). In addition, it is assumed that the box 30a in which the game control device 30 attached to the back side of the effect data device 32 on the back side of the game board 1 is accommodated is rotated rearward and is in a horizontal state.

  A locking member (not shown) for locking one side of the game board 1 is provided on the left side of the opening of the front frame body 130 as viewed from the front side, that is, on the side where the back mechanism frame 160 is pivotally attached. In order to attach the game board 1 to the opening, first, the locked part 1a provided on one side of the game board 1 is engaged with the locking member from the front side of the opening. Insert it diagonally to stop. Then, the game board 1 is fitted into the opening while being rotated to the rear side of the gaming machine 100 with the side locked by the locking member as an axis.

  Here, the display unit 173 held by the back mechanism frame 160 is movable forward and backward within the display unit storage portion 168 and is urged forward by a compression coil spring 182 as display unit urging means. In the state where the back mechanism frame 160 is opened, the front surface of the guided portion 18 is disposed at a position in contact with the guide portion 162 that forms the front end of the guide portion 169.

  In the process of rotating the game board 1 to the rear side as described above, the pressing parts 17, 17,... Protruding rearward of the game board 1 are displayed by the pressing members 17 b, 17 b,. The unit 173 contacts the display unit case 174 that forms the periphery of the front surface of the unit 173. Then, as the game board 1 is fitted further into the opening, the display unit 173 moves backwards against the urging force of the compression coil spring 182 as the display unit urging means as it is further rotated rearward. It will be pushed into.

Here, since the game board 1 rotates around one side portion locked by the locking member,
Of the pressing portions 17, 17,... Provided on the back surface of the game board back surface constituting member 11, the pressing portions 17, 17 provided on the right side when viewed from the back surface side, that is, on the side close to the rotation axis of the gaming board 1 are provided. First, it contacts the front surface of the display unit 173. More specifically, the display unit case in which the roller 20 provided on the pressing member 17b attached to the rear end portion of the pressing portion 17 on the side close to the rotation axis of the game board 1 forms a peripheral edge on the front surface of the display unit 173. 174 abuts. The display unit 173 can be in a slightly inclined state (the display unit 173 is not parallel to the left-right direction of the back mechanism frame 160) in the display unit storage portion 168, and the pressing portion 17 (roller 20) is in contact with the display unit storage portion 168. The contact side moves in an inclined state so as to be pushed further backward.

  In the process of rotating the game board 1, the pressing portion 17 provided on the side close to the rotation axis of the game board 1 moves the display unit 173 backward while the roller 20 is in contact with the front surface of the display unit 173. It moves along the left-right direction while pressing. At this time, the roller 20 can be smoothly moved by rotating.

  In addition, the game board 1 gradually moves along the left-right direction of the gaming machine 100 by rotating, but in this process, the pressing member 17b abuts on the front surface of the display unit 173 in addition to the roller 20, and the display unit 173 It moves along the left-right direction, pushing back. At this time, since the pressing member 17b is made of a material having a low friction coefficient, the pressing member 17b can move smoothly.

  Further, in the process of rotating the game board 1, the display unit 173 moves backward in the display unit storage portion 168, and the display unit 173 is guided on the upper and lower side surfaces as described above. The parts 18, 18,... Can be moved along the front-rear direction by being guided by the guide parts 169, 169,. .. Are formed by a guided member 18a made of a material having a low friction coefficient, and the outer side in the left-right direction contacting the inner walls of the guide portions 169, 169,. And the rollers are provided on the lower surfaces of the guided portions 18 and 18 provided on the lower side surface of the display unit 173, thereby enabling smooth back and forth movement. Since the display unit 173 is urged forward by the display unit urging means (compression coil spring 182), the front surface is in close contact with the pressing member 17b provided at the rear end portion of the pressing portion 17, and the game board It will be pushed back, maintaining 1 and a predetermined space | interval.

  When the gaming board 1 is completely fitted in the opening, the gaming machine 1 is parallel to the left-right direction of the gaming machine 100. Further, the inclination of the display unit 173 gradually follows the left-right direction of the gaming machine 100 by rotating the game board 1. Thus, in a state where the game board 1 is completely fitted into the opening, the front surface of the display unit 173 comes into surface contact with the pressing member 17b provided at the rear end portion of the pressing portion 17. The rear end surfaces of the pressing members 17b provided at the rear end portions of the respective pressing portions 17 are at the same front-rear position, and the display unit 173 is arranged in parallel with the game board 1.

  Further, the display unit 173 is urged forward by the display unit urging means (compression coil spring 182), the front surface is in close contact with the pressing member 17b provided at the rear end portion of the pressing portion 17, and the game unit 1 and a predetermined board Is maintained in a state where the interval is maintained. That is, a space 8 having a predetermined interval is formed between the game board 1 and the display unit 173. Further, the front / rear position of the display unit 173 at this time is the front / rear position when the gaming machine 100 is used. Note that the rearward protrusion amount of the display area partition wall 16 is smaller than the rearward protrusion amount of the pressing portion 17 and does not contact the front surface of the display unit 173, but is arranged at a close position.

  From the above, the front frame 120 is provided with guide portions 169, 169,... For guiding the display unit 173 so as to be movable back and forth, and a biasing member (compression coil spring 182) that biases the display unit 173 forward. , And the game board 1 is provided with pressing portions 17, 17,... That are formed so as to protrude rearward and press the display unit 173 rearward while maintaining a distance from the display unit 173.

  By rotating the game board 1 backward, a connector portion (not shown) of the effect data device 32 attached to the back surface of the game board 1 and a connector of the effect control device 33 extending below the back mechanism frame 160. The unit 33m is connected, and the effect data device 32 and the effect control device 33 are directly connected. In addition, the game control device 30 attached to the back side of the effect data device 32 passes under the back mechanism frame 160 and reaches the back side of the back mechanism frame 160.

  When the game board 1 is fitted in the opening, the game board 1 is fixed by engaging a fixing member (not shown) provided on the right side when viewed from the front side of the opening with the fixed part 1b.

  Further, the game control device 30 in a state of being rotated backward is rotated in the forward direction to be in a standing state, and is stored in a recess formed in the lower portion on the back side of the back mechanism frame 160. At this time, since the game control device 30 is pushed forward, the connection portion between the effect control device 33 and the effect data device 32 (connector portion 33m and connector portion (not shown)) is located in front of the game control device 30. ) Are also pressed at the same time, and the connection between the two is assisted (when the connection is not complete, it is pushed in by this operation). And the state which the game control apparatus 30 stood up is hold | maintained by the holding member 32i. Furthermore, the attachment of the game board 1 is completed by connecting various wirings and the like.

In the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, the back mechanism frame 160 can be opened and closed. However, in the configuration in which the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 from the front side, the back mechanism frame 160 that cannot be opened and closed may be used. However, the front frame body 130 is detachable.
Further, the guide portions 169, 169,... May be formed on the back side of the front frame body 130 without separately providing the back mechanism frame 160.

In the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120 from the front side, but the game board 1 may be attached to the front frame 120 from the rear side (or slide-inserted from the side). good. In this case, the back mechanism frame 160 is closed after the game board 1 is mounted on the front frame 120, and the position of the display unit 173 is adjusted at this time. Further, even when the game board 1 is mounted from the front side as in the present embodiment, when the back mechanism frame 160 is opened in the case of maintenance or the like, the display unit 173 is closed when the back mechanism frame 160 is closed again. Position adjustment will be performed.
As described above, even when the back mechanism frame 160 is opened from the opened state while the game board 1 is attached to the front frame body 130, the game board 1 and the back mechanism frame 160 are relatively relative to each other. The operation is substantially the same as the case, and the position of the display unit 173 is adjusted in the same manner as described above.

  That is, when the game board 1 is attached to the front frame 120, the back of the game board 1 faces the front of the display unit 173 provided in the back mechanism frame 160, or the game board attached to the front frame 120. The position of the display unit 173 is adjusted when the display unit 173 is positioned behind the game board 1 as in the case where the back surface side of 1 is changed from the opened state to the closed state.

  Also, rollers are provided laterally outside the guided members (upper and lower) 18a, 18a,..., And the rollers roll when the guided portions 18, 18,... Contact the outer walls of the guide portions 169, 169,. You may do it.

  In addition, as the inlet 9 to the accessory device 70, the inlet 9 that is simply opened in the game area 3 is used, but a variable winning device (for example, an electric tulip, a movable wing piece, an attacker) or the like is provided. May be.

  In the case of such a configuration, for example, in the game area 3, a general figure (ordinary symbol) start gate, and a game ball passes through the general figure start gate, and the normal figure variation display game is unprocessed. There is a general diagram start memory display that displays the number of unprocessed times, a general diagram variation display that displays the normal variation display game, and the variable winning device may vary depending on the result of the regular variation display game. good.

Then, a gate sensor for detecting a game ball that has passed through the normal start gate is provided in the normal start gate, and when the game ball that has been driven into the game area 3 passes through the normal start gate. Then, the usual figure fluctuation display game is played on the usual figure fluctuation display.
Here, in the usual variable display game, the CPU 30b of the game control device 30 determines whether or not the usual variable display game is hit based on the input of the detection signal of the game ball from the gate sensor provided at the normal figure start gate. At the same time, a control signal is output to the effect control device 33 via the effect data device 32 to display the normal-variation display game on the normal-variation display.

  For example, the normal fluctuation display is composed of, for example, LEDs, etc., and the fluctuation display game for normal symbols (for example, numbers, symbols, character patterns, etc.) is displayed after the lighting state of the universal fluctuation display is changed for a predetermined time. This is done by displaying a stop. In addition, you may make it display a common figure change display game in a part of display unit 173 display area. As a result of this variable display game, if the stop display on the general variable display becomes a special result mode, the CPU 30b of the game control device 30 determines the opening / closing member of the variable winning device in advance. Control to release time (for example, 0.5 seconds) is performed. Thereby, it becomes easy for the game ball to win the variable winning device, and the inflow to the accessory device 70 is facilitated.

  In addition, when an electric tulip having a pair of left and right opening / closing members is provided as a variable winning device, the opening / closing member is normally closed at an interval that allows one game ball to flow in (a disadvantage to the player). State), and when the result of the normal fluctuation display game of the normal fluctuation display becomes a predetermined stop display mode (for example, “7”), it opens in a reverse “C” shape. Thus, the state is changed to a state in which the game ball easily flows into the variable winning device (a state advantageous to the player).

  Further, in the gaming machine 100 of the present embodiment, a predetermined game value given when winning a specific prize opening 76 provided in the accessory device 70 is set as the start of the special variable display game, and the special prize opening 76 is set. Although the start winning opening for starting the special figure variable display game is used, a predetermined gaming value given when winning the specific winning opening 76 may be used as the occurrence of the special gaming state. In this case, the prize winning opening to the accessory device 70 may be provided with the above variable prize winning device. In such a case, the winning ball detecting sensor (main key) immediately after the winning of the variable prize winning device is provided. Is provided with a sensor for discharging a prize ball), a specific prize opening 76 is provided with a specific prize ball sensor (a sensor for generating a special gaming state), and a sensor is required for the general prize openings 77 and 77. Absent. In addition to this, as a predetermined game value given when winning a specific winning opening 76, a larger number of prize balls may be discharged compared to the general winning opening.

In addition, as the accessory device 70, for example, using a Kleon 73, a windmill, or the like (or not using it at all), the game device distributes a winning opening based on the result of a natural flow of a game ball, a rotating body, or a flow mode. A movable member that can be changed is provided to distribute the winnings, and those having the action of an electric drive source can be used.
The predetermined interval between the game board 1 and the display unit 173 is an interval at which at least the game ball can flow down or the accessory device 70 can be provided. ) To set an appropriate interval.

  Further, in the accessory device 70, the holes other than the specific prize opening 76 are set as the general prize opening 77, but may be a discharge outlet for re-ejecting into the game area 3. Furthermore, you may make it provide both a general winning opening and a discharge port. However, the inflow port 9 provided in the game area 3 forms a winning opening when a hole other than the specific winning port 76 is used as the general winning port 77 in the accessory device 70 as in the gaming machine 100 described above. If an exit is provided, it may be possible not to win, so it becomes an inflow.

The gaming machine 100 as described above is detachably mounted on the front frame 120 with the gaming board 1 having a gaming area 3 in which a gaming ball flows down on the front side, and a display area set for the gaming board 1 The display unit 173 is configured to display a display game at a position behind the game board 1 in the front frame 120 at a predetermined interval with respect to the game board 1. And forming the game board 1 with a transparent synthetic resin so that the display game can be viewed from the front of the gaming machine through the game board 1,
There is a specific prize opening 76 that can give a player a predetermined game value by winning a game ball, and the accessory device 70 that executes a sorting game as to whether or not to allow the inflowing game ball to win the specific prize opening 76 Is arranged in the empty portion 8 formed between the game board 1 and the display unit 173, and the accessory device 70 takes in the game ball flowing in from the inflow port 9 (winning port) formed in the game board 1. The game balls can be distributed at a position behind the game area 3 on the game board 1 and ahead of the image display surface 171 on the display unit 173.

  Therefore, the display unit 173 for displaying the display game is disposed at the rear position of the game board 1 in the front frame 120, and the game board 1 is formed of a transparent synthetic resin so that the display game can be seen through the game board 1. Since the display unit 173 does not need to be replaced even when the game board 1 is replaced, the display unit 173 can be used with the new game board 1 as well. Further, even when the entire gaming machine is replaced when the gaming machine 100 is replaced, the display unit 173 is configured separately from the gaming board 1, and therefore, the display unit 173 can be easily removed. Therefore, when the display unit 173 is reused. Is also effective.

Further, since the display unit 173 is disposed in a state of being spaced from the game board 1 by a predetermined distance, the accessory device 70 can be provided in the empty portion 8 between the game board 1 and the display unit 173. If the space | interval of the empty part 8 is enlarged, arrangement | positioning of the large-sized accessory apparatus 70 will also be attained, and the interest of a game can be raised.
Further, the game has a specific winning port 76 that can give a player a predetermined game value by winning a game ball, and performs a sorting game as to whether or not to allow the inflowing game ball to win the specific winning port 76 The device 70 is disposed in the empty portion 8 formed between the game board 1 and the display unit 173, and a game ball flowing in from the inflow port 9 formed in the game board 1 is taken in, so that a game area 3 in the game board 1 is obtained. Since the game balls can be distributed at the position behind the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 and on the display unit 173, the game interest can be enhanced.
That is, since the accessory device 70 is disposed at the rear side of the game area 3 and in front of the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173, the game ball 3 flows down in the game area 3. It is possible to simultaneously show the winning mode of the game ball and the image display mode on the image display surface 171, and it is possible to realize an extremely novel game content that has not been possible in the past and to enhance the interest.

  Moreover, the main structural members (the introduction flow path forming member 72, the crone 73, the frame 74, and the outlet flow path 75) of the accessory device 70 are formed of a transparent synthetic resin.

  Therefore, since the main constituent members of the accessory device 70 are formed of transparent synthetic resin, even if the accessory device 70 is provided in front of the image display surface 171, the image display on the rear side can be visually recognized through the accessory device 70 without any problem. This is possible, and the arrangement position of the accessory device 70 is not limited.

  Further, the front frame 120 is provided with guide portions 169, 169,... For guiding the display unit 173 so as to be movable back and forth, and an urging member (compression coil spring 182) for urging the display unit 173 forward, The game board 1 is provided with pressing portions 17, 17,... That are formed to protrude rearward and press the display unit 173 rearward while maintaining a distance from the display unit 173.

  Therefore, the front frame 120 is provided with guide portions 169, 169,... For guiding the display unit 173 so as to be movable back and forth, and a biasing member for biasing the front unit. Since the pressing portions 17, 17,... That press the display unit 173 backward while maintaining the distance from the display unit 173 are provided, the display unit 173 moves back and forth in accordance with the protruding amount of the game board 1, and the rear Various game boards 1 having different protruding amounts can be mounted. That is, if the amount of rearward protrusion of the pressing portions 17, 17,... Is set according to the front-rear width of the accessory device 70, a plurality of types of game boards 1 having the accessory devices 70 having different front-rear widths are mounted on the front frame 120. It becomes possible to do.

Next, a first modification will be described with reference to FIG. In the following modified examples, the same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
In the accessory device 80 of this modification, a frame body 81 that supports the accessory device 80 is provided on the back side of the game board 1 so as to protrude rearward, and partitions the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 to display the display area. Is fixed to the lower display area partition wall 16.

  The structure of the frame 81 is basically a rectangular box opening upward like the frame 74 described above (shown in FIG. 5), but was formed to be attached to the back of the game board 1. Instead of the mounting base 74a, a mounting member 81a for fixing to the inner surface of the lower display area partition wall 16 is formed. The mounting member 81a is formed in a cylindrical shape in accordance with a portion in which a through hole for passing the outlet flow path 75 from the croon 73 is formed at the approximate center of the bottom surface of the frame body 81. A lead-out flow path 75 is disposed in the front.

  Further, a hook-shaped mounting base 81b is formed at a lower end portion of the mounting member 81a and attached to the inner surface of the lower display area partition wall 16, and the mounting base 81b is appropriately fixed. By fixing to the inner surface of the lower display area partition wall 16 by means (screwing, bonding, engagement by an engagement member, etc.), the frame 81 is placed in the empty portion 8 between the display unit 173 and the game board 1. It is supposed to be fixed. Note that the inner surface of the lower display area partition wall 16 is an inclined surface that descends toward the front (game board side), but the lower portion of the attachment member 81a and the attachment base 81b are formed in accordance with this inclination. The bottom surface of the frame 81 is arranged substantially horizontally. In addition, the front end portion of the frame 81 is in contact with the back surface of the game board main body 10, whereby the attachment angle of the frame 81 to the game board 1 becomes accurate.

  From the above, the display area partition wall 16 is provided on the back side of the game board 1 so as to project rearward and partition the image display unit (image display surface 171) of the display unit 173 to form a display area. Thus, the accessory device 80 is attached to the display area partition wall 16.

  When the accessory device 80 is attached to the display area partition wall 16, the attachment angle of the accessory device 80 changes for each gaming machine, and the angle of the game ball in the accessory device 80 is stabilized. There is a possibility that the specific winning rate (the winning rate to the specific winning port 76) is changed for each gaming machine. In order to solve such a problem, an adjustment device for adjusting the attachment angle of the accessory device 80 may be provided, or a metal base member may be provided on the lower display area partition wall 16 to which the accessory device 80 is attached. May be provided so that the mounting angle with the game board 1 is accurate.

  The gaming machine 100 as described above is provided on the back side of the game board 1 so as to protrude rearward and partition the image display unit (image display surface 171) of the display unit 173 to form a display area partition wall. 16 is provided to attach the accessory device 80 to the display area partition wall 16.

  Accordingly, a display area partition wall 16 is provided on the back side of the game board 1 so as to project rearward and partition the image display section of the display unit 173 to form a display area. Since it attaches to the wall 16, the decoration of the gaming machine 100 can be improved. That is, when the accessory device 80 is directly attached to the back surface of the transparent game board 1, the attachment portion is visible from the front side, and the attachment portion is not visible from the front surface of the game board 1. Even if it attaches, the visibility of a display area will worsen. On the other hand, by attaching the accessory device 80 to the display area partition wall 16, it is difficult for the player to see the attachment location, and it is possible to prevent the visibility of the display area from being deteriorated and the appearance from being deteriorated. Thus, the decorativeness of the gaming machine 100 can be improved.

Next, a second modification will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following modified examples, the same components as those described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
The accessory device 90 of the present modified example is provided with a touch panel 91 as a detection means on the front surface of the display unit 173 so that a game ball flowing down the introduction flow path 92a can be detected. Production is to be made.

  The introduction flow path 92a of the present modification also has an introduction flow path forming member 92 having a rectangular cylindrical space with an inner diameter through which a game ball can flow down on the back side of the game board 1, and an inlet formation member 71 is attached to the introduction flow path formation member 92. It is formed by attaching to the portion where the opening 13 is formed. Further, a hook-shaped mounting base 92b is formed on the outer peripheral surface of one end portion of the introduction flow path forming member 92 attached to the back surface of the game board 1, and this mounting base 92b is attached to an appropriate fixing means (screwing or bonding). The introduction flow path forming member 92 is fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 by being fixed to the back surface of the game board 1 by engagement with an engagement member. Further, the protruding width from the outer peripheral surface of the mounting base 92b formed on the introduction flow path forming member 92 is hidden behind the mounting base 73c of the inflow port forming member 71 when viewed from the front side of the game board 1. It is set as such a protruding width.

  A branching portion 92 d is provided at a portion adjacent to the back surface of the game board 1 in the introduction flow path 92 a and connected to the flow path 71 d formed in the inflow port forming member 71. A substantially triangular branch member 92e is formed on the bottom surface of the branch portion 92d, and game balls guided to the back side of the game board 1 through the inflow port forming member 71 are distributed to the left and right by the branch member 92e. It is supposed to be.

  A first introduction channel 92f is formed on the right side and a second introduction channel 92g is formed on the left side as viewed from the front side of the game board 1 so as to be divided into the left and right from the branch unit 92d on the downstream side of the branch unit 92d. Yes. The first introduction flow path 92f and the second introduction flow path 92g descend downward from the branch portion 92d along the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 100 and are formed at positions adjacent to the front surface of the display unit 173. In 92h and 92h, it is formed so as to be bent outward (in the direction in which the flow paths are separated from each other left and right) along the lower side and the left and right direction. Then, after passing through the bent portions 92h, 92h, the outer periphery of the first and second crons 93, 94 provided corresponding to the first introduction passage 92f and the second introduction passage 92g is reached. Is formed.

  In the first introduction channel 92f and the second introduction channel 92g, the bent portions 92h and 92h formed at positions adjacent to the front surface of the display unit 173 are rear end portions 92i and 92i facing the front surface of the display unit 173. Are located at substantially the same front and rear positions as the rear end portions of the pressing portions 17, 17,... Contacting the front surface of the display unit 173. The openings formed in the rear end portions 92i, 92i are closed by the front surface of the display unit 173 arranged on the rear side of the game board 1, and the first introduction flow path 92f, the second The game ball flowing down the introduction flow path 92g collides with the front surface of the display unit 173 at the bent portions 92h and 92h, and then the flow direction is changed and guided downward. That is, a portion of the front surface of the display unit 173 that closes the openings formed in the rear end portions 92i and 92i of the first introduction flow path 92f and the second introduction flow path 92g is a collision portion 96 that the game ball collides with. 96.

  A touch panel 91 is provided on the front surface of the display unit 173 so that a game ball that collides can be detected. Then, the detection signal on the touch panel 91 is input to the effect control device 33, so that it can be detected in which introduction flow path the game ball flows, and based on this, predetermined effect control is performed. It is like that. That is, the effect control device 33 serves as a display control unit that performs display control of the display unit 173 based on an input signal from the touch panel 91.

  Among the croons provided corresponding to each of the introduction passages divided into two branches, the first crune 93 corresponding to the first introduction passage 92f on the right side when viewed from the front side of the game board 1 is a specific prize opening. It is a two-hole crewn with one 76 and one general winning port 77. In addition, the second croon 94 corresponding to the second introduction flow path 92g is a three-hole croon having one specific winning port 76 and two general winning ports 77 and 77. That is, the game ball that flows into the first introduction flow path 92f at the branch portion 92d and is guided to flow down to the first cruiser 93 wins the specific winning opening 76 with a probability of 1/2, and the second introduction flow path 92g. The game ball guided to the second Kroon 94 and won by the second Kroon 94 wins the specific winning opening 76 with a probability of 1/3. Therefore, it is possible to win the specific winning opening 76 with a higher probability when it flows into the first introduction flow path 92f at the branch portion 92d, which is advantageous for the player.

  In addition, the display area partition wall 16 located below the first and second crons 93 and 94 includes LEDs 95a, 95a,... As light emitting members, and an LED board 95 controlled by the effect control device 33. ing. With this LED board 95, for example, as shown in FIG. 14, the LED 95a, 95a,... It is supposed to let you. The LED board 95 may be provided corresponding to both the first and second crews 93, 94, or only on one side, in particular, only on the side of the first crew 93 having a high probability of winning the specific winning opening 76. You may do it. Simultaneously with the lighting of the LEDs 95a, 95a..., The display unit 173 also displays, for example, as an effect display indicating that a game ball has flowed in, as shown in FIG. An image (background) that makes it stand out or improves the visibility of the Kroon is displayed, and an image showing the Kroon's specific winning rate is displayed to improve the interest of the game.

  From the above, the touch panel 91 is provided in front of the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 so that a game ball from the inlet 9 of the game board 1 acts on the touch panel 91, and an input signal from the touch panel 91 Display control means (production control device 33) for controlling the display of the display unit 173 based on the above.

  Note that the touch panel 91 serving as the detection means may be any touch panel that can detect a collision (contact) of a game ball. For example, in addition to the resistive film type, an ultrasonic surface acoustic wave method or a capacitance type touch panel is used. be able to.

  In addition, the detection means is not limited to the touch panel 91, and other devices may detect the flow of the game ball. For example, a plurality of photosensors are provided in the display unit 173 or the back mechanism frame 160, and the required portions of the first introduction flow path 92f and the second introduction flow path 92g are detected by these photosensors. You may make it detect whether the game ball inflowed. Further, a sensor for detecting the flow of a general game ball may be provided in the first introduction flow path 92f and the second introduction flow path 92g. In this case, however, it is desirable to provide the display unit 173 at a position that does not hinder the visual recognition of the display.

  Further, in the distribution of the game balls by the branching member 92e, the distribution probability to the first introduction flow path 92f having a high winning probability to the specific winning opening 76 may be reduced. Further, the configuration of the branch member 92e is not limited to the above-described configuration, and for example, a configuration having a movable member may be employed.

  In addition, when the game ball flows into the accessory device 90 again while the variable display game (the display game corresponding to the special variable display game) is already started in the display unit 173, the variable display game The display area of the accessory device 90 is moved or reduced to a position that is avoided from the rear part of the accessory device 90, and the effect display related to winning of the accessory device 90 is performed on the screen at the rear position of the accessory device 90. May be.

  Further, not only in this variation but also in the gaming machine 100 described above, a sensor (touch panel 91 or general sensor) that detects a game ball (game ball before entering the accessory device 70, 80) that has flowed into the inflow port 9. ) May be provided to produce the inflow state in the accessory devices 70 and 80 by image display, light emitting device and sound based on the input signal of the sensor. For example, when a game ball flows in, the light emitting device (LED 95a) provided on the display area partition wall 16 emits light to irradiate the accessory devices 70, 80 and generate sound effects, thereby generating the accessory devices 70, 80. An image display (for example, an operation display of a predetermined character or an effect display based on character information) may be displayed to notify that it has flowed into the game and to distribute a prize.

  The gaming machine 100 as described above is configured such that the touch panel 91 is provided in front of the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 so that a game ball from the inlet 9 of the game board 1 acts on the touch panel 91. Display control means (production control device 33) for performing display control of the display unit 173 based on an input signal from.

  Accordingly, a touch panel 91 is provided in front of the image display surface 171 of the display unit 173 so that a game ball from the inflow port 9 of the game board 1 acts on the touch panel 91, and the display unit 173 is configured based on the input signal. Since the display control means for performing display control is provided, it is possible to detect a game ball flowing down to the rear side of the game board 1, that is, the front side of the image display surface 171, and to display an image according to the flow-down mode. It is possible to correlate the sphere winning mode and the image display mode, and to improve the interest.

  Note that the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the pachinko gaming machine as shown in the above-described embodiment as a gaming machine, for example, other pachinko gaming machines, arrange ball gaming machines, sparrow ball gaming machines, etc. It can be applied to all gaming machines that use this game ball.

  In addition, it should be considered that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative and not restrictive in all respects. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the description above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

It is a rear view of a gaming machine showing the configuration of an embodiment to which the present invention is applied. It is a perspective view which shows the back surface side of a game machine. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the press part of the game board contact | abutted to the display unit. It is a side view which shows the state which the press part of the game board contact | abutted to the display unit. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the part by which the accessory device was arranged. It is a perspective view which shows the front side of a back mechanism frame. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the front side of a back mechanism frame. It is a figure which shows the back surface side of a back mechanism frame, Comprising: It is the figure which removed the discharge device and the cover of the rear surface side of a flow-path structural member. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the back surface side of a back mechanism frame. It is a block diagram which shows a part of control system of a gaming machine. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the part by which the accessory apparatus in the 1st modification was distribute | arranged. It is a figure which shows the front side of the game board in a 2nd modification. It is side part sectional drawing which shows the part by which the accessory apparatus in the 2nd modification is distribute | arranged. It is a figure which shows the effect display in a 2nd modification.

Explanation of symbols

1 Game board 3 Game area 8 Empty part 9 Inlet (winning entrance)
16 Display area partition wall 17 Press part 33 Production control device (display control means)
70 accessory device 72 introduction flow path forming member (main component member)
73 Kroon (Main components)
74 Frame (Main components)
75 Leading channel (main components)
76 Special Winning Port 77 General Winning Port 80 Accessory Device 90 Accessory Device 91 Touch Panel 100 Game Machine 120 Front Frame 130 Front Frame Body 160 Back Mechanism Frame 169 Guide Portion 171 Image Display Surface (Image Display Portion)
173 Display unit 182 Compression coil spring (biasing member)

Claims (5)

In a gaming machine configured to play a display game in a display area set on the game board, in which a game board in which a game area where a game ball flows down is formed is detachably attached to the front frame. ,
By disposing a display unit for displaying the display game at a predetermined distance from the game board at a position behind the game board in the front frame, and forming the game board from a transparent synthetic resin. The display game is configured to be visible from the front of the gaming machine through the gaming board,
The hollow portion formed between the game board and the display unit is configured to place back and forth with a predetermined game value capable imparting a particular winning hole generally winning opening to the player by winning the game ball, the air the game ball that has flowed into the parts to the arrangement of the character object apparatus to perform whether sorting game to win to the particular winning opening,
The accessory device takes in a game ball that flows in from an inflow port formed in the game board, and plays a game at a position behind the game area on the game board and ahead of the image display surface on the display unit. A gaming machine characterized in that a ball sorting game can be executed.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a main constituent member of the accessory device is formed of a transparent synthetic resin. A display area partition wall is provided on the back side of the game board so as to project rearward to partition the image display section of the display unit to form the display area.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the accessory device is attached to a display area partition wall. The front frame is provided with a guide portion that guides the display unit so as to be movable back and forth, and a biasing member that biases the display unit forward.
4. The game board according to claim 1, further comprising a pressing portion that protrudes rearward and presses the display unit rearward while maintaining a distance from the display unit. The gaming machine according to any one of the above.   A touch panel is provided in front of the image display surface of the display unit, and a game ball from an inflow port of the game board is configured to act on the touch panel, and display control of the display unit is performed based on an input signal from the touch panel. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising display control means.

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