JP4330149B2 - Wiring board mounting member and game machine - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a wiring board mounting member (hereinafter referred to as “mounting member”) and a gaming machine. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention is particularly effectively used in a game machine such as a so-called seven machine, a ball game machine such as a feather object, a right object, or an arrangement ball, or a coin-type game machine (rotating-type game machine) such as a slot machine. The

  As a wiring board attached to a gaming machine, a control board for controlling basic progress of the game by the gaming machine and effects executed by the gaming machine, and a relay board for relaying wiring between a plurality of wiring boards Etc. can be illustrated. Some of these types of wiring boards are attached to the back side of a gaming machine or the like in a state where almost the whole is exposed without being housed in a sealed case (container) or the like.

For example, a relay board (hereinafter referred to as “conventional example”, see FIG. 13 and FIG. 14 of Patent Document 1) attached to the back surface of the middle frame of the gaming machine via an attachment member can be exemplified. This mounting member is configured in a substantially container shape with an opening, and this opening is directed to the back of the gaming machine, and the mounting allowance protruding from the side edge is fixed to the "back side of the middle frame" with screws. Attached to the gaming machine. In addition, the relay board is fixed to the mounting member by fixing the corner portion to the fixing boss of the mounting member with screws. And the whole relay board | substrate is in the state exposed to the back of a game machine through the opening part of an attachment member.
JP 2001-232023 A

  However, according to this conventional example, the mounting direction (mounting path) of the mounting member is limited to one direction (front-rear direction of the gaming machine), and the mounting method is also limited to one method (screwing). . In other words, in this conventional example, the mounting direction (mounting route) and the mounting method are limited to one mode. Therefore, according to this conventional example, the versatility of the mounting member is reduced, and the recycling of the mounting member is effective. May not be possible.

  That is, in recent gaming machines, in order to meet the various demands and preferences of the players, the effects (display effects, sound effects, effects by moving objects, etc.) executed on the game machines are diversified. , Tend to be complicated. For this reason, in recent gaming machines, the size, number, arrangement, etc. of various gaming machine parts (for example, liquid crystal display units, various control boards, etc.) differ for each model.

  For example, (1) in a gaming machine, around a wiring board mounting location (the back side of the gaming board, the back side of the gaming machine parts arranged on the back side of the gaming board, etc.), other gaming machine parts (for example, There are also models that are surrounded by a case in which the control board is housed), and (2) a model in which other gaming machine parts are arranged behind the mounting location. Moreover, in the cases of (1) and (2), the number and size of “other gaming machine parts” are generally different for each model.

  In other words, in recent gaming machines, the environment around the attachment location is diversified, and the position and size of the work space for attaching the attachment member are various. Therefore, when the attachment direction (attachment route) and the attachment method are limited to a single mode like the attachment member of the conventional example, it cannot be used universally in various gaming machines. If the cover is attached and the mounting direction (mounting path) is one, the mounting work of the mounting member is interrupted by the “parts for gaming machines” on or near the mounting path of the mounting member. It can be difficult. In addition, when the mounting method is one way, for example, the “parts for gaming machine” around the mounting location is obstructed, and it is difficult to reach the mounting location or use the tool at the mounting location. Sometimes. Then, if the attachment direction (attachment route) and the attachment method are simultaneously limited, the attachment work of the attachment member may be substantially impossible.

  Thus, since the attachment member of the conventional example has low versatility, it may become unusable in accordance with a change in the specifications of the gaming machine. In addition, a plurality of types of wiring boards (such as relay boards) are provided for each individual gaming machine, but the environment around the mounting location may differ for each type of wiring board. Therefore, it may be difficult to use the mounting member of the conventional example for a plurality of types of wiring boards arranged for each gaming machine.

  Furthermore, in recent years, recycling of parts for gaming machines constituting gaming machines has been advocated. However, in the case of an attachment member that has no room for selection of an attachment direction (attachment route) or attachment method as in the above-described conventional example, it may be difficult to effectively perform this recycling. This is because the applicable model is different before and after the recycling, and the environment around the place where the wiring board (relay board etc.) is attached is likely to be different.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a highly versatile mounting member.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an attachment member that can be effectively “recycled”.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an attachment member that can effectively “recycle” a wiring board.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine provided with a highly versatile mounting member.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including an attachment member capable of effectively performing “recycling”.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including an attachment member that can effectively “recycle” a wiring board.

The mounting member of the first reference invention (hereinafter referred to as “reference invention 1”) disclosed by reference in the present specification is:
A mounting member that includes a mounting portion on which a predetermined wiring board is mounted, and is attached to a predetermined mounting location of the gaming machine,
In order to hold the attachment member at one attachment location, the holding means provided at the one attachment location is mounted from the direction intersecting the one attachment location and is held by the holding means. A holding part;
A guide portion provided at another mounting location; and a sliding portion that slides in a direction along the other mounting location and restricts the mounting path of the mounting member to the path along the mounting location. It is characterized by that.

According to the mounting member of Reference Invention 1 , an optimal mounting mode can be selected from a plurality of mounting modes having different mounting directions and mounting methods depending on the situation of the mounting location. That is, an attachment mode in which the mounting member is brought close to the mounting location along the “direction intersecting the mounting location” and held by the holding means, and a mode in which the mounting member is slid along the “path along the mounting location” and attached to the mounting location And any one of them can be selected.

  For this reason, for example, before and after changing the specifications of a gaming machine or before and after recycling, the environment around the mounting location changes significantly (changes in the size, shape, etc. of the assembly board, or the position of sensors and other gaming machine parts) , Changes in number, shape, etc.), and “the conventional mounting mode of the mounting member (the mounting mode before the specification change or before the recycling)” is limited, it can be dealt with by another mounting mode. In other words, even after the specification change or recycling of the gaming machine, the conventional attachment member can be used continuously without any change in the design of the attachment member.

Therefore, according to the reference invention 1 , it is possible to obtain a mounting member that is highly versatile and can be effectively "recycled", and can also be effectively "recycled" of the wiring board.

By the way, even in the same gaming machine, the environment around the mounting location may be different depending on the type of each wiring board. However, in Reference Invention 1 , Reference Invention 2, Reference Invention 3 and each claim described later. According to the mounting member of the invention, it is possible to select a mounting mode suitable for the target mounting location. That is, according to the attachment member of each reference invention and the invention of each claim, it can be used universally even in different “attachment places” of the same gaming machine. For this reason, in the present application, “one attachment location” and “other attachment location” may be provided in different gaming machines or provided in the same gaming machine. Also good.

Here, as a specific external shape of the attachment member of Reference Invention 1 , various three-dimensional external shapes such as a substantially trapezoidal shape, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape (including a substantially cubic shape), a substantially cylindrical shape, and a substantially triangular prism shape can be exemplified. . In this case, for example, “an aspect in which a sliding portion is provided on the back portion” can be exemplified. Further, the specific mode of the “holding means” of the reference invention 1 can be variously selected. For example, by engaging, locking, fitting, etc. with the held portion of the mounting member, holding the held portion, etc. What holds an attachment member can be illustrated. For example, in a mounting location, a holding arm (holding claw-like piece) is projected from both sides of a portion where the mounting member abuts, and the mounting member is held by the holding arm (holding claw-like piece). It can be illustrated.

  In this application, the “direction intersecting the attachment location” refers to, for example, a direction approaching the attachment location from a position away from the attachment location, and the “direction along the attachment location” refers to, for example, attachment In a plane that is substantially the same as or substantially parallel to the location, it refers to the direction approaching the mounting location. More specifically, for example, in the case where the mounting portion is configured to have a substantially planar shape, as the “direction intersecting the mounting portion”, the front, rear, diagonally rear, or diagonally rear position of the mounting portion The direction toward the mounting location can be exemplified, and the "direction along the mounting location" is the same as or substantially parallel to the mounting location and the mounting location, such as upward, downward, lateral, diagonally upward, diagonally downward, etc. The direction of moving can be illustrated. Further, in the present application, “one attachment location” and “other attachment location” may face in substantially the same direction or in different directions. That is, as in the former case, the configuration of “another mounting location” can be a configuration of “another mounting location facing substantially the same direction as one mounting location”. In this case, for example, both “one attachment location” and “other attachment location” are “a state facing backward with respect to the gaming machine” and “a state facing obliquely backward with respect to the gaming machine”. ”,“ State facing forward with reference to gaming machine ”, or“ state facing forward with reference to gaming machine ”.

In Reference Invention 1, it is also possible to set a plurality of types of at least one of “the direction crossing the attachment location” and “the direction along the other attachment location”. In addition, the mounting path along the “direction intersecting the mounting location” and the “path along the direction along the other mounting location” may be a straight path. It is also possible to use paths having various shapes such as shapes and broken lines.

The mounting member of the second reference invention (hereinafter referred to as “reference invention 2”) disclosed in the present specification for reference is the mounting member of the reference invention 1 ,
The held portion is
The holding means and the one attachment location are slid in the direction intersecting with each other, and the regulation means is configured to regulate the attachment path of the attachment member in the direction intersecting with the one attachment location.

According to the reference invention 2 , regardless of which attachment mode is selected, the attachment path of the attachment member is accurately determined by regulation using sliding. For this reason, attachment and detachment of the attachment member from the gaming machine can be performed more smoothly.

The mounting member of the third reference invention (hereinafter referred to as “reference invention 3”) disclosed by reference in the present specification is:
A mounting member that includes a mounting portion on which a predetermined wiring board is mounted, and is attached to a predetermined mounting location of the gaming machine,
One guide portion provided at one attachment location, one sliding portion that slides in one direction and restricts the attachment path of the attachment member to a path along the one direction,
Other guide portions provided at other mounting locations, and other sliding portions that slide in other directions and restrict the mounting path of the mounting member to paths along the other directions. It is characterized by that.

Here, as a specific external shape of the mounting member of Reference Invention 3 , various three-dimensional external shapes such as a substantially trapezoidal shape, a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape (including a substantially cubic shape), a substantially cylindrical shape, and a substantially triangular prism shape can be exemplified. . In this case, for example, “one sliding part” is provided on the side part (side face part), and “other sliding part is provided on the back part (the bottom part, which is substantially the whole or part of the part abutting against the mounting location). An example of providing a "moving part" can be illustrated

The mounting member according to claim 1 is:
E Bei mounting portion having wiring board is mounted, together comprise a substantially cylindrical side wall portion, while facing the back portion located on one end side of the side wall portion to a predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine, the An attachment member attached to the attachment location in a state sandwiched between a pair of guide members provided in the gaming machine ,
In each of a pair of outer wall surfaces opposed to each other in a substantially parallel manner in the side wall portion, a pair of ribs that are substantially parallel are projected while drawing a path from the front side to the back side of the mounting member. And
In a relationship with a pair of guide members that protrude along one direction intersecting with each of the mounting locations and can enter between a pair of corresponding ribs, the corresponding guide member is slid between the pair of ribs. be to enter a state, functions as a means for regulating the mounting path of the mounting member to the path along the direction of the one,
Ribs projecting guide surfaces to draw the path toward the other direction along the attachment point, from the other of either the the projecting end a pair of outer wall surface of the ribs projecting from one of said pair of outer wall surface In the relationship with the pair of guide members facing each other while providing an interval corresponding to the distance between the protruding end portions, the protruding end portions of each pair of ribs are in the other direction with respect to the guide surface of the corresponding guide member. along by sliding, characterized in that it comprises a sliding means which functions as a means for regulating the mounting path of the mounting member in a path along the other direction.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, an optimum mounting mode can be selected from a plurality of mounting modes having different mounting directions according to the situation of the mounting location. For this reason, for example, before and after changing the specifications of a gaming machine or before and after recycling, the environment around the mounting location changes significantly (changes in the size, shape, etc. of the assembly board, or the position of sensors and other gaming machine parts) , Changes in number, shape, etc.), and even if the “previous mounting mode of mounting members (prior to changing specifications or mounting mode before recycling)” is limited, another mounting mode is selected and the mounting path is changed. You can deal with it. In other words, even after the specification change or recycling of the gaming machine, the conventional attachment member can be used continuously without any change in the design of the attachment member.

In addition, since the mounting path corresponding to each mounting mode is accurately determined by sliding between the sliding means and the guide portion of the gaming machine, the mounting member can be smoothly attached to and removed from the gaming machine. Can do. Therefore, according to the first aspect of the invention, it is possible to obtain a mounting member that is highly versatile and can be effectively "recycled", and can also effectively "recycle" the wiring board.

Here, even concrete outline of the mounting member of the invention of claim 1, substantially trapezoidal, Ru can be exemplified a variety of three-dimensional contour of such a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape (including a substantially cubic shape).

  In the invention of each claim, even if the target wiring board is attached to the gaming machine in a state of being attached to the wiring board, the mounting board is attached to the gaming machine in advance, and then the wiring board is attached to the gaming machine. You may carry out by attaching to. However, according to the former mode (a mode in which the wiring board and the mounting member are integrally attached to the gaming machine), the operator can directly touch the wiring board itself when mounting the wiring board. You can reduce the chances of being touched directly or not. For this reason, when attaching the wiring board, the operator accidentally touches an electronic component (especially a connector) mounted on the wiring board, causing a problem such as damage to the electronic component. This can be prevented and is more preferable. Similarly, when the target wiring board is removed from the gaming machine, the wiring board may be handled integrally with the mounting member or the wiring board may be handled alone, but the former manner of handling the integrated wiring board is different. More preferred.

  In addition, the vacant area of the wiring board (the part where the electronic component is not mounted and the conductor pattern is not formed) is usually a grip portion when the wiring board is attached, but the mounting density of the electronic component is high, The mounting member functions particularly effectively in a wiring board (for example, a relay board, a terminal board, etc.) with a narrow empty area. This is because the player can perform the mounting work of the wiring board using the mounting member as the gripping part without using the narrow “vacant area” of the wiring board as the gripping part.

  In the invention of each claim, when attaching (removing) the attachment member, the attachment member may be visible, or it is obstructed by other gaming machine parts, and the attachment member is difficult to see. Or it may be impossible. However, in the latter case, the invention of each claim is particularly significant. Cover and slide the mounting member along the correct mounting path, relying on sliding, even if it is difficult or impossible to see the mounting member when mounting the mounting member (same for removal) This is because it can be attached to a gaming machine. In addition, in the invention of each claim, various attachment locations can be selected. For example, the game board may be selected from the part on the back side of the game board, or the game board may be selected from the part on the front side thereof.

In the reference invention 3 , “one direction” and “other direction” can be arbitrarily set. For example, one of “one direction” and “other direction” is defined as “ a direction intersecting with the mounting location”, and the other of “one direction” and “other direction” is defined as “along the mounting location”. The case of “direction” can be exemplified.

In Reference Invention 3 , “the route along one direction” and “the route along the direction of the other direction” may be linear, but both or one of these routes is not linear. For example, the paths may have various shapes such as a substantially curved line shape, a parabolic shape, and a polygonal line shape.

In Reference Invention 3 , a plurality of “other directions” can be set. That is, in Reference Invention 3 , the attachment path of the attachment member may be selectable from three or more attachment paths.

The mounting member according to claim 2 is the mounting member according to claim 1 ,
It said back portion for substantially all or part abuts on the mounting portion, characterized in that it comprises a front part comprising the mounting portion to the recessed shape.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the wiring board is mounted on the recessed mounting portion, the work of handling the wiring board integrally with the mounting member (attachment to the gaming machine, removal from the gaming machine, etc.) is performed. In doing so, the possibility of the operator's hand touching the wiring board is further reduced. For this reason, in this operation, the possibility that the wiring board (particularly, a mounted component such as a connector) is damaged or the like is further reduced. Moreover, a mounting part is provided in the side (surface part) spaced apart from an attachment location in an attachment member. For this reason, it is easy for an operator to perform various operations (for example, to perform wiring connection with a harness) on the “wiring board” after being attached to the gaming machine via the attachment member. Become.

Here, the wiring board usually includes a board body configured in a substantially plate shape and an electronic component mounted on the board body. On the other hand, in the mounting member according to the second aspect of the invention, since the mounting portion is provided in a recessed shape, the substrate substrate can be stored in the mounting portion (stored so as not to be exposed outside the mounting portion). In this case, if the electronic component mounted on the board body is an electronic component that has many opportunities to be applied even after the wiring board is incorporated into the gaming machine, such as a connect, only this electronic component is mounted. It may be exposed outside.

Mounting member according to claim 3, wherein, in the mounting member according to claim 2,
A drop prevention means for preventing the wiring board mounted on the mounting portion from falling off from the mounting portion is provided.

Since the attachment member of the invention of claim 3 is provided with drop-off prevention means, when the attachment member and the wiring board are handled together, the wiring board can be prevented from being carelessly dropped from the attachment member. Therefore, the operator can more smoothly perform the work of handling the mounting member and the wiring board integrally.

In the invention of claim 3 , for example, a mode of providing “drop-off prevention means” at a portion surrounding the mounting portion in the front portion or a peripheral portion of the mounting portion can be exemplified. More specifically, (1) locking means for locking to the peripheral edge of the wiring board, (2) engaging means for engaging with the peripheral edge of the wiring board, and (3) fitting to the peripheral edge of the wiring board. Fitting means, (4) contact means that contacts the peripheral edge of the wiring board in a direction that prevents the wiring board from falling off, or a combination of two or more of the means (1) to (4). The means etc. which can be illustrated can be illustrated.

The mounting member according to claim 4 is the mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
An insertion hole into which at least one of a male screw portion of a fixing screw, a fixing protrusion, and a positioning protrusion is inserted is provided in a portion that abuts or faces the mounting location. To do.

In the invention of claim 4 , in the attachment member, an insertion hole is provided for a part that abuts the attachment part or an opposite part {for example, the distance from the attachment part is 5 mm or less (not including 0 mm)}. Therefore, the convenience of the mounting member is improved. For example, a male screw part of a fixing screw for fixing the attachment member to the gaming machine (attachment location) is inserted into this insertion hole, or fixing for fixing the attachment member to the game machine (attachment location) When the projection for insertion can be inserted, the following effects can be obtained.

In other words, in the mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , the original holding means (which is originally intended for use) in relation to other game machine parts around the predetermined mounting location. To the mounting member gaming machine while using the fixing screw or the fixing protrusion as a substitute for the “original fixing means”. Can be fixed. That is, even when the conditions around the mounting location are particularly bad (for example, when the density of other gaming machine parts is particularly high around the mounting location, etc.) It can be used to fix the attachment member to the gaming machine.

In the invention of claim 4 , even when the original holding means or the like is used, the mounting member can be positioned with respect to the gaming machine by inserting the positioning projection into the insertion hole. Therefore, according to this aspect, the attachment work of the attachment member to the gaming machine can be further smoothed, and the attachment accuracy of the attachment member to the gaming machine can be improved.

Furthermore, in the invention of claim 4 , this useful “insertion hole” is not conspicuous (a part that abuts or faces the attachment part of the attachment member, for example, the back part of the invention of claim 2 ). Therefore, the addition of the “insertion hole” does not cause the appearance of the mounting member to deteriorate.

The mounting member according to claim 5 is the mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
The wiring board includes a plurality of connectors exposed to the outside in a state of being held by the holding portion.

The invention of claim 5 intends that the wiring board held by the mounting member is a relay board or a terminal board. That is, the gaming machine is provided with a relay board for relaying the wiring between the plurality of wiring boards and a terminal board on which the plurality of connectors are mounted while the plurality of connectors are mounted. As the relay board, in addition to the relay board for relaying the wiring between the plurality of control boards, the relay board for relaying the wiring between the plurality of relay boards, or between the control board and the relay board. A relay board for relaying wiring can be exemplified.

  This type of relay board or terminal board is usually formed in a small size in order to make the arrangement space as small as possible, but a plurality of connectors are mounted in the limited mounting area (surface, etc.). Yes. That is, most of the mounting area (surface, etc.) of the small substrate for a substrate is occupied by a plurality of connector mounting portions and a conductor pattern forming portion for wiring connection between the connectors. Therefore, the vacant area of these wiring boards is limited to a small part on the peripheral side. For this reason, it is necessary for an operator to perform this type of wiring board mounting operation while gripping this empty area.

  Therefore, not only does the installation work take much time, but the connector may be touched carelessly or excessive force may be applied by hand to cause deformation or damage to the connector. . In addition, according to the aspect which attaches a relay board, a terminal board, etc. to a game machine using the conventional attachment member, the following problems also arise. That is, the attachment member is somehow attached to the gaming machine, but it may be difficult to remove the attachment member from the attachment location in relation to other gaming machine parts “around the attachment location”. In this case, when the relay board or the terminal board is maintained, the relay board or the terminal board is detached from the gaming machine alone, and there is a possibility that the connector is deformed or damaged.

On the other hand, according to the invention of claim 5 , the attaching / detaching operation of the relay substrate and the terminal substrate can be performed integrally with the mounting member. Moreover, since the smoothness of the attaching / detaching work of the mounting member is ensured by the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 4 , the connector may be deformed when the attaching / detaching work of the relay board or the terminal board is performed. It is possible to prevent damage and the like.

The mounting member according to claim 6 is the mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 5 ,
The attachment portion is provided on a back surface of the game board or a gaming machine part mounted on the back surface of the game board.

The invention of claim 6 shows a specific example of the attachment location. That is, the invention of claim 6 pays attention to the fact that a large number of “parts for gaming machines” tend to be concentrated on the back side of the gaming board (opposite the surface constituting the gaming area). On the back side, it is intended to enable smooth attachment and detachment of the attachment member.

Here, the “part for a gaming machine mounted on the back surface of the game board” of the invention of claim 6 is a “base member” shown in the invention of claim 7 to be described later or “mounted on the back surface of the game board”. Examples include “case” and “back mechanism board”. Further, a plurality of “game machine parts” may be mounted in a stacked manner on the “back surface of the game board”. In this case, an attachment location can be provided in a desired “game machine part”.

Mounting member according to claim 7, wherein, in the mounting member according to any one of claim 1 to 5
The attachment location is provided on a base member attached to a back surface of the game board or a base member attached to a gaming machine part attached to the back surface of the game board.

The invention of claim 7 has been made to the invention the same intent according to claim 6, according to the invention of claim 7, the invention similar effect of claim 6 can be obtained. In addition, in the invention of claim 7 , since a dedicated member (that is, a base member) is used to form the attachment portion, the versatility of the attachment member is further improved. This is because the versatility of the mounting member is further improved if the base member of a different mode is selected and used depending on the situation of “around the mounting location of the mounting member”.

Gaming machine of claim 8 wherein is characterized in that it comprises a mounting member according to any one of the claims 1-7.

A gaming machine according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes the mounting member according to any one of the first to seventh aspects. Therefore, according to the invention of claim 8 , the effect of the invention of any one of claims 1 to 7 can be obtained.

  As described above, according to each of the present inventions, it is possible to obtain a mounting member that is highly versatile and can be effectively “recycled”, and a gaming machine including such a mounting member.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment showing the best mode for carrying out the invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In each example described below, each specific example in which the invention according to each claim is applied to a gaming machine (pachinko machine) 1 referred to as a “seven machine” will be described. Examples 1 to 3 shown below are specific examples in which the same mounting member is applied to different gaming machines 1. The gaming machine of the first embodiment constitutes a specific example of “one gaming machine”, and the gaming machine of the second embodiment constitutes a specific example of “other gaming machines”.

A. Example 1
(1) Mechanical structure First, the mechanical structure of this gaming machine 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. The gaming machine 1 includes a gaming machine main body and a gaming machine frame for fixing the gaming machine main body. Here, the gaming machine frame is a frame-shaped portion of the gaming machine 1 that is fixed to the island facility of the pachinko hall, and includes an outer frame (main body frame) 2, an intermediate frame 3, and a front frame 4. And. On the other hand, the gaming machine main body is a part of the gaming machine 1 that is detachably fixed to the gaming machine frame (2, 3, 4, etc.), and is mainly composed of the gaming board 10 and the back mechanism board 102 etc. As a part.

  The front portion of the gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame (main body frame) 2, a middle frame 3, and a front frame 4 that constitute a gaming machine frame. The gaming machine frame includes an upper plate portion 5, a lower plate portion 5, and a lower frame portion. A dish portion 6 and a locking device 7 are provided. In addition, in FIG.1 and FIG.2, detailed illustration of the game board 10 is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the middle frame 3 is not clearly shown in FIG. 1 because the front frame 4 and the like are arranged on the front side.

  The outer frame 2 is formed by assembling and fixing a wooden plate-like body into a substantially rectangular frame shape. The middle frame 3 is entirely made of plastic, and is fitted inside the outer frame 2. Further, the middle frame 3 has a frame body portion 3a indicating about 2/3 of the upper side and a lower plate portion 3b indicating about 1/3 of the lower side (see FIG. 2), and is opened and closed with respect to the outer frame 2. It is pivotally supported. Further, the game board 10 and the front frame 4 are provided so as to overlap each other on the front side of the frame body part 3a, and the upper plate part 6 and the lower plate part 6 are provided on the front side of the lower plate part 3b. . Further, a locking device 7 (see FIG. 1) is provided at the center of the right end of the middle frame 3.

  Further, the lower plate portion 3b includes a launch unit (not shown) for launching game balls to the game board 10, a ball feeder (not shown) for supplying game balls to the launch unit, and a game state. A speaker 400a (see FIG. 8) for generating a sound effect or other sound (sound) corresponding to the sound effect is provided. The speaker 400a of the present embodiment is a multi-way system including a medium / high sound unit (tweeter) and a low sound unit (woofer).

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front frame 4 is disposed on the front side of the middle frame 3 and is supported at the left end of the middle frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. The front frame 4 is entirely made of plastic, and has a circular opening 4a so that the board surface of the game board 10 (see FIG. 4) arranged on the back side can be seen from the front. . That is, the opening 4a is formed in a substantially circumferential shape corresponding to the shape of the game area 11 (see FIG. 4) formed in the game board 10. Then, a substantially rectangular glass frame 41s (see FIG. 2) in which two glass plates 41r are fitted in accordance with the opening 4a is mounted on the back surface of the front frame 4.

  The front frame 4 is provided with a left LED display portion 4b, a right LED display portion 4c, an upper left LED display portion 4d, an upper right LED display portion 4e, and middle and upper LED display portions 4f and 4f. These LED display portions 4b to 4f are turned on / off or blinking according to the progress of the game for the purpose of enhancing the gaming effect. The left LED display portion 4b is provided in a substantially arc shape on the left side around the opening portion 4a, and the right LED display portion 4c is provided in a substantially arc shape on the right side around the opening portion 4a. Further, the upper left LED display portion 4d is provided obliquely above and to the left of the left LED display portion 4b, and the upper right LED display portion 4e is provided obliquely above and to the right of the right LED display portion 4c. Further, the middle and upper LED display portions 4f and 4f are formed in a substantially circular shape, and two are arranged between the upper end portion of the upper left LED display portion 4d and the upper end portion of the right LED display portion 4c.

  Two prize ball LED display portions 4g are provided between the two middle and upper LED display portions 4f and 4f. Further, an error LED display portion 4h is provided in a substantially fan shape above the prize ball LED display portion 4g.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the positional relationship between the various LED substrates 4i to 4o. The various LED substrates 4i to 4o are provided in positions corresponding to the above-described various LED display portions 4b to 4f in the frame body portion of the middle frame 3. Specifically, the left LED substrate 4i corresponds to the left LED display portion 4b, the right LED substrate 4j corresponds to the right LED display portion 4c, the upper left LED substrate 4k corresponds to the upper left LED display portion 4d, and the upper right LED substrate. 4l corresponds to the upper right LED display portion 4e. The middle upper LED board 4m corresponds to the middle upper LED display section 4f, the prize ball LED board 4n corresponds to the prize ball LED display section 4g, and the error LED board 4o corresponds to the error LED display section 4h.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the upper tray portion 5 is provided below the front frame 3 and is used for discharging the outer peripheral portion 5 a and the game balls inside the gaming machine 1 to the lower tray portion 6. A discharge port 5b and the like are provided. A volume switch board 12 (see FIG. 8) is provided on the back side of the upper plate part 5, and a ball removing button, a game ball lending / returning button, and the like are provided on the plate outer edge 5a.

  The lower plate part 6 is provided below the upper plate part 5, and a discharge port 6 a for discharging game balls from the inside of the gaming machine 1 is provided in the approximate center of the lower plate part 6. An ashtray 6 b is provided at the left end of the lower plate portion 6, and a firing handle 9 is provided at the right end of the lower plate portion 6. Furthermore, a slide lid capable of opening and closing the upper surface of the ashtray 6 b is provided on the upper part of the lower dish part 6. In addition, a ball hole (not shown) is provided on the bottom surface of the lower plate portion 6. The ball hole is normally closed, but is opened when the game ball stored in the lower dish 6 is discharged from the gaming machine 1.

  That is, a discharge knob 6 c for opening and closing the ball punching hole is provided on the substantially center front side of the lower dish portion 6. The discharge knob 6c is configured as a pull lock type, and is normally in an upright state. That is, the ball hole is interlocked with the discharge knob 6c, and the ball hole is closed when the discharge knob 6c is in the upright state. And this discharge | emission knob 6c can be rotated by pressing a lower end to the back side by making an upper end into a rotating shaft. When the lower end of the discharge knob 6c is tilted to the back side, the ball release hole is opened in conjunction with the rotation of the discharge knob 6c, and the discharge knob 6c is locked with the lower end tilted to the back side. Thus, the open state of the ball removal hole is maintained, and the game ball can be discharged from the lower dish portion 6. Further, when the discharge knob 6c that is locked in a state where the lower end is tilted to the back side is further pushed to the back side, the discharge knob 6c is unlocked, and the discharge knob 6c can be returned to the upright state. When the discharge knob 6c is returned to the upright state, the ball removal hole is returned to the closed state.

  The firing handle 9 is connected to a launcher unit (not shown). A touch switch 9a for detecting that the player is touching the handle is attached to the launch handle 9, and a launch stop switch 9b for temporarily stopping the launch of the game ball is provided in the vicinity thereof. It is installed. The locking device 7 has a substantially rectangular shape with a keyhole when viewed from the front, and is used for locking when the front frame 4 is closed. Further, a prepaid card unit 13 is provided on the left end side of the gaming machine 1.

  A first sound output unit 5 c is provided at a substantially central part of the upper plate part 5. The first audio output unit 5c is composed of a plurality of long holes and a large number of small holes formed in the upper part thereof. The first sound output unit 5c is connected to a middle / high tone unit (tweeter) constituting the speaker 400a via a duct (not shown). Moreover, the 2nd audio | voice output part 6d is provided in the right side and the left side of the discharge knob 6c in the lower pan part 6. FIG. A unit (woofer) constituting the speaker 400a is connected to the second audio output unit 6d via a duct (not shown). In the gaming machine 1, two operation buttons B <b> 1 and B <b> 2 are disposed on the left end portion of the front surface of the upper plate part 5.

  Next, the gaming board 10 is held by the “middle frame 3 (see FIGS. 1 and 2)” that constitutes a part of the gaming machine frame, and the back surface of the gaming board 10 by the back mechanism board 102 (see FIG. 7) described later. The side is covered. Further, in the game board 10, a substantially circular game area 11 is formed by an outer rail 14 and an inner rail 15 provided on the surface of the game board 10, and in the game area 11, a central device 26, a start Mouth (ordinary electric accessory 171) 17, variable winning device 18, left winning port 19, right winning port 20, lower left winning port 21, lower right winning port 22, a number of obstacle nails 23, and a pair of lamp windmills 24, 25, etc. are arranged.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the central device 26 is disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 11 and includes a liquid crystal display device 27. As shown in FIG. 5A, the display screen 271 of the liquid crystal display device 27 includes a main display area 271A that is formed horizontally on the lower edge side, and an effect display area 271B that occupies most of the display screen 271. It has. Of these, the main display area 271A is formed with the main symbol display portions 272 and 273 for displaying two main symbols as identification information in the portion near the right end, and the special symbol hold display portion 16a is formed at substantially the center. Yes.

  In addition, the effect display area 271B includes three pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 that display three pseudo symbols as identification information, and a background screen display unit 278 including other portions. In the present embodiment, the area for displaying the main symbol (main display area 271A) and the area for displaying the effect-specific symbol (pseudo symbol or background symbol) (the effect display region 271B) are liquid crystal. Although the display device 27 is partitioned, the symbol and the effect-dedicated symbol may be displayed in the same area of the liquid crystal display device 27. In the present specification, the main symbol and the pseudo symbol as identification information may be referred to as a special symbol.

  Since the two main symbol display units 272 and 273 are smaller than the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 (for example, 1/10 to 1/100) and are difficult to recognize, the player mainly displays effects. Paying attention to the area 271B (pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277, background screen display portion 278), the game proceeds. Then, in the individual symbol display portions 272 and 273, after the symbols are variably displayed, the symbols are fixedly displayed.

  In this liquid crystal display device 27, on the premise that a start win is generated (a game ball wins at the start port 17), the change start condition (that is, the special symbol start of change) of the special symbol (the main symbol and the pseudo symbol) is assumed. When the condition is established, the symbols (the main symbol and the pseudo symbol) displayed in the display areas (the main display area 271A and the effect display area 271B) of the display screen 271 change. When the “special symbol change time” selected and set every time a special symbol start prize is generated, the final symbol of the special symbol (the main symbol and the pseudo symbol) is determined and displayed.

  That is, after the symbols are displayed by the symbol display units 272 and 273 for a predetermined variation time, the determined symbols of the symbols are confirmed and displayed. In addition, in the effect display area 271B, the variable display of the three pseudo symbols (showing one specific example of the effect-dedicated symbol) and the display of the background symbol are performed for “the same variable time as the main symbol”. After that, fixed symbols of three pseudo symbols are fixedly displayed. In the present embodiment, the variation time varies depending on whether or not the gaming machine 1 is under the control of shortening the “special symbol variation time”.

  When the big win symbol (described later) is confirmed and displayed on the symbol display units 272 and 273 (stop display), the big prize opening 311 of the special prize winning device 31 described later provided in the variable winning device 18 is opened, A “privilege relating to a special game (special game state)” is given to the player. That is, the two main symbols are displayed in accordance with the confirmation display (stop display) "result of determination regarding whether or not to give a player a privilege related to a special game (special game state) (that is," whether determination "). Result) ”is displayed.

  In the present specification, the right symbol display portion 272 on the right side (the left and right are determined with reference to the player. The same applies to the following description) is referred to as a “first symbol display portion 272” and this symbol display portion. The symbol displayed at 272 may be referred to as a “first symbol”. Further, the left symbol display unit 273 may be referred to as a “second symbol display unit 273”, and the symbol displayed on the main symbol display unit 273 may be referred to as a “second symbol display”.

  In the present embodiment, when a start winning is generated, a determination execution condition for executing the determination of success / failure is satisfied. In addition, in both the symbol display units 272 and 273, on the assumption that the start winning is generated, when the special symbol variation start condition is satisfied, the variation display of the main symbol is started. That is, as shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the two symbol display portions 272 and 273 display numbers “1” to “9” in this order, then return “1”, Displaying the numbers “1” to “9” in this order is repeated. As shown in FIG. 5B, the numbers “1” to “9” displayed on the “first symbol display portion 272” are displayed in red and blue. There is.

  A fixed symbol indicating a result of “determination regarding whether or not a privilege related to a special game (special game state) is to be given to a player (that is, determination of whether or not)” is displayed on both symbol display units 272 and 273. Then, the following information is transmitted to the player. That is, if the same number is confirmed and displayed on both the symbol display portions 272 and 273, it indicates that the result of the determination is a big hit. At this time, if the number displayed on the “first symbol display portion 272” is displayed in red, the determination result is “big hit” and the “determination result whether or not probability change is performed” is also obtained. It is “hit” (hereinafter referred to as “probability variation”). Further, if the number displayed on the “first symbol display portion 272” is blue, the result of “determining whether or not to win” is “big hit”, but the result of determining whether or not to perform probability variation "" Indicates "off" (hereinafter referred to as "normal hit").

  This “probability variation” indicates a specific example of “game benefits” other than special games. When a special symbol start prize is generated, “whether or not to grant a privilege related to probability variation to a player” The determination execution condition for executing “determination” is satisfied. This “probability change” is the probability that a “hit” will occur in the gaming machine 1 until the “probability change end condition” is satisfied after execution of a special game related to a predetermined “probability change” The probability that the probability of being determined to be a big hit is set to a high probability. When a “probability change” occurs, after the special game related to the “probability change” is executed, the display screen 271 of the liquid crystal display device 27 indicates “the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is changed to a probability change”. “A state to be controlled (probability change entry)” is displayed, and the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is controlled to the probability variation state.

  When a different number is fixedly displayed on the “both symbols display portions 272 and 273” shown in FIG. 5, the result of the “win / fail determination (determination of whether or not to grant a special game bonus)” is “out”. Indicates that In this case, the result of “determination as to whether or not a privilege related to probability variation is to be given to the player” is also lost.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, pseudo-design display portions 275 to 277 may be displayed in the effect display area 271B. Three pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277 are arranged side by side in the lower half of the effect display area 271B. Further, in the following description, the left pseudo symbol display unit 275 when viewed from the player is referred to as a “left pseudo symbol display unit 275”, and the central pseudo symbol display unit 276 when viewed from the player is referred to as the “middle pseudo symbol display unit 275”. 276 "and the right pseudo symbol display portion 277 when viewed from the player is referred to as" right pseudo symbol display portion 277 ".

  Further, when the pseudo symbol display parts 275 to 277 are displayed in the effect display area 271B, the background screen display part 278 is displayed by other parts of the effect display area 271B. The background screen display unit 278 can display a symbol indicating the background (hereinafter referred to as a background symbol) or a symbol indicating a character (hereinafter referred to as a character symbol) together with the background screen. .

  In the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277, the symbol variation is started simultaneously with the above-described main symbol display portions 272 and 273. And in this pseudo | simulation symbol display part 275-277, there exists a mode shown to Fig.6 (a)-(c) in the definite symbol (stop symbol) displayed definitely. That is, there are a “stop symbol indicating a miss” in FIG. 6A, a “stop symbol indicating a normal hit” in FIG. 6B, and a “stop symbol indicating a probable hit” in FIG. 6C. . Among these, the “stop symbol indicating disconnection” is configured by displaying different numbers on at least two of the three pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277. In addition, the “stop symbol indicating normal hit” is configured by arranging three numbers of any one of “1”, “2”, “4”, “6”, or “8”. Further, the “stop symbol indicating the probability variation” is configured by arranging three numbers of any one of “3”, “5”, “7” or “9”.

  Here, also in the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277, when the special symbol variation start condition is satisfied on the premise of the special symbol start winning, the symbol variation (pseudo symbol variation) starts and the background screen display portion. In 278, moving images are continuously displayed. At this time, the display mode of the pseudo symbol in the middle of the fluctuation may be rotated, enlarged, reduced, etc. by itself or in response to a message indicated by the background moving image.

  In the present embodiment, the display contents of the pseudo symbols (hereinafter referred to as “determined pseudo symbols”) that are confirmed and displayed on the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277 and the definite display are displayed on the both symbol display portions 272 and 273. The display content of this symbol (hereinafter referred to as “the content of the truth determination result”) matches. In other words, when “probable variation” is displayed according to the fixed symbol of this symbol, “probable variation” is displayed according to the fixed symbol of the pseudo symbol, and when “normal hit” is displayed according to the fixed symbol of this symbol, the pseudo symbol is displayed. “Normal hit” is displayed according to the fixed symbol. Further, when “excluded” is displayed according to the determined symbol of the present symbol, “disconnected” is displayed according to the determined symbol of the pseudo symbol.

  Thus, in the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277, the symbol variation starts simultaneously with the present symbol display units 272 and 273, and the symbol variation stops at the same time. In the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277, the same contents as the main symbol display portions 272 and 273 (for example, both are positive changes, both are normal hits, both are off) are displayed. That is, the display content that is fixedly displayed on the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277 is not inconsistent with the display content that is fixedly displayed on the symbol display portions 272 and 273. However, in the pseudo symbol display parts 275 to 277, various effect displays are executed from the start to the stop of the change. That is, the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 perform a so-called “reach effect” or a so-called “re-lottery effect”.

  In addition, this “reach effect” means “the possibility of execution of a special game (occurrence of a big hit) before the final result (result of determination of success / failure) of the special game is displayed on the special symbol display means. "Indication display that is displayed on this special symbol display means when" is continued. That is, symbols other than the display symbol (this symbol or pseudo symbol) that will be the final stop symbol (definite symbol of this symbol or pseudo symbol) displayed on the predetermined display part of the “special symbol display means” In a state that matches a specific stop symbol mode (a determined symbol mode of a plurality of main symbols to be a big hit or a fixed symbol mode of a plurality of pseudo symbols to be a big hit) It refers to a state in which a plurality of display symbols fluctuate in synchronization with the same symbol, a state in which the positions of display symbols (the main symbol being fluctuated or the fluctuating pseudo symbol) are switched, and the like.

  For example, the display unit of the special symbol display means (liquid crystal display device 27) displays a display region for displaying the main symbol (that is, the main symbol display unit) or a display region for displaying the pseudo symbol (that is, the pseudo symbol display). Part) are arranged in a line in the horizontal direction, vertical direction, or slanting direction, for example, an end symbol (for example, left side, upper side, or diagonally upper side) that is variably displayed in the display area (for example, “Left symbol”, “Upper symbol”, or “Diagonally upper symbol”), the end symbol that is displayed in a variable manner in the display area of the other end (eg, right side, lower side, or diagonally lower side) (For example, “right symbol”, “lower symbol”, or “diagonally lower symbol”), the symbols stop in the order of “middle symbol” that is variably displayed in the middle (for example, middle) display area. However, these display symbols are all in the same design. It is assumed to be a big hit in the case.

  At this time, symbols other than the “middle symbol” which is the final stop symbol (for example, “left symbol” and “right symbol”, “upper symbol”, “lower symbol”, “oblique symbol” and A state where “an obliquely lower symbol”) is stopped with the same symbol is called a reach state. And when it reaches this reach state, the variation display pattern of `` middle design '' is changed to a variation display pattern different from the normal state, the screen is flashed at the same time, some sign or character appears, etc. By adopting such a display mode, it may be configured to increase the player's expectation for the occurrence of the big hit and excite the game entertainment.

  In the present embodiment, when the symbol display unit 272 or 273 displays a fixed symbol indicating that the result of the “big hit determination” is “big hit (which can be either a positive hit or a normal hit)”. Also displays a definite symbol indicating that the result of the “big hit determination” is “big hit (either probable hit or normal win)” also in the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277. In this case, reach display is performed in the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 during the variation of the pseudo symbol. As a form of this reach display, when the variation time of the pseudo symbol (that is, the variation time of the main symbol) is short or when it is simply performed to a normal length, the variation time of the pseudo symbol (that is, the variation time of the main symbol) ) Is an advanced type of reach (super reach).

  In addition, when the “determined symbol” indicating that the result of the first determination (big hit determination) is “displaced” in the present symbol display units 272 and 273, the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 are displayed. In addition, a fixed symbol indicating that the result of the determination is “displaced” is displayed. In this case, during the variation of the pseudo symbol, the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 perform reach display (hereinafter referred to as “reach out display”) and do not perform reach display (hereinafter “normal out display”). And so on.) In the case of performing the out-of-reach display, examples of the reach display to be performed include “normal reach” and “developed reach”.

  In the present embodiment, the “re-lottery effect” may be performed in the pseudo symbol display portions 275 to 277. That is, the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 temporarily stop the pseudo symbol indicating “the contents of the false determination result” after the pseudo symbol variation display (hereinafter, the temporarily stopped pseudo symbol is “ This is called a “provisional pseudo-design”.) Then, in the pseudo symbol display sections 275 to 277, after the pseudo symbols are again displayed in a variable manner, the pseudo symbols (determined pseudo symbols) having the contents that coincide with the “content of the result of the determination of truth” may be confirmed. Specifically, when the “determined main symbol indicating a probable change” is displayed in the main symbol display units 272 and 273, the “tentatively determined pseudo symbol indicating a normal hit” is temporarily displayed in the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277. ”May be displayed again, and the pseudo symbol may be changed again (also referred to as“ re-lottery display ”), and finally the“ determined pseudo symbol indicating a probable change ”may be displayed.

  Moreover, in the pseudo | simulation symbol display parts 275-277, you may perform "revariation effect" of aspects other than "re-lottery effect". For example, when a “determined main symbol indicating a hit (which may be either normal or probable)” is displayed on the main symbol display units 272 and 273, the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 temporarily display “off”. After displaying the “tentatively confirmed pseudo symbol to be displayed”, the pseudo symbol may be changed again, and finally “the determined pseudo symbol indicating the hit” may be displayed. Further, whether or not re-lottery or other re-variation can be executed may be drawn by the main control unit 140 or by the sub-control unit (170 or 160).

  In addition, in the invention which concerns on each claim, the display mode of this symbol display part 272,273 is not limited to what is illustrated to a present Example. For example, at least one of the symbol display units 272 and 273 is configured by two or three or more special symbol display areas (identification information display areas). Then, in the plurality of special symbol display areas (identification information display areas), a plurality of special symbols (identification information) are displayed while being changed one after another in a predetermined direction, and then the combination symbols of the special symbols are stopped and displayed. Also good. For example, the liquid crystal display device 27 includes a left special symbol display area for displaying a left special symbol, a middle special symbol display area for displaying a middle special symbol, and a right special symbol display area for displaying a right special symbol. They are arranged in this order in the arrangement direction set in a line. Each special symbol display area has a direction that is substantially orthogonal to the direction in which these display areas are arranged, in this case, a symbol variation direction is set in the vertical direction, and a plurality of pieces of identification information as the identification information are varied in that direction. The symbols (special symbols) may be displayed sequentially. In these aspects, for example, when the same symbol (for example, “7, 7, 7”) is stopped and displayed together (determined display) on the main symbol display portion of the display screen 271, the variable winning device 18 is arranged. You may open the big winning opening 311 of the big winning device 31 mentioned later.

  Furthermore, in the present embodiment, since the symbol display units 272 and 273 are difficult to recognize, a so-called “reach effect” is performed in the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277, but “reach” is displayed in the symbol display units 272 and 273. (In addition, in the case of performing the reach effect in the symbol display units 272 and 273, the number of the symbol display units 272 and 273 needs to be three or nine). .) In this embodiment, the symbol display units 272 and 273 and the pseudo symbol display units 275 to 277 are provided in the same liquid crystal display device 27. However, both may be provided in a separate display device 27. .

  Returning to FIG. 5 (a), the special symbol hold display unit 16a has an upper limit (for example, four pieces) or a predetermined number of special symbol start winning prizes (the number of holds) in an undigested state. 4 or more numbers). The “undigested” state refers to, for example, a state in which a special symbol start winning has occurred, but the liquid crystal display device 27 has not yet displayed the result of the determination of whether or not the special symbol has started. .

  In the special symbol hold display portion 16a, “number display portions 161a to 164a” for displaying numbers from “1” to “4” are arranged in the horizontal direction. Then, by turning on the number display portions 161a to 164a corresponding to the number of reservations (the number of special symbol reservations) or turning off all the number display portions 161a to 164a, the number of reservations at that time is displayed. For example, when all the “numeral display portions 161a to 164a” are turned off, the number of reservations at that time is displayed as “0”. Further, when the number display portion 161a at the left end is turned on, it is displayed that the number of holdings at that time is “1”, and when the number display portion to be lit is increased one by one in the right direction, the number of holdings is one. Increase by increments. Then, when the all-number display portion 164a is turned on, it is displayed that the reserved number at that time is “4”.

  In this special symbol hold display section 16a, the number of holds to be displayed is increased by one each time a start winning {winning to the start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17} is generated. Each time the next special symbol variation (variation in the present symbol display units 272 and 273) is started, the number of reservations is consumed, and the number of reservations displayed by the special symbol reservation display unit 16a is decreased by one. The special symbol hold display unit 16a can be configured as a separate device from the display screen 271.

  Returning to FIG. 4, a normal symbol display device 32 is arranged in the upper center of the central device 26. The normal symbol display device 32 includes a 7-segment display 32a and a normal symbol hold display LED 32b. The 7-segment display 32a shows a specific example of the normal symbol display means. After the normal symbols (for example, odd numbers of 1 to 9) are variably displayed, the lottery for the normal symbols (that is, the normal electric combination) A stop symbol (a normal symbol stop symbol, for example, one of odd numbers from 1 to 9) indicating the result of the lottery of whether or not the object 171 is changed to the open state is stopped and displayed.

  “Normal symbol variation start condition (that is, normal symbol variation start condition)” is established on the assumption that the game ball passes through either of the left and right normal symbol operation gates (normal symbol operation ports) 36 and 37 described later. Then, on the 7-segment display 32a, the normal symbol variation display is started. When a predetermined fluctuation time has elapsed after the start of normal symbol fluctuation, one kind of odd number is stopped and displayed. For example, when the stop display is made at “7”, the “ordinary electric accessory 171” is opened for a predetermined time (for example, 0.5 seconds).

  Normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 are respectively provided obliquely below the left and right of the central device 26. The left and right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switches 36s and 37s (FIG. 8) are provided in the left and right normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, respectively. Reference) is provided. The left and right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switches 36 s and 37 s constitute a specific example of “first detection means”. As described above, the 7-segment display 32a in the normal symbol display device 32 is variably displayed by passing one of the normal symbol operation gate passage detection switches 36s and 37s of the game ball.

  The normal symbol hold display LED 32b is composed of four round red LEDs, and is arranged close to both the left and right sides of the 7-segment display 32a. In this case, the number of game balls that have passed through the left and right normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 is reserved up to four, and the lights are sequentially lit and displayed for each passage. Each time the next variable display on the 7-segment display 32a is started, the number of unstarted times is exhausted, and one normal symbol hold display LED 32b is turned off.

  The start port 17 is configured separately from the central device 26, and is disposed below the central device 26. A normal electric accessory 171 is disposed at the inlet side portion of the start port 17. That is, the ordinary electric accessory 171 constitutes a specific example of “variable ball entry means” and is formed so as to open and close a pair of wing pieces in a so-called tulip style.

  Also, in the ordinary electric accessory 171, there are a start opening (ordinary electric accessory 171) winning detection switch 17 s (see FIG. 8) for detecting the passing of the game ball, and a start opening ( A normal electric accessory) solenoid 17c (see FIG. 8). When the pair of wing pieces are opened to the left and right, the game ball is likely to enter the game in an open state, and the pair of wing pieces are erected so that the game ball is less likely to enter. .

  The variable winning device 18 is disposed below the start opening (ordinary electric accessory 171) 17, and a large winning device 31 and a lower left winning port 21 are formed on a substrate 34 whose front side is formed in a substantially inverted trapezoidal shape. And a lower right winning opening 22. Here, the grand prize winning device 31 is formed at a substantially central position and is opened in a strip shape. The big prize winning opening 311, the opening / closing plate 312 for opening / closing the special winning prize opening 311, and the opening / closing plate 312 for opening / closing. A special winning opening solenoid 313 (see FIG. 8), a specific area (V winning opening and general winning opening / not shown) through which a game ball passes after winning the big winning opening 311, an interlocking hook (not shown), and winning A winning ball detection switch 318 (see FIG. 8) for detecting a ball, a back box (not shown), and a large winning opening relay board (not shown) are mainly configured.

  The lower left winning opening 21 is disposed substantially obliquely on the lower left side of the start opening (ordinary electric accessory 171) 17, and a lower left winning opening passing detection switch 21s (see FIG. 8) is provided therein. A plurality of lower left prize port LEDs 223 are attached to the lower left prize port LED substrate 21f (see FIG. 8) and covered with a decorative lens below the lower left prize port 21. Further, the lower right winning opening 22 is disposed substantially obliquely lower right on the start opening (ordinary electric accessory) 17, and a lower right winning opening passing detection switch 22s (see FIG. 8) is provided therein. . A plurality of lower right prize port LEDs 224 are attached to the lower right prize port LED substrate 22f (see FIG. 8) and covered with a decorative lens.

  A left winning port 19 and a right winning port 20 are respectively arranged obliquely above and to the left and right of the variable winning device 18. In each of them, a left winning opening passing detection switch 19s (see FIG. 8) and a right winning opening passing detection switch 20s (see FIG. 8) are provided. A pair of lamp wind turbines 24 and 25 are disposed obliquely above and to the left and right of the central device 26, respectively. Further, a pair of side lamps 38 and 39 are arranged in a vertical circular arc shape and symmetrical with respect to both left and right ends of the game area 11. A number of obstacle nails 23 are arranged in the game area 11 so as to be suitable for a pachinko game in consideration of the positional balance with each gaming device described above.

  In the gaming machine 1, as shown in FIG. 1, operation buttons B <b> 1 and B <b> 2 are disposed on the left end side portion of the front surface of the upper plate 5. The operation buttons B1 and B2 are used to change the display performed on the display screen 271 of the liquid crystal display device 27. As a specific example of such a change, (a) if any one of the operation buttons (B1 or B2) is operated within a predetermined effective period (a period during which the operation of the operation buttons B1 and B2 is effective), Without waiting for the end of the original fluctuation time (the fluctuation time when the effective operation buttons B1 and B2 are not performed) of the main symbol (first main symbol) in the “variation effect display” in the symbol display unit 272. Forcibly stopping (hereinafter referred to as “partial fluctuation shortening process”), or (b) operating any one of the operation buttons (B1 or B2) within a predetermined period selected from the effective period. It is possible to exemplify, for example, selecting a dedicated effect display mode displayed in the effect display area 271B from a plurality of types. In these cases, by operating the operation buttons B1 and B2, the player can feel as if he / she is participating in the performance performed on the display screen 271 of the liquid crystal display device 27.

  The gaming machine 1 includes a plurality of operation means (operation buttons B1 and B2), and the same result is produced regardless of which operation means (operation buttons B1 and B2) are operated by the player. For example, even if a specific operation (first operation within the effective period) is performed on any of the operation buttons B1 and B2, the “partial variation shortening process” is executed. In addition, after a specific operation, if “within a predetermined period”, any of the operation buttons B1 and B2 may be operated, and “selection of a dedicated effect display mode” may be executed. However, in the gaming machine 1 having a plurality of operation means (operation buttons B1, B2), each operation means may exhibit a separate function.

  As a selection mode of “dedicated effect display”, for example, (a) selecting a display mode of pseudo symbols (for example, whether to display a plurality of pseudo symbols side by side, vertically, or in an inclined manner) , Select whether to display in a matrix form, or select numbers, sizes of letters, etc., and fonts that make up a pseudo-pattern), (b) desired from multiple types (for example, 10 types) of background designs (C) Selecting a character design to be displayed on the background design, (d) When performing a reach effect with this design or a pseudo design, the reach selection pattern or reach design Examples include selecting a type or selecting two or more items (a) to (d).

  Returning to FIG. 4, an out port 48 is provided below the game board 10, and a back ball preventing member 58 is provided below the out port 48, so that the game ball returned without reaching the game area 11. Is prevented from returning to the launch position again. On the other hand, the foul ball prevention member 59 is attached to the front end portion of the inner rail 15, and the return rubber 60 is located on the right half side of the game board 10 on the substantially opposite side to the position of the foul ball prevention member 59. Attached along the outer rail 14 in a fitting manner.

  A base plate 700 is mounted on the back surface of the game board 10 (see FIG. 30). The back surface 703 of the base plate 700 constitutes a specific example of “attachment location”. That is, the mounting base 800 is detachably attached to the attachment location 705 formed on the base plate 700. The mounting base 800 holds a predetermined relay board 750. Details of the base plate 700, the mounting base 800, the relay board 750, and the like will be described later.

  Next, the back surface structure of the gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The front frame 4 (see FIGS. 1 and 2) is in the middle frame 3 and is supported by a pair of hinges 101 provided at the upper and lower ends of the front frame 4 so as to be opened and closed. The back mechanism board 102 is supported by the pair of hinges 103 provided in the middle frame 3 at the upper and lower ends of the back mechanism board 102 so as to be opened and closed. The game board 10 (see FIG. 4) is detachably attached to the surface side of the middle frame 3. A prize ball tank 105 provided with a tank ball cut detection switch 104 at the bottom of the tank and a tank rail 106 connected to the prize ball tank 105 are attached on the left side when the hinge 101 on the upper end side is disposed. ing. In addition, a ball removal lever 107 is provided on the right side of the tank rail 106, a supply ball breakage detection switch (not shown) is provided on the downstream side, and a prize as a backside gaming device is provided on the downstream side. A ball payout device 109 is provided.

  A game ball distribution unit (not shown) is provided on the downstream side of the prize ball payout device 109. Below the tank rail 106 is provided a back case with a lid (shown in FIG. 4) in which the liquid crystal display device 27 (see FIG. 4) is housed. As shown in FIG. 8, a main control board case 112 as a storage container storing a main control board 340 {see FIG. 9 (a)} as a backside gaming device is provided.

  On the lower back side of the main control board case 112, a launcher control board case 113 storing the launcher control board and a launch control assembly relay board (not shown) are provided as the launcher control unit 193 (see FIG. 8). It has been. Further, the above-mentioned launching device unit (not shown) is provided in the lower left part of the back mechanism panel 102, and the payout control board 350 {FIG. The payout control board case 118 is provided as a storage container storing b) reference}. Further, a relay board (not shown in FIG. 7, but refer to reference numeral 190 in FIG. 8) is mounted on the back side of the gaming machine 1 as a back side gaming device.

  As shown also in FIG. 8, the relay board 190 is a board for relaying the winning ball detection switches 318, 19 s to 22 s and the main controller 140. In this embodiment, the main control board case 112, the relay board 190, and the payout control board case 118 are detachably attached to a metal plate (not shown), and the metal plate is attached to the back mechanism board 102. It is suspended freely.

  On the other hand, at the lower left corner of the back mechanism panel 102, a fuse box 119, a power switch 120, a power terminal board 121 and a jackpot, launcher control, ball break, door opening, prize ball, ball lending, etc. A terminal board (not shown) provided with external connection terminals is provided. A power cable 123 for receiving external power supply is also provided above the terminal board (not shown). A connection cable 124 extends upward from the payout control board case 118 storing the payout control board 350 {see FIG. 9B}, and is connected to the prepaid card unit 13 including the power cable 125. Furthermore, a ball passage member for lower pan (not shown) is provided at the lower end of the center of the back mechanism panel 102. In this embodiment, a ram clear switch 121a for generating a ram clear signal is connected to the power terminal board 121. However, the connection of the ram clear switch 121a may be omitted or the connection location of the ram clear switch 121a may be omitted. It may be changed.

(2) Electronic control device 130 of gaming machine 1
Next, the electronic control device 130 of the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

a. Configuration of control circuit of gaming machine 1:
First, the configuration of the control circuit of the gaming machine 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 8, the electronic control unit 130 includes a main control unit 140 and a plurality of sub-control units. The main control unit 140 is a control unit that governs the basic progression of the game, such as control of whether or not to determine whether or not to win (whether or not lottery). The sub-control unit includes a primary sub-control unit directly connected to the main control unit 140 and a secondary sub-control unit connected to the main control unit 140 through the first sub-control unit. It is configured. The main control unit 140 and the primary sub control unit are connected by a signal transmission path 500a, and the first sub control unit and the secondary sub control unit are connected by a signal transmission path 500b.

  In the present embodiment, a payout control unit (principal ball payout control unit that mainly performs prize ball payout control) 150 and a sound / lamp control unit 170 correspond to the primary sub-control unit, and the launching device control unit 193 and the symbol The control unit 160 and the like correspond to the secondary sub-control unit. Here, as shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the main control unit 140 includes a main control board 340, and the payout control unit 150 includes a payout control board 350. 12, the symbol control unit 160 includes a symbol control board 360, and as shown in FIG. 13, the voice / lamp control unit 170 includes a voice / lamp control board 370.

  In addition, data is transmitted from the main control unit 140 to the payout control unit 150 and the voice / lamp control unit 170 in a one-way format or a bidirectional format. In this embodiment, the data is transmitted from the voice / lamp control unit 170 to the symbol control unit 160 in a one-way format. However, both the voice / lamp control unit 170 and the symbol control unit 160 are both connected. Data may be transmitted in a bidirectional format.

  The broken-line arrows shown in FIG. 8 represent power supply paths to the respective control units 140 to 180. As shown in the figure, the power is first supplied to the power receiving board 410, converted to a predetermined voltage by the power supply unit 420, and then supplied with power from the distribution board 430 to each of the control units 140 to 180. Further, when the power is turned on, a system reset signal described later is transmitted to all control boards.

  As will be described in detail later, the main control unit 140 receives information from various switches, detectors, etc., performs predetermined calculations, and then outputs various commands to the payout control unit 150 and the voice / lamp control unit 170. At the same time, it outputs drive signals to various substrates and solenoids. Hereinafter, the configuration of the main control unit 140, the payout control unit 150, the voice / lamp control unit 170, the symbol control unit 160, various substrates, and the like will be described in order.

  The main control unit 140 is mainly configured by a main control board 340 stored in the main control board case 112, and the main control board case 112 is formed in a structure that an unauthorized person cannot easily open and close. . FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the configuration of the main control board 340. As shown in the figure, the main control board 340 is configured such that a main circuit unit 400 including a CPU 401 and an input / output circuit unit 500 are connected by a bus and can exchange data with each other. The main circuit unit 400 includes a CPU 401, an oscillation unit 410, a reset circuit unit 450, an I / O decode circuit unit 420, a data bus stabilization unit 411, a first external input circuit unit 430, and the like. Yes.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing the detailed structure of the CPU 401. As shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 401 includes a CPU core 480, a built-in RAM 481, a built-in ROM 482, a memory control circuit 483, a clock generator 484, an address decoder 485, a watch dog timer 486, a counter / timer 487, , A parallel input / output port 488, a reset / interrupt controller 489, an external bus interface 490, an output control circuit 491, and the like. The CPU 401 executes the control program stored in the ROM 482 while using the RAM 481 as a work area, thereby managing the operation control of the entire gaming machine 1 (that is, the basic progress control of the game) and stored in the ROM 482. By executing the validity determination program, the validity determination control is performed.

  An external terminal unit 145 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500 that constitutes the main control board 340 together with the main circuit unit 400 described above, and is connected to a “hole computer” of the pachinko hall by the external terminal unit 145. . When executing the RAM clear process, the main control board 340 performs the operation of turning the RAM clear signal ON and then turning it off again after a predetermined time has passed. This RAM clear signal is sent to the pachinko hall via the external terminal 145. It is reported to the system. For this reason, when the RAM clear process is executed by the cheating person, the cheating person can detect the cheating action without the knowledge of the cheating person.

  The input / output circuit unit 500 is connected to a payout control unit 150 and a voice / lamp control unit 170 via a signal transmission path 500a (see FIG. 8). The input / output circuit unit 500 sends command data, which is a command signal instructing the processing contents of the payout control unit 150 and the voice / lamp control unit 170, to the payout control unit 150 or the voice / lamp control unit 170 via the signal transmission path 500a. Output to. The input / output circuit unit 500 also outputs command data for instructing the processing content in the symbol control unit 160. The command data for the symbol control unit 160 is once output to the voice / lamp control unit 170, and then supplied from the voice / lamp control unit 170 to the symbol control unit 160 via the signal transmission path 500b.

  In addition, the input / output circuit unit 500 includes a start opening (ordinary electric accessory 171) winning detector (winning detection switch) 17s, a normal symbol display board 32f, various solenoids 17c and 313, and a right normal symbol operating gate passage detection. 37s (right normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch), left normal symbol operation gate passage detector (left normal symbol operation gate passage detection switch) 36s, etc. are connected.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 8, 9A and 10, the operation buttons B1 and B2 are main-controlled using an operation signal transmission path (signal line) S with a button relay board 280 interposed therebetween. Connected to the unit 140. The main control unit 140 is provided with an operation signal input circuit unit 146, and an operation signal input connector SN is connected to the operation signal input circuit unit 146 via a signal line S1. The connector SN is connected to an end on the secondary side of the operation signal transmission path S (an end on the main control unit 140 side). The operation signal input circuit unit 146, the signal line S1 drawn from the operation signal input circuit unit 146, and the connector SN constitute one specific example of the “operation signal input unit”.

  As shown in FIG. 9B, the payout control unit 150 is mainly configured by a payout control board 350 stored in the payout control board case 118. Similar to the main control board 340, the payout control board 350 is configured by connecting a main circuit unit 152 and an input / output circuit unit 153 so that they can exchange data with each other via a bus. The signal transmission path 500a is connected to the input / output circuit section 153, and the above-described command data output from the main control board 340 is input to the input / output circuit section 153 via the signal transmission path 500a. The input / output circuit unit 153 is also connected with a prize ball payout device 109, a launching device control unit 193, and the like.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the voice / lamp control unit 170 outputs a drive signal to a lamp or the like in response to a command from the control board 370 for mainly controlling the speaker 400a and the lamp and the control board 370. The driving substrate 380 for the purpose is mainly composed of two substrates. Among them, the control board 370 is provided with a CPU 171, a RAM 172, a ROM 173, an input / output port 174, a sound generator 176, and a connector CN 1 as arithmetic circuit components, which are mutually connected by a bus 175. It is connected so that data can be exchanged. In addition, the sound generator 176 outputs various sounds from the speaker 400a by playing back sound data stored in advance as the game progresses. The volume output from the speaker 400 a can be adjusted by the volume switch board 12.

  A signal transmission path 500a is connected to the input / output port 174. When the above-described main control unit 140 outputs a control command for instructing a game mode such as special symbol change / stop, reach generation, reach display mode, special game mode, probability change or time reduction, etc. The command is input to the input / output port 174 via the signal transmission path 500a. When the control board 370 receives such a control command, the control board 370 performs predetermined processing according to a program stored in advance in the ROM 173 and outputs various commands to the drive board 380. In addition, the control board 370 and the drive board 380 are connected to each other by the connector CN1 and the connector CN2.

  The drive board 380 includes a drive circuit unit 382 that generates drive signals for driving various LEDs, lamps, and the like, and the generated drive signals are sent to various LED boards 4d, 4f, 19f to 22f, various lamp boards 216f, 262f, a connector output unit 384 for outputting to the frame decoration board 4g and the like are provided. One or a plurality of lamps, LEDs, or the like are connected to each of these boards, and are turned on / off or blinking in accordance with the progress of the game by a drive signal supplied from the connector output unit 384. The connector output unit 384 may be provided on a separate substrate from the drive circuit unit 382. In this way, even if the number or color of the lamps such as various LEDs is changed, if it is not necessary to change the drive circuit unit 382, only the connector output unit 384 can be changed.

  When the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a movable accessory driven by a motor or the like, a drive circuit for driving the motor is mounted on the drive circuit unit 382 or the connector output unit 384. Also good. In this way, even when the presence or the number of movable accessories is changed, it is possible to easily cope with it.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the symbol control unit 160 is mainly configured by a special symbol control board 360. The symbol control unit 160 includes a CPU 161, a RAM 162, a ROM 163, an input / output port 164, and a drive circuit 166 as arithmetic circuit components, and these arithmetic circuit components are connected to each other by a bus 165. Data can be exchanged. The input / output port 164 is connected to a signal transmission path 500a and special symbol display means 27. The CPU 161 controls the central device 26 by executing a control program stored in the ROM 163 while using the RAM 162 as a work area.

  A winning ball detection switch 318, 19 s to 22 s and the like are connected to the relay board 190, and an output terminal of the relay board 190 is connected to the input / output circuit unit 500 of the main control unit 140.

  The payout terminal board 191 is connected to a touch switch 9a, a firing stop switch 9b, a volume switch 192, a tank ball breakage detection switch 104, a supply ball breakage detection switch 108, and the like. It is connected to the input / output circuit unit 153 of the payout control unit 150 shown in FIG.

  In the electronic control device 130 described above, when a game ball enters the start opening 17, the information is detected by the start opening ball detector 17 s and input to the main control unit 140. When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation left gate 36 or the normal symbol operation right gate 37, the information is detected by the normal symbol operation port passage detectors 36 s and 37 s and input to the main control unit 140. Further, when a winning ball is detected by the winning ball detection switches 19 s to 22 s and 318, the information is input to the main control unit 140 via the relay board 190.

  The main control unit 140 receives these pieces of information and transmits a variation pattern designation command, a stop symbol designation command, and a variation stop command. These commands are supplied to the symbol control unit 160 via the signal transmission path 500a, the sound / lamp control unit 170, and the signal transmission path 500b. When the symbol control unit 160 receives the variation command, the symbol control unit 160 determines a variation mode by performing a lottery with a random number or the like from a plurality of variation modes. The main control unit 140 also transmits a predetermined command to the voice / lamp control unit 170 in synchronization with the command output to the symbol control unit 160. In this way, various effects are performed by combining the display of symbols and the output of sound.

b. Outline of Prize Ball Operation Next, the prize ball operation of the pachinko machine 1 of this embodiment will be briefly described. When a game ball enters the big winning opening 31, a winning ball detection switch 318 provided inside the big winning opening 31 detects this and sends a signal notifying the winning to the main control unit 140 via the signal cable. Output. When the signal is received, the main control unit 140 performs processing to be described later, and outputs a command for paying out 15 game balls toward the payout control unit 150. When a game ball enters the start port (ordinary electric accessory) 17, the start port winning detection switch 17s provided inside the start port detects this and sends a signal to the main port via the signal cable. Output to the controller 140. In response to this signal, the main control unit 140 performs a process to be described later, and then outputs a command for paying out four game balls to the payout control unit 150.

  When entering the other winning holes such as the left and right lower winning holes, the passage detection switch provided inside detects the ball and sends a signal to the main control section 140 via the signal cable. Output. The main control unit 140 performs a process to be described later and outputs a command to the payout control unit 150 to pay out 10 game balls. These prize ball commands are transmitted via the signal transmission path 500a in accordance with the order in which the passing of game balls is detected as command signals for which the payout control unit 150 is an operation command target. The payout control unit 150 thus receives the prize ball command from the main control unit 140 and outputs a prize ball payout signal, thereby operating the prize ball payout device 109 to perform the designated number of prize ball operations.

  Further, the main control unit 140 determines the gaming state based on the outputs of the various detection switches described above, determines whether or not the game is based on the gaming state, and displays an image in a corresponding symbol display mode according to the determination content. Read data for display control. For example, the main control unit 140 uses the detection results of the start opening (ordinary electric accessory) winning detection switch 17s, the winning ball detection switch 318, etc., the acquired value of the special symbol success / failure determination random number, and the like. "Waiting for waiting for customers", "A game is being played but there is no special symbol starting prize (variable preparation state)", "A special symbol starting prize has been won", "Special gaming state", etc. to decide. Further, the main control unit 140 determines whether or not the start winning prize is detected based on the random number value, and performs display mode control such as fluctuation of special symbols (including reach display mode) and confirmation based on the determination result. Output various commands. These commands are once output to the voice / lamp control unit 170 via the signal transmission path 500a, and then transmitted from the voice / lamp control section 170 to the symbol control unit 160 via the signal transmission path 500b.

(5) Outline of Control Job by Main Control Unit Next, the contents of control of the gaming machine 1 executed by the electronic control device 130 will be described.

a. Main Control Unit Main Job FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing the flow of the main control unit main job. The main control unit main job is a job executed by the main control board 340 mounted on the main control unit 140, and is a job for controlling the progress of the entire game in the gaming machine 1. In the main control unit main job, when the gaming machine 1 is turned on or the reset switch is pressed, the CPU 480 built in the main circuit unit 401 reads a program stored in the boot area of the built-in ROM 482. Will start automatically.

  In this gaming machine 1, there are many jobs other than the main job of the main control unit. Many of these jobs are executed by being called from the main job of the main control unit when a predetermined condition is satisfied. .

  When the main job of the main control unit is started, first, an initialization job is executed (S10). FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the flow of the initialization job. In this initialization job, after performing various predetermined processes performed when the power is turned on (S12), a process of outputting an initial symbol designation command to the voice / lamp controller 170 is performed (S14).

  The various processes performed when the power is turned on include, for example, checking the operation of the CPU 480 built in the main circuit unit 401 and initializing the RAM, the voice / lamp control unit 170, the payout control unit 150, and the design. This is processing for initializing each control unit such as the control unit 160. The initial symbol means a symbol displayed on the normal symbol display device 32, the liquid crystal display device 27 (see FIG. 4) or the like when the gaming machine 1 is turned on or the reset button is pressed. The designation command is a command for designating display of these initial symbols to the symbol control unit 160.

  FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a state in which an initial symbol designation command is output from the main control unit 140. The main control board 340 provided in the main control unit 140 outputs a 1-bit strobe signal and 8-bit command data to the sound / lamp control board 370. Further, the voice / lamp control board 370 can reliably read the initial symbol designation command by reading the command data at the rising timing of the strobe signal.

  Although the case where the initial symbol designation command is output has been described here, other commands output by the main control unit 140 are also output in the same procedure. The initial symbol establishment command supplied together with the strobe signal is immediately transferred from the voice / lamp control unit 170 to the symbol control unit 160, and is controlled by the normal symbol display device 32 or the special symbol control device 27 under the control of the symbol control unit 160. An initial symbol is displayed for each.

  As is clear from the above description, in the gaming machine 1, the main control unit 140 performs predetermined processing and outputs various commands. Upon receiving these commands, the voice / lamp control unit 170 and the symbol control unit 160 The game proceeds by performing predetermined processing such as the payout control unit 150. In other words, the main control unit 140 and other various control units control the operation of the gaming machine 1 while sharing the processing with each other. Therefore, for convenience of understanding, the processing performed in the main control unit 140 is hereinafter referred to as “job”, and the processing performed in the voice / lamp control unit 170, the symbol control unit 160, or the like is “routine”. I will call it a distinction. For example, the initialization job shown in FIG. 17 or the demo display job shown in FIG. 19 is a process executed by the main control unit 140 as indicated by the name “job”.

  After completing the initialization job as described above, the main control unit 140 returns to the main control unit main job shown in FIG. 16, and this time starts a demonstration display job (S30). Here, the demonstration display refers to an effect display specially performed with a normal symbol or a special symbol in order to attract the player's attention when the gaming machine 1 is in a so-called customer waiting state.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the flow of a demonstration display job. When the demonstration display job is started, first, it is determined whether or not the touch switch 9a (see FIG. 1) provided on the firing handle 9 is ON (S32). As described above, if the player touches the launch handle 9, the touch switch 9a is turned on. If the touch switch is turned on (S32: YES), it is determined that the customer is not waiting. Therefore, in such a case, the demonstration display is unnecessary, and the demonstration display job is immediately ended and the main control unit main job is restored.

  On the other hand, if the touch switch is OFF (S32: NO), there is a possibility of waiting for a customer. Therefore, the elapsed time that the touch switch is continuously OFF is detected (S34), and it is determined whether or not the elapsed time that is continuously OFF has reached a predetermined time (for example, 2 minutes). (S36). If the elapsed time has not reached the predetermined time (S36: NO), it is determined that the customer is not in a waiting state and the demonstration display job is terminated. If the elapsed time has reached the predetermined time (S36: YES), the main control unit 140 outputs a demonstration designation command (S38).

  The demo designation command is output together with the strobe signal from the main control board 340 toward the voice / lamp control board 370 in the same manner as the initial symbol designation command described above with reference to FIG. The voice / lamp control unit 170 transfers the received demonstration designation command to the symbol control unit 160 and drives a speaker or a lamp to perform an effect during the demonstration. On the other hand, when the symbol control unit 160 receives the demonstration designation command from the voice / lamp control unit 170, the symbol control unit 160 controls the normal symbol control device 32a and the liquid crystal display device (special symbol control device) 27 to perform a predetermined demonstration display.

  In the main control unit main job, when the series of processes as described above are completed, it is determined whether or not the game ball has passed through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37 shown in FIG. 16 (S80). When the game ball passes through the normal symbol operation gates 36 and 37, it is determined whether or not the number of normal symbols held exceeds a predetermined number (the upper limit is “4” in this embodiment). (S83). If the number of normal symbol hold (number of unstarted times) exceeds a predetermined number (“4” in the present embodiment), the “normal symbol start passing” becomes invalid, and the process skips to S100. If the number of holdings is within the predetermined number (unstarted count), the normal symbol holding count (unstarted count) stored in the normal symbol holding count memory 481m (see FIG. 14) is incremented by 1 in S85.

  In this way, when the number of normal symbol hold (unstarted number) is incremented by 1, in step S90, a winning lottery random number (random number used in the “winning lottery”) used for a winning lottery regarding the normal symbol is generated (even if generated by a program). The read lottery random value may be stored in the normal symbol win / fail lottery random number memory 481m (see FIG. 14), and then the process proceeds to S100.

  In the present application, as described above, in the “determination regarding gaming state” performed mainly by the main control unit 140, “whether or not to change the gaming state to a special gaming state, that is, a variable prize. “Determination of whether or not the device 18 is in an advantageous state for the player” is referred to as “determination”, and this “symbol used to indicate the determination result” is referred to as “main symbol (special symbol)”. Of the “determination regarding gaming state” performed mainly by the main control unit 140, “determination as to whether or not the ordinary electric accessory 171 is in an advantageous state for the player” is referred to as “lottery”. This is called a normal symbol indicating the lottery result.

  As shown in FIG. 15 (b), the normal symbol winning / random lottery random number memory 4811l includes four storage areas of "area 0", "area 1", "area 2", and "area 3". In addition, the normal symbol winning / random lottery random values can be stored in the order of “area 0”, “area 1”, “area 2”, and “area 3”. That is, the winning lottery random number value stored at the oldest timing is stored in “area 0”. In addition, the number of random determination random number values that can be simultaneously stored in the normal symbol determination random number memory 4811l (that is, the predetermined number) is limited to the number of areas. Furthermore, when the number of determination random number values currently occurring is less than a predetermined number, there is an empty area in which the lottery random number values are not stored.

  Each time “ordinary symbol variation display” corresponding to each winning / failing lottery random value is executed, the stored data of “area 0” (the winning / raising lottery random value, which is the oldest) is cleared. , “Region 1”, “Region 2”, “Region 3”, each of the stored data (only when it exists and when it exists in all of the regions 1 to 3, and in the region 1 and region 2) In some cases, there are cases where it exists only in the region 1 and there are cases where it does not exist in all of the regions 1 to 3).

  On the other hand, even if the game ball does not pass through the normal symbol variation gates 36 and 37, but there is a reserved memory regarding the normal symbol (S95: YES), the process proceeds to S100.

  In the process of S100, a job for controlling the effect on the normal symbol display device 32 (ordinary symbol control job) is performed. Further, in the process of S200, a job for controlling the driving of the ordinary electric accessory 171 ( Normal electric accessory drive control job). The contents of the normal symbol control job will be described later.

  Next, the main control unit 140 determines whether or not a game ball has entered any of a plurality of winning holes provided in the gaming machine (S300). As described above, a switch for detecting the passing of a winning ball is provided inside each winning opening, and a signal detected by the switch is transmitted to the main control board 340 by a signal cable. Then, the main control unit 140 can easily detect a winning opening where a ball has been entered based on which signal cable is transmitted from which signal.

  Furthermore, the main control unit 140 outputs a prize ball command for paying out a predetermined number of game balls in accordance with the entrance where the ball entered (S310). The prize ball command is output from the main control unit 140 toward the payout control unit 150, and the payout control unit 150 controls the prize ball payout device 109 according to the command to pay out a predetermined number of game balls. Of course, it is also possible to output a command from the main control unit 140 to the voice / lamp control unit 170 to perform a predetermined effect associated with the prize ball.

  Subsequently, the main control unit 140 determines whether or not the winning opening into which the game ball has entered is the starting opening 17, that is, whether or not a starting winning has occurred (S315). And when it is not the starting port 17 (S315; NO), it skips to S350. On the other hand, when the winning opening that has entered the ball is the start opening 17 (S315: YES), in S320, whether the number of special symbol reservations exceeds a specific number (the upper limit number, which is “4” in this embodiment). It is determined whether or not. If this special symbol hold number (the number of unstarted times) exceeds a specific number (“4” in this embodiment), the start winning is invalid, and the process skips to S500. If the number of special symbol hold (unstarted number) within a specific number, the special symbol hold number (unstarted number) stored in the special symbol hold number memory 481b (see FIG. 14) is incremented by 1 in S325. To do.

  Thus, when the number of special symbol hold (unstarted number) is incremented by 1, in S330, a special symbol success / failure determination random number (hereinafter also referred to as a failure random number or determination random number) is generated (even if generated by a program, A predetermined random number generation circuit may be used. The read determination random number value is stored in a special symbol success / failure determination random number memory 481a (see FIG. 14: hereinafter also referred to as a determination random number memory) in S330, and then S500. Move on to processing. This memory 481a stores the read determination random number value in the time series of special symbol start winnings in a shift memory format. The determination random number value constitutes a specific example of “special detection information” together with the special symbol hold number (unstarted number). The special symbol reservation number memory 481b (refer to FIG. 14) and the special symbol determination lottery random number memory 481a (refer to FIG. 14) constitute a specific example of the “special symbol detection information storage means” and the special symbol determination lottery random number memory. Of the “determination random value” stored in 481a, what can be a target of jackpot determination constitutes a specific example of “special symbol jackpot information”.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the special symbol success / failure determination random number memory 481a is also “region 0”, “region 1”, “region 2”, and “region 3” in the same manner as the normal symbol success / failure determination random number memory 4811l. The four storage areas are provided. The determination random number values can be stored in the order of “area 0”, “area 1”, “area 2”, and “area 3”. That is, the determination random number value stored at the oldest timing is stored in “area 0”. In addition, the number of determination random number values (that is, the specific number) that can be simultaneously stored in the special symbol appropriateness determination random number memory 481a is limited to the number of regions. Further, when the number of currently determined random numbers is less than a specific number, there is an empty area in which no determined random number is stored.

  Each time “special symbol variation display” corresponding to each determination random value is executed, the storage data (the determination random number value and the oldest one) of “area 0” is cleared, and “ Data stored in each of the “area 1”, “area 2”, and “area 3” (only when they exist and when they exist in all of the areas 1 to 3, and when they exist in the areas 1 and 2) , There are cases where it exists only in region 1 and there are cases where it does not exist in all of region 1 to region 3.) are shifted “one region at a time” toward “region 0”.

  In the process of S500, a job (special symbol control job) for controlling the effect in the liquid crystal display device 27 is performed. Then, after the processing subsequent to the processing of S500 is performed in the game state control job (S900), the predetermined “series of games with one start winning opportunity” is ended. The contents of the special symbol control job S500 and the gaming state control job (S900) will be described later. If it is determined in S350 that there is no special symbol hold number (unstarted number), the special symbol control job S500 and the gaming state control job (S900 (S900)) are not performed.

  When the above processing is performed, it is determined whether or not the power of the gaming machine 1 is turned off (S980). If it is determined that the power is on (S980: NO), the processing of S30 is again performed. Return to the demo display job and continue the series of processing. On the other hand, when it is determined that the power of the pachinko machine 1 has been turned off (S980: YES), the main control unit main job is terminated. When the main control unit main job is finished, the progress of the game is stopped and the gaming state of the pachinko machine 1 is finished.

b. Description of Main Job Next, the normal symbol control job (S100), special symbol control job (S500), and game state control job will be described in order.

  FIG. 20A is a flowchart showing the flow of the normal symbol control job (S100). This process is started on the assumption that the normal symbol operation gate passage detection switches 36 s and 37 s detect that the game ball has passed through the normal symbol variation gates 36 and 37. When the normal symbol control job (S100) is started, first, a “normal symbol win / fail lottery job (S110)” is performed. In the “ordinary symbol success / failure lottery job (S110)”, a normal symbol success / failure lottery or the like is performed.

  In this success / failure lottery job (S110), as shown in FIG. 21, the oldest first normal symbol success / failure lottery random number value stored in the normal symbol success / failure lottery random number memory 481m (see FIG. 14) is read (that is, “area” The normal symbol win / fail lottery random number value stored in “0” is read out) and the normal symbol win / fail lottery random number memory 481m is shifted (S117). Next, in S120, it is determined whether or not the gaming machine 1 is in probability change (that is, whether or not the probability change transition flag is set). That is, it is determined whether the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 is in a “normal gaming state” in which “big hit determination” is performed with a normal probability or in a “high probability state” in which a high probability is performed. The “probability change flag” will be described later.

  If it is determined that the condition is not satisfied in S120 (S120; NO), a winning / no-win lottery in a low probability state is performed (S124). That is, whether or not the random number read in S117 is determined is determined by using a “low probability data table (for example, winning probability“ 80 ”percent)” (S124). On the other hand, if it is determined that the condition is satisfied at 120 (S120; YES), a lottery determination in a high probability state is performed (S122). That is, whether or not the random number value read in S117 is determined is determined using a “data table at the time of high probability (for example, winning probability“ 9 ”percent)” (S122).

  If the result of the winning / losing lottery in S122 or S124 is a win (S125; YES), in S126, a winning normal symbol (a stop symbol of the normal symbol for indicating that the winning / failing lottery result is a win) is determined by a random number. Then, the determined random number value is stored in the normal symbol number memory 481p (see FIG. 14) (S127). Then, a “hit flag (a flag indicating that the result of the normal symbol win / fail lottery is a win)” is set in the normal symbol lottery result memory 481o (see FIG. 14) (S127).

  If the result of the winning / losing lottery in S122 or S124 is out of place (S125; NO), in S128, the outlier normal symbol (ordinary symbol stopping symbol for indicating that the winning / failing lottery result is out) is determined by a random number. Then, the determined random number value deviates and is stored in the normal symbol number memory 481q (see FIG. 14) (S128). Then, a “deletion flag (a flag indicating that the result of the normal design winning / failing lottery is out)” is set in the normal symbol lottery result memory 481o (see FIG. 14) (S129).

  In the normal symbol control job (S100), as shown in FIG. 20A, the “normal symbol display control command setting job (S150)” is executed following this “normal symbol win / fail lottery job (S110)”. Is done. In this display control command setting job (S150), a process for setting a “normal symbol designation command (command for specifying a stop symbol of a normal symbol)” and a “normal symbol variation pattern designation command (ordinary symbol variation time And a process for selecting and setting a “command for specifying” ”.

  However, in the process of setting the “normal symbol variation pattern designation command” (S156 or S158), the “normal symbol variation pattern designation command” is selected according to the gaming state of the gaming machine. In other words, when the gaming state of the gaming machine is in a state in which “normal symbol variation time” or “special symbol variation time” should be shortened (hereinafter referred to as “variable shortening state”), the normal symbol variation time "Normal symbol variation pattern designation command" is set to shorten. This “variable shortening state” means that the gaming machine is in a probability varying state or a short-time gaming state that is executed subsequent to the probability varying state (in the normal gaming state, “normal symbol variation time” or “special This occurs when the symbol variation time is to be shortened. Further, this “variation shortening state” may be generated when the game is in the short game state when it is executed without executing the probability variation state.

  In the normal symbol control job (S100), following the normal symbol display control command setting job (S150), processing for outputting normal symbol-related commands to the voice / lamp control board 370 is performed (S185, S190, S195). . Here, the normal symbol related commands are various commands output from the main control board 340 for the normal symbol control. Specifically, in addition to the above-mentioned “normal symbol variation pattern designation command” and “normal symbol designation command”, various commands such as “normal symbol stop command” for controlling the fixed display (stop display) of the normal symbol. Is included.

  FIG. 20B is an explanatory diagram in which these normal symbol related commands are displayed in a list. That is, various designated commands such as a command Chp1, a command Chp2, a command Chp3, a command Chp4,... Are set in advance according to the variation pattern of the normal symbol. In addition, various designated commands such as command Chs1, command Chs2, command Chs3, command Chs4,... Are set according to the normal symbol to be stopped after the change, and as a command for stopping the normal symbol change display. The command Chstp is set. Of course, it is possible to set other commands in addition to the displayed commands.

  These normal symbol related commands are stored in advance in the built-in ROM 482 of the main circuit unit 401 shown in FIG. In S185, S190, and S195 of FIG. 20A, a corresponding command is read from the built-in ROM 482 in accordance with the determined variation pattern and normal symbol, and then, along with the strobe signal toward the voice / lamp control board 370. Output processing is performed (see FIG. 18). In this way, various normal symbol related commands are output according to the determined contents (S185, S190), and when a symbol stop command is finally output, the normal symbol control job is terminated (S195). When the voice / lamp control board 370 receives a normal symbol related command, the voice / lamp control board 370 transfers the command to the symbol control board 360.

  In the “ordinary electric accessory drive control job (S200)” subsequent to the normal symbol control job (S100), when the lottery result of the “normal symbol winning lottery job (S110)” is “winning” (ordinary symbol) When the “hit flag” is set in the lottery result memory 481o), the “hit flag” set in S127 is canceled, and “opening drive of the ordinary electric accessory 171” is executed. In addition, when the lottery result of the above-mentioned “ordinary symbol success / failure lottery job (S110)” is “out” (when the “out flag” is set in the normal symbol lottery result memory 481o), it is set in S129. The “off flag” is canceled, and the “ordinary electric accessory drive control job (S200)” is terminated.

  In this “ordinary electric accessory drive control job (S200)”, when the ordinary electric accessory 171 is driven to open (when the lottery result of the normal symbol winning lottery job (S110) is “winning”), predetermined In accordance with the “opening pattern”, “the opening drive of the ordinary electric accessory 171” is executed. At this time, when the gaming state of the gaming machine is in the “variable shortening state”, an “opening pattern” for promoting winning to the ordinary electric accessory 171 is selected. In other words, compared to when the gaming machine 1 is in a non- "variation shortening state", (1) lengthening the opening time of the ordinary electric accessory 171 and (2) increasing the number of times of opening. An “open pattern” that realizes at least one of the above is selected.

  Next, the contents of the special symbol control job (S500) will be described. FIG. 22A is a flowchart showing the flow of the special symbol control job (S500). In the special symbol control job (S500), when the job is started, a special symbol success / failure determination job (S600) and a “special symbol display control command setting job (S700)” are performed.

  In the special symbol success / failure determination job (S600), the “success / failure determination (determination of whether or not to grant a special game state privilege)” is performed, and “the symbol that is finalized after the change of the special symbol (definite symbol) "Is determined. This special symbol success / failure determination job (S500) is performed as follows.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 23, in S605, the oldest first special symbol determination random number value stored from the special symbol determination random number memory 481a (see FIG. 14) is read, and the process proceeds to S610. Next, in S610, the big hit number (winning judgment value) is read from the big hit number memory 482a in the ROM 482 shown in FIG. 11, and compared with the special symbol determination random number value (S620 or S625). If it does, it will be a big hit determination, and a big hit process (S650) will be performed. On the other hand, if they do not match, it is determined that there is a detachment, and detachment processing (processing after S680) is performed.

  However, prior to the determination, whether or not the gaming machine 1 is in a high probability state (whether or not the probability variation transition flag is set) is determined (S615), and when it is not in the high probability state (the probability variation transition flag is set). If not (S615; NO), this determination is made using the “data table at low probability” (S620). On the other hand, when the gaming machine 1 is in a high probability state (when the probability variation transition flag is set) (S615; YES), this determination is made using the “data table at the time of high probability” ( S625).

  In the big hit process (S650), as shown in FIG. 24, first, the process proceeds to S652, where the winning symbol (the first symbol for indicating the winning and the second symbol, both of which are the same symbol). Is determined) is read, and the read random number value is stored in the corresponding symbol number memory 481e (see FIG. 14) (S654). Next, it is determined whether or not the value of the winning design determination random number read in S605 and the winning number for determining the probability variation (hereinafter referred to as “probable changing winning number”) match (S660). If the two do not match (S660; NO), the selection is lost (normal winning), and the process directly proceeds to S668. On the other hand, if the two match (S660; YES), the winning (probability variation) is determined, and after the “probability variation flag” is set (S665), the process proceeds to S668.

  In S668, the “big hit flag (flag indicating that the big hit determination result is a win)” is set in the special symbol determination result memory 481i (see FIG. 14). Note that the determination regarding “probability variation (probability variation)” is performed using “random numbers for determining a symbol indicating a big hit (hit main symbol determination random number)”, but this determination regarding probability variation is used for the jackpot determination. Even using a random number, it may be performed using a random number dedicated to the random change related to the probability change.

  On the other hand, in the detachment process, as shown in FIG. 23, the detachment first symbol is removed in S680 and determined in the same manner by the deciding random number of the symbol, and the determined random number value is deviated from the first symbol number memory 481f (see FIG. 14). (S682). Similarly, in step S684, the second symbol is removed and determined in the same manner by the symbol design random number, and the determined random value is stored in the second symbol number memory 481g (see FIG. 14) (S686). Then, in S690, the “off flag (a flag indicating that the result of the big hit determination is out)” is set in the special symbol determination result memory 481i (see FIG. 14).

  In the special symbol control job (S500), as shown in FIG. 22A, the "special symbol display control command setting job (S700)" is executed after the "special symbol success / failure determination job (S600)". Is done. In this display control command setting job (S700), a process of setting “main symbol designating command (a command for specifying a fixed symbol to be displayed in the main symbol display units 272 and 273)” A process of selecting / setting a symbol variation pattern designation command (a command for specifying the variation time of the symbol to be variably displayed in the symbol display units 272 and 273) is executed.

  Here, the “special symbol display control command” is various commands output from the main control board 340 for special symbol control, and is stored in advance in the built-in ROM 482 of the main circuit unit 401 shown in FIG. Yes. In this embodiment, the special symbol is composed of the main symbol and the pseudo symbol, but the special symbol may be composed only of the main symbol. In addition, a background symbol for making the pseudo symbol stand out is displayed on the background of the pseudo symbol. However, this background symbol may constitute a special symbol together with the pseudo symbol, or this background symbol may constitute a pseudo symbol or a part of the present symbol.

  In addition, in the “special symbol display control command”, in addition to the “real symbol designation command” and the “real symbol variation pattern designation command”, the “real symbol stop command” for controlling the fixed display of the symbol. Is included {FIG. 22 (b)}. In this embodiment, as the “design designation command”, the “design designation command” (hereinafter referred to as “first design designation command”) is used to specify the design that is to be fixedly displayed (stopped display) on the first design display section 272. The symbol designation command or the symbol designation command 1 ”may also be described.)” And “the symbol designation command (in order to stop display) on the second symbol display portion 273”. Hereinafter, “the second symbol designation command or this symbol designation command 2” may be indicated.) ”.

  Furthermore, the “special symbol display control command” includes a “hit-related display command (a command for controlling a transitional effect until the special game is started after the decisive display of the big hit symbol)”. However, in addition to these commands, other commands may be set.

  In the present embodiment, the variation time of all symbols (including background symbols in addition to the special symbols composed of the main symbol and the pseudo symbol) is specified by the “variation pattern designation command”. Further, the fixed display of the changing symbol is controlled by the “main symbol stop command”. For example, if all the symbols continue to fluctuate until the end of the variation time specified by the “variation pattern designation command”, the final display of all symbols is controlled by the “main symbol stop command”. On the other hand, if a part of all symbols are displayed by the end of the variation time specified by the “variation pattern designation command” and the remaining portion of all symbols continues to fluctuate, The remaining symbol confirmation display is controlled by the symbol stop command.

  In the special symbol display control command setting job (S700), in the case where the result of the success / failure determination (S620, S625) is a big hit, a process of setting a “real symbol designation command” related to “a big symbol indicating a big hit” is performed. Done. That is, a process of setting “main symbol designating command 1” and “main symbol designating command 2” corresponding to the “random number stored in the big hit main symbol number memory 481e” is performed. Then, processing for selecting and setting “variation pattern designation command (variation pattern)” for “big hit” is performed.

  Further, in the special symbol display control command setting job (S700), when the result of the jackpot determination (S620, S625) is out of place, a process of setting the “main symbol designation command” related to “main symbol indicating loss” Is done. In other words, the “designation command 1” corresponding to the above “random number value stored in the first symbol number memory 481f” is set to the “designation command 1” and the random number stored in the second symbol number memory 481g described above. A process of setting “design symbol designation command 2” corresponding to “numerical value” is performed. Furthermore, a process of selecting and setting a “variation pattern designation command” for “off” is performed.

  Next, the gaming state control job (S900) will be described with reference to FIGS. This game state control job (S900) is executed at the final stage of a “series of games (hereinafter referred to as“ symbol display game ”) that is triggered by one“ start prize ”. In other words, the “symbol display game” is started at the time of one start winning prize, and while displaying various effects by displaying symbols, etc., the determination result is displayed and the determination result is also displayed. Based on this, it is a game whose content is to give “game profit” or the like. Then, with this gaming state control job (S900), the "one symbol display game" started with one "start winning prize" ends.

  In this gaming state control job (S900), it is determined whether or not the “hit flag” is set in the special symbol determination result memory 481i (that is, whether or not the result of the determination is a big hit) (S902). . When it is determined in S902 that the “hit flag” is set (S902; YES), the “hit flag” is canceled and the “special game state” is started (S920). Before starting the “special game state”, the big hit symbol is confirmed and displayed on the liquid crystal display device 27. Subsequently, the liquid crystal display device 27 starts the big hit related display (starting with the big hit display and starting the special game). Is started after the transitional effect display) is performed.

  If it is determined in S902 that the “big hit flag” has not been set (S902; NO), as shown in FIG. 26, the “off flag (S690) is canceled (S906). Next, the probability change transition flag is set. If it is not set (S908; NO), the game state control job (S900) is terminated, thereby starting “1” that was started with one “start prize”. The “symbol display game of times” ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in S908 that the probability variation transition flag is set (S908; YES), a process of incrementing the value of the “probability variation counter” by “+1” is performed (S910). The “probability change flag” is a flag indicating that the gaming machine 1 is in a probability change state (probability change state) as described later (S997), and the end of the “special game state related to the probability change” ends. Set later. In addition, the “probability change counter” indicates the number of symbol display performed without obtaining the “big hit” determination result even in the “win / fail determination” after the gaming machine 1 shifts to the probability change state (probability change state). That is, after the gaming machine 1 shifts to the probability variation state (probability variation state), the number of “symbol variation display by the liquid crystal display device 27” performed without obtaining the “big hit” determination result in the “win / fail determination” is calculated. Show. Note that the symbol variation display by the liquid crystal display device 27 starts the variation display, and the time until the confirmed symbol (the symbol indicating the determination result) is confirmed and displayed is “once”.

  In S910, after performing the process of incrementing the value of the “probability variation counter” by “+1”, it is determined whether or not the value of the “probability variation counter” has reached “50” (S914). If “50” has not been reached (S914; NO), the gaming state control job (S900) is terminated. In this case, the probability variation state is continued also in the “next symbol display game”. On the other hand, when the value of the “probability variable counter” reaches “50” (that is, when it is “50”), the “probability variable counter” is cleared (set to “zero”). (S916), the probability variation transition flag is canceled (S918), and the gaming state control job (S900) is terminated. In this case, in the “next symbol display game”, the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 becomes the normal gaming state.

  Returning to FIG. 25, when the special game state is started in S920, it is determined whether or not the “probability change flag” is set (S922). If not set (S922; NO), the process of S925 is performed as it is. Transition. On the other hand, if the “probability change flag” is set (S922; YES), the “probability change counter” is cleared, and after the “probability change flag” is canceled, the process proceeds to S925.

  The process of S925 is a process of initializing (for example, setting to “1”) the continuous counter. The value of the “continuous counter” corresponds to the “number of rounds” in the “big hit special gaming state”. After the process of S925, the opening / closing plate 312 is operated in the opening direction to open the special winning opening 311 (S927), so that the game ball can easily win the special winning opening 311.

When the open state of the big prize opening 311 has passed a predetermined time (for example, 30 seconds) t ₁ (S930; YES), or when the number of winnings reaches a predetermined number n ₁ (S935; YES), the “stop condition” Is established, the opening / closing plate 312 is operated in the closing direction, and the special winning opening 311 is closed (S940), and one round is completed. It should be noted that the predetermined time t ₁ has not elapsed (S930; NO), and that the winning number has not reached the predetermined number n ₁ (S935; NO), that is, the “stop condition” is not satisfied. The open state of the special winning opening 311 is maintained. Further, “whether or not the number of winnings has reached a predetermined number n ₁ ” is determined by whether or not a predetermined number n ₁ (for example, 10) winnings are detected by the winning ball detection switch 318 (see FIG. 8). be able to.

It is winning opening 311 (opening and closing plate 312) after being closed by S930, after a predetermined time (e.g. 0.5 seconds) _{t 2} has elapsed, and "+1" the value of the continuous counter (S950), ends the special game It is determined whether or not the condition is satisfied (S955). For example, it is determined whether or not the value of the continuous counter has reached a predetermined number of times (for example, 14 times) (S955). When the predetermined number of times is reached (S955; YES), a special game end condition is satisfied, The special gaming state is ended (S960), and the gaming state of the gaming machine 1 becomes the “non-special gaming state”.

  On the other hand, when the special game end condition is not satisfied, that is, when the predetermined number of times is not reached (S955; NO), the big prize opening 311 (opening / closing plate 312) is opened again, and the big prize winning device 31 is in the game ball. Accepted state. It should be noted that the “game ball accepting state” in which one round is “until the end condition of the round” is continued until the final round (14 rounds in this embodiment). In this embodiment, when the “end condition for each round” is established (S935), the success / failure condition is not judged. Therefore, once the big hit game is started, until the last round of the special game state is reached. Execution is guaranteed.

  After the special game is ended in S960, it is determined whether or not the probability variation hit flag (S665) is set (S995). That is, it is determined whether or not the finished special gaming state is based on the probability change (S995). Then, when the probability variation flag (S665) is set (S995; YES), after executing the processing for canceling the probability variation flag (S996) and the processing for setting the probability variation transition flag (S997), The gaming state control job (S900) is terminated. On the other hand, if “NO” is determined in S995, the gaming state control job (S900) is terminated without executing the processes of S996 and S997.

  In S997, when the probability variation transition flag is set and the gaming machine 1 transitions to the “probability variation state”, the probability of success / failure determination (hit probability) until the special symbol variation is performed 50 times after the special gaming state ends. ) Is improved to about 4 to 10 times the normal value.

(6) Command Transmission / Reception Command transmission / reception between the main control unit 140 and the sub-control units (170, 160) will be described with reference to FIGS. 27 and 28, in steps S810, S820, S830, etc., a special symbol display control command is sent from the main control unit 140 (main control board 340) to the voice / lamp control unit 170 (voice / lamp control board 370). Are output, operation signals are output to the main controller 140 (main control board 340), and the voice / lamp control section 170 (voice / lamp control board) from the main control section 140 (main control board 340). 370) is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing a state in which the effect operation signal is outputted. Note that the transmission / reception of the display control command for the normal symbol is almost the same as the transmission / reception of the display control command for the special symbol, so the description thereof is omitted here.

  In the special symbol control job {FIG. 22 (a)}, when the process of step S810 is executed for the first time, a “variation pattern designation command” is output as shown in FIG. This “variation pattern designation command” is not only a command for starting the variation of the main symbols (first to second main symbols), but also a command for starting the variation of the pseudo symbol that constitutes a special symbol together with these main symbols. is there. Further, it is a command for designating the variation time of the variation of the present symbol and a command for designating the variation time of the pseudo symbol.

  In FIG. 27 and FIG. 28, solid arrows schematically indicate that an operation signal is supplied to the main control unit 140. In addition, the “white arrow” is (1) a case where the “effect operation signal” is schematically shown to be supplied from the main control unit 140 to the sound / lamp control unit 170 and the symbol control unit 160. (2) There are cases where the command issued by the main control unit 140 is schematically shown to be supplied to the voice / lamp control unit 170 and the symbol control unit 160. Further, “arrows with diagonal lines” schematically indicate that a command issued by the voice / lamp control unit 170 is supplied to the symbol control unit 160. The commands output from the voice / lamp control unit 170 will be described in detail later.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the voice / lamp control board 370 receives the “main symbol variation pattern designation command” and immediately transfers it to the symbol control board 360. As a result, the main symbol (first and second main symbols) and the pseudo symbol start to fluctuate. However, the variation of the pseudo symbol may be started by a command using the voice / lamp control board 370 as a transmission source. Further, the voice / lamp control unit 170 and the symbol control unit 160 start processing to be described later based on the received command.

  When the special symbol control job completes the first round of processing and the processing of S820 is executed in the second round, a command for designating the first symbol (first symbol designation command Cts1) is output. still. Since the main control unit main job takes about 4 msec to complete a series of processing, the first symbol designating command is outputted approximately 4 msec after outputting the “design symbol variation pattern designating command”. Further, when the third round process is executed after about 4 msec, a command for designating the second symbol (second symbol designating command Cts2) is output.

  In the present embodiment, it has been described that two symbols cannot be displayed at the same time, but more symbols may be displayed. When the variation pattern designation command and the symbol designation command for the special symbol (this symbol) are output in this way, a command (this symbol stop command Ctstp) for stopping all symbol variation display at a predetermined timing determined according to the variation pattern. Output.

  Then, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the main control unit 140 transmits a “main symbol stop command (special symbol stop command)” to the sound / lamp control board 370 (see S830, FIG. 29). Further, when the voice / lamp control board 370 receives the “main symbol stop command (special symbol stop command)”, it immediately transfers it to the symbol control board 360. Then, the voice / lamp control unit 170 and the symbol control unit 160 perform the stop display of the main symbol and the stop display of the pseudo symbol based on the command thus received. The pseudo symbol stop display may be performed by a command using the voice / lamp control board 370 as a transmission source. In addition, when the stop symbol of this symbol is a symbol indicating that the special game has been won or rejected, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the main control unit 140 displays a “big hit related display command” on the voice / lamp control board 370. (For example, jackpot display start command) "is transmitted.

(5) Sub-substrate main routine a. Outline When the voice / lamp control unit 170 receives the symbol display control command output from the main control unit 140, it immediately transfers the symbol display control command to the symbol control unit 160. The symbol control unit 160 receives the symbol display control command. In response to the control command, display control of special symbols and normal symbols is started. In the following, the process showing the display control of the special symbol, that is, the contents of the sub-board main routine (S1000) will be described. The normal symbol display control is basically the same as the special symbol display control, and the description thereof is omitted here.

  FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the flow of the sub-substrate main routine. In this process, when the gaming machine 1 is turned on or the reset switch is pressed, an initialization job is executed in the main job of the main controller shown in FIG. 25, and the voice / lamp controller 170 and the symbol controller 160 are This is a process that starts automatically when initialized.

  When the sub-substrate main routine is started, it is first determined whether or not a variation pattern designation command has been received (S1005). When the variation pattern designation command is received (S1005: YES), the variation of all special symbols (that is, both the main symbol and the pseudo symbol) and the background symbol is started (S1010). Note that a predetermined sound effect is output in accordance with the start of fluctuation of the special symbol.

  Next, it is determined whether or not all the design designation commands have been received (S1020). If received (S1020; YES), a symbol display control process is performed (S1100). When this symbol stop command is received (S1030; YES), the variation of all special symbols (that is, all symbols and pseudo symbols) and background symbols is stopped (S1500). Further, it is determined whether or not a jackpot related display command has been received (S1800). If it has been received (S1800; YES), the process proceeds to a jackpot related display (S1830). When the above processing is performed, it is confirmed that the power of the gaming machine 1 is not turned off (S1850). If the power is not turned off, the process returns to step S1005 and the following series of processing is performed. If it is determined in step S1850 that the power is off, the sub-board main routine (S1000) is terminated.

(6) Description of Base Plate 700, Relay Board 750, and Mounting Base 800 a, Outline of Base Plate 700 The base plate 700 shows a specific example of a base member, and as shown in FIG. It is fixed to the lower portion of 10b using screws 702. The base plate 700 is an integrally molded product made of resin and has a substantially plate shape that is long in the lateral direction. The base plate 700 has a front surface as a mounting surface (contact surface) to the back surface 10b of the game board 10 and a back surface 703 away from the back surface 10b of the game board 10 (that is, use of the gaming machine 1). At the time, it is turned in the backward direction of the gaming machine 1. In the following description of the base plate 700, the vertical and horizontal directions and positional relationships are based on the state in which the base plate 700 is mounted on the back surface 10b of the game board 10.

  One end side (the right end side in FIG. 30 and the left end side when viewed from the user) of the back surface 703 of the base plate 700 is an attachment location 705 of an “attachment base 800” to be described later. As shown in FIG. 31, the attachment portion 705 has a rib-like contact portion 706 protruding from the peripheral portion side of the attachment portion 705 and a portion inside the peripheral portion (in the direction away from the back surface 703). Projecting). In addition, a positioning protrusion 707 protrudes from a portion on the inner side and the upper side of the peripheral edge.

As shown in FIG. 31, holding arms 708 and 708 protrude in a substantially cantilever shape from a portion located at a substantially intermediate portion along the vertical direction of the attachment location 705 in the peripheral portion of the attachment location 705. These holding arms 708 and 708 constitute a specific example of the “holding means” of Reference Invention 1 , and are “claw-like pieces” having substantially hook shapes that are mirror-symmetric with each other. That is, any of the holding arms 708 and 708 includes an arm main body portion 708a that protrudes substantially perpendicularly from the back surface 703 of the base plate 700, and a bent portion 708b that bends from the free end of the arm main body portion 708a to the other holding arm 708 side. And. The bent portion 708b includes a pressing surface 708d that faces the mounting portion 705 (see FIG. 37).

  Relief portions 709 and 709 are provided in a cutout shape at two locations adjacent to the left and right, while being continuous with the free ends of the holding arms 708 and 708 in the peripheral portion of the attachment location 705. The relief portions 709 and 709 are provided to promote elastic deformation of the holding arms 708 and 708. Then, it is easy for the holding arms 708 and 708 to bend so as to increase the distance between the free ends by the relief portions 709 and 709 (that is, the holding arms 708 and 708 are elastically expanded). It is said that.

  As shown in FIGS. 30 and 31, when the base plate 700 is mounted on the back surface 10b of the gaming board 10, another gaming machine component (in this embodiment, a lamp interface board case) 710 etc. exist, and the space above the attachment point 705 is closed. That is, in the present embodiment, it is difficult to provide the mounting path for the mounting base 800 above the mounting location 705.

b. Overview of Relay Board 750 As shown in FIG. 32, the relay board 750 includes a board body 751 having a substantially planar shape and a plurality of connectors 752 a to 752 c mounted on the board body 751. A conductor pattern is formed on the surface of the substrate main body 751, but the illustration is omitted in FIG. 32. Further, in this relay board 750, a plurality of (three) connectors 752a to 752c are mounted on a small board body (for example, length: 25 to 30 mm, width 30 to 60 mm) 751, and the mounting density is high. For this reason, the grip portion when the worker grips the relay substrate 750 is a slight portion (a portion having a width of 3 mm to 10 mm inward from the circumferential portion) of the substrate body 751. ing.

  In this embodiment, as the relay board 750, wiring between a plurality of control boards (wiring between the main control board 340 and the sound / lamp control board 370, and between the main control board 340 and the payout control board 350). An example of a relay board 750 for relaying the wiring (see FIG. 8). However, this relay board 750 is a relay board (not shown in FIG. 8) for relaying wiring between a plurality of relay boards, and a relay board (FIG. 8) for relaying wiring between the control board and the relay board. Or a relay substrate for power supply wiring (not shown in FIG. 8). Further, instead of the relay board 750, the terminal board may be the wiring board of this embodiment, and the control board may be the wiring board of this embodiment.

c. Outline of Mounting Base 800 An outline of the mounting base 800 will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 and 33 (using FIGS. 34 and 35 as an auxiliary). The mounting base 800 constitutes a specific example of the mounting member, and is an integrally molded product manufactured using a resin and has an outer shape of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The mounting base 800 has a substantially cylindrical side wall portion 801 and an intermediate plate portion 802 as main components, and is configured in a “substantially raised bottom container shape”. The back portion 803 of the mounting base 800 is configured to include one opening portion of the side wall portion 801, and the front portion 804 of the mounting base 800 is configured to include the other opening portion of the side wall portion 801. Yes.

  The side wall portion 801 has a configuration in which four plate-like portions 801a, 801b, 801c, and 801d are combined so that the planar shape is a substantially rectangular frame shape. That is, a pair of plate-like portions facing each other (hereinafter referred to as “longitudinal plate-like portions”) 801a and 801b have a longer width, and another set of plate-like portions facing each other (hereinafter referred to as “short-side”). The lateral shape of 801c, 801d is shortened, so that the planar shape of the side wall 801 is a substantially rectangular frame.

In each of the plate-like portions 801a and 801b on the long side, a pair of ribs 806 and 806 protrude from the outer wall surface. That is, each of the pair of ribs 806 and 806 on the outer wall surface is disposed substantially in parallel with the axial center facing up and down at the lateral intermediate portion of each outer wall surface. Then, (1) each pair of ribs 806, 806, and (2) a portion sandwiched between each pair of ribs 806, 806 in each "longitudinal plate-like portion 801a, 801b" The U-shaped portion (hereinafter referred to as the U-shaped portion S1) "constitutes a specific example of the" held portion "of Reference Invention 1 in relation to the mounting location 705 (one mounting location). . Moreover, shaped part S1 of the co together with the projecting portion S 2 to be described later, in relation to the attachment points 905 which will be described later (other attachment point), constitutes a specific example of the "sliding part" of the Reference Invention 1 Yes. In addition, this U-shaped portion S1 constitutes a specific example of the “regulatory means” in Reference Invention 2 in relation to the attachment location 705 (one attachment location). Note that chamfered portions K and K are provided in a lower portion (a portion continuous with the back portion 803) in the U-shaped portion S1.

  On one side (801a) of the plate-like portions 801a and 801b on the long side, notches 807 are formed on both sides of the pair of ribs 806 and 806. The notch 807 opens at the front surface 804 of the mounting base 800 and opens at the front and back surfaces of the plate-shaped portion 801a, and has a substantially U shape that is long in the axial direction of the side wall 801. {See FIG. 34 (a) etc.}. In addition, a locking arm 808 protrudes from the bottom of each notch 807 in a substantially cantilever shape. These locking arms 808 are substantially hook-shaped claw-like pieces, and their free ends protrude from the other opening (front portion 803) of the side wall portion 801.

  Each of the locking arms 808 and 808 includes an arm main body 808a that rises substantially vertically from the bottom of the notch 807, and a bent portion 808b that bends inward from the protruding end of the arm main body 808a toward the inside of the side wall 801. ing. The lower surface 808c of the bent portion 808b is located on substantially the same plane as the other opening (front portion 803) of the side wall portion 801 (see FIG. 35B and the like). Further, a chamfered portion 808d that is inclined downward in the inner direction of the side wall portion 801 is provided on the upper surface side of the bent portion 808b (see FIG. 35A and the like).

  The middle plate portion 802 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape, and is integrated with the inner wall surface of the side wall portion 801 at the intermediate portion in the height direction of the side wall portion 801. The middle plate portion 802 partitions the internal space 805 of the side wall portion 801 into a space portion 805a that reaches one opening of the side wall portion 801 and a space portion 805b that reaches the other opening of the side wall portion 801. {Refer to FIG. 35 (a) etc.}. In the present embodiment, the latter space portion 805 b, that is, the front portion 804 of the mounting base 800, a specific example of the “mounting portion” is constituted by the space portion 805 b formed in a recessed shape.

  In the middle plate portion 802, a notch 802 b penetrating the front and back of the middle plate portion 802 is provided at a portion adjacent to the locking arm 808. This notch 802 b is continuous with the free end of the locking arm 808 and constitutes an escape portion for promoting the elastic deformation of the locking arm 808.

  From the surface of the middle plate portion 802 (that is, the surface on the front portion 804 side), a support portion 802d that is integrated with the inner wall surface of the side wall portion 801 protrudes. The support portion 802d is a portion that supports the relay board 750 while being in contact with the back surface of the relay board 750. In this embodiment, when the relay substrate 750 is mounted on the mounting portion (space portion 805b), the peripheral edge of the back surface of the relay substrate 750 is supported by the plurality of support portions 802d protruding from the surface of the middle plate portion 802. The In other words, there is a gap R between a portion of the back surface of the relay board 750 that is not supported by the support portion 802d (hereinafter referred to as “main portion”) and the surface of the intermediate plate portion 802 {FIG. )}, The relay board 750 can be mounted in a stable state on the mounting portion (space portion 805b).

  The relay board 750 is mounted with a plurality of connectors 752a to 752c as described above, and the solder traces generated when the feet of the connectors 752a to 752c are fixed to the back surface thereof by soldering. There are many. However, the present embodiment employs a structure in which these “solder traces” are arranged in the gap R, and the periphery of the relay substrate 750 where the “solder trace” does not exist is supported by the support portion 802d. Because.

In the middle plate portion 802, two through holes 802 a are provided along the longitudinal direction so as to penetrate the front and back of the middle plate portion 802. Further, on the back surface of the middle plate portion 802 (that is, the surface on the back portion 803 side), a substantially hanging lid-shaped bottom portion 802f is projected from the periphery of the through hole 802a {FIG. 34 (b). ) And FIG. 35 (b)}. The hanging portion 802f is concentric with the through hole 802a and has a disc-shaped bottom portion 802g at the protruding end. Furthermore, an insertion hole 802h is provided in a penetrating manner at the axial center of the bottom 802g {see FIG. 35 (b), etc.}. And the protrusion part S2 which protrudes from the bottom part 803 (downward) is formed in the protrusion end side of these two hanging parts 802f and 802f. The protruding portion S2 protruding from the bottom portion 803 constitutes a specific example of the “sliding portion” of the reference invention 1 in relation to the mounting location 905 (other mounting location) described later together with the U-shaped portion S1. {See FIGS. 35 (a) to 35 (c)}.

  The other opening of the side wall 801 (the opening constituting the front portion 804) has four corners, but of these, the “longitudinal plate-like portion 801b” where the locking arm 808 does not exist. Drop-off prevention pieces 804b and 804b are provided at corners located at both ends. The drop prevention pieces 804b and 804b are sized so that the back surface faces the space portion 805b. The fall prevention pieces 804b and 804b and the above-mentioned locking arms 808 and 808 (locking means) are used to prevent the relay board 750 mounted on the space portion 805b (mounting portion) from falling off. Preventive means ".

(6) Procedure for Attaching “Relay Board 750 and Mounting Base 800” to Base Plate 700 First, as shown in FIG. 36A, with the surface portion 804 of the mounting base 800 facing upward, 752c is directed upward, the long side is directed to the long side of the mounting base 800, and the short side of the substrate body 751 is directed to the short side of the mounting base 800. Here, the substrate body 751 includes two edge portions 751a and 751b along the longitudinal direction and includes four corner portions. The corner portions located at both ends of the one edge portion 751a are dropped. When inserted below the prevention pieces 804b and 804b, the back surface of the other end edge portion 751b is supported by the chamfered portions 808d and 808d of the two locking arms 808 and 808. As a result, the substrate body 751 enters an inclined state in which the substrate body 751 is inclined downward from the “other end edge portion 751b” toward the “one end edge portion 751a”.

  Thereafter, a pressing force that changes the posture horizontally is applied to the substrate body 751 to shift the substrate body 751 from the inclined state to the horizontal state. During this transition, the bent portion 808b is pressed in the direction away from the side wall portion 801 by the back surface of the other edge portion 751b. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 36 (b), the locking arm 808 bends the bent portion 808b away from the side wall portion 801 and reaches the other end edge portion 751b below the bent portion 808b. The substrate body 751 shifts to the horizontal state.

  Thus, when the substrate body 751 shifts to the horizontal state, the back surface thereof is supported by the plurality of support portions 802d. At the same time, the lower surface 808c of the bent portion 808b comes into contact with the surface of the “other end edge portion 751b”. As a result, as shown in FIG. 36C, the relay board 750 has the “other end edge 751 b of the board body 751” locked in the retaining direction by the two locking arms 808, and “ When both ends of one edge portion 751a "of the substrate main body 751 enter the back side of the drop prevention pieces 804b and 804b, the board main body 751 is held by the mounting portion (space portion 805b) of the mounting base 800. In this embodiment, when the relay board 750 is prevented from being dropped, two places of the relay board 750 are entered below the two drop prevention pieces 804b and 804b, and two locking means (locking arms 808 and 808) are inserted. A mode is adopted in which the relay substrate 750 is locked and the four portions of the relay substrate 750 are prevented from coming off. That is, the number of “locking means (locking arms 808 and 808) locked to the relay substrate 750 while being elastically deformed” is reduced while adopting a mode in which the direction is stopped at four locations (two). Therefore, it is possible to easily prevent the relay board 750 from being detached, and accordingly, the possibility that the relay board 750 is damaged during the work is reduced.

  When the holding of the relay board 750 by the mounting base 800 is released, the mounting base 800 and the relay board 750 are turned upside down while the locking arm 808 is bent so that the bent portion 808b is away from the side wall portion 801. To. As a result, the locking state between the locking arm 808 and the other end edge portion 751b of the substrate body 751 is released, and the relay substrate 750 faces the other end edge portion 751b of the substrate body 751 downward, and the substrate body 751. While being in an inclined state with one end edge portion 751a facing upward, it is detached from the mounting base 800 and dropped.

  The mounting base 800 holding the relay board 750 (hereinafter, also referred to as “held mounting base 800”) is attached to the mounting location 705 in the following procedure. That is, as shown in FIG. 37 (a), the back portion 803 of the mounting base 800 is opposed to the mounting location 705 (opposite in the front-rear direction of the gaming machine 1), and then the mounting base 800 is oriented in the direction of the mounting location 705. The left and right “bending ends of the bent portions 708b of the holding arms 708 and 708” are brought into contact with the chamfered portions K and K, respectively. At this time, the left and right “holding arms 708 and 708” are aligned with “U-shaped portions S1” provided on the “longitudinal plate-like portions 801a and 801b” on the left and right of the mounting base 800.

  In this state, the “held mounting base 800” is pushed in the direction of the mounting location 705. The direction of the attachment location 705 is the direction of arrow A in FIGS. 31 and 37A, that is, “the front direction substantially perpendicular to the attachment location 705”. This direction constitutes a specific example of “a direction intersecting the attachment location 705”. Then, when the “held mounting base 800” is pushed in, the bent ends of the bent portions 708b of the holding arms 708 and 708 are chamfered portions K and K (with reference to the mounting location 705 as “reverse C-shaped”. It slides with the chamfered portions K, K) arranged in the “shape”. For this reason, both holding arms 708 and 708 are bent so as to widen the interval between the bent portions 708b and 708b, with the back surface 703 of the base plate 700 as a fixed end.

  As a result, the bent portions 708b and 708b of the holding arms 708 and 708 enter the left and right “U-shaped portions S1” (that is, between the pair of ribs 806 and 806). Thereafter, when the pushing amount of the “held mounting base 800” in the direction of the mounting location 705 is increased, each holding arm 708, 708 and each “U-shaped portion S1” slide. As a result, the mounting path of the “held mounting base 800” is restricted to “a direction substantially perpendicular to the mounting location 705 (a specific example of the direction intersecting the mounting location 705). As shown, the pressing operation is completed when the contact portion 706 contacts the back portion 803 of the mounting base 800. At this time, the positioning projection 707 enters the insertion hole 802h of the upper hanging portion 802f. As a result, positioning of the “held mounting base 800” with respect to the mounting location 705 is performed.

  As described above, when the push-in operation (mounting) of the “held mounting base 800” is completed, both the bent portions 708b are turned to the front portion 804 side of the mounting base 800, and the pressing surface 708d is the edge of the front portion 804. (A portion corresponding to each pair of ribs 806 and 806). As a result, the “held mounting base 800” is held in a state where it is prevented from being detached from the mounting location 705. In other words, in the mounting base 800, each portion (each “U-shaped portion S1”) constituting the held portion and each holding arm 708, 708 constituting the holding means are engaged with each other. The base 800 "is held with respect to the attachment location 705.

  It should be noted that the removal work of the “held mounting base 800” is performed as follows. That is, both holding arms 708 and 708 are bent so that the bent portions 708b and 708b are separated from each other, and the held portion (the U-shaped portion S1) of the mounting base 800 and each holding arm 708 and 708 are Release the engagement. Then, when the “held mounting base 800” is pulled behind the mounting location 705 (that is, the rear direction with respect to the gaming machine 1), the “held mounting base 800” is detached from the mounting location 705, This removal operation is completed.

B. Example 2
Next, a gaming machine according to the second embodiment will be described. However, the gaming machine of the second embodiment has a difference in the configuration of the base plate 900 as shown in FIG. 38, but is otherwise the same as the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. For this reason, in Example 2, it demonstrates centering on the difference in the structure of the base board 900. FIG. The configurations of the relay substrate 750 and the mounting base 800 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The base plate 900 also shows a specific example of the base member, and is fixed to the back surface 10b (see FIG. 30) of the game board 10 using screws. The base plate 900 is also an integrally molded product made of resin and has a substantially plate shape that is long in the lateral direction. The base plate 900 also has a front surface as an attachment surface (contact surface) to the back surface 10b of the game board 10 and a back surface 903 away from the back surface 10b of the game board 10 (that is, use of the gaming machine 1). At the time, it is directed in the backward direction of the gaming machine 1).

  The base plate 900 also has one end side of the back surface 903 (for example, the right end side when viewed from behind the back surface 903 and the left end side when viewed from the user) as an attachment location 905 of the “mounting base 800”. This attachment location 905 shows a specific example of “another attachment location”, and as shown in FIG. 38, the fixed arms 908 and 908 are projected from both sides of the peripheral portion. Each of these fixed arms 908 and 908 has a substantially cantilever structure in which the back surface 903 of the base plate 900 is a free end and protrudes at a substantially right angle toward the back of the back surface 903. In addition, the two fixed arms 908 and 908 arranged side by side when viewed from behind the back surface 903 are target surfaces of the attachment location 905 (virtual surfaces, which are substantially orthogonal to the attachment location 905 and The surfaces are mirror-symmetric with respect to each other on the basis of the surface arranged in the vertical direction.

  The “fixed arm 908” on the left side when viewed from the back of the back surface 903 has an arm main body portion 908a whose vertical cross-sectional shape (a shape along a vertical cross section parallel to the back surface 903) is substantially L-shaped, and an arm main body portion A vertical plate portion 908b having a rectangular plate shape substantially in parallel with the back surface 903 is provided while being integrated with the free end of 908a. Further, the “fixed arm 908” on the right side when viewed from behind the back surface 903 has an arm main body portion 908a whose vertical cross-sectional shape (a shape along a vertical cross-section parallel to the back surface 903) is substantially inverted L-shaped, A vertical plate portion 908b having a rectangular plate shape substantially in parallel with the back surface 903 is provided while being integrated with the free end of the arm main body portion 908a.

  Relief portions 909 and 909 are provided in a cutout shape at two locations adjacent to the left and right, while continuing to the free ends of the fixed arms 908 and 908 in the peripheral portion of the attachment location 905. The relief portions 909 and 909 are also provided to promote elastic deformation of the fixed arms 908 and 908. And, it is easy for the fixed arms 908 and 908 to bend so as to increase the distance between the free ends by the relief portions 909 and 909 (that is, to elastically expand both the fixed arms 908 and 908). It is said that.

  A rib 910 having a symmetrical shape with respect to the target surface of the attachment location 905 is provided inside the attachment location 905 so as to protrude behind the back surface 903. The rib 910 describes a substantially “U-shaped path” that opens upward as viewed from behind the back surface 903. In the rib 910, two linear portions 911 formed in the vertical direction are arranged side by side, but the interval between the two linear portions 911 and 911 is substantially equal to the outer diameter of each hanging portion 802f. Has been. In other words, the outer surface of the hanging portion 802f is in contact with both linear portions 911 and 911, and the spacing is such that the hanging portion 802f can slide along the both linear portions 911 and 911. Further, in the rib 910, the inner diameter of the substantially semicircular portion 912 that is integral with the lower ends of both linear portions 911, 911 can accommodate the substantially lower half of the protruding portion S.

This rib 910 constitutes a specific example of the “guide portion” according to the invention of claim 1 in relation to the attachment portion 905 together with the aforementioned “fixed arms 908 and 908”. In addition, the above-described protruding portion S2 and “U-shaped portion S1” constitute a specific example of the “sliding portion” of Reference Invention 1 in relation to the attachment location 905.

  In the attachment location 905, a vertically long notch 920 that opens at the upper end surface of the base plate 900 is provided at a position along the axial center of the rib 910. The notch 920 has a substantially rectangular planar shape and is open at the upper end surface of the base plate 900. Further, the bottom surface portion of the notch portion 920 coincides with the position of the substantially upper half of the linear portions 911 and 911. In addition, a locking arm 930 configured like a cantilever is raised inside the notch 920 with its bottom surface serving as a fixed end.

  The locking arm 930 has an upper end portion (that is, a free end) 931 protruding above the upper end surface of the base plate 900 and a protrusion 932 protruding from the intermediate portion. In this embodiment, the protrusion 932 functions as a “fixing protrusion” and a “positioning protrusion”. However, the protrusion 932 can function as only one of them. Moreover, the edge located in the back side of the base board 900 among the upper end parts (namely, free end) 931 is the chamfering part 931a. In the locking arm 930, the upper end portion (that is, the free end) 931 and the fixing protrusion 932 protrude from the attachment location 905 (project behind the base plate 900).

  In the present embodiment, the “held mounting base 800” is attached to the attachment location 905 in the following procedure. That is, as shown in FIG. 39, the longitudinal direction is directed up and down, the back portion 803 (not shown) of the mounting base 800 is directed toward the mounting location 705, and further, the back portion 803 of the mounting base 800 is lined up and down. “Two drooping portions 802f, 802f” are aligned above the ribs 910.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 40, the “held mounting base 800” is moved downward, and the lower protrusion S <b> 2 enters the inside of the rib 910. At this time, as shown in FIG. 43 (a), the outer surface of the lower protrusion S2 slides with the locking arm 930 toward the lower side of the locking arm 930, starting with the chamfered portion 931a. Therefore, the locking arm 930 is bent so that the upper end portion (that is, the free end) 931 side is away from the lower protruding portion S2. For this reason, the approach to the inside of the rib 910 of the downward protrusion part S2 is performed smoothly.

  Thus, when the lower protrusion S2 enters the inside of the rib 910, the alignment of the lower protrusion S2 and the rib 910 is completed. In this state, the “held mounting base 800” is pushed downward in the mounting location 905. This downward direction is the direction of arrow B in FIG. 38, that is, the “downward direction along the attachment location 905”. This downward direction constitutes a specific example of “a direction along the attachment location 905”.

  Thereafter, when the downward pushing amount of the “held mounting base 800” is increased, as shown in FIG. 41, ribs 806, 806 (U-shaped) arranged on the left and right sides of the mounting base 800, respectively. The shaped portion S1) enters the left and right fixed arms 908. Then, the end surfaces of these ribs 806, 806 (the U-shaped portion S1) and the inner wall surfaces of the left and right fixed arms 908 slide.

  Further, when the downward pushing amount of the “held mounting base 800” is increased, the upper protruding portion S2 also enters the inside of the rib 910. At this time, the outer surface slides with the locking arm 930 toward the lower side of the locking arm 930 starting from the chamfered portion 931a as in the lower protrusion S2, so that the locking arm 930 is The upper end portion (that is, the free end) 931 is bent so as to be away from the lower protruding portion S2. For this reason, the upper protrusion S <b> 2 also smoothly enters the rib 910.

  Furthermore, when the downward pushing amount of the “held mounting base 800” is increased, as shown in FIG. 42, ribs 806 located on both the left and right wall surfaces of the mounting base 800 806 {in FIG. D)} is in contact with the inner bottom surface of the fixed arm 908, and the downward pushing amount of the “held mounting base 800” is prohibited from increasing further. At this time, as shown in FIG. 43 (b), the fixing protrusion 932 enters the insertion hole 802h provided in the upper protrusion S2, and the attachment of the "held mounting base 800" to the mounting location 905 is performed. To complete.

  At this time, the “holding mount 800” is prohibited from moving in the vertical direction by the fixing protrusion 932 entering the insertion hole 802h. The movement of the middle part of the mounting base 800 into the fixed arm 908 is prohibited from moving left and right and back and forth (the left and right ribs 806 and 806 are fitted inside the fixed arm 908, respectively. Therefore, it will be in the state fixed to the attachment location 905. FIG.

  In the aspect shown in the second embodiment, there is no empty space behind the attachment point 905, which is not sufficient, and it is difficult to secure the attachment path of the attachment base 800 along the front and rear of the attachment point 905 or along the oblique front and rear. It is effective in such cases. In the second embodiment, the sliding direction of the guide portion and the sliding portion is the vertical direction. However, the formation direction can be variously selected in the plane along the back surface 903 of the base plate 900. That is, for example, it can be a substantially horizontal direction or a substantially inclined direction.

C. Example 3
Next, a gaming machine according to the third embodiment will be described. However, the gaming machine of the third embodiment has a difference in the configuration of the base plate 950, but the other points are the same as the gaming machine 1 of the first embodiment. For this reason, also in Example 3, it demonstrates centering on the difference in the structure of the base board 950. FIG. The configurations of the relay substrate 750 and the mounting base 800 are the same as those in the first embodiment.

  The base plate 950 of the third embodiment also shows a specific example of the base member, and is fixed to the back surface 10b (see FIG. 30) of the game board 10 using screws. The base plate 950 is also an integrally formed product made of resin and has a substantially plate shape that is long in the lateral direction. The base plate 950 also has a front surface as an attachment surface (contact surface) to the back surface 10b of the game board 10 and a back surface 903 away from the back surface 10b of the game board 10 (that is, use of the gaming machine 1). At the time, it is directed in the backward direction of the gaming machine 1).

  The base plate 950 also has one end side of the back surface 953 (for example, the right end side when viewed from behind the back surface 953 and the left end side when viewed from the user) as an attachment location 955 of the “mounting base 800”. As shown in FIG. 44, the attachment portion 955 also includes two screw holes 956 arranged in the vertical direction.

  In Example 3, the relay board 750 is removed from the mounting base 800 and attached to the mounting location 955 in a state. In other words, the two hanging portions 802f and 802f arranged vertically on the back portion 803 of the mounting base 800 are screwed with the longitudinal direction facing up and down, the back portion 803 of the mounting base 800 facing the direction of the mounting location 955. Align with hole 956. When the fixing screws 960 are attached to the insertion holes 802h of the bottom portions 802g of the hanging portions 802f and 802f and the screw holes 956 from the surface portion 804 side of the mounting base 800, the mounting location 955 of the mounting base 800 is reached. Complete the installation. Then, when the relay board 750 is held on the mounting base 800, the attachment of the relay board 750 to the attachment location 955 is completed.

  In this embodiment, when the mounting base 800 and the relay board 750 are removed from the mounting location 955, the fixing screw 960 is removed after the relay board 750 is removed from the mounting base 800, and the mounting base 800 is removed from the mounting location 955. Just remove it.

  The aspect shown in the third embodiment is effective when not only the back of the attachment portion 955 but also the left and right sides are insufficient. That is, it is effective as a measure when the condition of the attachment location 905 is particularly bad.

  In the third embodiment, the relay board 750 is held on the mounting base 800 after the mounting base 800 is attached to the mounting portion 955. However, in the third embodiment, the mounting base 800 holding the relay board 750 is attached to the mounting base 800. You may employ | adopt the structure attached to the location 955 or removing from the attachment location 955. FIG. For example, as shown by a broken line L in FIG. 44, a tool (the entire tool may be passed through the relay substrate 750, but the portion of the tool that acts on the fixing screw 960 reaches the fixing screw 960. (For example, a through hole at the tip of a driver is provided) or a fixing portion is fixed to a portion of the mounting base 800 that is not concealed by the relay board 750. And the fixing portion may be fixed to the attachment portion 955 with a fixing screw 960 or the like.

D. Advantages of Embodiments As shown in the embodiments, according to the “mounting base 800” common to the embodiments, any one of a plurality of mounting paths is selected and attached to target mounting locations 705, 905, and 955. be able to. In other words, the gaming machines of the respective embodiments are all different, and the surrounding environments of the attachment locations 705, 905, and 955 are different. However, according to each embodiment, an optimal one can be selected as the “mounting path (mounting direction) and mounting method of the mounting base 800” according to the environment around the target mounting locations 705, 905, and 955. Therefore, according to each embodiment, the mounting base 800 can be smoothly attached to and detached from the gaming machine. Therefore, according to each embodiment, it is possible to obtain a mounting base 800 that has high versatility and can effectively perform “recycling”, and can also effectively “recycle” the relay board 750.

  In the first and second embodiments, the relay board 750 is attached to and detached from the target mounting locations 705, 905, and 955 while being held by the mounting base 800. In other words, the operator does not need to touch the relay board 750 itself directly when attaching / detaching the relay board 850 to / from the gaming machine. Therefore, the operator is mounted on the relay board 750 during the attachment / detachment work. In addition, the connector 752a to 752c can be prevented from being damaged.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and is not limited to the wording of each claim without departing from the scope described in each claim. Can be easily replaced by these, and improvements based on knowledge that a person skilled in the art normally has can be added as appropriate. That is, the modification which has the characteristics of several Example can also be illustrated.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a gaming machine called a “seven machine” (pachinko machine) has been described. Of course, pachinko machines called “wings” and “rights” are used, Needless to say, the present invention can be applied to an arrange ball game machine and a revolving game machine.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the guide portion and the sliding portion and the like are configured by a protrusion, but one of the guide portion and the sliding portion is a protrusion, and the other of the guide portion and the sliding portion is It can also be comprised by the recessed part which this protrusion fits in the state which can slide. Further, in the present embodiment, a mode in which the same mounting member is mounted on “different mounting positions (different configuration modes of the guide portion)” between different types (different models) of gaming machines has been exemplified. However, the invention of each claim is also applicable to an aspect in which the same attachment member is attached to “an attachment portion of a different aspect (a different configuration aspect of the guide portion)” between gaming machines of the same type (the same model). Applicable.

  The present invention can be used in the field of manufacturing and selling gaming machines.

It is a front view which shows the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the front frame opened in the gaming machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows various LED boards in the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is a front view which shows a game board in the game machine which concerns on the Example and each modification of this invention. (A) is a schematic front view which shows the display screen of a liquid crystal display device in the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention, (b) shows the display mode of a 1st design symbol. It is explanatory drawing, (c) is explanatory drawing which shows the display mode of a 2nd book symbol. (A)-(c) is schematic explanatory drawing which shows the aspect of the stop symbol of a pseudo | simulation symbol in the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is a back view which shows the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the electronic controller which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. (A) is explanatory drawing of the main control part which comprises the electronic controller with which the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention is equipped, (b) is each Example and each modification of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the payout control part which comprises the electronic controller with which this game machine is provided. It is explanatory drawing which shows a main control part in the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows CPU which comprises a main control part in the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the symbol control part which comprises the electronic controller with which the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention is provided. It is explanatory drawing of the audio | voice / lamp control part which comprises the electronic controller with which the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention is provided. In the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention, it is an explanatory diagram showing a representative example of various memories and the like stored in the built-in RAM of the main control unit. (A) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the random symbol memory for special symbol determination in the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention, (b) is each Example and each modification of this invention. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a normal symbol determination random number memory in the gaming machine according to FIG. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the main control part main job which the main control part of the game machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention performs. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing an initialization job in the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which showed notionally the mode that the initial symbol designation | designated command was output from the main control part in the gaming machine which concerns on each Example and each modification of this invention. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing a demonstration display job in the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention. (A) is a flowchart showing a normal symbol control job in the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention, and (b) is a gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing a normal symbol related command. (A) is a flowchart for explaining the normal lottery lottery job in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention and each modification. (A) is a flowchart showing a special symbol control job in the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention, and (b) is a gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows a special symbol related command. In the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention and each modification, it is a flow diagram for explaining a special symbol win / fail determination job (part of jackpot determination). FIG. 24 is a flowchart for explaining jackpot processing in the special symbol success / failure determination job of FIG. 23. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a gaming state control job (mainly a portion of a special gaming state related to jackpot) in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention and each modified example. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a gaming state control job (mainly a part related to detachment) in the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention and each modified example. In the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention, it is a time chart of the start of special symbol variation, during the variation. In the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention, it is a time chart during special symbol change and stop display. FIG. 11 is a flowchart for explaining a sub-board main routine in the gaming machine according to each embodiment and each modification of the present invention. It is a partial rear view of the gaming board constituting the gaming machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the attachment location provided in the game machine which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on each Example of this invention is provided, and a relay board | substrate. It is a top view of the attachment member with which the gaming machine concerning each example of the present invention is provided. (A) is a right view of the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on each Example of this invention is provided, (b) is aa sectional drawing of FIG. (A) is a bb cross-sectional view of FIG. 33, (b) is a cc cross-sectional view of FIG. 33, and (c) is a dd cross-sectional view of FIG. (A)-(c) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure which makes the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on each Example of this invention is equipped hold | maintain a relay board | substrate. (A) And (b) is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 1 of this invention is provided to an attachment location. It is a perspective view for demonstrating the attachment location provided in the game machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is provided to an attachment location. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is provided to an attachment location. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is provided to an attachment location. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is provided to an attachment location. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 2 of this invention is provided to an attachment location. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the procedure for attaching the attachment member with which the game machine which concerns on Example 3 of this invention is provided to an attachment location, and the procedure for hold | maintaining a relay board | substrate in an attachment location.

Explanation of symbols

1; gaming machine 1 (ball game machine),
805b; space part (mounting part),
700, 900, 950 base plate (base member),
703, 903, 953; mounting location,
708; holding arm (holding means),
750; relay board (wiring board),
800; mounting plate (mounting member),
801; side wall,
803; back,
804; front part,
804b and 808; drop prevention piece 804b and locking arm (drop-off prevention means),
910 and 908; ribs 910 and fixing arms 908 and 908 (guide portions),
Guide part; rib (910) and S1; U-shaped part (held part, regulating means, sliding part),
S2: Protruding part (sliding part).

Claims (8)

E Bei mounting portion having wiring board is mounted, together comprise a substantially cylindrical side wall portion, while facing the back portion located on one end side of the side wall portion to a predetermined mounting position of the gaming machine, the A wiring board mounting member attached to the mounting location in a state of being sandwiched between a pair of guide members provided in the gaming machine ,
In each of a pair of outer wall surfaces opposed to each other in a substantially parallel manner in the side wall portion, a pair of ribs that are substantially parallel are projected while drawing a path from the front side to the back side of the mounting member. And
In a relationship with a pair of guide members that protrude along one direction intersecting with each of the mounting locations and can enter between a pair of corresponding ribs, the corresponding guide member is slid between the pair of ribs. be to enter a state, functions as a means for regulating the mounting path of the mounting member to the path along the direction of the one,
Ribs projecting guide surfaces to draw the path toward the other direction along the attachment point, from the other of either the the projecting end a pair of outer wall surface of the ribs projecting from one of said pair of outer wall surface In the relationship with the pair of guide members facing each other while providing an interval corresponding to the distance between the protruding end portions, the protruding end portions of each pair of ribs are in the other direction with respect to the guide surface of the corresponding guide member. along be to slide, the wiring board mounting member, characterized in that it comprises a sliding means which functions as a means for regulating the mounting path of the mounting member in a path along the other direction. The mounting member for a wiring board according to claim 1, further comprising: the back portion that makes substantially the whole or a part abut against the mounting location; and a front portion that includes the mounting portion in a recessed shape. The mounting member for a wiring board according to claim 2 , further comprising a dropping prevention means for preventing the wiring board mounted on the mounting part from falling off from the mounting part. An insertion hole into which at least one of a male screw portion of a fixing screw, a fixing protrusion, and a positioning protrusion is inserted is provided in a portion that abuts or faces the mounting location. The wiring board mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . The wiring board mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the wiring board includes a plurality of connectors exposed to the outside in a state of being held by the holding portion. The wiring board mounting according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the mounting portion is provided on a back surface of the game board or a part for a gaming machine attached to the back surface of the game board. Element. It said mounting portion is a base member mounted on the rear surface of the game board, or claim 1-5, characterized in that provided in the base member to be attached to the recreation board of the mounted parts for a game machine on the back The wiring board mounting member according to any one of the above. A gaming machine comprising the wiring board mounting member according to any one of claims 1 to 7 .

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