JP2009028383A - Switch for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which can achieve the prevention of a fraudulent act by disturbing a player, who performs the fraudulent act, by making a front side of a shaft lever come off because the shaft lever breaks in the middle if the shaft lever is pulled down by hanging a piano wire, etc. thereon, and by making the shop-assistant of a game parlor recognize at a glance that the fraudulent act has been performed. <P>SOLUTION: When the securing of a movement securing part (181) and a fixed securing part (133) comes off by the movement of a movable body (180) by a foreign substance which enters from the opening (220) of a front shaft lever (130) and a rear shaft lever (140), a coupling rod (170) moves to a rear sliding accommodating portion (141) and the shaft lever (120) is formed in a way that separates into the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a switch for gaming machines, and more specifically, aims at a specific numerical range by adjusting the operation timing to the cycle of the counter circuit, thereby suppressing fraudulent acts trying to allocate a specific lottery result with a high probability. This invention relates to a switch for a gaming machine that can be used.

Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a slot machine, when a start switch is operated, a lottery for winning or losing one of a plurality of winning combinations is performed by a winning lottery means. In addition, when any winning combination is won, stop control of each rotating reel is performed so that winning symbol arrays corresponding to the winning combination can be aligned on the winning effective line. When all the spinning reels stop rotating and the winning symbol array is aligned on the winning line, the winning combination is won and a predetermined profit (usually, a predetermined number of game medals is received). (Payout) is granted.
The winning lottery means latches the numerical value of the counter circuit that is incremented within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 16383 or 0 to 65535 in decimal number) at the timing when the start switch is operated, and the latched numerical value is obtained. The winning lottery determination table is collated to determine which combination has been won or lost.

In this winning lottery determination table, for example, if the latched numerical value is in the range of 0 to 99, the big bonus is won (BB game winning), and if it is in the range of 100 to 299, the regular bonus winning (RB game winning) ), If it is in the range of 300 to 699, it is determined that the small role is selected, if it is in the range of 700 to 2999, it is determined to be replayed, and otherwise it is determined to be lost.
For this reason, if the start switch is operated randomly, the lottery result of the winning lottery means is expected to follow the ratio of each numerical range defined in the winning lottery table. When the start switch is operated, the latched numerical value is biased within a specific range, and the lottery result of the winning lottery means is also biased toward a specific one.

Then, by exploiting the characteristics of such a gaming machine, a specific lottery result (especially a BB game win) is allocated (winned) with a higher probability than an expected value that is scheduled in advance based on the winning probability, etc. The fraudulent act of gaining more profit has been regarded as a problem.
In addition, such an illegal act includes, for example, a piano wire that is hooked to an operation lever (shaft lever) of a start switch, a solenoid that pulls the piano wire downward, and a control unit that controls driving of the solenoid. May be performed using unauthorized equipment. This fraudulent instrument is used by adjusting so that the solenoid is driven at a timing when the numerical value of the counter circuit falls within a range where a specific lottery result (particularly, BB game) is obtained.

In order to prevent such illegal acts, for example, a technique for sequentially changing the cycle of the counter circuit (see Patent Document 1) or a light-shielding portion of the photosensor in conjunction with the swing of the operation lever (shaft lever). There is a technique (see Patent Documents 2 to 4) for causing the movement.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-320718 JP 2005-73838 A JP 2005-81004 A JP 2005-87583 A

However, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, the control program is complicated, and in the techniques disclosed in Patent Documents 2 to 4, the light-shielding portion of the photosensor moves freely, so Switching of becomes unstable.
Accordingly, each invention described in each claim has been made in view of the problems of the conventional techniques described above, and the object thereof is as follows.
(Claim 1) That is, the invention described in claim 1 has been made in view of the above-described problems of the prior art, and the object of the invention is to prevent fraud. In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a switch for a gaming machine in which the control program is not complicated and the switching between ON and OFF is not unstable.

(Claim 2) The invention described in claim 2 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1. That is, the invention according to claim 2 is to provide a switch for a gaming machine that can reliably release the locking of the movable locking portion and the fixed locking portion.
(Claim 3) The invention described in claim 3 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2. That is, the invention described in claim 3 is for a gaming machine that can be fixed so that the front shaft lever when the shaft lever is used integrally and the connecting rod when the front shaft lever is released are not pulled forward. Is to provide a switch.

  (Claim 4) The invention described in claim 4 has the following object in addition to the object of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3. That is, the invention according to claim 4 is to provide a switch for a gaming machine in which the disengaged front shaft lever and the grip ball are not lost.

(Claim 1)
(Features) The invention described in claim 1 is characterized by the following points. That is, a shaft lever (120) that is pivotably supported with a front end protruding forward of the gaming machine (10) and a rear end positioned inside the gaming machine (10), and the shaft lever (120) A grip ball (150) fixed on the front side of the shaft, and a detection unit (on the back side of the shaft lever (120) for detecting switching between ON and OFF due to displacement accompanying the swing of the shaft lever (120)) 100), the shaft lever (120) is located at the rear end of the shaft lever (120) and protrudes forward from the inside of the gaming machine (10). A shaft lever (140), a front shaft lever (130) located at the front end of the shaft lever (120) and connected to the front end of the rear shaft lever (140) and protruding further forward; and the rear shaft A coupling part (160) for coupling the lever (140) and the front shaft lever (130), the coupling The portion (160) includes a connecting rod (170) that allows the rear shaft lever (140) and the front shaft lever (130) to swing together, and is urged rearward to move, and the connecting rod. (170), and a movable body (180) capable of advancing and retreating in a direction intersecting the central axis of the connecting rod (170), and the movable body (180) projects outward and protrudes forward. A movable locking portion (181) that can be locked to the shaft lever (130) is provided, and a part of the moving body (180) is a gap between the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) ( 220), and the rear shaft lever (140) includes a rear sliding storage portion (141) capable of sliding the connecting rod (170) in the front-rear direction, and the front shaft The lever (130) includes a front sliding storage portion (131) capable of sliding the connecting rod (170) in the front-rear direction, and the front sliding storage portion (131) protrudes inwardly to move the moving member. To stop (181) A fixed locking portion (133) that can be stopped, and the movable locking portion (181) is locked to the fixed locking portion (133), so that the connecting rod (170) is stored in the rear sliding manner. The shaft lever (120) is integrated with the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) when fixed at a position straddling both the portion (141) and the front sliding storage portion (131). The foreign matter entering from the gap (220) between the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) moves the moving body (180), thereby moving the movement locking portion (181 ) And the fixed locking portion (133) are disengaged, the connecting rod (170) moves to the rear sliding storage portion (141), and the shaft lever (120) is moved to the front shaft lever. (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) are separably formed.

Here, the “game machine (10)” is specifically a slot machine, for example, but includes a pachinko machine having the above-described rotating reel (40) and other game machines.
The detection unit (100) is provided on the rear side of the pivotally supported portion of the shaft lever (120), and is turned on by a displacement accompanying the swing of the shaft lever (120). This is for detecting switching to OFF. For example, the detection unit (100) includes a photosensor (70) having a light emitting unit (71) and a light receiving unit (72), and a shielding unit (73) capable of shielding light from the light emitting unit (71). It is what. And it is like a shielding part (73) being fixed to the rear end of the shaft lever (120). When the shaft lever (120) is in the center position, the shielding part (73) is located between the light emitting part (71) and the light receiving part (72), and the light emitting part (71) to the light receiving part (72). However, when the shaft lever (120) swings, the shield (73) moves along with the swing of the shaft lever (120), and the light from the light emitting part (71) is not blocked. The light is incident on the light receiving portion (72). In this way, switching between ON and OFF can be detected by swinging the shaft lever (120).

(Operation) The present invention relates to a connecting rod (181) by the movement locking portion (181) protruding from the movable body (180) being locked to the fixed locking portion (133) of the front sliding storage portion (131). 170) is fixed at a position straddling both the front sliding storage part (131) and the rear sliding storage part (141), the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) are integrated with the shaft. Functions as a lever (120). That is, in a state where the movement locking portion (181) and the fixed locking portion (133) are locked, it functions as a normal single shaft lever (120), and grips the grip ball (150) to By swinging (120), switching between ON and OFF can be performed via the detection unit (100).
On the other hand, a cheating person puts a cheating tool such as a wire (for example, cheating wire (300) in FIGS. 5 and 6) from the gap (220) between the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140). When it is hung, it comes into contact with the movable body (180) that is partially exposed between the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140). Since the moving body (180) is formed so as to be able to advance and retreat from the connecting rod (170), the moving body (180) moves when the foreign object (the cheating wire (300)) comes into contact therewith. Due to the movement of the moving body (180), the movement locking portion (181) protruding from the moving body (180) moves, and the locking of the movement locking portion (181) and the fixed locking portion (133) is released. When this occurs, the connecting rod (170) moves due to the urging force applied to the rear sliding storage portion (141). The connecting rod (170), which functions as an integral shaft lever (120) due to the position straddling both the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140), is used as the rear shaft lever (140). The shaft lever (120) is separated into two parts, a front shaft lever (130) and a rear shaft lever (140).

The fraudster may be shaken by the fact that the shaft lever (120) of the gaming machine switch (30) is separated into two, and the separation of the shaft lever (120) can be discerned at a glance from the outside. As a result, the amusement shop clerk will immediately notice. Thereby, deterrence of cheating can be aimed at. In addition, if the illegal act is suppressed in this way, the control program will not be complicated, and switching between ON and OFF will not become unstable.
(Claim 2)
(Features) The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above. That is, when the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) are integrally formed to form the shaft lever (120), the movable body (180) is formed from the inside of the connecting rod (170). The movable body (180) is formed so as to be movable within a certain movement range upward, and the movement locking portion (181) is formed so as to protrude upward, and above the movement range. The movable locking portion (181) is locked to the fixed locking portion (133), and the front shaft lever (130) is formed so as not to be disengaged from the front end of the rear shaft lever (140). The rear shaft lever (140) is formed with a rear inclined portion (200) that smoothly inclines so that the height gradually decreases toward the front side at the front end of the rear shaft lever (140). Smooth at the end so that the height gradually decreases toward the rear side An inclined front inclined portion (210) is formed, and the gap (220) is formed between the rear inclined portion (200) and the front inclined portion (210), and the moving body is formed from the gap (220). A part of (180) is exposed, and the movable body (180) is urged upward by an elastic body between the rear inclined part (200) and the front inclined part (210). When a part of the movable body (180) exposed from the bottom is pressed downward, the movable body (180) moves downward and the movement locking portion (181) moves downward, and the movement locking portion (181) and the fixed locking portion (133) are formed to be unlocked.

  (Operation) In the present invention, the rear inclined portion (200) of the front end of the rear shaft lever (140) is smoothly inclined such that the height gradually decreases toward the front side. The front inclined portion (210) at the rear end of the front shaft lever (130) is smoothly inclined so that the height gradually decreases toward the rear side. A gap (220) is formed between the rear inclined portion (200) and the front inclined portion (210), and a part of the moving body (180) is exposed from the gap (220). That is, the shaft lever (120) has a V-shaped recess formed by the front inclined portion (210) and the rear inclined portion (200). The V-shaped concave portion is first inclined downward from the front to the rear, and a gap (220) where the moving body (180) is exposed is disposed, and then the upward inclination is formed. A gap (220) between the front inclined portion (210) and the rear inclined portion (200) becomes a valley bottom of the V-shaped concave portion, and a part of the moving body (180) is exposed to the valley bottom portion. Will be.

Accordingly, the fraudster can remove the fraudulent tool such as a piano wire (for example, the fraudulent wire (300) in FIGS. 5 and 6) from the front inclined portion (210) of the shaft lever (120) to the rear inclined portion (200). When pulled in the middle and guided downward, the cheating wire (300) such as piano wire is guided by the slope of the front slope part (210) or the rear slope part (200), and the front slope part (210) and the rear slope part It enters the gap (220) of the part (200) and presses the moving body (180) downward.
The movable body (180) is formed so as to be movable within a certain movement range from the inside of the connecting rod (170) to the upper side, and when it is above the movement range, the movement locking portion (181) is fixed. The front shaft lever (130) is formed so as not to be disengaged from the front end of the rear shaft lever (140) by being locked to the locking portion (133). However, when a part of the moving body (180) exposed from between the front inclined portion (210) and the rear inclined portion (200) is pressed downward by a foreign object such as a cheating tool entering the gap (220). As the moving body (180) moves downward, the movement locking portion (181) moves downward, and the locking between the movement locking portion (181) and the fixed locking portion (133) is released. . And when the locking of the movable locking part (181) and the fixed locking part (133) was released, it was in a position straddling both the rear sliding storage part (141) and the front sliding storage part (131). The connecting rod (170) moves to the rear sliding storage portion (141), and the front sliding storage portion (131) cannot be held by the connecting rod (170). That is, the shaft lever (120) is separated into the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140).

As a result, the fraudster is shaken by the fact that the shaft lever (120) of the gaming machine switch (30) is separated into two, and the separation of the shaft lever (120) is discerned at a glance from the outside. Because it can be done, the store clerk at the amusement store will immediately notice. Thereby, deterrence of cheating can be aimed at.
(Claim 3)
(Features) The invention described in claim 3 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2. In other words, the connecting rod (170) is provided with movement restraining means (190) which pulls the connecting rod (170) into the rear sliding housing (141) and does not move forward beyond a predetermined range.

(Operation) The present invention pulls the connecting rod (170) into the rear sliding storage portion (141) when the movement locking portion (181) and the fixed locking portion (133) are unlocked. Thus, the connecting rod (170) can be stored inside the rear sliding storage portion (141). Further, the movement restraining means (190) does not move the connecting rod (170) forward beyond a predetermined range, so that the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) are integrated as a shaft lever (120). When the gripping ball (150) is pulled forward, the front shaft lever (130) can be fixed so as not to move from the rear shaft lever (140) to the near side.
Further, when the front shaft lever (130) and the rear shaft lever (140) are separated due to an illegal act, the connecting rod (170) is prevented from being pulled out of the rear sliding housing part (141). be able to.

(Claim 4)
(Features) The invention described in claim 4 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3. That is, the coupling tool (230) for connecting the front shaft lever (130) to the rear shaft lever (140) even when the front shaft lever (130) is disengaged from the rear shaft lever (140). It is characterized by having.
Here, the `` connector (230) '' allows the front shaft lever (130) and the grip ball (150) to be connected to the rear shaft even when the front shaft lever (130) is disengaged from the front end of the rear shaft lever (140). It is intended to be connected to the lever (140).

  (Effect) The present invention provides a front shaft lever (130) that is disengaged even if the front shaft lever (130) and the grip ball (150) are disengaged from the front end of the rear shaft lever (140) due to an illegal act. Since the grip ball (150) is fastened to the rear shaft lever (140) by the connector (230), the detached front shaft lever (130) and the grip ball (150) are not lost.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1) According to the invention of claim 1, the following effects can be obtained. In other words, it is possible to provide a gaming machine switch that can prevent fraud and that the control program is not complicated and that switching between ON and OFF does not become unstable. .
(Claim 2) According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the second aspect of the invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine switch that can reliably release the locking of the movable locking portion and the fixed locking portion.

(Claim 3) According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the following effect can be obtained. That is, according to the third aspect of the present invention, the front shaft lever when used as a shaft lever integrated body and the connecting rod when the front shaft lever is detached can be fixed so as not to be pulled forward. A machine switch can be provided.
(Claim 4) According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 3, the following effect is achieved. That is, according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine switch in which the detached front shaft lever and grip ball are not lost.

  (Explanation of Drawings) FIGS. 1 to 9 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a gaming machine, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a gaming machine switch, (A) is a longitudinal sectional view of the gaming machine switch, (B) is a lateral sectional view of the gaming machine switch, 3 and 4 show a state in which the front shaft lever and the rear shaft lever are integrally used as a shaft lever. FIG. 3 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of the switch for the gaming machine in this state, and FIG. FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 show a state in which the moving body is pushed down by a cheating wire, and FIG. 5 shows a partial vertical section of the gaming machine switch in this state. 6 and FIG. 6 are partially enlarged longitudinal sectional views of the gaming machine switch in this state, and FIGS. 7 and 8 are states in which the connecting rod is retracted and the front shaft lever is released, and FIG. 7 is for the gaming machine in this state. Partial vertical sectional view of the switch, FIG. 8 is a game in this state Partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the use the switch, Figure 9 illustrates respectively a partially enlarged perspective view of a switch for a game machine.

(Gaming Machine 10) The gaming machine 10 includes a square box-shaped housing 11 having a front opening that opens toward the front. On the left edge side of the front opening of the housing 11, a front door 14 that covers the front opening of the housing 11 so as to be freely opened and closed is pivotally supported by a hinge. A display window 12 having a substantially square window shape facing the player side is formed from the center to the top of the front door. A symbol display window 13 through which the symbols 61 of the three rotary reels 40, that is, so-called stop symbols 61, can be seen is formed in the approximate center of the display window 12. On the back side of the symbol display window 13, a reel unit 60 that houses three rotary reels 40 is housed.
In the center of the front door 14 is formed an operation panel 35 on which various switches that can be operated by the player are arranged. On the upper surface of the operation panel 35, a bet switch 16 that allows a medal to be inserted from a credit medal and a medal slot 18 for inserting a game medal are arranged. On the front side of the operation panel 35, the adjustment switch 17 for adjusting the credit medal when the game is stopped, the start switch 31 for starting the rotation of the rotary reel 40, and the rotation of the rotary reel 40 are stopped. A stop switch 50 is provided for this purpose. An insertion switch 15 for detecting an inserted game medal is disposed inside the operation panel 35 and below the medal insertion slot 18.

Inside the lower part of the front door 14 is housed a payout device 65 for storing game medals and paying out.
A payout port 32 through which a game medium as a prize is paid out from the payout device 65 when a winning is made is formed in the lower part of the front door 14. Under the payout port 32, a dish-shaped payout tray 33 that opens upward for storing game media paid out from the payout port 32 is formed.
Further, the front door 14 is formed with notifying means 66 for notifying the player of game information to the player. The notification means 66 includes a display device 68, a notification lamp 69, and a speaker 67.

  The rotating reel 40 is composed of a left rotating reel positioned on the left end side, a right rotating reel positioned on the right end side, and a central rotating reel positioned between the left rotating reel and the right rotating reel. It is. On the front side of the gaming machine 10, although not particularly shown, a total of five winning lines are formed, three in the horizontal direction and two in the diagonal direction on the left and right diagonal lines. This winning line is a winning effective line in which winning is valid according to the number of inserted medals. Specifically, when the number of inserted game medals is 1, one of the five horizontal winning lines is the winning effective line. When the number of inserted game medals is 2, three of the five winning lines are the winning effective lines. Then, when the number of game medals inserted is 3, all of the five winning lines including the diagonal lines are winning effective lines.

Inside the gaming machine 10, although not shown, a control device for controlling the entire operation of the gaming machine 10 is incorporated.
Here, the terms “front”, “forward”, and “front” refer to the player sitting or standing in front of the gaming machine 10 with his face facing the gaming machine 10. This means the direction from the back to the front when viewed from such a player. Therefore, the forward direction and the forward direction mean a direction from the back of the gaming machine 10 toward the front.
In addition, “back”, “backward”, and “backward” mean that a player is located on the front side of the gaming machine 10 facing the gaming machine 10. This means the direction from the front to the back. Therefore, the rear direction means a direction from the front of the gaming machine 10 to the back (back). In addition, the left and right directions such as “left direction” and “right direction” in this specification also mean the right direction and the left direction when viewed from the person facing the front of the gaming machine 10. To do.

(Insertion Switch 15) As shown in FIG. 1, the insertion switch 15 is a switch provided inside the gaming machine 10 obliquely below the rotary reel 40, and is a game medal inserted from the medal insertion slot 18 of the game medal. It is for detecting.
(Bet Switch 16) As shown in FIG. 1, the bet switch 16 is a switch located below the rotary reel 40, and reduces the number of stored medals previously inserted by the player and stored in the gaming machine. This is to replace medal insertion.
(Settlement Switch 17) As shown in FIG. 1, the settlement switch 17 is a switch located obliquely below the rotary reel 40, and is used for paying out stored inserted medals.

(Start Switch 31) The start switch 31 is a change display start means that allows a player to start a change in order to shift the rotation stop display of the rotary reel 40 as the symbol display means to the rotation change display. As shown in FIG. 1, the start switch 31 is a lever located obliquely below the rotary reel 40, and starts driving the reel unit 60 on condition that a game medal is inserted or the bet switch 16 is inserted. belongs to.
In the present embodiment, a start switch 31 is set as the gaming machine switch 30. The start switch 31 as the gaming machine switch 30 will be described in detail later.
(Stop switch 50) The stop switch 50 is a variable display stop that allows a player to independently stop a plurality of the symbol display means in order to shift the rotation fluctuation display of the symbol display means to the rotation stop display. Means for stopping the rotation of the drive motor of the reel unit 60. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 1, the stop switch 50 is composed of three switches corresponding to each rotary reel 40, and one stop switch 50 is arranged below each rotary reel 40. The rotation reel 40 corresponding to the rotation reel 40 is set to stop rotating by a stop operation such as pressing or touching the stop switch 50 corresponding to the rotation reel 40 with a finger.
(Reel Unit 60 (Motor Driver, Drive Motor)) The reel unit 60 includes a plurality of symbol display means for displaying rotation variation display or rotation stop display of a plurality of symbols arranged. This symbol display means has a cylindrical rotary reel 40 in which 21 symbols are evenly arranged around the periphery. That is, in the reel unit 60, three drive motors are fixed or supported on a frame as a base. The rotation center shafts of the three rotation reels 40 are fixed to the rotation drive shafts of the respective drive motors. Each rotating reel 40 includes a rotating drum made of a synthetic resin and a tape-like reel tape 42 attached around the rotating drum. A plurality (21 pieces) of symbols 61 are displayed on the outer peripheral surface of the reel tape 42. A part of the rotary reel 40 is formed with a so-called start index in the form of a protruding piece. Then, after the rotation by the drive motor is started, stop control is performed by identifying the current position by recognizing the rotation angle after the start index is detected by an optical sensor or the like, and then stopping at a predetermined angle. Is done. This optical sensor has an overall U-shape, a light emitting element (LED) disposed at one end, a light receiving element (phototransistor) disposed at the other end, and protruding from the U-shaped interior. By moving the one-piece start index, the light from the light emitting element is blocked, and the position of the start index can be detected.

(Storing / dispensing means 65) The storage / dispensing means 65 is a so-called hopper unit, and is formed inside the gaming machine 10 as shown by a dotted line in FIG. In this case, a predetermined number of game medals as game media are paid out from the payout port 32 to the payout tray 33 toward the player.
(Notification means 66) The notification means 66 is used for notifying a player of winning, winning, etc. by sound, light or video. Specifically, the notification means 66 is arranged on the left and right speakers 67 embedded in the housing 11, the liquid crystal display device 68 disposed in the upper center of the display window 12, and the peripheral edge of the display window 12. 5 notification lamps 69 are provided. The notification means 66 is controlled to generate a winning sound or winning sound from the speaker 67 at the time of winning or winning, and to turn on or blink the notification lamp 69, and to display the design pattern or character string on the display device 68. Is displayed so that the player is notified of winning, winning, etc.

(Control Device) The control device is for controlling the gaming machine 10, and is configured using a microcomputer including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM, an I / O, and the like. In addition, a start switch 31, a stop switch 50, a bet switch 16, and the like are connected as input means of the control device.
Further, a reel unit 60 and the like are connected as output means of the control device.
The control device also includes game control means, winning lottery means, stop control means, and the like. When the CPU executes a predetermined program stored in the ROM, the microcomputer constituting the control device functions as game control means, winning lottery means, stop control means, and the like.

  (Game Control Unit) The game control unit is for controlling a game. When a game medal is inserted from the medal insertion slot 18 or a medal is inserted from the credit medal by the bet switch 16, a winning line corresponding to the number of game medals bet is activated. Specifically, the maximum number of game medals that can be inserted per game is three. When the number of inserted game medals is 1, only one winning line is valid. When the number of inserted game medals is 2, three winning lines are valid. When the number of inserted is three, all five winning lines are valid. In addition, when the start switch 31 is operated (ON operation) on condition that a game medal is inserted, a lottery (winning lottery or winning lottery) of winning or losing a plurality of winning combinations is performed. Also, the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 is started substantially simultaneously with the winning lottery. Thereafter, when one of the three stop switches 50 is operated, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 corresponding to the stop switch 50 is stopped. When all the three stop switches 50 have been operated, the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 is stopped. At this time, if any winning symbol arrangement is arranged on any valid winning line, a winning combination corresponding to the winning symbol arrangement is won, and the number of game medals corresponding to the winning mode can be obtained. The acquired game medals are credited, and when the number of credited game medals reaches a predetermined upper limit value, the game medals are paid out from the payout port 32 to the payout tray 33. In addition to the acquisition of game medals or along with the acquisition of game medals, the player may be given a predetermined profit such as shifting to a special game.

(Winning lottery means) The winning lottery means is for performing a winning lottery (role lottery) of winning or losing one of a plurality of roles.
The winning lottery means includes a winning random number generating means, a winning random number extracting means, a winning determination table, and a winning determination means.
The winning random number generating means is for generating a random number for winning lottery (for winning lottery) within a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 16383 in decimal number). In the present embodiment, the winning random number generating means includes an oscillation circuit and a counter circuit that increments a numerical value within a predetermined range each time a clock signal from the oscillation circuit is input (so-called hard random number is generated). Hard random number generator).

  The winning random number extracting means is for extracting the random number generated by the winning random number generating means at a predetermined opportunity. In the present embodiment, the winning random number extraction means is constituted by a latch circuit that latches the numerical value of the counter circuit at the timing when the start switch 31 is operated. In addition, the winning determination table previously determines whether each of the random numbers within the range generated by the winning random number generation means is to be won or lost in any of a plurality of roles. In the present embodiment, the winning determination table includes a big bonus game win (BB game win) for a numerical range of 0 to 99, and a regular bonus game win (RB game win) for a numerical range of 100 to 299. For the numerical range of 300 to 699, it is preliminarily stored that the small role is won, for the numerical range of 700 to 2999, the replay is won, and for other numerical ranges, it is lost.

The winning determination means is for comparing the random number extracted by the winning random number extracting means with the winning determination table to determine whether one of a plurality of roles has been won or lost. In the present embodiment, the winning determination means compares the value latched in the latch circuit with the winning determination table to determine whether the BB game win, the RB game win, the small role win, the replay win, or Judge whether it is lost or not. For example, if the numerical value latched in the latch circuit is 10, the winning determination means determines that the BB game is winning, and if the numerical value latched in the latch circuit is 10,000, the winning determination means Is determined.
(Stop Control Unit) The stop control unit is for performing stop control of each rotary reel 40. Further, the stop control means performs stop control of each rotary reel 40 based on the lottery result of the winning lottery means and the rotation position of the corresponding rotary reel 40 when each stop switch 50 is operated.

In addition, when the winning control means wins any winning combination, the stop control means that the winning symbol arrangement corresponding to the winning winning combination can be aligned on any effective winning line, and the winning winning combination Stop control of each rotary reel 40 is performed so that winning symbol arrays corresponding to the other combinations are not aligned on any valid winning line.
In addition, the stop control means performs stop control of each rotary reel 40 so that any winning symbol arrangement is not aligned on any valid winning line when the winning lottery is lost.
(Start Switch 31 (Game Machine Switch 30)) As described above, the game machine switch 30 according to the present embodiment is used as the start switch 31.

The gaming machine switch 30 according to the present embodiment includes a cylindrical case 90 fixed to the operation panel 35 on the front side of the gaming machine 10, a decorative cover 45 fixed to the front surface of the case 90, and a front end. A shaft lever 120 that is pivotally supported so that the rear end of the gaming machine 10 protrudes forward and the rear end is located inside the gaming machine 10, and a central return spring 81 that returns the shaft lever 120 to a central position. , A substantially spherical gripping ball 150 fixed to the front side of the shaft lever 120, and a detection which is located on the rear side of the shaft lever 120 and detects switching between ON and OFF by the displacement accompanying the swing of the shaft lever 120 Part 100.
(Case 90, decorative cover 45) As shown in FIG. 2, the case 90 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and its front end is fixed to the operation panel 35 of the gaming machine 10. A disc-shaped decorative cover 45 is fixed to the front surface of the case 90. Further, a cover through hole 46 penetrating in the front-rear direction is provided in the center of the decorative cover 45. Further, the inner diameter of the cover through hole 46 is larger than the outer diameter of the shaft lever 120. The shaft lever 120 is inserted through the cover through hole 46.

(Shaft Lever 120) The shaft lever 120 is pivotally supported by the swing shaft 80 so that the front end protrudes toward the front side and the rear end is positioned inside the gaming machine 10 so as to swing vertically.
The shaft lever 120 is located at the rear end portion of the shaft lever 120 and protrudes forward from the inside of the gaming machine 10, and is located at the front end portion of the shaft lever 120 at the front end of the rear shaft lever 140. A front shaft lever 130 that is connected and protrudes further forward, and a rear shaft lever 140 and a connecting portion 160 that connects the front shaft lever 130 are provided.
A disc-shaped rear spring receiving member 83 is fixed to the rear end of the rear shaft lever 140. A donut-shaped front spring receiving member 82 that protrudes inward is formed inside the case 90. A central return spring 81 for returning the shaft lever 120 to the central neutral position is sandwiched between the front spring receiving member 82 and the rear spring receiving member 83.

A square plate-shaped shielding portion 73 is fixed to the rear end of the rear spring receiving member 83 of the rear shaft lever 140. The shielding portion 73 shields light from the light emitting portion 71 of the photosensor 70 from entering the light receiving portion 72 when the shaft lever 120 is in the OFF state (horizontal position), and the shaft lever 120 is in the ON state (inclined position). ) In order to allow the light from the light emitting unit 71 to be incident on the light receiving unit 72.
A swing shaft 80 is formed at a substantially central position of the shaft lever 120. The swing shaft 80 is formed so that the side of the shaft lever 120 can be held in a state where the shaft lever 120 is rotatable. The swing shaft 80 is disposed in the horizontal direction and is formed in a direction perpendicular to the shaft lever 120. Further, the swing shaft 80 is rotatably held by the case 90 on the side opposite to the shaft lever 120. As a result, the shaft lever 120 can swing around the swing shaft 80. When the front end of the shaft lever 120 is pushed downward, the rear end is displaced upward, and conversely, the front end of the shaft lever 120 is moved upward. When displaced, the rear end is displaced downward. Further, the front end of the shaft lever 120 protrudes forward of the gaming machine 10, and the rear end of the shaft lever 120 is formed so as to be located inside the gaming machine 10.

(Grip Ball 150) The grip ball 150 is attached to the front end of the shaft lever 120 and has an outer diameter that is substantially spherical. Although not specifically illustrated, the grip ball 150 is fixed to the front end of the shaft lever 120 by being screwed into the front end side of the front shaft lever 130.
(Center return spring 81) The center return spring 81 is for returning the shaft lever 120 to the center position, and as shown in FIG. Is provided. Specifically, the center return spring 81 is formed of a coiled metal spring inserted between the rear spring receiving member 83 and the front spring receiving member 82. As shown in FIG. 2, a shaft lever 120 is inserted into the coiled central return spring 81. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the central return spring 81 is compressed by the front spring receiving member 82 and the rear spring receiving member 83 closer to the rear end side than the swing shaft 80 of the shaft lever 120. It is the exterior. The shaft lever 120 is returned to the center position (neutral position, horizontal position) by the force of returning the center return spring 81 from the compressed state.

  (Detection unit 100) The detection unit 100 is located on the rear side of the shaft lever 120, and detects switching between ON and OFF by a displacement accompanying the swing of the shaft lever 120. As shown in FIG. 2, the shaft lever 120 is provided at the rear end. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a photosensor 70 is fixed to the rear end portion of the case 90. The photosensor 70 is generally U-shaped, and has a light emitting portion 71 having a light emitting element (LED) at one end and a light receiving portion 72 having a light receiving element (phototransistor) at the other end. Has been. Then, by moving the shielding part 73 inside the U-shaped inside, the light from the light emitting element of the light emitting part 71 is blocked from entering the light receiving part 72, the shaft lever 120 is in the ON state (tilted state), The position in the OFF state (horizontal state) can be detected.

That is, when the shaft lever 120 is in the center position (horizontal state), the shielding unit 73 is located between the light emitting unit 71 and the light receiving unit 72, and blocks the optical path from the light emitting unit 71 to the light receiving unit 72. When the shaft lever 120 swings, the shielding portion 73 is displaced along with the swinging of the shaft lever 120, so that the shielding portion 73 moves away from between the light emitting portion 71 and the light receiving portion 72 and emits from the light emitting portion 71. The received light reaches the light receiving unit 72. In this way, the ON state and the OFF state can be detected.
(Connecting portion 160) The connecting portion 160 is for connecting the rear shaft lever 140 and the front shaft lever 130 together. The connecting portion 160 allows the rear shaft lever 140 and the front shaft lever 130 to swing together, and is connected to the substantially cylindrical connecting rod 170 that is urged rearward and movable. A movable body 180 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape capable of advancing and retreating in a direction intersecting the central axis of the connecting rod 170 is provided. In the present embodiment, the moving body 180 is formed so as to be able to advance and retreat in the vertical direction (specifically, the direction perpendicular to the central axis of the connecting rod 170 and the vertical direction), but it is particularly limited to this. Instead, any direction that intersects the central axis of the connecting rod 170 is acceptable. For example, the moving body 180 may be formed so as to be able to advance and retreat in the left-right direction in a direction intersecting the central axis of the connecting rod 170. Further, the moving body 180 may be formed so as to be able to advance and retreat in a direction intersecting with the central axis of the connecting rod 170 and inclined at an angle of 45 degrees from the horizontal left-right direction upward. As a result, if the moving body 180 is configured to be able to advance and retreat in a direction in which a wire or the like hooked on the connecting rod 170 can be moved by pressing the moving body 180 by a fraudster (Goto) It ’s good.

The movable body 180 includes a movement locking portion 181 that protrudes outward (upward) and can be locked to the front shaft lever 130. A part of the upper surface side of the movable body 180 is disposed so as to be exposed outward (upward) from the gap 220 between the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140.
The rear shaft lever 140 includes a rear sliding storage portion 141 that can slide the connecting rod 170 in the front-rear direction. The front shaft lever 130 includes a front sliding storage portion that can slide the connecting rod 170 in the front-rear direction. 131.
The rear sliding storage portion 141 is a cylindrical space hole formed from the front end side toward the rear in the center of the rear shaft lever 140, and the inner diameter thereof is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the connecting rod 170. It is formed as follows.

The front sliding storage portion 131 is a cylindrical space hole formed from the rear end side toward the front in the center of the front shaft lever 130, and the inner diameter thereof is slightly smaller than the outer diameter of the connecting rod 170. It is formed to be large.
A rear movement groove 142 is formed on the upper surface side of the rear sliding storage portion 141 so that the movement locking portion 181 protruding to the upper surface side of the movable body 180 can move in the front-rear direction. A front movement groove 132 is also formed on the upper surface side of the front sliding storage portion 131 so that the movement locking portion 181 protruding to the upper surface side of the moving body 180 can move in the front-rear direction. A fixed locking portion 133 is formed on the rear end side of the front moving groove 132 so as to protrude from above toward the inside of the front moving groove 132. The fixed locking portion 133 can be locked to the movement locking portion 181 of the moving body 180 by protruding inward of the front sliding storage portion 131.

The connecting rod 170 has a substantially cylindrical shape as a whole, and is formed so that the front sliding housing part 131 and the rear sliding housing part 141 can be moved forward and backward. The connecting rod 170 is attached with movement restraining means 190 that pulls the connecting rod 170 into the rear sliding storage portion 141 and does not move forward beyond a predetermined range.
On the upper surface side of the connecting rod 170, there is formed a movable body accommodating portion 240 that accommodates the movable body 180 and can move the movable body 180 in the vertical direction. A moving body elastic body 195 that is a spring that urges the moving body 180 upward is formed between the moving body 180 and the moving body storage section 240. The moving body 180 is always pushed upward by the elastic force of the elastic body 195 for the moving body made of this spring.

When the movable locking portion 181 is locked to the fixed locking portion 133, the front shaft is fixed when the connecting rod 170 is fixed at a position straddling both the rear sliding storage portion 141 and the front sliding storage portion 131. The lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 are formed so as to function as an integral shaft lever 120.
When the foreign matter that has entered through the gap 220 between the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 moves the moving body 180, the connecting rod 170 is released when the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 are unlocked. The shaft lever 120 is formed to be separable into a front shaft lever 130 and a rear shaft lever 140.
(Front Inclined Section 210, Rear Inclined Section 200) At the front end of the rear shaft lever 140, a rear inclined section 200 that smoothly inclines so that the height gradually decreases toward the front side is formed. The rear inclined portion 200 is formed in a tapered shape (conical shape) such that the outer diameter of the front end of the rear shaft lever 140 gradually decreases toward the front end.

A front inclined portion 210 is formed at the rear end of the front shaft lever 130. The front inclined portion 210 inclines smoothly so that the height gradually decreases toward the rear side. The front inclined portion 210 is formed in a tapered shape (conical shape) such that the outer diameter of the rear end of the front shaft lever 130 gradually decreases toward the rear end. Then, a gap 220 is formed between the rear inclined portion 200 and the front inclined portion 210, and the movement locking portion 181 of the moving body 180 is locked to the fixed locking portion 133 as shown in FIG. The moving body 180 is partly exposed from the gap 220.
That is, the rear inclined portion 200 is located behind the front inclined portion 210, and the front inclined portion 210 is located in front of the rear inclined portion 200. That is, the rear inclined portion 200 is disposed behind the front inclined portion 210 with the gap 220 interposed therebetween. Further, the front inclined portion 210 is smoothly inclined so that the height gradually decreases from the front shaft lever 130 toward the rear. Further, the rear inclined portion 200 is smoothly inclined so that the height gradually increases from the rear end of the front inclined portion 210 through the gap 220 toward the rear. That is, on the upper surface of the shaft lever 120, a V-shaped concave portion is formed by the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200. The V-shaped concave portion first slopes downward from the front to the rear, has a gap 220, and then slopes upward. Further, a gap 220 between the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200 is a valley bottom of the V-shaped concave portion.

(Moving body 180, moving locking portion 181) As shown in FIG. 4 and the like, a moving body 180 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is housed inside a moving body housing portion 240 opened at the top of the connecting rod 170. The moving body 180 is biased upward by a moving body elastic body 195 as an elastic body. The moving body elastic body 195 is a coiled spring and is housed in a compressed state between the bottom surface of the moving body 180 and the lower surface of the moving body housing section 240. Elastic force is applied in the direction of pushing upward.
When the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 are integrally formed with the shaft lever 120, the moving body 180 moves in a fixed manner upward from the inside of the connecting rod 170 inside the moving body storage portion 240. It is formed to be movable within the range.

The moving body 180 is formed so that the movement locking portion 181 protrudes upward, and when the movement locking portion 181 is above the movement range, the movement locking portion 181 is locked to the fixed locking portion 133, and the front The shaft lever 130 is formed so as not to be detached from the front end of the rear shaft lever 140.
Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 9, the movement locking portion 181 is formed on the upper surface of the moving body 180 and is inclined upward from the front end side to the rear end side of the upper surface of the moving body 180. It is equipped with an inclined surface. After that, a step in the direction of decreasing height is formed. When the step is caught by the fixed locking portion 133, the locked state between the moving locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 is generated.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a front inclined portion 210 and a rear inclined portion 200 are provided on the upper portion of the shaft lever 120, and an open state is provided between the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200. A gap 220 is provided. That is, a V-shaped recess is provided in the upper portion of the shaft lever 120, and a gap 220 that is open in the front-rear direction is formed at a position corresponding to the bottom of the V-shaped recess. When the moving body 180 is above the moving range in which the moving body 180 moves in the vertical direction, a part of the upper surface of the moving body 180 is exposed upward from the gap 220. As a result, a gap 220 is formed between the rear inclined portion 200 and the front inclined portion 210, and a part of the upper surface of the moving body 180 is exposed from the gap 220.

Then, in the state shown in FIG. 4, a part of the moving body 180 exposed from between the rear inclined part 200 and the front inclined part 210 is caused by foreign matters such as the cheating wire 300 shown in FIGS. When pressed downward, the moving body 180 moves downward and the movement locking portion 181 moves downward, and the locking between the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 is released. ing.
Then, the foreign matter (fraud wire 300) entering from the gap 220 between the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 moves the moving body 180, so that the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 are locked. 7 and FIG. 8, the connecting rod 170 is moved to the rear sliding storage portion 141, and the shaft lever 120 is formed to be separated into the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 as shown in FIGS. ing.

(Movement restricting means 190) The movement restricting means 190 is for pulling the inside of the rear sliding storage part 141 and preventing it from moving forward beyond a predetermined range. The movement restraining means 190 includes a connecting rod elastic body 191 that pulls the connecting rod 170 toward the rear sliding storage portion 141, and a protrusion preventing wire 192 that prevents the connecting rod 170 from moving forward beyond a predetermined range. Yes.
The connecting rod elastic body 191 is an elastic body that is connected while maintaining a tension state between the rear end of the connecting rod 170 and the inner surface of the rear end of the rear sliding storage portion 141, specifically, a spring. It is. By this connecting rod elastic body 191, the connecting rod 170 is always pulled backward by the elastic force.

  The protrusion preventing wire 192 is a metal wire connected between the rear end of the connecting rod 170 and the inner surface on the rear end side of the rear sliding storage portion 141. As shown in FIG. 4, the length of the protrusion preventing wire 192 is such that the connecting rod 170 and the rear sliding storage portion 141 are in a state where the movement locking portion 181 of the moving body 180 is locked to the fixed locking portion 133. It is formed so as to coincide with the length between the rear end. That is, in the state shown in FIG. 4, even if the player pulls the grip ball 150 toward the front side, the grip ball 150 and the front shaft lever 130 can be fixed so as not to move forward. Further, even if the gripping balls 150 and the front shaft lever 130 are disengaged from the rear shaft lever 140 due to an unauthorized operation, the connecting rod 170 is formed so as not to jump out of the rear sliding storage portion 141.

(Effect) In the present embodiment, the movement locking portion 181 protruding from the movable body 180 is locked to the fixed locking portion 133 of the front sliding storage portion 131, so that the connecting rod 170 is stored in the front sliding storage. The front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 function as an integral shaft lever 120 when fixed at a position straddling both the portion 131 and the rear sliding storage portion 141. That is, in a state where the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 are locked, it functions as a normal single shaft lever 120, and by swinging the shaft lever 120 by gripping the grip ball 150, Switching between ON and OFF can be performed via the detection unit 100.
On the other hand, when the cheating person hooks the cheating wire 300 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 from the gap 220 between the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140, the fraudulent person between the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 is engaged. To the moving body 180 that is partially exposed. Since the moving body 180 is formed so as to be able to advance and retreat from the connecting rod 170, the moving body 180 moves when a foreign object (the cheating wire 300) comes into contact therewith. When the moving locking member 181 protruding from the moving member 180 is moved by the movement of the moving member 180 and the locking of the moving locking member 181 and the fixed locking member 133 is released, the connecting rod 170 is slid rearward. It moves to the storage part 141 by the urging force. Since the connecting rod 170 that functions as the integral shaft lever 120 moves to the rear shaft lever 140 by being in a position straddling both the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140, the shaft lever 120 is The front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 are separated into two parts.

Furthermore, it demonstrates concretely. The rear inclined portion 200 of the front end of the rear shaft lever 140 is smoothly inclined such that the height gradually decreases toward the front side. The front inclined portion 210 at the rear end of the front shaft lever 130 is smoothly inclined so that the height gradually decreases toward the rear side. A gap 220 is formed between the rear inclined portion 200 and the front inclined portion 210, and a part of the moving body 180 is exposed from the gap 220. That is, the shaft lever 120 is formed with a V-shaped concave portion by the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200. The V-shaped concave portion is first inclined downward from the front to the rear, and a gap 220 in which the moving body 180 is exposed is disposed, and then the upward inclination is provided. A gap 220 between the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200 becomes a valley bottom of the V-shaped concave portion, and a part of the moving body 180 is exposed at this valley bottom portion.

Therefore, when the cheating person hangs the cheating wire 300 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 between the front inclined portion 210 of the shaft lever 120 and the rear inclined portion 200 and pulls it downward, the front inclined portion 210 or the rear Guided by the slope of the inclined portion 200, the cheating wire 300 such as a piano wire enters the gap 220 between the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200, and presses the moving body 180 downward.
The moving body 180 is formed so as to be movable within a certain moving range upward from the inside of the moving body housing portion 240 of the connecting rod 170. When the moving body 180 is above the moving range, the movement locking portion 181 is fixed. The front shaft lever 130 is formed so as not to be disengaged from the front end of the rear shaft lever 140 by being locked to the locking portion 133. However, when a part of the movable body 180 exposed from between the front inclined portion 210 and the rear inclined portion 200 is pressed downward by the cheating wire 300 that has entered the gap 220, the movable body 180 moves downward. Then, the movement locking portion 181 moves downward, and the locking between the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 is released. When the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 are unlocked, as shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, at a position straddling both the rear sliding storage portion 141 and the front sliding storage portion 131. The existing connecting rod 170 moves to the rear sliding storage portion 141, and the front sliding storage portion 131 cannot be held by the connecting rod 170. That is, the shaft lever 120 is separated into the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140.

As a result, the fraudster is shaken by the fact that the shaft lever 120 of the gaming machine switch 30 is separated into two, and the separation of the shaft lever 120 can be determined at a glance from the outside. The store clerk at the amusement store will immediately notice. Thereby, deterrence of cheating can be aimed at. In addition, if the illegal act is suppressed in this way, the control program will not be complicated, and switching between ON and OFF will not become unstable.
In the present embodiment, the connecting rod elastic body 191 of the movement restraining means 190 is provided, so that when the movement locking portion 181 and the fixed locking portion 133 are unlocked, the connecting rod 170 is released. The connecting rod 170 can be housed in the rear sliding housing portion 141 by pulling the rod into the rear sliding housing portion 141. Further, the protrusion preventing wire 192 of the movement restraining means 190 functions as the shaft lever 120 in which the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 are integrated by not moving the connecting rod 170 forward beyond a predetermined range. Sometimes, the front shaft lever 130 can be fixed so that it does not move forward from the rear shaft lever 140 even if the gripping ball 150 is pulled forward.

Further, it is possible to prevent the connecting rod 170 from being pulled out of the rear sliding housing portion 141 when the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140 are separated due to fraud.
In the above embodiment, when cheating is performed with the cheating wire 300 or the like, the grip ball 150 and the front shaft lever 130 are completely separated from the rear shaft lever 140, but the present invention is not limited to this. . Specifically, for example, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. 8, a connector 230 may be formed between the front shaft lever 130 and the rear shaft lever 140. The connector 230 is for connecting the front shaft lever 130 to the rear shaft lever 140 even when the front shaft lever 130 is detached from the rear shaft lever 140.

  As a result, even if a fraudulent act is performed and the front shaft lever 130 and the gripping ball 150 are detached from the front end of the rear shaft lever 140, the removed front shaft lever 130 and the gripping ball 150 are connected to the rear shaft by the coupler 230. Since it is secured to the lever 140, it is possible to prevent the front shaft lever 130 and the gripping ball 150 that have been detached from being lost. If the connector 230 is formed of a metal wire or the like, the fraudulent wire 300 may be caught between the connectors 230. Therefore, the connector 230 is formed of an elastic string member such as reinforced rubber that expands and contracts. Then, it is more suitable.

1 is an external perspective view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a gaming machine switch according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (A) is a longitudinal sectional view showing a gaming machine switch, and (B) is a transverse sectional view showing a gaming machine switch. . FIG. 2 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing the gaming machine switch in a state where the front shaft lever and the rear shaft lever are used as a shaft lever as one body, according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing a switch for gaming machine in a state where a front shaft lever and a rear shaft lever are integrally used as a shaft lever, according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing the gaming machine switch in a state where the cheating wire is hung and the moving body is pushed down according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the gaming machine switch in a state where the cheating wire is hung and the moving body is pushed down according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view showing the gaming machine switch in a state where the connecting rod is retracted and the front shaft lever is detached, according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged longitudinal sectional view showing the gaming machine switch in a state in which the connecting rod is retracted and the front shaft lever is detached, according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged external perspective view showing a gaming machine switch according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

10 gaming machine 11 chassis
12 Display window 13 Symbol display window
14 Front door 15 Input switch
16 Bet switch 17 Checkout switch
18 Medal slot 30 Switch for gaming machine
31 Start switch 32 Outlet
33 Dispensing tray 35 Operation panel
40 rotating reel 42 reel tape
45 Decorative cover 46 Cover through hole
50 Stop switch 60 Reel unit
61 Symbol 65 Dispensing device
66 Notification means 67 Speaker
68 Display 69 Notification lamp
70 Photo sensor 71
72 Receiver 73 Shield
80 Oscillating shaft 81 Central return spring
82 Front spring receiving member 83 Rear spring receiving member
90 Case 100 detector
120 Shaft lever 130 Front shaft lever
131 Front sliding storage part 132 Front moving groove
133 Fixed locking part 140 Rear shaft lever
141 Rear sliding storage 142 Rear moving groove
150 Grip ball 160 Connecting part
170 Connecting rod 180 Moving object
181 Movement locking part 190 Movement restraining means
191 Elastic body for connecting rod 192 Protrusion prevention wire
195 Elastic body for moving body 200 Rear inclined part
210 Front slope 220 Clearance
230 Connector 240 Mobile unit storage
300 cheating wire

Claims (4)

A shaft lever that is pivotally supported so that the front end protrudes forward of the gaming machine and the rear end is positioned inside the gaming machine,
A grip ball fixed to the front side of the shaft lever;
In a switch for gaming machine provided with a detection unit on the rear side of the shaft lever for detecting switching between ON and OFF by a displacement accompanying swinging of the shaft lever,
The shaft lever is
A rear shaft lever located at the rear end of the shaft lever and protruding forward from the inside of the gaming machine;
A front shaft lever located at the front end of the shaft lever, connected to the front end of the rear shaft lever, and further protruding forward;
A connecting portion for connecting the rear shaft lever and the front shaft lever;
The connecting portion is
A connecting rod that can swing integrally with the rear shaft lever and the front shaft lever, and can be moved by being biased rearwardly,
A moving body capable of moving forward and backward in a direction intersecting a central axis of the connecting rod from the connecting rod;
The movable body includes a movement locking portion that protrudes outward and can be locked to the front shaft lever.
A part of the moving body is formed so as to be exposed outward from a gap between the front shaft lever and the rear shaft lever.
The rear shaft lever includes a rear sliding storage portion that can slide the connecting rod in the front-rear direction,
The front shaft lever includes a front sliding storage portion that can slide the connecting rod in the front-rear direction,
The front sliding storage portion includes a fixed locking portion that protrudes inward and can be locked to the moving locking portion,
When the moving locking portion is locked to the fixed locking portion, the front end of the connecting rod is fixed at a position straddling both the rear sliding storage portion and the front sliding storage portion. The shaft lever and the rear shaft lever function as the integral shaft lever,
When the foreign object that has entered through the gap between the front shaft lever and the rear shaft lever moves the moving body, the connecting rod is A switch for a gaming machine, wherein the switch is moved to the rear sliding housing portion, and the shaft lever is formed to be separable into the front shaft lever and the rear shaft lever. The moving body is formed so as to be movable within a certain moving range upward from the inside of the connecting rod when the front shaft lever and the rear shaft lever integrally form the shaft lever.
The moving body is formed so that the movement locking portion protrudes upward, and when the moving body is above the moving range, the movement locking portion is locked to the fixed locking portion, The front shaft lever is formed so as not to come off from the front end of the rear shaft lever,
The rear end of the rear shaft lever is formed with a rear inclined portion that smoothly inclines so that the height gradually decreases toward the front side,
The rear end of the front shaft lever is formed with a front inclined portion that smoothly inclines so that the height gradually decreases toward the rear side,
Between the rear inclined part and the front inclined part, the gap is formed, and a part of the moving body is exposed from the gap,
The moving body is biased upward by an elastic body,
When a part of the moving body exposed from between the rear inclined portion and the front inclined portion is pressed downward, the moving body moves downward and the movement locking portion moves downward, so that the moving member is moved. 2. The switch for gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the switch is formed so that the locking between the locking portion and the fixed locking portion is released.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising movement restraining means that pulls the connecting rod into the rear sliding storage portion and does not move forward beyond a predetermined range.   4. The coupling device for connecting the front shaft lever to the rear shaft lever even when the front shaft lever is detached from the rear shaft lever. 5. The switch for gaming machines according to claim 1.

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