JP2009195501A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of executing presentation to give strong impact to a player regardless of the setting environment by emitting air to the player. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 10 includes air outlets 40, 42 and 44 for emitting compressed air to the player and an air feeding means for feeding compressed air to the outlets. The game machine 10 adjusts the timing to emit compressed air and conditions for emitting compressed air such as the pressure of the compressed air independently for the respective air outlets 40, 42 and 44. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine, and more particularly, to a game machine that can enhance the effect by releasing compressed air.

Conventionally, gaming machines as disclosed in the following Patent Documents 1 and 2 have been provided. In the gaming machine disclosed in the following Patent Document 1, the effect of rendering can be enhanced by changing the air blowing order or the like according to the gaming state. In addition, in the gaming machine disclosed in the cited document 2, it is possible to improve the interest and relaxation effect of each player by stimulating the sense of smell to each player in the multi-player gaming machine.
JP 2006-262930 A JP 2007-75578 A

  In the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the air blow order is changed in accordance with the game state for the purpose of notifying the internal winning combination, and the impact of the air blow is given to the player. It was not something. For this reason, the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a problem in that the effect on the player is poor. In addition, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, in the case of simply blowing air toward a player, there is a problem in that the player cannot have such a large effect depending on the installation environment of the gaming machine. was there. In addition, the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 2 stimulates olfaction, but the production effect given to the player varies depending on the odor generation conditions and the environment in which the gaming machine is arranged, and is sufficient. There is a problem that it is not always possible to give a dramatic effect.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of producing an effect that has a great impact on the player regardless of the installation environment or the like by releasing air toward the player.

  The gaming machine of the present invention provided to solve the above-described problems includes a plurality of exhaust ports capable of discharging compressed air toward a player, and air supply means capable of supplying compressed air to the exhaust ports. The air discharge conditions at one or a group of the plurality of exhaust ports and the air discharge conditions at the other one or a group of exhaust ports can be independently adjusted. .

The gaming machine of the present invention described above may be capable of discharging compressed air discontinuously for each exhaust port or for each exhaust port group.
Moreover, the above-described gaming machine of the present invention can be configured to include a discharge direction adjusting means capable of adjusting the discharge direction of air at the exhaust port.
Furthermore, the gaming machine of the present invention can be configured to include a temperature adjusting means for adjusting the temperature of air supplied toward the exhaust port.

  In the gaming machine of the present invention described above, one or a group of the plurality of exhaust ports is a face exhaust port capable of releasing air toward a portion corresponding to the player's face, and the other of the plurality of exhaust ports. It is also possible to use a fuselage exhaust port capable of discharging air toward one or a group of the same toward a portion corresponding to the player's trunk. In such a configuration, it is desirable that the pressure of the air discharged from the body exhaust port is higher than the pressure of the air discharged from the face exhaust port.

  The gaming machine of the present invention has an exhaust port and air supply means capable of supplying compressed air toward the exhaust port, and a compressed air discharge condition in one or a group of the plurality of exhaust ports, Since the discharge condition of the compressed air at the other one or a group of exhaust ports can be adjusted independently, it is possible to change the discharge condition of the air in various ways. Specifically, for example, air discharge conditions such as air pressure, air discharge timing, air discharge flow rate, air discharge temperature, and air discharge direction can be independently adjusted. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a gaming machine capable of obtaining a variety of excellent effects. In addition, in the gaming machine of the present invention, compressed air is released toward the player, so that it has a great impact on the player regardless of the installation environment and the like, unlike the case of simply blowing air toward the player. It is possible to produce

  In the gaming machine of the present invention, the sensibility of a series of effects can be improved by applying the compressed air discharged from each exhaust port to the player. Furthermore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, since compressed air is released from each exhaust port, it is also assumed that the player himself moves while trying to exchange the released compressed air. Therefore, in the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to promote the player's own movement in addition to the production and further improve the sensibility of the production.

When compressed air can be released discontinuously for each exhaust port or each exhaust port group as described above, compressed air is released at various timings for each exhaust port or exhaust port group. Can be made.
Further, as described above, when the discharge direction adjusting means that can adjust the discharge direction of the air at the exhaust port is provided, it is possible to obtain an effect by changing the discharge direction of the air.
Furthermore, when the temperature adjusting means is provided as described above, an effect can be obtained by the temperature of the air supplied toward each exhaust port.
Therefore, by adopting these configurations, it is possible to give the player a more varied presentation effect.

  The gaming machine of the present invention is configured such that one or a group of the plurality of exhaust ports is a face exhaust port capable of releasing air toward a portion corresponding to the player's face, and the other one of the plurality of exhaust ports. Alternatively, when a group is made of a fuselage exhaust port capable of releasing air toward a portion corresponding to a player's fuselage, the pressure of the air discharged from the fuselage exhaust port is released from the face exhaust port. By making the pressure higher than the pressure of the air, even if the compressed air is released toward the abdomen where the player would normally be wearing clothes, the impact of the compressed air can be fully experienced.

  Next, a gaming machine 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing the gaming machine 10, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the internal structure of the gaming machine 10. FIG. 3 is a piping system diagram showing the air supply means 50 employed in the gaming machine 10. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the relationship between the sub control board 15 of the gaming machine 10 and the components of the gaming machine 10. FIG. 5 is a piping system diagram showing a modification of the air supply means 50 shown in FIG. In the following description, the positional relationship between the top, bottom, left and right will be described based on the posture shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified.

  A gaming machine 10 shown in FIG. 1 is a so-called slot machine, and includes a casing 12a and a front door 12b attached to the casing 12a so as to be opened and closed as shown in FIG. Inside the housing 12a, in addition to the main control board 14 for mainly controlling the game, the rotating drum 16, and the medal payout device 18, an air supply means 50, various sensors and switches, which will be described in detail later, Various equipment is housed. On the other hand, on the back side of the front door 12b, a sub-control board 15 is mainly provided for effect control.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, on the surface side (outside) of the front door 12b, that is, the front surface of the gaming machine 10 and facing the player side in use, a medal insertion slot 20a and a medal payout In addition to the payout port 20b, buttons for operating the gaming machine 10 are provided. Specifically, various buttons including a stop button 22a for stopping the rotating drum 16 and a medal return button 22b, a start lever 22c for starting rotation of the rotating drum 16, and the like are provided. Furthermore, on the front side of the front door 12b, as a configuration for enhancing the effect of the gaming machine 10, an effect display unit 24a for displaying images and the like, and a display window 24b for making the reel 16 visible. Sound emitting portions 24c and 24d and side lamps 26 are provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the effect display unit 24a, the sound emitting units 24c and 24d, and the side lamps 26 are electrically connected to the sub-control board 15, thereby controlling the operation of each unit. .

  The arrangement of each member in the front door 12b will be described in more detail. As shown in FIG. 1, the effect display unit 24a and the sound emitting unit 24c are regions above the front door 12b (hereinafter also referred to as the upper panel unit 30). ). The upper panel portion 30 is located at a level that is about the height of the line of sight of the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 10 or slightly above this. For this reason, when an image is displayed on the effect display unit 24a, this is in the eyes of the player. The display window 24b and the side lamps 26 are provided in a region in the middle in the vertical direction of the front door 12b (hereinafter also referred to as the middle panel portion 32). The middle panel portion 32 is set to a position about the height of the face of the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 10.

  The sound emitting part 24d and the discharge outlet 20b are provided in a region below the middle panel part 32 (hereinafter also referred to as the lower panel part 34). The position corresponding to the lower panel portion 34 is comparable to the height to which the body of the player sitting in front of the gaming machine 10 faces. Further, buttons for operating the gaming machine 10 such as the stop button 22a, the medal return button 22b, and the start lever 22c, and the insertion port 20a are provided on the operation panel unit 36 located between the middle panel unit 32 and the lower panel unit 34. Is provided. The operation panel unit 36 is provided at a position where the player can easily touch it.

  In the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, the above-described middle panel portion 32 is provided with exhaust ports 40 and 42 (hereinafter also referred to as facial exhaust ports 40 and 42), and the lower panel portion 34 is provided with an exhaust port 44 (hereinafter referred to as “exhaust ports”). , Also referred to as a fuselage exhaust port 44). Further, the middle panel portion 32 is provided with a player detection means 48 described in detail later. The face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44 are for releasing compressed air supplied from the air supply means 50 provided in the housing 12 to the player. The face exhaust ports 40 and 42 are respectively provided at positions adjacent to the left and right of the display window 24b. Further, the fuselage exhaust port 44 is provided at a position slightly shifted upward from the position at which the payout port 20 b is provided in the lower panel portion 34. Further, the fuselage exhaust port 44 is provided at a substantially central portion in the width direction of the front door 12b.

  Louvers 46 (discharge direction adjusting means) are attached to the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44. As shown in FIG. 4, the louver 46 is electrically connected to the sub-control board 15, and the blade 46 a is operated based on a control signal transmitted from the sub-control board 15. . Therefore, the louver 46 changes the angle of the blade 46a according to a control signal from the sub control board 15, opens and closes the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44, and the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body. The air discharge direction at the exhaust port 44 can be adjusted.

  The louvers 46 provided in the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 are attached so that the vane plate 46a can be rotated around an axis line in the vertical direction. Therefore, when the louver 46 of the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 is operated, the air discharge direction can be changed to the width direction of the gaming machine 10, that is, the left-right direction. Further, the louver 46 provided in the fuselage exhaust port 44 is configured such that a blade plate 46a is rotatable about an axis line oriented in the horizontal direction. Therefore, when the louver 46 attached to the fuselage exhaust port 44 is operated, the air discharge direction can be changed in the vertical direction.

  An air supply means 50 is connected to the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44 inside the housing 12a. As shown in FIG. 3, the air supply means 50 has an air supply pipe line 52 to which a compressor 54, a valve 56, an air tank 58, electromagnetic valves 60, 62, 64, and a temperature adjusting means 70 are connected. It has been configured. As shown in FIG. 4, among the members constituting the air supply means 50, the compressor 54, the valve 56, the electromagnetic valves 60, 62 and 64, and the temperature adjustment means 70 are electrically connected to the sub control board 15, respectively. Therefore, the operation is controlled by this.

  The air supply line 52 is for supplying air pressurized to a high pressure toward the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44 described above. The air supply pipe 52 is branched into three systems of branch paths 52a to 52c at a downstream portion with a branch section 66 in the middle as a boundary, each of which is a face exhaust port 40, 42 or a body exhaust port 44. It is connected to the.

  The compressor 54 is connected to the upstream end of the air supply pipe line 52. Further, the valve 56 is provided at a position adjacent to the compressor 54 on the downstream side in the air flow direction. The air tank 60 stores the compressed air supplied from the compressor 52 and is provided at a position downstream of the valve 56 in the air flow direction and upstream of the above-described branching portion 66. Yes. The electromagnetic valves 60, 62, and 64 are provided in the branch paths 52a to 52c, respectively. The electromagnetic valves 60, 62, and 64 are electrically connected to the sub-control board 15, respectively, and can be operated independently. The solenoid valves 60, 62, 64 are normally closed, and are opened when energized by a control signal from the sub-control board 15.

  The above-mentioned player detection means 48 is constituted by, for example, a conventionally known CCD image sensor (Charge Coupled Device Image Sensor), a camera equipped with the sensor, or the like. The player detection means 48 is arranged above the stop button 22a, and is capable of detecting the contour of the player seated on the front of the gaming machine 10.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the temperature adjusting means 70 is provided in each of the branch paths 52 a to 52 c constituting the air supply flow path 52. More specifically, the air supply pipe 52 is provided at a position downstream of the branch portion 66 in the air flow direction and upstream of the electromagnetic valves 62, 64, 66. Each temperature adjusting means 70 (hereinafter also referred to as temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c) provided in the branch paths 52a to 52c can be independently operated. Therefore, the temperature of the air supplied to the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44 can be individually adjusted by operating the temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c.

  Subsequently, the operation of the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment will be described focusing on the operation of the air supply means 50. The air supply means 50 operates the compressor 54 with the valve 56 open before releasing compressed air from the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44 in the middle of the game. Stores compressed air compressed to high pressure. At this time, when the exhaust port from which the compressed air is to be released next is the fuselage exhaust port 44, the air pressure stored in the air tank 58 is set higher than in the case of the face exhaust ports 40 and 42. Specifically, when compressed air is discharged from the fuselage exhaust port 44 in the next performance, the air pressure stored in the air tank 58 is adjusted to a pressure of about 300 kPa to 600 kPa. Further, when the compressed air is discharged from the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 in the next performance, the air pressure stored in the air tank 58 is adjusted to a pressure of about 200 kPa to 300 kPa.

  After the compressed air pressurized to a high pressure is stored in the air tank 58 as described above, an effect is performed by releasing the compressed air from the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the trunk exhaust port 44 during the game. When the timing is to be reached, among the solenoid valves 60, 62, 64 provided in the branch paths 52a to 52, those provided corresponding to the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44 from which compressed air is to be released are opened. The In addition, at the timing when the compressed air is to be released, the louvers 46 provided at the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 where the compressed air is to be released are operated based on the control signal transmitted from the sub-control board 15. The blade 46a is adjusted to a predetermined angle.

  Specifically, when the compressed air is discharged from the face exhaust port 40 provided on the left side toward the front door 12b, the slat 46a of the louver 46 provided on this is seated in front of the gaming machine 10. The angle is adjusted so that the compressed air can be discharged toward the left cheek of the player. Similarly, when the compressed air is discharged from the face exhaust port 42 provided on the right side toward the front door 12b, the slat 46b of the louver 46 can release the compressed air toward the player's right cheek. It is adjusted to an angle of about. Further, when the compressed air is discharged from the fuselage exhaust port 44, the blades of the louver 46 provided at the fuselage exhaust port 44 so that the compressed air can be discharged toward the abdomen of the player. The angle of the plate 46a is adjusted.

  Further, when adjusting the temperature of the air discharged from the face exhaust ports 40 and 42 and the body exhaust port 44, the temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c provided corresponding to the exhaust ports 40, 42 and 44 are operated. To do. As a result, the temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c are prepared so that the temperature of the air flowing through the branch paths 52a to 52c and flowing toward the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 can be adjusted.

  When the angle of the blade 46a of the louver 46 is adjusted as described above and one or more of the solenoid valves 60, 62, 64 are opened with the temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c being prepared, the air tank The compressed air stored in 58 passes through the branch passages 52a to 52c and is expelled from the face exhaust ports 40, 42 and the body exhaust port 44 in a state of temperature adjustment. When the compressed air is released from the face exhaust port 40 or the face exhaust port 42, the compressed air hits the cheek of the player, and an effect is given as if the punches that were drawn toward the face were hit. When the compressed air is discharged from the trunk exhaust port 44, the compressed air hits the abdomen of the player, and an effect is given as if the punch that was drawn out toward the abdomen was hit.

  When the compressed air stored in the air tank 58 is released as described above, the electromagnetic valves 60, 62, and 64 are closed and the valve 56 is opened. After that, the air pressurized by the compressor 54 is stored again in the air tank 58, and in preparation for the timing when the compressed air should be discharged from the exhaust ports 42, 44, 46 next.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, in the next production, the compressed air is discharged in the air tank 58 depending on whether the exhaust ports 40 and 42 for the face or the exhaust port 44 for the body is discharged. The air pressure is adjusted and the air discharge conditions at each exhaust port 40, 42, 44, that is, the air pressure discharged at each exhaust port 40, 42, 44, the timing of releasing air, the air discharge flow rate, the air discharge direction Etc. can be adjusted independently. Therefore, according to the gaming machine 10, it is possible to obtain excellent production effects that are varied.

  In the gaming machine 10 described above, instead of simply releasing a gentle air flow toward the player, compressed air pressurized by the compressor 54 is released toward the player. Therefore, according to the gaming machine 10, it is possible to produce an effect that has a great impact on the player regardless of the installation environment or the like.

  Further, in the gaming machine 10 of the present embodiment, other effects such as the state of the game by the sub-control board 15, images (videos) displayed on the effect display unit 24a, and sounds emitted from the sound emitting units 24c and 24d. Accordingly, the timing of opening the electromagnetic valves 60, 62, 64 provided corresponding to the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44 can be adjusted to release compressed air toward the player. That is, the gaming machine 10 can appropriately adjust the timing of releasing the compressed air as one of the air discharge conditions at the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44. Further, by combining other effects such as images (videos) and voices with effects by compressed air, it is possible to make the player feel as if a punch has been fed out on the cheeks or abdomen. Further, in the gaming machine 10, it is also assumed that the player moves while trying to exchange compressed air discharged from the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10, it is possible to promote the player's own movement in conjunction with the production and further improve the sensibility of the production.

  In the gaming machine 10, each exhaust port 40, 42, 44 is provided with a blade 46a of a louver 46 so that the discharge direction of compressed air can be adjusted. Specifically, the gaming machine 10 detects the outline of the player by the player detection means 48 disposed above the stop button 22a, and appropriately adjusts the angle of the blade 46a based on the detection result. Thus, it is also possible to obtain a production effect due to a change in the air discharge direction. More specifically, if the blade 46a is adjusted to an angle at which it is possible to release straight compressed air toward the position of the cheek position or the abdomen of the player detected by the player detection means 48. It is possible to produce an effect that gives the player a feeling that the cheek or abdomen is firmly punched. On the other hand, by adjusting the angle of the blade 46a so that the compressed air flows at an angle that causes the cheek or abdomen to graze, it is possible to produce an effect that gives the player a feeling that the cheek or abdomen has not been punched firmly. it can.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, it has been described that the fuselage exhaust port 44 is directed to a portion corresponding to the player's trunk, and air is discharged. You may point to the part corresponded to a jaw. In this way, it is possible to produce an effect as if the upper punch has been released to the player. When air is released from the fuselage exhaust port 44 toward the player's chin, the air is released to the body part that is assumed to be wearing clothes, taking into account the magnitude of the impact on the player. It is desirable to adjust the air discharge pressure to be lower than in the case of doing so.

  In the gaming machine 10 described above, louvers 46 are provided at all the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44, and the discharge direction of the compressed air can be adjusted by adjusting the angle of the blades 46a. However, the present invention is limited to this. Instead, the configuration may be such that the compressed air discharge direction cannot be switched for some or all of the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44. Specifically, some or all of the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 are configured by openings that open in a predetermined direction, or cylinders and nozzles that can discharge compressed air are directed at a predetermined angle. It may be a fixed configuration.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the structure which can adjust the discharge | release direction of compressed air by adjusting the angle of the blade 46a of the louver 46 was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, Other structures are employ | adopted. Thus, the discharge direction may be switched. Specifically, a cylinder or a nozzle capable of discharging compressed air may be provided as one of the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44, and the discharge direction of the compressed air may be switched by changing these angles.

  In the said embodiment, although the structure which discharges | emits compressed air after adjusting the angle of the blade 46a of the louver 46 was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this, During the period which is discharging | emitting compressed air Alternatively, the angle of the blade 46a may be changed. According to this configuration, since the discharge direction changes during the discharge of compressed air, it is possible to obtain a more varied effect.

  In the above-described embodiment, a player detection means 48 configured by a conventionally known CCD image sensor (Charge Coupled Device Image Sensor), a camera equipped with the sensor, or the like is provided, and based on the detection result thereby, An example of detecting the contour and adjusting the angle of the blade 46a has been illustrated, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the player detection means 48 may be constituted by other sensors or cameras. Further, the gaming machine 10 may not include the player detection means 48. When the player detecting means 48 is not provided, the angle of the blade 46a is adjusted to a position where a cheek or a torso is expected to come when a player with a general physique sits in front of the gaming machine 10. As a result, it is possible to provide a production effect as if a punch has been fed out to the cheeks and the body as in the above embodiment. Further, when the player detecting means 48 is not provided, the device configuration of the gaming machine 10 can be simplified correspondingly.

  In the gaming machine 10 shown in the above embodiment, the air supply means 50 is provided with the temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c corresponding to the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44, and thereby discharges from the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the temperature control means 70 is provided further upstream than the branching portion 66, thereby It is good also as a structure which adjusts the temperature of the air supplied to the exhaust ports 40,42,44 collectively. In the above embodiment, the air supply unit 50 is provided with the temperature adjustment unit 70. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the temperature control unit 70 may not be provided. According to such a configuration, the device configuration of the air supply means 50 and the gaming machine 10 can be further simplified.

  In the above embodiment, the temperature adjusting means 70a to 70c are provided upstream of the solenoid valves 60, 62 and 64 in the branch paths 52a to 52c provided corresponding to the exhaust ports 40, 42 and 44, respectively. There is no configuration that obstructs airflow between the solenoid valves 60, 62, 64 and the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44. Therefore, in the gaming machine 10 described above, by opening the electromagnetic valves 60, 62, 64, the compressed air discharged from the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44 is released vigorously without being attenuated. In the above-described embodiment, the configuration in which the temperature adjusting means 70 (70a to 70c) is provided on the upstream side of the electromagnetic valves 60, 62, 64 in consideration of the decrease in the discharge pressure of the air is illustrated. It is not limited to this, It is good also as a structure which provided the temperature adjustment means 70 in the downstream rather than the solenoid valves 60, 62, and 64.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 10, the pressure of the compressed air discharged from the trunk exhaust port 44 is adjusted to be higher than the compressed air discharged from the face exhaust ports 40 and 42. For this reason, even if the compressed air is released toward the abdomen, which is usually the part where the player is wearing clothes, the player can feel the impact of the compressed air.

  In the above embodiment, when compressed air is released to the abdomen, compression is performed considering that the impact experienced by the player is less than when compressed air is released toward an exposed part such as a face. Although the structure which adjusts the pressure of air was illustrated, this invention is not limited to this. Specifically, the pressures of the compressed air supplied toward the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 may be substantially uniform. Moreover, it is good also as changing suitably the pressure of the compressed air supplied toward each exhaust port 40,42,44 according to a timing or a condition. With such a configuration, the impact experienced by the player can be varied according to the timing and situation by releasing the compressed air from the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44, and the production is more detailed and varied. An effect can be obtained.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the two face exhaust ports 40 and 42 were provided in the middle panel part 32, and the structure which provided the one fuselage exhaust port 44 in the lower panel part 34, this invention is shown to this. It is not limited, It is good also as a structure which provided many exhaust ports, or the structure which provided the exhaust port in various places.

  More specifically, in the above-described embodiment, in order to give a production effect as if a punch is being fed out toward the player, the player can be placed at a position where compressed air can be released over the player's face and abdomen. Although the configuration in which the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 are provided is illustrated, the quantity and position of the exhaust ports may be adjusted so as to adapt to the intended effect, the effect by image and sound. Specifically, for example, when it is desired to give a production effect as if a machine gun is being fired at a player, a large number of small exhaust ports are arranged in a row, and the exhaust ports are sequentially directed toward the player. It is possible to adopt a configuration capable of releasing compressed air. In the above embodiment, the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 are configured by a single opening portion. However, the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 are formed by an opening group in which a large number of small holes having a small opening area are provided. You may comprise what corresponds.

  In the air supply means 50 employed in the above embodiment, the branch paths 52a to 52c of the air supply pipe 52 and the electromagnetic valves 60, 62, 64 are provided corresponding to the exhaust ports 40, 42, 44, respectively. The compressed air can be discharged independently from the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44, but the present invention is not limited to this. Specifically, under the control of the sub-control board 15, a plurality of ones selected from the exhaust ports 40, 42, and 44 are set as one opening group, and compressed air is discharged under the same discharge conditions from those constituting the opening group. It is good also as a structure to be made.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 5, one of the branch paths 52a and 52b provided separately for the exhaust ports 40 and 42 (the branch path 52b in the example shown in FIG. 5) is omitted, and the other one It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which both the exhaust ports 40 and 42 are attached to the end portion of the branch path 52a (in the example shown in FIG. 5). In the case of such a configuration, the exhaust ports 40 and 42 form one opening group, and the compressed air is released from the exhaust ports 40 and 42 under the same discharge conditions as the electromagnetic valve 60 is opened and closed.

  The gaming device 50 shown in the above embodiment is a so-called pachislot machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, it is another type of gaming device represented by a pachinko machine. May be.

It is a front view showing a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a front view which shows the internal structure of the gaming machine shown in FIG. FIG. 2 is a piping system diagram showing air supply means employed in the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1. It is a block diagram which shows the relationship between the sub control board of the gaming machine shown in FIG. 1, and other components. It is a piping system diagram which shows the modification of the air supply means shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

10 Gaming machines 40, 42 Exhaust port (exhaust port for face)
44 Exhaust port (torso exhaust port)
46 louvers (release direction adjusting means)
50 Air supply means 70 Temperature adjustment means

Claims (5)

A plurality of exhaust ports capable of releasing compressed air toward the player;
Air supply means capable of supplying compressed air to the exhaust port,
A gaming machine, wherein an air discharge condition at one or a group of the plurality of exhaust ports and an air discharge condition at another one or a group of the exhaust ports can be independently adjusted.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein compressed air can be discharged discontinuously for each exhaust port or for each exhaust port group.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge direction adjusting unit capable of adjusting a discharge direction of air at the exhaust port.   The game machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising temperature adjusting means for adjusting a temperature of air supplied toward the exhaust port. One or a group of the plurality of exhaust vents is a facial exhaust vent capable of releasing air toward a portion corresponding to the player's face,
Another one or a group of the plurality of exhaust ports is a trunk exhaust port capable of discharging air toward a portion corresponding to the player's trunk,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a pressure of air discharged from the body exhaust port is higher than a pressure of air discharged from the face exhaust port.

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