JP6171186B2 - Game equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball display device that displays the number of possessed balls including at least a game medium borrowed from a game hall by a player and a game medium acquired by the player through a game, and in particular, the number of possessed balls is displayed by the player. The present invention relates to a ball display device that displays in a visible manner.

In game halls where game machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines are installed, if a player acquires a large amount of game media such as pachinko balls and medals by playing with the game machine, the game media is stored in a predetermined manner. And put it at your feet, and when the game is over, count the number of game media that have been put in the ball box, and use the ticket printed with this count value to the prize exchange counter. It has been carried out and exchanged for desired prizes.
In this way, placing the acquired game media in the ball box and placing it at the player's feet can give the player a sense of superiority that he has acquired a large amount of prize balls according to his skill. In addition, for the game hall, there is an advantage that the service status of the own store can be notified to other players.

Also, in recent years, pachinko balls acquired by players are immediately returned to pachinko islands by a ball return device provided on each pachinko machine, and the number of returned balls is digitally displayed on this ball return device. A pachinko island stand has been proposed in which a receipt is printed on the machine and issued at the end of the game, using a printer provided in the ball return device to issue a receipt printed with the number of prizes returned by operating the checkout button.
In addition, a certain number of pachinko balls are encapsulated inside and used in a game, and prizes based on winning prizes are accumulated and stored as data without being paid out to the player. An enclosed pachinko machine has been proposed in which a game is performed by subtracting one by one each time a ball is fired from the value.
In the pachinko island stand and the enclosed pachinko machine equipped with these ball return devices, the number of prize balls acquired is only displayed as a numerical value on the digital display. For this reason, although the player can know the number of prize balls obtained, he can not taste a sense of superiority by stacking the ball boxes. By accumulating, it was not possible to notify other players of the service status.

Therefore, even in a game hall where a pachinko island stand equipped with a ball return device has been introduced, a technology has been proposed that allows other players to be notified that a player has won a large amount of premium balls. .
For example, a plurality of openings having a shape resembling the outline shape of a ball box are drilled in a plate-shaped display board, and a plate-like member having light transmittance formed in the same shape as the plurality of openings, There has been proposed an output indicator that fits into each of a plurality of openings and makes it possible to emit one or more plate-like members according to the number of outputs indicated by the output information received from the gaming machine. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).
In addition, when information regarding the ball is entered from the gaming machine, and the number of balls that are indicated by this information exceeds a predetermined number, a flag, a stick, a plate-like member, etc. are moved to roughly There has been proposed an automatic expression device that expresses automatically (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
By providing these ball indicators and ball display devices above the pachinko machine, etc., it is possible to display prominently the approximate number of premium balls acquired by a player, and that player can display a large amount of premium balls. The other players can be notified of the acquisition.

JP-A-8-98950 JP-A-9-308757

The present invention, Yu skills who is an object of the present invention to provide equipment for a game that can be tasted the Yu Yue feeling enough.

In order to achieve this object, a gaming apparatus according to the present invention is a gaming apparatus provided corresponding to a gaming machine and capable of producing an effect relating to the number of gaming media possessed by the player. A movable member movable according to the number, a control means capable of controlling the position of the movable member, and a decorative member disposed on the rear side of the movable member, wherein the movable member is a first movable member And the second moving member, and the control means can control the first moving member to the first position when the number of game media held by the player is the first number of game media. In addition, the second moving member can be controlled to a second position higher than the first position , and the number of game media held by the player is greater than the number of the first game media. In the case of the number of game media, the third moving member is higher than the first position. Together it is possible to control the location, the second moving member Ri can der to be controlled in the fourth position is a position higher than the third position, the decorative member, the first moving member Is controlled to the first position, and the second moving member is controlled to the third position and the second moving member, compared to the case where the second moving member is controlled to the second position. In the case where the member is controlled to the fourth position, the area visually recognized by the player is reduced .

It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state by which the ball display machine was installed on the top-plate part of an island stand. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the front side of the handball display machine in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the control system of a possession ball display machine. It is a block diagram which shows the path | route of the signal which a handball display machine inputs. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a possession ball display machine. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the ball display machine in the state which the pseudo | simulation box of the 1st step | stage appeared. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the ball display machine in the state which the 1st step | paragraph and the 2nd step | paragraph pseudo box bodies appeared. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the handball display device in the state where the first-stage to third-stage pseudo-boxes have appeared. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the possession ball display machine in the state where the 1st step-the 4th step pseudo box body appeared. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the possession ball display machine in the state which the pseudo | tall box of the 1st step-the 5th step appeared. It is a figure which shows the structure of the ball display machine in the state by which the pseudo | tall box of the 1st step-the 5th step was accommodated in storage space, Comprising: (i) is a front view, (ii) is (i) It is AA sectional drawing. It is a figure which shows the structure of the ball display machine in the state which the pseudo | tall box of the 1st step-the 5th step appeared, (i) is a front view, (ii) is a BB cross section of (i). FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure by the side of the back surface of the several pseudo box body extended | stretched upwards. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the back side of the pseudo-box body of the state piled up. It is a figure which shows the structure of the pseudo | simulated box body and the box movable part of the expanded state, Comprising: (i) is a front view, (ii) is CC sectional drawing of (i). It is a figure which shows the structure of the pseudo | simulated box body and the box movable part of the stacked state, Comprising: (i) is a front view, (ii) is DD sectional drawing of (i). It is a perspective view which shows the structure by the side of the back surface of the handball display machine which removed the housing body and the cover member. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the cover part of a nut member. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the lower front part housing | casing and the pseudo-box body accommodated in the internal space which is the inside of this lower front part housing | casing. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a lower front part housing | casing. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the structure of the ball display machine provided with the curtain member. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the bead display machine provided with the curtain-shaped member.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of a handball display machine constituting a gaming apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

The handball display device is arranged in the vicinity of the gaming machine, for example, above the gaming machine or on the top surface of the top of the island where the gaming machine is stored, A pseudo box that has a function of displaying the quantity of possessed balls including at least the game media acquired by the player by the game, and is three-dimensionally modeled in the shape of a ball box that accommodates the game media in a portable manner; It has a configuration comprising a quantity indicator that displays the number of possessions in numbers, and a box body movable part that has at least a function of moving the pseudo box according to the quantity of possessions displayed on the quantity indicator. ing.
Hereinafter, the details of the configuration of the handball display will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the ball display machine 1 of the present embodiment is an apparatus that is assumed to be arranged corresponding to each of a plurality of gaming machines 2 installed in a game hall, 4, a communication unit 11 that receives a game-related signal output from the gaming machine 2 or the like as a game signal, a storage unit 12 that stores the number of possessed balls calculated based on the game signal, A quantity indicator 13 for displaying the number of possessed balls in numbers, a pseudo box 14 that is three-dimensionally shaped to resemble the shape of a ball box, a box movable unit 15 that operates the pseudo box 14, and these A casing 16 in which the quantity indicator 13 and the pseudo box 14 are accommodated, an illumination unit 17 that is an illumination unit that illuminates the pseudo box 14 from behind, and a control unit 18 that controls the operation of the quantity indicator 13 and the like. It has.

As shown in FIG. 4, the communication unit 11 receives a game signal output from the gaming machine 2.
The gaming machine 2 is a device that executes a predetermined game using a gaming medium, and specific examples include various gaming machines such as a pachinko machine, a slot machine, a parrot, an arrange ball machine, and a sparrow ball machine.
From these gaming machines 2, a signal indicating predetermined information regarding the game is output as a game signal.
When the gaming machine 2 is a pachinko machine, the gaming signal includes, for example, an out signal indicating the number of pachinko balls driven into the board surface of the pachinko machine, and a safe signal indicating the number of pachinko balls paid out from the pachinko machine Etc.

In addition, the communication unit 11 receives, as a game signal, a signal related to a game that is output from the table machine 3 that lends a game medium such as a pachinko ball or a medal to the player.
The interbank machine 3 is a device that lends a predetermined game medium provided in one-to-one correspondence with the gaming machine 2, and is charged with cash, a stored-member card (also simply referred to as a member card), IC coins, etc. As a result, the amount of game media in a range not exceeding the amount of cash inserted, the number of acquired balls, the amount read from the IC coin, etc. is lent out.
The inter-machine 3 outputs a signal indicating predetermined information regarding the game as a game signal. The game signal includes a sales signal, a replay game medium number signal, a count signal, and a card signal.
The sales signal is a signal indicating the number of game media lent by the inter-vehicle machine 3.
The replay game medium number signal is a signal that indicates the number of game media that has been withdrawn when the player has withdrawn a quantity of game media to be used for a game from a storage ball that is a game medium deposited by the player at the game hall. .
The counting signal is a signal indicating a result of counting the number of game media received from the lower plate of the gaming machine 2 by the inter-story machine 3.
The card signal is a signal indicating that a stored ball member card has been inserted and a stored ball member card has been returned.
The sales signal, the replay game medium number signal, the count signal, and the card signal are output as game signals from the interstage machine 3 and received by the communication unit 11 of the possession display 1.

The storage unit 12 can be configured by an electrical component having a predetermined storage area, such as a ROM, a RAM, an HDD, etc., and stores predetermined data and programs for executing various functions of the possession display 1. Remember.
The predetermined data stored in the storage unit 12 includes, for example, number-of-balls data indicating the number of balls held by the player.

The quantity display unit 13 is a display means for displaying the number of possession balls of the player in numbers, and drives a 7-segment display unit 131 that displays the number of possessions in numbers, and the 7-segment display unit 131. A driver circuit 132 and a display case 133 having a 7-segment display 131 attached and including the driver circuit 132 are provided.
The display housing 133 is formed in a hollow plate shape or a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a predetermined thickness, and a 7-segment display portion 131 is attached to the number display surface 134 located on the front side of the ball display device 1. The driver circuit 132 is disposed in a hollow state in a state of being mounted on the substrate.

The pseudo box 14 is a box-like member formed to imitate the shape of a so-called dollar box that accommodates a game medium so as to be portable, and a plurality of the pseudo box bodies 14 are provided in the ball display device 1. The number of balls possessed by the player is schematically displayed by the number of the pseudo box bodies 14 appearing at positions that are visible from the outside in the ball display device 1.
The plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 (14a to 14e) are formed in a shape imitating the outer shape of the ball box, but are different in size. Specifically, among the plurality of pseudo boxes 14a to 14e arranged in the vertical direction, the size of the top pseudo box 14a is the smallest (the width and the depth are the shortest). ), The size of the pseudo box 14e located at the bottom is the largest (the width and the depth are the longest). Therefore, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e can be stacked in a nested manner from the vertical direction.
A pseudo ball member 144 formed in a shape representing a state in which a large number of game media (for example, pachinko balls) are piled up is placed on the top of the pseudo box body 14a.

The box movable part 15 is a mechanism part for moving the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 in the vertical direction.
The box movable unit 15 pulls the pseudo box 14 upward from the storage space 164 and makes it stand still in a state that is visible from the outside of the ball display device 1, so that the pseudo box 14 that has become visible can be seen. The approximate quantity of the player's ball is displayed according to the quantity.

The housing 16 is a hollow, rectangular parallelepiped box-shaped member that is formed in a size that can accommodate the components of the ball display device 1 including the quantity indicator 13 and the pseudo box 14.
The housing 16 includes a housing main body 161 that covers the rear surface portion of the ball display device 1, the rear surface side of the right side surface portion, the rear surface side of the left side surface portion, and the rear surface side of the upper surface portion. A lid member 162 that covers the right side, left side, and top surface (including the right side, left side, and top surface of the casing body 161) of the ball display device 1 and the ball display A lower front side casing 165 that covers the lower part of the front part of the machine 1, the lower front side of the right side part, the lower front side of the left side part, and the bottom part.
The lid member 162 can be attached to and detached from the housing body 161. Specifically, an end hook-shaped engaging portion is formed on the side portion of the lid member 162, and this engaging portion is engaged with a concave engaged portion formed on the side portion of the housing body 161. As a result, the lid member 162 can be attached to the housing main body 161.
Further, the lower front housing 165 can be attached to and detached from the housing body 161. This attachment / detachment structure is the same as the attachment / detachment structure of the lid member 162 with respect to the housing body 161.
As described above, by attaching the lid member 162 and the lower front side casing 165 to the casing main body 161, the pseudo box body 14, which is a constituent part of the ball display device 1, can be replaced with the lid member 162 and the lower front side. Since it can be covered by the housing 165 and the housing body 161, mischief with respect to the pseudo box body 14 and the like can be prevented. Moreover, since dust and dust can be prevented from accumulating on the pseudo box 14 or the like, cleaning becomes easy.

The illuminating unit 17 is an illuminating unit that illuminates the pseudo box 14 that has moved upward from the storage space 164 from behind, and a plurality of light emitting elements 171 and a driver circuit that controls lighting of the plurality of light emitting elements 171 (see FIG. Not shown).
The light emitting element 171 is made of an LED, for example, and illuminates the pseudo box body 14 from behind by lighting control by a driver circuit that receives an instruction from the control unit 18.

  The control unit 18 can be configured by, for example, a CPU and the like, and by reading and executing a predetermined program stored in the storage unit 12, it sends a command to each component of the ball display device 1, or by itself Operates and executes and controls various functions of the possession ball display device 1.

The possession ball display machine 1 having the above configuration has excellent features described below.
(1) At least a function of moving the pseudo box 14 according to the quantity of possessed balls displayed on the quantity indicator 13 is provided. (2) The storage space 164 is located on the back side of the quantity indicator 13. And all of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are stored in the storage space 164 in a stacked state. (3) The lower side of all the engaging portions 145 formed in each of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14. The engaging portions 148 are arranged on the back side of the plurality of pseudo-box bodies 14 in the stacked state at positions arranged in a line in the horizontal direction along the back side. (4) The component parts are housed in one housing 16 and are unitized so as to be portable. (5) A light guide plate is provided on the side effect unit 166 provided at the lower portions of the left and right side surfaces of the ball display 1. Using 167 (6 When the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are illuminated by the illumination unit 17, the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are lit in different colors for each of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14. (7) The curtain-like member 19 covering the illumination unit 17 can be provided. 8) Display of the number of possessed balls on the ball display device 1 when a card capable of storing predetermined data is inserted / removed by the inter-station device 3 Excellent features of the ball display device 1 of the present embodiment Will be described in the following order.

  (1) At least a function of moving the pseudo box 14 according to the number of possessed balls displayed on the quantity display 13 is provided.

  In order to realize this function, the control unit 18 executes the control described below.

  (1-1) Calculation of the number of possessions

Based on the game signal received by the communication unit 11, the control unit 18 calculates the number of possessions that is the number of possessions of the player.
A possession ball refers to a game medium that a player can use for a game. The number of possessions is the addition of the game media borrowed from the game hall by the player and the game media acquired by the player through the game, and the game media used for the game is subtracted as the decrease. The amount of game media at the time of play.

Among these, the control unit 18 calculates the number of game media borrowed from the game hall by the player according to the following procedure.
The storage unit 12 stores data indicating the number of balls possessed by the player as possession number data. As for the possession number data, 0 (zero) is stored as an initial value when the player has not borrowed a game medium from the game hall and has not withdrawn the stored ball.
When the communication unit 11 receives the sales signal, the control unit 18 calculates the number of game media indicated by the sales signal. Then, when the number-of-balls data is extracted from the storage unit 12, the number of game media calculated based on the sales signal is added to the number-of-balls data, and the number-of-balls data after the addition is stored in the storage unit 12.
By executing such processing, the control unit 18 can calculate the number of game media borrowed from the game hall by the player as the number of possessions and store it in the storage unit 12.

Further, the control unit 18 calculates the number of game media acquired by the player through the game according to the following procedure.
When the communication unit 11 receives the replay game medium number signal, the control unit 18 calculates the number indicated by the replay game medium number signal as the number of withdrawals from the stored ball. Then, when the number-of-balls data is extracted from the storage unit 12, the number of withdrawals from the storage ball calculated based on the replay game medium number signal is added to the number-of-balls data, and the number of balls data after the addition is stored in the storage unit 12 is stored. Note that the storage ball is a game medium or a quantity of the game medium deposited in the game hall among the game media acquired by the game before the previous day.
Further, when the safe signal is received by the communication unit 11, the control unit 18 calculates the number of game media indicated by the safe signal, adds this number to the possession number data, and the number of possessed balls after the addition. Data is stored in the storage unit 12.
By executing such processing, the number of game media acquired by the player through the game can be calculated as the number of possessions and stored in the storage unit 12.

Further, the control unit 18 subtracts the number of game media used by the player for the game from the possession number data.
Specifically, when the out signal is received by the communication unit 11, the control unit 18 calculates the number of game media indicated by the out signal, subtracts this number from the possession number data, The number of balls data is stored in the storage unit 12.
As a result, the number of game media used by the player in the game can be subtracted from the possession number data, and the retained number data after this subtraction can be stored in the storage unit 12 as the number of possessions of the player.

  In addition, although the ball display machine 1 of this embodiment receives a game signal from the gaming machine 1 and the inter-vehicle machine 3, the control unit 18 calculates the number of balls based on the game signal. The gaming machine 1 or the pedestal machine 3 calculates the number of balls, the signal indicating the number of balls is received by the ball display device 1, and the control unit 18 specifies the number of balls indicated by the signal. The specified number of balls can be stored in the storage unit 12 as ball count data.

  (1-2) Display of the number of balls on the quantity display 13

When the control unit 18 retrieves the number of possession balls from the storage unit 12 at a predetermined timing, the control unit 18 sends the number of possessions indicated by the number of possession balls to the driver circuit 132 of the quantity indicator 13 to drive the driver circuit 132. The number of possessed balls is displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131.
Moreover, if the control part 18 performs the process of addition or subtraction with respect to the number of possessions which the possession number data shows, the number of possessions which the possession number data after these additions or subtractions show in the quantity indicator 13 will be shown. This is sent to the driver circuit 132, and this driver circuit 132 is driven to display the number of possessions on the 7-segment display unit 131.

  (1-3) The movement of the pseudo box 14 based on the number of balls displayed on the quantity display 13

When the control unit 18 causes the 7-segment display unit 131 of the quantity display unit 13 to display the number of possessed balls, the pseudo box 14 can be moved according to the displayed number of possessed balls.
In order to realize this operation, the storage unit 12 stores a box movable set number.
The box movable set number is a numerical value indicating the number of balls set corresponding to each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e, and any of the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e. It is used when determining whether the box 14 is movable or not. For example, whether or not 1500 balls are set as the box movable set number corresponding to one pseudo box 14, and whether or not the player has more than 1500 balls that is the box movable set number. This is used when it is determined that the pseudo box body 14 in which the set number of movable box bodies indicating the 1500 balls is set is moved.

The box movable set number is set to a different numerical value for each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e. When a specific example is shown, for example, in the case where five pseudo box bodies 14 are provided in the ball display device 1, the pseudo box body 14 (the first stage pseudo box body 14a) positioned at the top includes Set 1500 balls as the box movable set number, set 3000 balls as the box movable set number in the pseudo box 14 (second-stage pseudo box 14b) located second from the top, Similarly, the pseudo box bodies 14 (third stage, fourth stage, and fifth stage pseudo box bodies 14c, 14d, and 14e) located at the third, fourth, and fifth from the top include boxes. As the body movable set number, 4500 balls, 6000 balls, and 7500 balls can be set, respectively.
Note that the box movable set number is not limited to a numerical value such as 1500 balls, and can be set with an arbitrary numerical value.

In this way, using the box movable set number stored in the storage unit 12, the control unit 18 moves or does not move any of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e. Judging.
The operation of the control unit 18 including this determination will be described with reference to FIG.
Here, as the contents of the operation executed by the control unit 18, an operation after the power of the ball display device 1 is turned on will be described.

When the power of the holding ball display device 1 is turned on (S10), the control unit 18 determines whether or not the stop position sensor 155 is ON and a detection signal is output from the stop position sensor 155, that is, stops. The position sensor 155 detects the stop position indicating piece 1523, and determines whether or not the first-stage pseudo box 14a is positioned at the lowest position in the vertical movement range (S11).
When the detection signal is not output from the stop position sensor 155 (S11-No), the control unit 18 lowers the first-stage pseudo box 14a to the lowest position in the vertical movement range with respect to the movable control unit 157. An instruction signal indicating that the The movable control unit 157 drives the motor 153 based on the instruction signal from the control unit 18 to lower the pseudo box body 14 (S12).
And the control part 18 judges whether the detection signal is output from the stop position sensor 155 (S13), and when the detection signal is not output from the stop position sensor 155 (S13-No), it continues after that. Continuously, the motor 153 is driven with respect to the movable controller 157 to lower the pseudo box 14 (S12).
On the other hand, when a detection signal is output from the stop position sensor 155 (S13-Yes), the control unit 18 determines that the first-stage pseudo box 14a is lowered to the lowest position in the vertical movement range, and is movable. An instruction signal indicating that the lowering of the pseudo box body 14 is stopped is sent to the control unit 157. The movable control unit 157 stops the driving of the motor 153 based on the instruction signal from the control unit 18 and stops the lowering of the pseudo box body 14 (S14). Thereby, all the pseudo box bodies 14 can be returned to the initial state stored in the storage space 164.

  After the movable control unit 157 stops the lowering of the pseudo box body 14 (S14) or after determining that the detection signal is output from the stop position sensor 155 in the determination of S11 (S11-Yes), the control unit 18 extracts pseudo box appearance number data indicating the number of pseudo box bodies 14 appearing from the storage space 164 from the storage unit 12, sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 0, and stores the pseudo box body appearance number data in the storage unit 12. (S15). Moreover, the control part 18 takes out the number-of-balls data from the memory | storage part 12, makes this number-of-balls data 0, and memorize | stores it in the memory | storage part 12 (S15).

When the control unit 18 performs addition or subtraction processing on the possession number data (S16), the number of possessions indicated by the possession number data after addition or subtraction is displayed on the quantity display unit 13 by numbers (S17). .
Further, the control unit 18 takes out the box movable set number set in the first-stage pseudo box 14a from the storage unit 12, and compares the box movable set number with the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction. (S18).
When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is less than the box movable set number (S18-No), the control unit 18 extracts the pseudo box appearance number data from the storage unit 12, and the pseudo box appearance number data Is confirmed to be 0 (S19). When the pseudo box appearance number data is 0 (S19-Yes), all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space 164. Judgment is made, and the pseudo box appearance number data is maintained at zero. Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.
On the other hand, when the pseudo box appearance number data is a numerical value other than 0 (S19-No), the control unit 18 movably controls an instruction signal indicating that all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space 164. Send to part 157. Based on the instruction signal, the movable controller 157 drives the motor 153 to lower all the pseudo boxes 14a to 14e and store them in the storage space 164 (S20). The control unit 18 sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 0 and stores it in the storage unit 12 (S20). Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.

When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is larger than the box movable set number in the determination of S18 (S18-Yes), the control unit 18 moves the box movable set in the second-stage pseudo box 14b. The set number is taken out from the storage unit 12, and the box movable set number is compared with the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction (S21).
When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is less than the box movable set number (S21-No), the control unit 18 extracts the pseudo box appearance number data from the storage unit 12, and the pseudo box appearance number data 1 is confirmed (S22), and when the pseudo box appearance number data is 1 (S22-Yes), the first-stage pseudo box 14a appears from the storage space 164. And the pseudo box appearance number data is maintained at 1. Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed. FIG. 6 shows a state in which the first-stage pseudo box 14a appears.

On the other hand, when the pseudo box appearance number data is a numerical value other than 1 (S22-No), the control unit 18 movably controls an instruction signal indicating that only the first-stage pseudo box 14a appears from the storage space 164. Send to part 157. Based on the instruction signal, the movable control unit 157 drives the motor 153 so that only the first-stage pseudo box 14a appears from the storage space 164 (S23). For example, when all the pseudo box bodies 14 a to 14 e are stored in the storage space 164, only the first-stage pseudo box body 14 a is made to appear only from the storage space 164. The storage space 164 is moved upward. When the first-stage and second-stage pseudo boxes 14a and 14b appear from the storage space 164, the second-stage pseudo-box 14b is stored in the storage space 164 and the first-stage pseudo-box 14a is stored. Only appear from the storage space 164.
The control unit 18 sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 1 and stores it in the storage unit 12 (S23). Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.

When the number of possessed balls after the addition or subtraction is larger than the box movable set number in the determination of S21 (S21-Yes), the control unit 18 moves the box movable set in the third-stage pseudo box 14c. The set number is taken out from the storage unit 12, and the box movable set number is compared with the number of balls after addition or subtraction (S24).
When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is smaller than the box movable set number (S24-No), the control unit 18 extracts the pseudo box appearance number data from the storage unit 12, and the pseudo box appearance number data Is checked (S25), and when the pseudo box appearance number data is 2 (S25-Yes), the first and second pseudo box bodies 14a and 14b are stored in the storage space 164. And the pseudo box appearance number data is maintained at 2. Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the first-stage and second-stage pseudo boxes 14a and 14b appear.
On the other hand, when the pseudo box appearance number data is a numerical value other than 2 (S25-No), the control unit 18 indicates that the first and second pseudo box bodies 14a and 14b appear from the storage space 164. An instruction signal is sent to the movable control unit 157. Based on the instruction signal, the movable control unit 157 drives the motor 153 to cause the first-stage and second-stage pseudo-boxes 14a and 14b to appear from the storage space 164 (S26). The control unit 18 sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 2 and stores it in the storage unit 12 (S26). Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.

When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is greater than the box movable set number in the determination of S24 (S24-Yes), the control unit 18 moves the box movable set in the fourth-stage pseudo box 14d. The set number is taken out from the storage unit 12, and the box movable set number is compared with the number of balls after addition or subtraction (S27).
When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is less than the box movable set number (S27-No), the control unit 18 extracts the pseudo box appearance number data from the storage unit 12, and the pseudo box appearance number data Is checked (S28), and when the pseudo box appearance number data is 3 (S28-Yes), the pseudo boxes 14a to 14c from the first stage to the third stage are stored in the storage space. It is determined that it has appeared from 164, and the pseudo box appearance number data is maintained at 3. Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed. In addition, the state in which the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14c from the first stage to the third stage appear is shown in FIG.
On the other hand, when the pseudo box appearance number data is a numerical value other than 3 (S28-No), the control unit 18 makes the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14c from the first stage to the third stage appear from the storage space 164. An instruction signal is sent to the movable control unit 157. Based on the instruction signal, the movable controller 157 drives the motor 153 to cause the pseudo boxes 14a to 14c from the first stage to the third stage to appear from the storage space 164 (S29). The control unit 18 sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 3 and stores it in the storage unit 12 (S29). Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.

When the number of possessed balls after the addition or subtraction is larger than the box movable set number in the determination of S27 (S27-Yes), the control unit 18 moves the box movable set in the fifth-stage pseudo box 14e. The set number is taken out from the storage unit 12, and the box movable set number is compared with the number of balls after addition or subtraction (S30).
When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is less than the box movable set number (S30-No), the control unit 18 extracts the pseudo box appearance number data from the storage unit 12, and the pseudo box appearance number data 4 is confirmed (S31), and when the pseudo box appearance number data is 4 (S31-Yes), the pseudo boxes 14a to 14d from the first stage to the fourth stage are stored in the storage space. It is determined that it has appeared from 164, and the pseudo box appearance number data is maintained at 4. Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed. In addition, the state in which the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14d from the first stage to the fourth stage appear is shown in FIG.
On the other hand, when the pseudo box appearance number data is a numerical value other than 4 (S31-No), the control unit 18 causes the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14d from the first stage to the fourth stage to appear from the storage space 164. An instruction signal is sent to the movable control unit 157. Based on the instruction signal, the movable controller 157 drives the motor 153 to cause the pseudo boxes 14a to 14d from the first stage to the fourth stage to appear from the storage space 164 (S32). The control unit 18 sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 4 and stores it in the storage unit 12 (S32). Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.

When the number of possessed balls after addition or subtraction is larger than the box movable set number in the determination of S30 (S30-Yes), the control unit 18 takes out the pseudo box appearance number data from the storage unit 12, and this pseudo box It is confirmed whether or not the body appearance number data is 5 (S33). If this pseudo box appearance number data is 5 (S33-Yes), all the pseudo box bodies from the first stage to the fifth stage are displayed. It is determined that 14a to 14e have appeared from the storage space 164, and the pseudo box appearance number data is maintained at 5. Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed. In addition, the state in which all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e from the first stage to the fifth stage appear is shown in FIG.
On the other hand, when the pseudo box appearance number data is a numerical value other than 5 (S33-No), the control unit 18 movably controls an instruction signal indicating that all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e appear from the storage space 164. Send to part 157. The movable control unit 157 drives the motor 153 based on the instruction signal, and causes all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e to appear from the storage space 164 (S34). The control unit 18 sets the pseudo box appearance number data to 5 and stores it in the storage unit 12 (S34). Thereafter, the processing after S16 is executed.

By performing such control, the control unit 18 operates the box movable unit 15 in accordance with the number of holding balls displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131 of the quantity display unit 13 so that the pseudo box body 14 is moved. Can be moved.
In addition, when the player's possession increases or decreases, the control unit 18 reliably displays the number of possessions after the change on the 7-segment display unit 131 of the quantity display 13 and The number of pseudo box bodies 14 corresponding to the displayed number of possessed balls can appear from the storage space 164.
Furthermore, since the display of the number of balls in the 7-segment display unit 131 and the display of the number of balls in the pseudo box 14 are linked, it is possible to display the number of balls in alignment with each other.
When the number of balls held in the 7-segment display unit 131 increases, the pseudo box bodies 14 appear sequentially one by one with this increase, and it is realistic to see how the ball boxes are stacked. Can be expressed in

In addition, the player or the store clerk who has seen the ball display device 1 can accurately grasp the number of balls of the player by numerical values by visually recognizing the 7-segment display unit 131, and the pseudo box 14 that has appeared. The number of players can be roughly grasped by the number of players.
The pseudo box 14 is formed to resemble the shape of a ball box, and expresses the number of player's balls by the number of appearances, so that the player has realistically expressed a large amount of prize balls. can do.
For this reason, the player can fully enjoy the superiority of having acquired a large amount of prize balls by his / her skill, and can reliably appeal the acquisition of a large amount of prize balls to other players.
Furthermore, since the number of balls possessed by the player is expressed by stacking the pseudo box bodies 14 imitating the ball box, the player stores the acquired balls as if they were real ball boxes. You can enjoy the feeling of being there, and you can continue to have a sense of superiority that you have won a lot of prizes.

  (2) The storage space 164 is located on the back side of the quantity indicator 13, and all of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are stored in the storage space 164 in a stacked state.

A rectangular plate-like back plate portion 163 is erected on the back side of the ball display device 1, specifically, near the back of the center of the ball display device 1. A quantity indicator 13 is located in front (see FIGS. 2 and 11 (ii)).
The quantity display unit 13 has a 7-segment display unit 131 disposed on a numeric display surface 134 that is the front surface of a thin horizontally long rectangular parallelepiped display unit 133, and the display unit unit 133 has a hollow portion inside the display unit 131. The driver circuit 132 is housed.
In addition, a storage space 164 is provided between the lower portion of the back plate portion 163 and the display housing 133 as a space in which the pseudo box 14 can be stored.
The storage space 164 is between the lower part of the back plate part 163 and the display case 133, that is, the lower front side case 165 including the display case 133 (see FIGS. 2, 20, etc.) and the back plate part. 163, a space surrounded by the lower portion of the display 163, and when the number display surface 134, which is the front surface of the display housing 133, is viewed from the front of the number display surface 134, doing. All of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 can be stored in the storage space 164 in a state where they are stacked in a nested manner (see FIG. 11 (ii)).

As described above, when all of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are stored in the storage space 164, when the front surface of the ball display device 1 is viewed from the front of the ball display device 1, the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are displayed. The entire box 14 is hidden behind the quantity display 13 and is invisible.
Thus, by creating a state in which all of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are invisible from the front of the ball display device 1, the ball display device 1 is in a state where the player is not using the ball box. Thus, it is possible to realistically represent that the number of possession balls of the player is 0 (zero) or less than a predetermined number.

For example, in a game hall that employs a system that puts game media in a ball box, when a player wins a lot of winning balls, such as winning a jackpot, put this winning ball in the ball box, It is done at your feet.
On the other hand, if a player plays a game, but does not win a jackpot and uses all the possession balls for the game, a ball box is used to place the winning balls. There is no opportunity.
In such a case, if even one pseudo box 14 emerges from the storage space 164 in the ball display 1, this is despite the fact that the player is not using the ball box. In the possession ball display machine 1, it is expressed as if the ball box is being used by the player, and the display content is inconsistent with the actual situation of the player.
Therefore, the ball display device 1 of the present embodiment hides all of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 behind the quantity indicator 13 when the player's ball is zero or less than a predetermined number. The ball display device 1 is not visible from the front.
Thereby, the possession ball display machine 1 can express more realistically that the player is not using the ball box, that is, the player's possession ball is zero or less than a predetermined number. .

  (3) On the back side of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 in a state where all the lower engaging portions 148 among the engaging portions 145 formed in each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are stacked, It is arranged at a position that is lined up in a horizontal direction along

The structure of the pseudo box 14 having such characteristics will be described.
The pseudo box body 14 is formed in a shape imitating the shape of a ball box, as shown in FIGS. However, the pseudo box body 14 does not completely imitate the entire shape of the ball box, but as shown in FIGS. 12 (ii) and 13, the bottomed box shape ball box is cut in the vertical direction. And it is formed in the shape imitating one ball box when divided into two equal parts. That is, the pseudo box body 14 is a player or player as if the pseudo box body 14 is a ball box itself when the ball display device 1 provided with the pseudo box body 14 is viewed from the front side. It is formed in a shape that can be recognized by the store clerk.

Specifically, the pseudo box body 14 includes a bottom plate 141 located at the bottom, and a side plate 142 located on the side and erected from the end side of the bottom plate 141 (see FIG. 13). The side plate 142 includes a side plate 142 located on the front side of the pseudo box body 14, a side plate 142 located on the right side, and a side plate 142 located on the left side. A space surrounded by the bottom plate 141 and the side plate 142 is a hollow internal space 143 located inside the pseudo box body 14.
The pseudo box 14 does not have a member that covers the upper surface side and a member that covers the back surface side. Therefore, the internal space 143 of the pseudo box body 14 communicates with the outside at the upper surface portion and the rear surface portion. However, a large amount of game media is formed on the top surface of the pseudo box body 14 positioned at the top of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 provided in the ball display device 1 so as to represent a state in which a large amount of game media is piled up. The pseudo ball member 144 is placed.

The plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are stored in the storage space 164 of the ball display device 1 in a state where they are arranged vertically and stacked in a nested manner. Each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 has an engaging portion 145 that engages two pseudo box bodies 14 adjacent in the vertical direction.
The engagement portion 145 includes an engagement hole 146 formed in a bottom plate 141 of a pseudo box body 14 (hereinafter referred to as an upper pseudo box body) positioned above the two pseudo box bodies 14, and the upper pseudo box. The upper engagement portion 147 provided on the bottom plate 141 of the body and the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo box body 14 (hereinafter referred to as the lower pseudo box body) located below the two pseudo box bodies 14 adjacent to each other vertically. And a lower engagement portion 148 that engages with the upper engagement portion 147.

The engagement hole 146 is a through hole formed in the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo box 14 in the thickness direction of the bottom plate 141, and is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape or a long hole shape in the bottom plate 141. In addition, the longitudinal direction of the rectangular shape or the long hole shape is the same as the left-right direction of the pseudo box body 14 when the pseudo box body 14 having the bottom plate 141 in which the engagement hole 146 is formed is viewed from the front. It has become.
The upper engaging portion 147 is a portion projecting downward from the bottom surface of the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo box body 14, and has a hook shape (for example, an L-shaped section or a J-section) at the projecting direction end. A locked portion 1471 having a shape such as a letter shape is formed.
The lower engaging portion 148 is a portion standing on the upper surface of the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo box body 14, and has a bowl shape (for example, a Γ-shaped section or a Λ-shaped section) at the protruding direction end. The flange portion 1481 is formed.

When the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are arranged in the vertical direction, when the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are viewed from behind (see FIG. 13), the upper pseudo box body of the two pseudo box bodies 14 adjacent to each other in the vertical direction. The upper engaging portion 147 formed on the lower pseudo box body and the lower engaging portion 148 formed on the lower pseudo box body located directly below the upper pseudo box body are formed at corresponding positions in the vertical direction.
Further, the upper engaging portions 147 formed in each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are located at positions where the other upper engaging portions 147 are not formed in the vertical direction, that is, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are moved up and down. However, the lower engaging portions 148 formed in each of the plurality of pseudo-boxes 14 are arranged in the vertical direction so that they do not interfere with each other. The engaging portions 148 are formed at positions where they are not formed, that is, at positions where the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are avoided in the horizontal direction so that they do not interfere with each other even if they move up and down.

Further, the upper engagement portion 147 formed on the upper pseudo box body and the lower engagement portion 148 formed on the lower pseudo box body are engaged with each other by the upward movement of the upper pseudo box body. It has become. Specifically, the hook portion 1481 of the lower engagement portion 148 engages with the locked portion 1471 of the upper engagement portion 147.
Here, the upper engagement portion 147 is a portion protruding downward from the lower surface of the bottom plate 141 of the upper pseudo box body, and the lower engagement portion 148 stands on the upper surface of the bottom plate 141 of the lower pseudo box body. It is the part that was set up. The length obtained by adding the vertical length of the upper engaging portion 147 and the vertical length of the lower engaging portion 148 corresponding to the upper engaging portion 147 is the vertical length of one pseudo box 14. It is the same as or slightly shorter than the direction length.
Therefore, when the upper pseudo box body 14 is viewed from the front when the upper pseudo box body upper engagement portion 147 and the lower pseudo box body lower engagement portion 148 are engaged, The bottom surface of the pseudo box body is positioned near the upper surface of the lower pseudo box body, and it appears that the upper pseudo box body is stacked on the upper surface of the lower pseudo box body.
Since the two pseudo-box bodies 14 appear to be stacked in this way, the two pseudo-box bodies 14 seem to the player as if a large amount of game media are tightly stored. I can imagine.

Further, the locked portion 1471 of the upper engagement portion 147 of the upper pseudo box body is located below the flange portion 1481 of the lower engagement portion 148 of the lower pseudo box body, and this lower engagement portion An engagement hole 146 formed in the bottom plate 141 of the upper pseudo box body is located above the collar portion 1481 of 148.
For this reason, for example, when the upper pseudo box is lowered toward the inner space 143 of the lower pseudo box while the lower pseudo box is fixed, the lower engagement portion 148 of the lower pseudo box is lowered. The collar portion 1481 passes through the engagement hole 146 formed in the bottom plate 141 of the upper pseudo box body and enters the internal space 143 of the upper pseudo box body.
Further, the upper pseudo box body is formed slightly smaller in size than the lower pseudo box body, and each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 has a side plate 142 of the pseudo box body 14. It inclines in the direction spreading diagonally upward from the bottom plate 141.
For this reason, when the upper pseudo box is lowered toward the inner space 143 of the lower pseudo box while the lower pseudo box is fixed, the upper pseudo box becomes the inner space of the lower pseudo box. 143 are stored in a nested manner.

  Such a structure is formed in each of the two pseudo boxes 14 positioned above and below the plurality of pseudo boxes 14. Specifically, the upper engagement portion 147 is formed in the first-stage pseudo box 14a, and the lower engagement portion 148 corresponding to the upper engagement portion 147 is formed in the second-stage pseudo box 14b. Has been. Further, an upper engaging portion 147 is formed in the second-stage pseudo box body 14b, and a lower engaging portion 148 corresponding to the upper engaging portion 147 is formed in the third-stage pseudo box body 14c. ing. Similarly, an upper engagement portion 147 and a lower engagement portion 148 corresponding to the upper engagement portion 147 are formed in the third-stage pseudo box body 14c and the fourth-stage pseudo box body 14d, respectively. An upper engaging portion 147 and a lower engaging portion 148 corresponding to the upper engaging portion 147 are also formed in the box body 14d and the fifth-stage pseudo box body 14e.

When the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are stacked, the lower engaging portions 148 formed in the second to fifth pseudo box bodies 14b to 14e are arranged from the first stage to the fourth stage. It is in the state which passed through all the engagement holes 146 formed in the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14d (see FIG. 14).
In this case, the upper engaging portion 147 formed in the first to third pseudo box bodies 14a to 14c is formed on the bottom plate 141 of the second to fourth pseudo box bodies 14b to 14d. It is in a state of passing through all of the engagement holes 146.
An engagement hole 146 is formed in the bottom plate 141 of the fifth-stage pseudo box 14e. When the pseudo box 14e lands on the upper surface of the bottom of the storage space 164, the engagement of the pseudo box 14e is increased. The joint hole 146 is closed by the upper surface of the bottom of the storage space 164. Therefore, the upper engagement portion 147 formed in the fourth-stage pseudo box 14d cannot pass through the engagement hole 146 of the fifth-stage pseudo box 14e.
Then, as shown in FIG. 11 (ii), the plurality of pseudo boxes 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space 164 in a state where they are stacked in a nested manner.

In addition, when the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are stacked, for example, when the first stage pseudo box body 14a is lifted upward, the upper engaging portion 147 of the pseudo box body 14a moves upward, The locked portion 1471 of the engaging portion 147 contacts and engages with the flange portion 1481 of the lower engaging portion 148 of the second-stage pseudo box body 14b, and the pseudo box body 14a and the pseudo box body 14b are engaged with each other. It becomes a connected state. When the first-stage pseudo box 14a is further lifted upward, the second-stage pseudo box 14b is also lifted together in a connected state.
When the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a is further lifted, the upper engagement portion 147 of the second-stage pseudo-box body 14b moves upward, and the collar portion of the lower engagement portion 148 of the third-stage pseudo-box body 14c. The second-stage pseudo-box body 14b and the third-stage pseudo-box body 14c are connected by abutting and engaging with 1481. When the first-stage pseudo box 14a is further lifted upward, the second-stage pseudo box 14b and the third-stage pseudo box 14c are lifted together in a connected state.
When the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a is further lifted, the fourth-stage pseudo-box body 14d is connected to the third-stage pseudo-box body 14c, and the fifth-stage pseudo-box body 14d is connected to the fifth-stage pseudo-box body 14d. 14e can be connected to lift the fourth and fifth pseudo boxes 14d and 14e (see FIG. 12 (ii)).

When the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are stacked and stored in the storage space 164, the first stage pseudo box body 14a is lifted upward, and the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo box body 14a serves as a quantity indicator. When the height near the upper side of 13 is reached, the first-stage pseudo box 14a appears at a position that can be seen from the front of the ball display 1 (see FIG. 6). In this way, by causing the first-stage pseudo-box 14a to appear from the storage space 164 and to be stationary at the position, the ball display device 1 can be used by the player in the gaming machine 2 corresponding to the ball display device 1. It is possible to display that a large amount of game media for one box or more has been acquired.
Further, the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a is lifted upward, the fifth-stage pseudo-box body 14e moves upward from the storage space 164, and the bottom plate 141 of the fifth-stage pseudo-box body 14e displays the quantity. When the height near the upper side of the bowl 13 is reached, all of the pseudo boxes 14a to 14e from the first stage to the fifth stage appear at positions that can be seen from the front of the ball display 1 (see FIG. 10). . In this way, the ball display device 1 corresponds to the ball display device 1 by causing the pseudo-box bodies 14a to 14e from the first step to the fifth step to appear from the storage space 164 and stop at the position. In the gaming machine 2, it can be displayed that the player has acquired a large amount of game media for five or more ball boxes.

On the other hand, when all of the pseudo boxes 14a to 14e from the first stage to the fifth stage are lifted, when the pseudo boxes 14a to 14e are stacked and sequentially stored in the storage space 164, each pseudo box The bodies 14a to 14e follow an operation opposite to the above operation.
For example, in a state where all the pseudo boxes 14a to 14e from the first stage to the fifth stage are lifted, as shown in FIG. While being supported by the nut member 152, the second-stage to fifth-stage pseudo-box bodies 14b to 14e are connected to each other while hanging from the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a.

Here, when the first-stage pseudo box body 14a is lowered while lowering the nut member 152, the second-stage to fifth-stage pseudo box bodies 14b to 14e are hung from the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a. While maintaining, it descends due to its own weight.
When the first-stage pseudo box 14a is further lowered, the fifth-stage pseudo box 14e is stored in the storage space 164, and the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo-box 14e comes into contact with the upper surface of the bottom of the storage space 164. Land.
The descending operation of the fifth-stage pseudo box 14e that has landed on the upper surface of the bottom of the storage space 164 stops at this position.

When the first-stage pseudo box 14a is further lowered, the lower engagement portion 148 of the fifth-stage pseudo box 14e is positioned, and the upper engagement portion 147 of the fourth-stage pseudo box 14d is lowered. Therefore, the flange portion 1481 of the lower engagement portion 148 of the fifth-stage pseudo box body 14e and the locked portion 1471 of the upper engagement portion 147 of the fourth-stage pseudo box body 14d are separated from each other, and these five The engagement between the lower engagement portion 148 of the pseudo box 14e at the stage and the upper engagement portion 147 of the pseudo box 14d at the fourth stage is released, and the pseudo box 14e and the fourth stage at the fifth stage are released. The connection state with the pseudo box body 14d is eliminated.
When the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a is further lowered, the fourth-stage pseudo-box body 14d enters the internal space 143 of the fifth-stage pseudo-box body 14e. The pseudo box 14e of eyes overlaps.
The upper edge of the fifth-stage pseudo-box body 14e and the lower surface of the upper-surface edge of the fourth-stage pseudo-box body 14d come into contact with each other, and the fourth-stage pseudo-box body 14d reaches a position where it cannot be lowered any further. Then, the fourth-stage pseudo box 14d stops the descent operation at this position. As a result, the fifth-stage pseudo box body 14e and the fourth-stage pseudo box body 14d are stacked in a nested manner.

When the first-stage pseudo box 14a is further lowered, the lower engagement portion 148 of the fourth-stage pseudo box 14d is positioned, and the upper engagement portion 147 of the third-stage pseudo box 14c is lowered. Therefore, the flange portion 1481 of the lower engagement portion 148 of the fourth-stage pseudo box body 14d and the locked portion 1471 of the upper engagement portion 147 of the third-stage pseudo box body 14c are separated from each other, so that the four The engagement between the lower engagement portion 148 of the pseudo box 14d at the stage and the upper engagement portion 147 of the pseudo box 14c at the third stage is released, and the pseudo box 14d and the third stage at the fourth stage are released. The connection state with the pseudo box 14c is eliminated.
When the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a is further lowered, the third-stage pseudo-box body 14c enters the internal space 143 of the fourth-stage pseudo-box body 14d. The pseudo box 14d of eyes overlaps.
Further, the upper engagement portion 147 of the third-stage pseudo box body 14 enters and passes through the engagement hole 146 of the fourth-stage pseudo box body 14d, and the bottom plate 141 of the third-stage pseudo box body 14c moves to the fourth stage. When the third-stage pseudo box 14c comes to a position where the third-stage pseudo box 14c cannot be lowered any further, for example, by approaching the bottom plate 141 of the pseudo-box 14d of the eye, the third-stage pseudo box 14c operates at this position. Stop. Thereby, the pseudo box bodies 14c to 14e from the fifth stage to the third stage are stacked in a nested manner.

  Similarly, all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e from the fifth stage to the first stage can be stacked by further lowering the first stage pseudo box body 14a.

In the pseudo box body 14 that performs such an operation, all the lower engaging portions 148 formed in the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are on the back side of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 in a stacked state. It is arranged at a position that is arranged in a line in the horizontal direction along the back surface.
By setting it as such an arrangement | positioning, the thickness of the depth direction of the pseudo | simulated box 14 can be made thin, and the thickness of the depth direction of the ball display 1 can be made thin by extension.

For example, when the plurality of lower engaging portions 148 formed in the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are respectively arranged at different positions in the depth direction of the pseudo box body 14, the pseudo box body 14 (particularly, on the outermost side). The pseudo box 14) in which the lower engaging portion 148 is formed needs to have a long length in the depth direction so as to include all of the plurality of lower engaging portions 148.
On the other hand, in the ball display device 1 of the present embodiment, positions aligned in a row in the horizontal direction along the back surfaces of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 in a state where all the lower engaging portions 148 are stacked. Is arranged. Thereby, the length in the depth direction of the pseudo box body 14 only needs to have a thickness that can include one lower engagement portion 148 when the lower engagement portion 148 is considered. The thickness of the pseudo box 14 in the depth direction can be reduced.
Since the thickness in the depth direction of the pseudo box body 14 can be reduced in this way, the thickness in the depth direction of the handheld display device 1 including the pseudo box body 14 can be reduced.

  In FIG. 14 and the like, a plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 can be stacked in a nested manner, and almost the entire upper pseudo box body is stored in the internal space 143 of the lower pseudo box body. However, it is not always necessary to store almost the entire upper pseudo box in the inner space 143 of the lower pseudo box, and at least a part of the lower pseudo box is the inner space of the lower pseudo box. The plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 can be stacked by being stored in 143.

Next, the structure of the box movable part 15 for moving the pseudo box 14 up and down will be described with reference to FIGS.
The box movable portion 15 includes two screw rods 151 standing on the left and right sides behind the back plate portion 163 of the housing 16, and the screw rods 151 in the circumferential direction about the rod axis. A nut member 152 that moves up and down on the peripheral surface of the screw rod 151 by rotating, a motor 153 that rotates and drives, a drive gear 1541 connected to the shaft of the motor 153, and a lower end portion of the screw rod 151 , A plurality of transmission gears 1543 for transmitting the rotational power of the drive gear 1541 to the driven gear 1542, a stop position sensor 155 for detecting the position of the pseudo box 14, and a transmission gear 1543 A rotation sensor 156 for detecting the rotation of the motor 153, and a movable control unit 157 for driving the motor 153 based on a command from the control unit 18.

Here, the screw rod 151 is a rod-shaped member having a male thread formed on the peripheral surface, and is provided on each of the left and right sides behind the back plate portion 163 of the housing 16 so that the rod-shaped axial direction is a vertical direction. It is erected.
The nut member 152 is a member formed in a cylindrical shape, and an attachment 149 formed on the first-stage pseudo-box 14a is connected to the outer peripheral surface, and the inner surface is connected to the male screw of the screw rod 151. An internal thread that is screwed so as to mesh with each other is formed.
For example, as shown in FIG. 18, the female screw of the nut member 152 is inclined in a projecting shape on the back surface of the nut lid portion 1521 that constitutes a part of the nut member 152 with the horizontally long longitudinal direction inclined with respect to the horizontal. The protrusion 1522 can be configured.

The stop position sensor 155 is a sensor that detects that the first-stage pseudo-box 14a is at the lowest position in the range in which it moves up and down. The stop position sensor 155 is provided in the vicinity of the lower portion of the screw rod 151, and is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the nut member 152 connected to the attachment 149 formed in the first-stage pseudo box 14a. By detecting the position indicating piece 1523, it is detected that the first-stage pseudo box 14a is positioned at the lower end of the vertical movement range, and when this stop position indicating piece 1523 is detected, a detection signal is output. To do.
The rotation sensor 156 is a sensor that detects the rotation of one transmission gear 1543 by detecting a rotation instruction piece 1544 that rotates with the rotation of one transmission gear 1543 among the plurality of transmission gears 1543. When the rotation sensor 156 detects the rotation instruction piece 1544, the rotation sensor 156 outputs a detection signal.

When the movement control unit 157 receives an instruction signal related to the movement of the pseudo box body 14 from the control unit 18, the movable control unit 157 specifies the number of appearances of the pseudo box body 14 indicated by the instruction signal, and the pseudo box bodies 14 corresponding to the number of appearances have the number. The first-stage pseudo box 14a is moved upward or downward so as to be visible from the outside of the ball display device 1.
For example, when the first-stage pseudo box 14a is at the lowest position in the movement range, when the number of appearances of the pseudo-box 14 indicated by the instruction signal from the control unit 18 is one, the movable control unit 157 The rotational speed of the transmission gear 1543 corresponding to the first-stage pseudo box 14a is specified as the designated rotational speed, and the motor 153 is driven until the rotational speed of the transmission gear 1543 reaches the designated rotational speed.

When the motor 153 is driven and the shaft of the motor 153 rotates, the drive gear 1541 connected to the shaft rotates, and this rotational power is transmitted to the driven gear 1542 via the transmission gear 1543, and this driven gear 1542. , And the screw rod 151 connected to the driven gear 1542 rotates.
When the screw rod 151 rotates, the nut member 152 meshed with the male screw formed on the peripheral surface of the screw rod 151 moves upward, and accordingly, a first-stage pseudo box connected to the nut member 152. 14a also moves upward.
When the rotational speed of the transmission gear 1543 reaches the designated rotational speed, the movable control unit 157 stops driving the motor 153. Along with this, the upward movement of the nut member 152 stops, and the upward movement of the first-stage pseudo box 14a stops. As a result, the first-stage pseudo box 14 a moves upward from the storage space 164 and is visible from the outside of the ball display device 1.

Even when the second-stage to fifth-stage pseudo-box 14 appears from the storage space 164, the movable control unit 157 is similar to the above-described process when the first-stage pseudo-box 14 appears from the storage space 164. Execute the process.
In addition, when the first-stage to fifth-stage pseudo box bodies 14 appearing from the storage space 164 are moved downward and stored in the storage space 164, the movable control unit 157 performs the same process as the above process. Run.

The control unit 18 specifies the number of appearances of the pseudo box 14 according to the number of balls of the player, and sends an instruction signal indicating the specified number of appearances to the movable control unit 157.
Thereby, when the number of holding balls is zero or less than the predetermined number, the movable control unit 157 stores all of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 in the storage space 164 and from the front of the holding ball display device 1. It is possible to make it invisible. Thereby, it can express that the number of balls of a player is zero or less than a predetermined number by the invisible state of the pseudo box 14.
In addition, when the number of possessed balls is larger than the predetermined number, the movable control unit 157 moves the number of pseudo box bodies 14 corresponding to the number of possessed balls from the storage space 164 to the outside and the pseudo box thus moved. The body 14 can be stopped at a position where it can be visually recognized from the front of the ball display device 1. Thereby, it can be expressed by the appearance number of the pseudo box bodies 14 that the number of balls of the player is a predetermined number or more.

  (4) The components of the handball display device 1 are housed in one housing 16 and unitized to be portable.

As described above, the ball display device 1 of the present embodiment is composed of a plurality of parts including at least a plurality of pseudo box bodies 14, a quantity indicator 13, and a box body movable portion 15. Is housed in one housing 16 and is unitized to be portable.
The housing 16 is a hollow box-shaped member that is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is wide in the horizontal direction and vertically long and has a depth of a predetermined length.

The housing 16 includes a housing main body 161 that covers the rear surface portion of the ball display device 1, the rear surface side of the right side surface portion, the rear surface side of the left side surface portion, and the rear surface side of the upper surface portion. A lid member 162 that covers the right side, left side, and top surface (including the right side, left side, and top surface of the casing body 161) of the ball display device 1 and the ball display A lower front side casing 165 that covers the lower part of the front part of the machine 1, the lower front side of the right side part, the lower front side of the left side part, and the bottom part.
The lid member 162 and the lower front side casing 165 are detachably attached to the casing main body 161.
Among the components of the ball display device 1, for example, the box movable unit 15 and the illumination unit 17 are provided in the housing main body 161, and the quantity indicator 13 is provided in the lower front side housing 165. The plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are stored in a storage space 164 positioned between the back plate 163 and the quantity indicator 13 positioned on the front surface of the housing main body 161.

In this way, the handball display machine 1 has a structure in which components are housed in one housing 16 and is unitized so as to be portable.
For this reason, the possession ball display machine 1 can be easily installed in an arbitrary place in the existing game hall.
Moreover, it can be easily attached to a desired location according to the layout in the game hall.
Furthermore, even when a new stand is replaced in a game hall, the unitized ball display device 1 can be easily moved to a desired position, or the removed ball display device 1 can be moved to a predetermined position. You can easily carry it to the space and store it.

  (5) The light guide plate 167 is used for the side effect part 166 provided at the lower part of the left and right side surfaces of the holding display 1.

A side effect section 166 that emits light at a predetermined timing is provided on each of the lower portion on the right side and the lower portion on the left side of the housing 16 of the ball display device 1.
As shown in FIGS. 19 and 20, the side effect unit 166 includes a plate-shaped light guide plate 167 and a light emitting element 168 that emits light of a predetermined color. The light emitting element 168 is controlled by the control unit 18. When light is emitted at a predetermined timing, the light emitted from the light emitting element 168 irradiates the light guide plate 167, and the light guide plate 167 is turned on.
The light guide plate 167 is a translucent or opaque member that is formed using a material having a predetermined light transmittance and is formed in a plate shape having a predetermined thickness. The openings 169 are formed in the surface portion and the left side surface portion, respectively.
The light emitting element 168 is attached to the inner side surface of the opening 169 into which the light guide plate 167 is fitted, and is provided at a position where the side surface of the plate-shaped light guide plate 167 is included in the light emission direction.

Of the plate-shaped light guide plate 167, a groove 1672 that is cut in the vertical direction is formed on an inner surface 1671 that is a surface facing the inside of the housing 16. A large number of grooves 1672 are formed on the inner side surface 1671 of the light guide plate 167, and these multiple grooves 1672 are arranged side by side in parallel on the inner side surface 1671. In this manner, the multiple grooves 1672 are all cut in the vertical direction, and the cut direction is substantially perpendicular to the propagation direction of light from the light emitting element 168. For this reason, the light from the light emitting element 168 is reflected by the side surface of the groove 1672 and propagates from the outer surface of the light guide plate 167 to the outside of the housing 16, thereby causing the light guide plate 167 to pass through. Can shine.
Of the large number of grooves 1672, the groove 1672 near the light emitting element 168 is formed with a shallow depth, and the depth of the groove 1672 gradually becomes deeper as the distance from the light emitting element 168 increases. It has become. Thus, the light emitted from the light emitting element 168 can reach the groove 1672 far from the light emitting element 168, and the entire light guide plate 167 can be illuminated with substantially the same brightness.

Furthermore, since the light guide plate 167 is turned on in accordance with the light emission of the light emitting element 168 and the light guide plate 167 is provided at the lower portions of the left and right side surfaces of the housing 16, The light guide plate 167 is visible from the outside of the side.
Thereby, for example, when the handball display device 1 is arranged on the top surface of the top plate portion 5 located on the top surface of the island base 4, by turning on the light guide plate 167, other games nearby The player can view the ball display device 1 not only from the player but also from a remote player such as an island edge.

  (6) When the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are illuminated by the illumination unit 17, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are lit in different colors for the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14.

A plate-like back plate portion 163 is erected on the back side of the handheld display device 1, and a plurality of light emitting elements 171 are arranged on the back plate portion 163 as the illumination portion 17 (FIG. 2). reference).
The light emitting element 171 is made of an electrical component capable of emitting light, such as an LED, and is provided at a predetermined position of the back plate portion 163 that is a position where the pseudo box 14 that has moved upward from the storage space 164 can be illuminated from behind. It is attached.
Specifically, all of the plurality (five in the present embodiment) of pseudo-boxes 14a to 14e move upward from the storage space 164 and are in a position that can be seen from the outside of the ball display device 1. Sometimes, the light emitting elements 171 are arranged on the back plate portion 163 at positions corresponding to the plurality of pseudo boxes 14a to 14e (see FIG. 12 (ii)).

A hemispherical lens 172 having a predetermined thickness is provided in front of each light emitting element 171 in the light emission direction (see FIGS. 11 and 12). Thereby, the light quantity of the light radiated | emitted from the light emitting element 171 can be increased, and the pseudo box 14 can be made to shine brighter.
In addition, the inner side surface of the side plate 142 of the pseudo box body 14 is subjected to a number of cuts that are recessed in a predetermined shape and in a predetermined direction, and diffusely reflects light from the light emitting element 171. The way the pseudo box 14 shines can be flashy.

When the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are illuminated by the light emitting element 171, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are lit in different colors.
By realizing such a lighting mode, a difference is clarified for each of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e, the number of the pseudo box bodies 14 appearing can be easily recognized visually, and colorful. Since it is expressed in a simple color, it can be surely appealed to other players that a large amount of game media has been acquired.
As specific methods for realizing such a lighting mode, there are methods (a) to (c) described below.

  (A) A plurality of light emitting elements 171 are arranged in a matrix, and the light emitting elements 171 arranged in a row in the horizontal direction emit light with the same color, and emit light with different colors for each row or every plurality of rows.

Here, as the light emitting element 171, a light emitting element having a single color (only one color) is used. Further, a light emitting element 171 that emits light in any one of the colors to be lit is used so that the plurality of pseudo boxes 14a to 14e are lit in different colors.
A plurality of (for example, twenty-five) light emitting elements 171 are arranged in a matrix (for example, five columns and five rows) on the back plate portion 163 of the handball display 1 (see FIG. 2). For a plurality of (for example, five) light emitting elements 171 constituting the uppermost row (the uppermost horizontal row), the light emitting elements 171 that emit light of a predetermined color (for example, red) are used. For the plurality of light emitting elements 171 in the column, light emitting elements 171 that emit light of another color (for example, yellow) are used. Hereinafter, different colors for each column (for example, green in the third column from the top, four from the top) Light emitting elements 171 that emit light in blue in the rows and purple in the bottom row) are used.

The pseudo box 14 is formed of a material that transmits light with a predetermined light transmittance. In addition, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are all colorless and transparent in a state where the light is not received from the light emitting element 171 and are not lit, or all of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are translucent. Are colored in the same color (for example, white).
When the light emitted from the light emitting element 171 is received, the pseudo box 14 is lit with the same color as the light. Accordingly, when the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are illuminated by the light emitting elements 171, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are turned on in different colors according to the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171. .

Note that the control unit 18 controls the light emission and extinction of the light emitting element 171.
The control unit 18 can make the light emitting element 171 always emit light, or cause the light emitting element 171 to emit light according to the number of pseudo boxes 14 that have appeared.
The latter is controlled by the following contents.
The control unit 18 turns off all the light emitting elements 171 in a state where all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space 164.
When the pseudo box body 14 is moved upward from the storage space 164, the control unit 18 causes the light emitting element 171 that has moved the pseudo box body 14 to emit light.

For example, when the first-stage pseudo box 14a is moved upward from the storage space 164, the light-emitting element 171 (the light-emitting element shown in FIG. In 171, the light emitting elements 171) in the bottom row are caused to emit light. Then, the light emitting elements 171 (in FIG. 2 and the like, the light emitting elements 171 other than the light emitting elements 171 in the lowermost row) in which the pseudo box 14 is not located in front are turned off.
Further, when the first-stage and second-stage pseudo-box bodies 14a, 14b are moved upward from the storage space 164, the first-stage or second-stage pseudo-box bodies 14a, 14b are positioned forward. The light emitting elements 171 (in the light emitting elements 171 shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the light emitting elements 171 in the bottom row and the light emitting elements 171 in the second row from the bottom) emit light. And the light emitting element 171 in which the pseudo box body 14 is not located in the front is turned off.
Further, when all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are moved upward from the storage space 164, all the light emitting elements 171 emit light.
As a result, the pseudo box body 14 that has moved upward from the storage space 164 and made visible from the outside of the ball display device 1 is illuminated from behind by the light emission of the light emitting element 171, and the pseudo box body 14 is turned on. be able to. Moreover, the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 can be lit with different colors.

  Note that when such control is performed, the pseudo box 14 is lit in a different color as it moves upward from the storage space 164. For example, when only the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a moves upward from the storage space 164, the pseudo-box body 14a has a color (for example, purple) of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the bottom row. Light. Next, when the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a and the second-stage pseudo-box body 14b move upward from the storage space 164, the first-stage pseudo-box body 14a emits light from the light emitting elements 171 in the second row from the bottom. Illuminates with the color of the emitted light (for example, blue). When all the pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e move upward from the storage space 164, the first stage pseudo box body 14a has a color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the uppermost row (for example, red). ) Lights up. The light emitting element 171 emits light with a different color for each column or for each of a plurality of columns, but each of the light emitting elements 171 emits light with the same color. For this reason, the pseudo box 14 is lit in a different color as it moves upward from the storage space 164.

In the ball display 1 shown in FIG. 2 and the like, one row of light emitting elements 171 corresponds to one pseudo box 14, but the configuration is not limited to this, and one pseudo box 1 14 can correspond to a plurality of rows of light emitting elements 171.
In this case, the control unit 18 controls light emission and extinction of the light emitting elements 171 for each of the plurality of columns.

  (B) The light emitting elements 171 capable of emitting light by selecting one color from a plurality of colors are arranged in a matrix, and the light emitting elements 171 arranged in a row in the horizontal direction emit light of the same color. To emit light in different colors for each row or every multiple rows

Here, the light emitting element 171 is a light emitting element that can emit light by selecting one of a plurality of colors. Specifically, for example, a light emitting element including a light emitting unit that emits red (R) light, a light emitting unit that emits green (G) light, and a light emitting unit that emits blue (B) light. Can be used. This light emitting element can emit light of seven colors by a combination of R, G, and B.
The plurality of light emitting elements 171 are arranged in a matrix (for example, five columns and five rows) on the back plate portion 163 (see FIG. 2).
The pseudo box 14 is formed of a material that transmits light with a predetermined light transmittance, and is colorless and transparent, or translucent, and all of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 have the same color (for example, white). Is colored.

  The control unit 18 causes two or more light emitting elements 171 constituting one horizontal row or a plurality of rows of the plurality of light emitting elements 171 to emit light in the same color. Moreover, the control part 18 makes the some light emitting element 171 light-emit in a different color for every row or every several rows. And the some light emitting element 171 illuminates the different pseudo box bodies 14 for every row or every several rows. Accordingly, when the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are illuminated by the light emitting elements 171, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are lit in different colors depending on the color of the light emitted from the light emitting elements 171.

  In addition, the control part 18 can make the light emitting element 171 always light-emit, or can make the light emitting element 171 light-emit according to the number of the pseudo box bodies 14 which appeared. Among these, the content of the latter control is the same as that described in (a).

Further, the control unit 18 can always set the color of the light emitted from the light emitting element 171 to the same color, or depending on what number of the pseudo box body 14 located in the front is the pseudo box body 14. The color of light emitted from the light emitting element 171 can be changed.
About the latter, it can be set as the following contents.
For example, when only the first-stage pseudo box 14a moves upward from the storage space 164, the pseudo-box 14a is lit in the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the bottom row. The color of the light at this time is red.
Next, when the first-stage pseudo box body 14a and the second-stage pseudo box body 14b move upward from the storage space 164, the first-stage pseudo box body 14a is emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the second row from the bottom. The second pseudo box 14b is lit in the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the bottom row. At this time, the control unit 18 changes the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the bottom row from red to blue, and changes the color of light emitted from the light emitting devices 171 in the second row from the bottom. Turn red.

Subsequently, when the pseudo boxes 14a to 14c from the first stage to the third stage move upward from the storage space 164, the first stage pseudo boxes 14a are emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the third row from the bottom. The second pseudo box 14b is lit in the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the second row from the bottom, and the third pseudo box 14c is in the bottom. It is lit in the color of the light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the row. At this time, the control unit 18 changes the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the bottom row from blue to yellow, and changes the color of light emitted from the light emitting devices 171 in the second row from the bottom. The color is changed from red to blue, and the color of light emitted from the light emitting elements 171 in the third row from the bottom is changed to red.
By performing such control, the plurality of pseudo boxes 14 can always be lit in the same color while appearing upward from the storage space 164.

  (C) The plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e have different colors.

Here, as the light emitting element 171, a light emitting element whose emission color is white is used.
A plurality of (for example, twenty-five) light emitting elements 171 are arranged in a matrix (for example, five columns and five rows) on the back plate portion 163 of the handball display 1 (see FIG. 2).
The pseudo box 14 is formed of a material that transmits light with a predetermined light transmittance. The plurality of pseudo boxes 14 are colored with different colors.
For example, the first pseudo box 14a is red, the second pseudo box 14b is yellow, the third pseudo box 14c is green, the fourth pseudo box 14c is blue, and the fifth pseudo box 14c is blue. The box 14e can be colored purple.
Accordingly, when the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 are illuminated by the light emitting element 171, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 can be lit in different colors depending on the colored color.

  (7) A curtain member 19 covering the illumination unit 17 can be provided.

A plurality of light emitting elements 171 are arranged on the back plate portion 163 of the housing body 161. In addition, a storage space 164 for storing the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e is provided in front of the lower portion of the back plate portion 163. Further, the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14 a to 14 e stored in the storage space 164 can be moved upward from the storage space 164 by the movable control by the box body movable portion 15.
Here, when only some of the pseudo box bodies 14 of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e have moved upward from the storage space 164, the other pseudo box bodies 14 are stored in the storage space 164. Alternatively, when all of the plurality of pseudo box bodies 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space 164, the pseudo box body 14 is not located in front of the plurality of light emitting elements 171 disposed on the back plate portion 163. The light emitting element 171 is exposed so as to be visible from the front of the ball display device 1.

As described above, the light emitting element 171 in which the pseudo box 14 is not located in the front can be exposed as it is. For example, as illustrated in FIGS. It can also be set as the structure which provides the curtain-shaped member 19 which covers the front.
The curtain-like member 19 is an opaque sheet-like member, is formed in a rectangular shape, and the lower side of the four sides is located on the first-stage pseudo box body 14 or the pseudo ball member 144. The upper edge that is connected and faces the upper edge is connected to a roll 191 for winding.
The roll 191 is a member formed in a cylindrical shape or a columnar shape, and the upper end side of the curtain-like member 19 is connected to a peripheral surface of the cylindrical shape or the like, and the circumferential direction of the peripheral surface of the cylindrical shape or the like Is the direction in which the curtain-like member 19 is wound up, and is always urged in this winding direction. For example, a coil spring can be used for urging the roll 191.

The curtain-like member 19 is configured such that when all of the plurality of pseudo boxes 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space 164, or some of the pseudo boxes 14a to 14e are stored in the storage space. When moving upward from 164, the pseudo box 14 is provided at a position covering the light emitting element 171 that is not positioned forward.
Further, for example, when the first-stage pseudo box 14 a moves upward from the storage space 164, the curtain member 19 is wound around the roll 191 by the upward movement of the pseudo box 14 a and the urging of the roll 191. It will be written. The area of the curtain-like member 19 that is visible when the ball display device 1 is viewed from the front gradually becomes smaller and narrower.
On the other hand, when the first-stage pseudo box 14a is lowered toward the storage space 164, the curtain-like member 19 is extended from the roll 191 by the downward movement of the pseudo-box 14a. The curtain-shaped member 19 gradually increases in area that can be seen when the ball display device 1 is viewed from the front.

In addition, a predetermined character or the like can be printed on the surface of the curtain member 19. Examples of what can be printed on the curtain member 19 include, for example, characters, figures, symbols, patterns, paintings, photographs, creative drawings, messages, characters, logo marks, amusement store names, business hours, advertisements, advertisements, maps and so on.
In this way, by printing a desired character or the like on the curtain-like member 19, the printed content can be transmitted to the player.

The curtain member 19 can be formed of a material that transmits light. Thereby, it is possible to display a pattern, a symbol, or the like based on the light emission pattern of the light emitting element 171.
For example, a large number (for example, 400) of light emitting elements 171 are arranged in a matrix (for example, 20 × 20) on the back plate portion 163, and a predetermined light emission and extinction pattern of the large number of light emitting elements 171 An effect of displaying characters, symbols, and the like can be performed.
For example, an upward arrow or a character such as “GO!” Is displayed according to the light emission pattern of the large number of light emitting elements 171, or the light emitting elements 171 for causing the light emitting elements 171 to emit light in a horizontal row are emitted. It is possible to produce an effect of gradually moving upward, or to produce an effect of causing a number of light emitting elements 171 to emit light or turn off at random.

As described above, the curtain-like member 19 is provided in front of the light emitting element 171 where the pseudo box body 14 is not positioned in front, and is moved up and down in synchronization with the stacking operation of the pseudo box bodies 14, thereby The light emitting element 171 unrelated to illumination can be hidden.
In addition, by printing desired characters on the front surface of the curtain-like member 19 or by changing the light emission patterns of the many light emitting elements 171, a predetermined message can be transmitted to the player, A light emission effect is possible.

  (8) Display of the number of possessions on the possession display 1 when a card capable of storing predetermined data is inserted / removed in the inter-machine 3

When a player plays a game at a game hall, a card capable of storing predetermined data may be used.
This card may be, for example, a membership card that is a game recording medium issued to a player who has registered as a member of a game hall, or a game recording medium that is issued to a player who has not registered as a member. There is a visitor card with a prepaid function.
These cards generally include an IC chip having a predetermined storage capacity, and store predetermined data, for example, card identification information that can uniquely identify the card.

When a player tries to play a game on the gaming machine 2, the player inserts a card into a card insertion slot (not shown) of the intercom machine 3.
The inter-machine 3 reads the card identification information from the IC chip of the card inserted into the card insertion slot, and transmits the card identification information to the member management device that manages the data related to the member, thereby authenticating the card. . As a result of authentication, when the card identification information is registered in the member management apparatus, it is determined that the card is a regular member card and the holder of the card is a regular member.
On the other hand, when the card identification information is not registered in the member management apparatus, it is determined that the card is not a regular member card and the holder of the card is not a regular member.
When the card identification information is information given to the visitor card, the inter-vehicle machine 3 determines that the card is a visitor card and the holder of the card is a nonmember.

When it is determined that the card inserted into the card insertion slot is a membership card, the intermediary machine 3 has a stored ball that has been deposited at the amusement hall before the previous day by the player who is the member. It can be withdrawn. In this case, the inter-vehicle machine 3 receives the number of stored balls associated with the card identification information from the member management device. Then, the inter-machine 3 stores the received number of stored balls in its own storage means.
In addition, the pedestal machine 3 calculates the number of possessions of the player and stores it in the storage means that it has. Note that the inter-machine 3 can store the calculated number of balls in the IC chip of the card.

Further, the inter-station machine 3 outputs a card signal indicating that the card has been inserted and that the card has been removed, and sends the card signal to the handball display machine 1.
When the card signal is received by the communication unit 11, the control unit 18 of the handball display device 1 determines whether the card signal indicates insertion of a card or removal of a card.
When the control unit 18 determines that the card has been removed or has determined that the card has been inserted, the display of the number of possessed balls by the pseudo box 14 and the 7-segment display unit 131 is as follows. The processing described in (1) can be executed.

(A) When a card is removed by the inter-vehicle machine 3 (a-1) The control unit 18 displays the number of balls held by the pseudo box 14 and the number of balls held by the 7-segment display unit 131. Both are reset.
Specifically, when the control unit 18 of the handball display device 1 knows that the card has been removed by the interstage machine 3, the control unit 18 stores all the pseudo box bodies 14 a to 14 e in the storage space 164. And “0 box” is displayed, and “0” is displayed on the 7-segment display 131.

  This (a-1) is for resetting the display of the number of possessed balls in the possessed ball display device 1 when the player removes the card and leaves the seat. After that, when another player sits on the gaming machine 2 and plays a completely new game, the number of balls to be displayed on the ball display device 1 is the number of balls held by the other player. It is what.

  (A-2) When the control unit 18 determines that the card has been removed by the intermediary machine 3, the control unit 18 resets the display of the number of balls in one of the 7-segment display unit 131 or the pseudo box body 14. , “0” is displayed, and on the other hand, the number of possessed balls of the player who has removed the card is continuously displayed.

This (a-2) allows the previous player's number of balls to be reset for one of the 7-segment display part 131 or the pseudo box 14 to display the number of balls of other players. And about the other, the other player can make it possible to provide the other player with materials for judging the status of the game machine 2 by making the previous player's number of balls visible to the other player. To do.
In (a-2), only one of the 7-segment display part 131 or the pseudo box 14 is used to continuously display the number of players who have removed the card. It is good also as displaying continuously the number of balls of the player who extracted the card in both the segment display part 131 or the pseudo box body 14 after that.
In addition, when the number of balls of the player is displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131 or the like even after the card is extracted, a limit can be set for the display time.

This (a) is a process to be executed on condition that the card is removed by the inter-station machine 3.
If the condition is that the card has been removed by the inter-machine 3 and that the game medium remains as a remaining ball on the upper or lower plate of the gaming machine 2, the content of the following (b) Can be executed.

(B) When the card is removed by the inter-machine 3 and the remaining number of balls is “1” or more. (B-1) The control unit 18 and the pseudo box 14 and 7 segments before the card is removed The number of possessions displayed on the display unit 131 is continuously displayed even after the card is removed. Specifically, for example, in the case where the number of balls of the player immediately before the card is extracted is 2000, when the card is extracted, the number of pseudo box bodies 14 corresponding to 2000 is made to appear. The number “2000” displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131 is continuously displayed.

This (b-1) assumes that the player who has left the seat after removing the card returns to the same gaming machine 2 and resumes the game after a while.
This assumption is based on the number of remaining balls being “1” or more. In other words, the number of remaining balls is “1” or more, which means that the player has left for a while (seating for restrooms, breaks, etc.). This is the reason for returning to that seat and resuming the game.
Then, when the player returns to the gaming machine 2 and is seated, the player inserts his / her card into the pedestal machine 3, so that the ball display machine 1 continues the number of balls held by the player. Can be displayed.

  (B-2) In the pseudo box 14, the control unit 18 stores all the pseudo boxes 14 in the storage space 164 and displays “0 box”. In the 7-segment display unit 131, the number of balls of the player who has removed the card is displayed as the initial value of the number of balls possessed by the player. For example, if the player has 2000 balls immediately before the card is removed and the player has 7000 balls, the 7-segment display 131 displays the number “7000”. .

This (b-2) is a process performed assuming that a player with the remaining number of balls wants to check his own accumulated balls.
When a card is inserted in the inter-vehicle machine 3, the possession display machine 1 displays the number of possessions of the player.
The number of possession balls is the number of game media that can be used by the player for the game. Not added.
However, the player may want to know the quantity of his / her own stored balls that can be debited.
Therefore, when there is a remaining number of balls, when the card is pulled out from the intermediary machine 3, the amount of the player's accumulated balls is displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131.
Thereby, the player can confirm the quantity of his / her own stored balls by removing the card while sitting and checking the numerical value displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131 of the ball display device 1.
In order to realize this (b-2), the ball display device 1 receives a signal indicating the number of stored balls from the inter-machine 3 and specifies the number of stored balls indicated by this signal. The number is displayed on the 7-segment display unit 131.

(C) When a card is taken out by the machine 3 and another player inserts his / her card into the machine 3 (c-1) The control unit 18 controls the other player The number of possessed balls is displayed by the number of appearances of the pseudo box 14 and the numerical display on the 7-segment display unit 131.
This (c-1) terminates the number of possessions of the player who has removed the card, and displays the number of possessions of other players who have newly inserted the card by the pseudo box 14 and the 7-segment display unit 131. To do.

(C-2) The control unit 18 resets the display by the pseudo box body 14, stores all the pseudo box bodies 14 in the storage space 164, and the 7-segment display section 131 displays the player's removed card. Continue to display the number of possessions.
In this (c-2), for the pseudo box 14, the display of the number of balls of the player from whom the card has been removed is terminated, all the pseudo boxes 14 are stored in the storage space 164, and a new card is inserted. It is for preparing to display the number of possessions of other inserted players.
On the other hand, regarding the 7-segment display unit 131, the number of balls held by the player who has extracted the card is made visible to other players who have newly inserted the card. Thereby, the possession ball display machine 1 can provide the other player with a material that is useful for determining the status of the game machine 2 that has played.

  In addition, when the same player inserts his / her card into the intermediary machine 3 after the card is extracted by the intermediary machine 3, the number of balls displayed immediately before the extraction is displayed in the pseudo box The body 14 and the 7-segment display unit 131 can be displayed.

As described above, according to the ball display device of the present embodiment, the player's own ball number is displayed by two representation modes of the pseudo box and the 7-segment display unit. You can fully enjoy the sense of superiority that you have won a lot of prizes.
In addition, the number of pseudo-boxes imitating the ball box is realistically expressed by the player to acquire a large amount of prize balls, so that the player can be sure to appeal to other players. it can.
Furthermore, since the pseudo box and the 7-segment display part are covered with a transparent lid member, and a side effect part is provided on the side of the ball display device, it can be visually recognized by a player or a store clerk on the island edge. It becomes possible.
The prior art described above has the following problems.
For example, since the ball display device described in Patent Document 1 displays a ball box that should be three-dimensional and three-dimensionally two-dimensionally and planarly, even if the player sees this display, It was difficult to get a real feeling that a lot of prizes were won.
Moreover, the plate-like member that emits light similar to the outline shape of the ball box has poor reality because the lamp is simply turned on and there is no physical operation. For this reason, the player has become accustomed to the display immediately and cannot fully enjoy the sense of superiority that he has won a large amount of prizes.
Furthermore, because the display of the ball display is flat, the display content can be seen when looking at the ball display from the front, but even if you look at the ball display from an oblique direction or the island edge, It has been difficult to visually recognize the displayed contents. For this reason, this ball display device cannot sufficiently appeal to other players that a large amount of prizes have been acquired. It was something that could not be reported to.
Moreover, because the ball display is difficult to see from an oblique direction or the island edge, the store clerk who goes back and forth inside the game hall cannot grasp the game status of each player through the ball display. It was.
Moreover, the popping-out expression device described in Patent Document 2 is different from the popping-up display device described in Patent Document 1 in that a flag, a stick, a plate-like member, and the like are physically movable.
However, the members that are physically operated are flags, sticks, and the like, and it is difficult to associate them with their shapes, and it does not represent realistically that a large number of balls have been acquired. It was. For this reason, even if the player sees the movement of these flags and sticks, he cannot fully enjoy the sense of superiority that he has won a large amount of prizes.
In addition, in the ball display device, a member such as a flag simply stands up or tilts, extends or shortens repeatedly, and there is no light emission effect by a lamp, so that it is difficult to stand out. In other words, this popping expression device has been difficult to watch from other players. For this reason, this game expression device cannot appeal to other players that the player has won a large amount of prize balls, and for the game hall, the service status is different from other players. It was impossible to inform the player.
Furthermore, since the movement of a member such as a flag is not conspicuous in this pop-up expression device, the movement cannot be grasped at all depending on the viewing distance and angle. For this reason, it is difficult not only to be watched by other players, but also to make it difficult for the store clerk to check the movement.
Moreover, because the structure and operation are primitive, it has become annoying for the player.
On the other hand, in the gaming apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to express that the player has acquired a large amount of prize balls, so that the player can fully enjoy the superiority that the player has acquired a large amount of prize balls by his / her skill. In addition to being able to express the acquisition of a large amount of prizes in a realistic manner, it can be surely appealed to other players, and can be seen even when other players or store clerks see it from the island edge, etc. A gaming device can be provided.

The preferred embodiment of the ball display device of the present invention has been described above, but the ball display device according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the 7-segment display unit is given as an example of the display unit provided in the quantity display unit of the handball display device. However, the display unit is not limited to the 7-segment display unit. It may be.

In the above-described embodiment, the number of pseudo boxes is five. However, the number is not limited to five, and may be four or less or six or more.
Furthermore, in the case where the number of pseudo boxes is five, when the number of balls acquired by the player is much larger than the movable set number set in the fifth stage pseudo box, for example, a pseudo box to appear It is possible to change the color of the light emitting element by changing the number of bodies to one, or to display characters, illustrations, etc. on the front surface of the pseudo box using a black LED for emphasis.

Moreover, it can replace with the light emitting element which illuminates a pseudo box from the back, and can provide an LED lamp inside a pseudo box. In this case, the LED lamp may be supplied with power by a flexible cable.
Further, in FIG. 6 and the like, a configuration is shown in which a pseudo ball member imitating a shape in which a large number of pachinko balls are piled up is placed on the first-stage pseudo box. In the case where it is installed above, a configuration in which a pseudo ball member imitating a shape in which a large number of medals are piled up can be placed on the first-stage pseudo box.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Handball display machine 13 Quantity indicator 134 Number display surface 14 (14a-14e) Pseudo box 141 Bottom plate 142 Side plate 143 Internal space 145 Engagement part 146 Engagement hole 147 Upper engagement part 148 Lower engagement part 15 Box Body movable part 16 Housing 163 Back plate part 164 Storage space 17 Illuminating part (illuminating means)
171 Light Emitting Element 18 Control Unit 19 Curtain-shaped Member 2 Game Machine

Claims (8)

A gaming device provided corresponding to a gaming machine and capable of producing an effect related to the number of gaming media of a player,
A movable member movable according to the number of game media possessed by the player;
Control means capable of controlling the position of the moving member;
A decorative member disposed on the rear side of the moving member;
With
The moving member is
A first moving member;
A second moving member;
Including
The control means includes
When the number of game media held by the player is the first number of game media, the first moving member can be controlled to the first position, and the second moving member can be moved more than the first position. Can be controlled to a high second position,
When the number of game media held by the player is the second number of game media greater than the number of the first game media, the first moving member may be controlled to a third position higher than the first position. with possible, Ri can der to control the second moving member to the fourth position is a position higher than the third position,
The decorative member is
The first moving member is controlled to the third position, compared to the case where the first moving member is controlled to the first position, and the second moving member is controlled to the second position, and The gaming device is characterized in that the area that is visually recognized by the player is smaller when the second moving member is controlled to the fourth position . The decorative member is
The first moving member is controlled to the third position, compared to the case where the first moving member is controlled to the first position, and the second moving member is controlled to the second position, and 2. The game according to claim 1 , wherein an area covered by the first moving member and the second moving member is increased when the second moving member is controlled to the fourth position. Equipment. A translucent member, and a lid member that covers the moving member;
The moving member is
The game apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the game apparatus is movable while being covered with the lid member . The number of game media that a player has is
Gaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that it is calculated on the basis of a signal transmitted from the provided corresponding prior Symbol gaming machine dispensing machine. Provided with a display means capable of displaying the number of game media possessed by the player,
The control means includes
When the number of game media held by the player is a third number of game media that is smaller than the number of first game media, the first moving member may be controlled to a fifth position that is lower than the first position. And is capable of controlling the second moving member to a sixth position that is higher than the fifth position and lower than the first position,
The fifth position and the sixth position are:
The gaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming device is located at a rear side of the display means . The fifth position and the sixth position are:
The gaming apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the player is at a position where it is difficult for the player to visually recognize the first moving member and the second moving member . It said first moving member,
Before SL gaming device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the second moving member and the size are different from each other. First light emitting means capable of irradiating light to the first moving member;
Second light emitting means capable of irradiating light to the second moving member;
With
The first light emitting means includes
When the first moving member is controlled to the third position, the first moving member can be irradiated with light of a first color;
The second light emitting means includes
The second moving member can be irradiated with light of a second color different from the first color when the second moving member is controlled to the fourth position. The game device according to any one of the above.

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