Gaming machine

Abstract

The present invention is a gaming machine in which a plurality of medal accumulating parts 20 a through 20 d are disposed so that these parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along the medal discharge opening 17 , the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts 20 a through 20 c are moved sequentially and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts 20 b through 20 d that are adjacent on the side of the medal discharge opening 17 , and the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating part 20 d located closely to the medal discharge opening 17 can be given to the player, wherein this gaming machine comprises drawing means which perform a drawing used to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when medals are detected, notification means 23 a through 23 d which make a notification of the drawing results of the drawing means, and pay-out means 21 a through 21 d which pay out medals from the medal accumulating parts 20 a through 20 d.

1 . A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine having a projection device for projection of medals into a gaming space; said gaming machine having a medal discharge opening for discharging medals to an outside of said gaming space; wherein said gaming machine has a plurality of medal accumulating parts, and is constructed so that said plurality of medal accumulating parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along said medal discharge opening, wherein the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts are sequentially moved and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening, and wherein the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating parts that are located closely to said medal discharge opening are discharged from said medal discharge opening and given to the player; 
 a detector for detecting the medals that are projected from said projection device;    a drawing device for performing a drawing in order to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when the medals are detected by said detector;    a notification device for making a notification of the drawing results of said drawing device; and    a pay-out device for paying out medals from the medal accumulating parts when notification of a jackpot is made by said notification device.    
   
   
       2 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein said notification device comprises an LED lamp.  
   
   
       3 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein said notification device comprises an LED pattern display device.  
   
   
       4 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein a plurality of said detectors are disposed corresponding to the respective medal accumulating parts, 
 said drawing device performs a drawing in order to determine a presence or absence of a jackpot separately for each of said plurality of detectors when medals are detected by said detectors,    said notification device is disposed corresponding to each of said detectors, and    said pay-out device pays out medals from said medal accumulating parts when notification is made of a jackpot by a combination of notification contents of a plurality of notification devices disposed corresponding to the medal accumulating parts.    
   
   
       5 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , wherein said notification device comprises an LED lamp.  
   
   
       6 . The gaming machine according to  claim 5 , wherein said LED lamps are respectively disposed corresponding to a plurality of said detectors, and said respective LED lamps are lit or caused to blink with a same color when said jackpot is activated.  
   
   
       7 . The gaming machine according to  claim 4 , wherein said notification device comprises an LED pattern display device.  
   
   
       8 . The gaming machine according to  claim 7 , wherein said LED pattern display devices are respectively disposed corresponding to a plurality of said detectors, and said respective LED pattern display devices display a same pattern when said jackpot is activated.  
   
   
       9 . The gaming machine according to  claim 1 , wherein said respective medal accumulating parts are disposed above the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening, and 
 medals in the respective medal accumulating parts are caused to move by their own weight from these respective medal accumulating parts, and are accumulated in the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening.    
   
   
       10 . A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine having a projection device for projection of medals into a gaming space; said gaming machine having a medal discharge opening for discharging medals to an outside of said gaming space; wherein said gaming machine has a plurality of medal accumulating parts, and is constructed so that said plurality of medal accumulating parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along said medal discharge opening, wherein the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts are sequentially moved and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening, and wherein the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating parts that are located closely to said medal discharge opening are discharged from said medal discharge opening and given to the player; 
 detecting means for detecting the medals that are projected from said projection device;    drawing means for performing a drawing in order to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when the medals are detected by said detecting means;    notification means for making a notification of the drawing results of said drawing means; and    pay-out means for paying out medals from the medal accumulating parts when notification of a jackpot is made by said notification means.    
   
   
       11 . A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine having a projection device for projection of medals into a gaming space; said gaming machine having a medal receiving opening for receiving medals that are projected by said projection device; wherein said gaming machine has a medal discharge opening for discharging medals to the outside of said gaming space; wherein said gaming machine has a plurality of medal accumulating parts, and is constructed so that said plurality of medal accumulating parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along said medal discharge opening, wherein the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts are sequentially moved and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening, and wherein the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating part that is located closely to said medal discharge opening are discharged from said medal discharge opening and given to the player; 
 a detector for detecting the medals that have entered into said medal receiving opening;    a drawing device for performing a drawing in order to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when the medals are detected by said detector;    a pay-out device for paying out medals from the medal accumulating parts in accordance with the drawing results of said drawing device; and    a moving device for moving said medal receiving opening.    
   
   
       12 . The gaming machine according to  claim 11 , wherein said moving device is a moving unit in which said medal receiving opening is disposed in a suspended fashion, said moving unit causing said medal receiving opening to move upwards and downwards.  
   
   
       13 . The gaming machine according to  claim 12 , wherein said moving unit comprises: a frame body fixed to a ceiling part inside said gaming space; a raising and lowering motor provided inside said frame body; and a rope winding part attached to the shaft of said raising and lowering motor; the other end of the rope that is wound about said rope winding part being attached to a member coupled to said medal receiving opening.  
   
   
       14 . The gaming machine according to  claim 11 , wherein an openable and closable lid body is provided in the opening section of said medal receiving opening into which the medals enter, in such a manner that an opening and closing operation of said lid body is performed with a prescribed timing.  
   
   
       15 . The gaming machine according to  claim 11 , wherein said drawing device performs a drawing in order to determine a presence or absence of a jackpot with respect to the paying out of medals from two or more medal accumulating parts of said plurality of medal accumulating parts, when the medals have been detected by said detector.  
   
   
       16 . The gaming machine according to  claim 11 , comprising a notification device for making a notification of the drawing results of said drawing device.  
   
   
       17 . The gaming machine according to  claim 16 , wherein said notification device comprises an LED lamp.  
   
   
       18 . The gaming machine according to  claim 16 , wherein said notification device comprises an LED pattern display device.  
   
   
       19 . The gaming machine according to  claim 11 , wherein said respective medal accumulating parts are disposed above the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening, and 
 medals in the respective medal accumulating parts are caused to move by their own weight from these respective medal accumulating parts, and are accumulated in the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening.    
   
   
       20 . A gaming machine comprising: a gaming machine having a projection device for projection of medals into a gaming space; said gaming machine having a medal receiving opening for receiving medals that are projected by said projection device; wherein said gaming machine has a medal discharge opening for discharging medals to the outside of said gaming space; wherein said gaming machine has a plurality of medal accumulating parts, and is constructed so that said plurality of medal accumulating parts are sequentially disposed and ranged along said medal discharge opening, wherein the medals that are paid out from the respective medal accumulating parts are sequentially moved and accumulated in the medal accumulating parts that are adjacent on the side of said medal discharge opening, and wherein the medals that are paid out from the medal accumulating part that is located closely to said medal discharge opening are discharged from said medal discharge opening and given to the player; 
 detecting means for detecting the medals that have entered into said medal receiving opening;    drawing means for performing a drawing in order to determine the presence or absence of a jackpot when the medals are detected by said detecting means;    pay-out means for paying out medals from the medal accumulating parts in accordance with the drawing results of said drawing means; and    moving means for moving said medal receiving opening.