Abstract: A gaming machine is provided, in which the number of parts for securing a decorative panel is small, whereas the decorative panel is easy to attach thereto and detach therefrom. A frame supports a decorative panel from a front face thereof. The frame is detachably attached to a door. The door is provided with support part for supporting the decorative panel from a rear face thereof. In a state where the frame is secured to the door, the decorative panel is held between the frame and the support part.

Abstract: The coin straddling device CS of the slot machine 1 is constructed from the coin straddling member 57 which is rotatably supported in the retaining bracket 56 and has a pair of brackets 572 outwardly extended from both side walls of the tubular guiding part 571, and the magnetic solenoid 59. When the magnetic solenoid 59 is not magnetized, coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 51 are guided to the hopper 25 through the coin guide path 55A, the duct constructed from the inner walls of the tubular guiding part 571 and the opening 24A of the coin guide 24. And When the magnetic solenoid 59 is magnetized, the coin straddling member 57 is rotated and the coins inserted from the coin insertion slot 51 are guided to the coin tray 30 through the coin guide path 55A, the coin guide path constructed from the inner walls of the brackets 572 and the inner wall of the retaining bracket 56, and the coin guide 31.

Abstract: In the slot machine 1, it is provided the hinge construction for rotatably supporting the frame plate 63 of the frame 6 against the door 3, and the hinge construction is basically constructed from: the lower bracket 82 arranged at the lower position in one side of an opening 80 which is formed in the door 3 corresponding to the frame 6; the support hole 83 formed in the ceiling plate 81 positioned at the upper side of the door 3 and the support hole 84 formed in the lower bracket 82; and the support shaft 64 that the upper end thereof inserted in the through hole 633 of the upper support plate 634 is rotatably supported in the support hole 83 of the ceiling plate 81 and the lower end thereof inserted in the through hole 635 of the lower support plate 636 is rotatably supported in the support hole 84 of the lower bracket 82.

Abstract: This invention provides a water-based metallic paint which comprises a resin composition for water-based paint and metallic pigment, said water-based metallic paint containing 5-15 parts by weight of polyamide resin per 100 parts by weight of the resin composition for water-based paint, and the storage modulus of elasticity of the paint liquid immediately after spray coating of said water-based metallic paint being at least 100 Pa/20° C. under the conditions of 0.5 Pa stress and 0.1 Hz frequency, said water-based metallic paint forms coating excelling in flip-flop property and being free of metallic unevenness.

Abstract: A web offset printing press has a single switch for automatically changing a previous printing to next printing in order to actuate web continuous supplement means 100, printing plate changing means 207, 208, folding device status switching means, and an ink supplement means 800 along predetermined steps in accordance with a signal from said switch when switching from a previous job to a next job.

Abstract: A control device has a printing plate changing unit for changing a printing plate supported on a plate cylinder, and a unit for switching a folding device status of a folding machine in accordance with a folding device status in the next printing. The control device operates the printing plate changing unit and the means for switching the folding device status of the folding device simultaneously in order to shorten the total operation time.

Abstract: The folding device of a folding machine, which can perform parallel double folding and delta folding, and which can smoothly and reliably transfer a parallel single-folded signature between first and second jaw cylinders regardless of paper quality. A first jaw cylinder and a second jaw cylinder arranged with circumferential surfaces thereof opposed to and in contact with each other. At least one belt is looped between the first jaw cylinder and a set of rollers, and wherein one of the rollers is moved to switch the belt between a guide position and a retreat position.

Abstract: A laminate film having heat shielding property and jet blackness with clearness can be obtained by the steps of: applying a heat shielding coating (I) containing a compound which does not absorb infrared radiation and having a heat shielding function to form the corresponding heat cured or uncured film; applying thereto a black base coating (A) containing a perylene black pigment, and/or an azomethine pigment, and/or an azo dye to form the corresponding film; applying a color clear coating (B) containing a black dye onto the heat cured or uncured film of the black base coating (A) to form the corresponding film; applying thereto a clear coating (C) to form the corresponding film; and heat curing a laminate film having the films of the heat shielding coating (I), the black base coating (A), the color clear coating (B) and the clear coating (C) stacked one after another.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 3-coat 2-bake method of forming a multilayered topcoat film, comprising applying a first coating composition (A) and a second coating composition (B) to a substrate, thermally curing the two compositions, and applying and thermally curing a clear coating composition (C); the first coating composition (A) being an organic solvent-based colored coating composition; the second coating composition (B) being an organic solvent-based coating composition comprising an acrylic resin (b-1) having at least two side chains of different lengths, each of which is bonded to the main chain and has at least one hydroxyl group, a polyepoxide (b-2) and a crosslinking agent (b-3); and the clear coating composition (C) being a powder coating composition (C-1) or an organic solvent-based coating composition (C-2) comprising a hydroxyl- and carboxyl-containing resin (c-2a) and a polyepoxide (c-2b).

Abstract: Conventionally, the same impression is given by machine bodies of the same kind even when any of them is played and attachment or preference of a player with regard to a machine or a game is difficult to produce. Therefore, a slot machine (1) according to the invention is provided with control means changing control of an attached equipment by individuals of the game machines such that individual difference is produced among the game machines of the same machine kind without changing control of hit probability. When the attached equipment is constituted by reels (3) through (5), the ROM (32) stores control constants for determining a timing of starting to rotate or stopping to rotate the respective reels (3) through (5) by values which differ depending on the individuals.

Abstract: A gaming machine displays a plurality of rows of symbols in moving and stopped states at an image display section formed in a front panel. If big winning symbols to be displayed in a stopped state are not attained as the result of determination (S4), then random number sampling for deciding whether or not to execute an image action is carried out (S6). According to the result of this sampling, whether or not to execute the image action is determined (S7). If it is determined to execute the image action, then an operation for randomly blinking tricolor-emitting LEDs is carried out at step 8 (S8). The LED display when executing the image action may be at a low luminance, as long as a player can guess, by seeing the blinking of tricolor-emitting LEDs, that a certain phenomenon relating to big winning might be occurring. The blinking pattern of the tricolor-emitting LEDs is constituted by randomly repeating their color changes.

Abstract: A control device comprises printing plate changing means for changing a printing plate supported on a plate cylinder, and means for switching a folding device status of a folding machine in accordance with a folding device status in the next printing. The control device operates the printing plate changing means and the means for switching the folding device status of the folding device simultaneously in order to shorten the total operation time.

Abstract: In a gaming machine displaying a plurality of rows of symbols in moving and stopped states, when the mode of symbols displayed in a stopped state is determined to be a big winning pattern, then the LEDs of credit meter 126, bet meter 120, and last bet meter 122 are turned off (S2 to S6). The timings at which these meters 120 to 126 are turned off are set such that they appear to turn off at substantially the same time to the player's eyes. Further, all of the reel section illuminating lamps 130A to 130I, disposed within the space on the inner peripheral side of reels 12A, 12B, and 12C are temporarily turned off (S7). As all of the LEDs of meters 120 to 126 and the reel section illuminating lamps 130A to 130I are turned off, the player is startled for an instant, so that the expectation for the game increases thereafter, whereby amusement can be enhanced.

Abstract: In a game machine, when a result of hit determination is a hit of double odds, a motor drive circuit 36 is controlled, any one of stepping motor 37 through 39 of reels 3 through 5 including a symbol “wild” is driven to rotate and any one of the reels 3 through 5 including the symbol “wild” is rotated by one rotation (step 109). Next, a hopper 49 is driven by a hopper drive circuit 48 and coins having a number of sheets of a normal hit in accordance with an allotment display table are paid to a coin tray 20 (step 110). Next, any one of the reels 3 through 5 including the symbol “wild” is again rotated by one rotation (step 111). Thereafter, coins of the normal hit in accordance with the allotment display table are again paid (step 112).

Abstract: Manufacturing methods of liquid crystal display elements and manufacturing apparatuses for same which prevent an insulating substrate from sliding out of position and which attract and fix the substrate firmly and flatly by removing deformations of the substrate with substantially strong forces, even when a thin-type glass substrate or a thin-type plastic substrate is employed. A blower is used to exert attractive forces on the insulating substrate placed on a stage at a second attraction opening. A vacuum pump and a switching valve are used to exert the attractive forces first at the first attraction openings of the first group, then at the first attraction openings of the first and second groups, and finally at the first attraction openings of the first, second, and third groups on nearly the entire insulating substrate.

Abstract: Manufacturing methods of liquid crystal display elements and manufacturing apparatuses for same which prevent an insulating substrate from sliding out of position and which attract and fix the substrate firmly and flatly by removing deformations of the substrate with substantially strong forces, even when a thin-type glass substrate or a thin-type plastic substrate is employed. A blower is used to exert attractive forces on the insulating substrate placed on a stage at a second attraction opening. A vacuum pump and a switching valve are used to exert the attractive forces first at the first attraction openings of the first group, then at the first attraction openings of the first and second groups, and finally at the first attraction openings of the first, second, and third groups on nearly the entire insulating substrate.

Abstract: A pinless folder has a hold-down blade in a cut-off cylinder having, together with paper presses, a cut-off knife capable of cutting a web a in its entire width. A folding cylinder contiguous to the cut-off cylinder is provided, in addition to a cutter pad and a gripping jaw, with a gripper board for holding the front end of the web a held down by the hold-down blade. The web a passing between the cut-off cylinder and the folding cylinder is cut in one operation at an even speed. The even-speed, one-stage cutting results in improved quality and a reduced number of component parts.

Abstract: Light radiated from a light source is gathered by an oval mirror. The gathered light is incident on one end of a rod-shaped optical integrator, integrated and made uniform within the optical integrator, and is radiated from the other end of the optical integrator. The light from the optical integrator is diffused and projected on an exposure area of a display tube by a lens system. The lens system presents an astigmatism, thereby forming a first virtual focus and a second virtual focus on its virtual image area. The diffused light is apparently diffused vertically at the first virtual focus and apparently diffused horizontally at the second virtual focus. The first vertical focus and the second vertical focus correspond respectively in position to the positions of the vertical deflection means and horizontal deflection means of the display tube.

Abstract: It is an object of the invention to provide a configuration wherein, in a multipolar electrical connector B, when a counter electrical connector 100 is not inserted, a number of contacts 3 are individually protected from an external force, and, when the counter electrical connector 100 is inserted, even if the contacts are somewhat bent, the contacts can be connected in an unforced manner with contacts of the counter electrical connector. In the multipolar electrical connector B, a cover member 4 is disposed in an insertion space 2 formed in the body 1, so as to be movable in extracting and retracting directions. The tip ends of the contacts 3 are housed in hole portions 41 of the cover member 4. Spring members 5 for urging the cover member 4, and an engaging mechanism 10 which restricts the position of the cover member are disposed between the body 1 and the cover member 4.