JP2002011154A - Geme machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine wherein the turn-on and turn-off of a light emitting means provided on the rear face side of a decorative member is made clear. SOLUTION: The game machine comprises a variable indicator which is provided on a game board and can vary its indicating states, displaying section decorative member for decorating the periphery of an image displaying section of the variable indicator, and special pattern startup storing LED 46 provided on the rear face side of the displaying section decorative member. The displaying section decorative member is provided with a light guiding tubular section 215 for guiding light from the LED 46 toward the surface side of the displaying section decorative member. The light guiding tubular section 215 is formed in such a shape that the inner wall surface may be expanded toward the surface of the displaying section decorative member. Due to this shape of the light guiding tubular section 215, light from the LED 46 guided by the light guiding tubular section 215 is provided with a spread, and thus increasing the visibility of the light and eventually making the turn-on and turn-off of the LED 46 clear.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a variable display device provided on a game board for performing a variable display and deriving a display result.
A decorative member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of a display portion of the variable display device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in general, in a gaming machine, a variable display capable of changing a display state (this is also referred to as a variation) is provided on a game board, and a decoration is provided on an outer peripheral portion of a display portion of the variable display. By providing the member, the outer peripheral portion of the display unit is decorated. Such decorative members include LE
There has been proposed a device which includes a plurality of light-emitting means such as D and a lamp to lightly decorate an outer peripheral portion of a display unit. Further, as the light emitting means provided on the decoration member, there is also a light emitting means for displaying information relating to the game such as the number of stored memories of the variable display by turning on and off the light. Cylindrical light guide for guiding the light to the surface side of the decorative member.

[0003]

However, as described above, the cylindrical light guide for guiding the light of the light emitting means to the surface side of the decorative member has a fixed inner diameter. In other words, the inner wall surface of the cylindrical light guide was formed in parallel. For this reason, since the light of the light emitting means was only guided straight forward by the cylindrical light guide, visibility from the front was not so good. Therefore, the lighting / extinguishing of the light emitting means was unclear. The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of clearly turning on and off a light emitting unit provided on a back side of a decorative member.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display provided on a game board for performing a variable display to derive a display result, and the variable display. A decorative member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of the display unit, wherein the decorative member includes a light emitting unit, and a cylindrical light guide unit for guiding light of the light emitting unit to the surface side of the decorative member. And the tubular light guide portion is characterized in that the inner wall surface of the tubular light guide portion is formed in a shape expanding toward the surface of the decorative member. With this configuration, the light of the light emitting means guided by the cylindrical light guide can be diffused, so that the visibility of the light can be improved, and the lighting and extinguishing of the light emitting means can be clarified.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the cylindrical light guide is characterized in that its cross section is formed in an elliptical shape. With this configuration, the light can be diffused in the major axis direction, which is the ellipse of the cylindrical light guide, and the visibility of the light is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the inner wall surface of the cylindrical light guide is metal-plated. With this configuration, the light guided by the cylindrical light guide can be reflected by the metal plating, so that the light of the light emitting means can be further expanded, and the light of the light emitting means can be further spread. Visibility can be improved.

In the invention according to a fourth aspect, the light-emitting means displays the number of stored fluctuations in the variable display. With this configuration, it is possible to clearly turn on / off the light-emitting means in the change-pending storage display, and to improve the visibility of the number of startup storages.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of the light emitting means are provided, and the cylindrical light guide is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting means. With this configuration, it is possible to divide the light transmitting portion for each of the plurality of light emitting units, and to further clearly turn on / off the light emitting units.

[0009]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First, an overall configuration of a ball game machine 1 as a game machine according to an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the ball game machine 1 includes an outer frame 2 formed in a vertically long rectangular shape, and a ball game machine rotatably supported by one side of the outer frame 2 so as to be openable and closable. 1 includes a front frame 3 in which almost all of the main components are collectively provided, and a front opening / closing frame 4 provided at an upper portion of the front of the front frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed. The main components provided in the front frame 3 include the front opening / closing frame 4, the game board 40, the upper plate 19, the lower plate 27, the ashtray 29, the operation handle 30, the mechanism plate 100, and the ball firing device 87. . In the illustrated embodiment, a card unit device 3 for renting a game ball to a player beside the ball-and-ball game machine 1 is provided.
1 is attached.

On the front opening / closing frame 4, there is provided a circular see-through window 5 capable of substantially seeing through a game area 41 of a game board 40, which will be described later. A circular see-through window 5 is provided above the front opening frame 4.
The decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10' face along the outer periphery of. The decorative lamps 6 to 8, 9 ', and 10' are lit or flashed according to the game state, and inform the player when a special game state has occurred or continue, and enliven the atmosphere of the game. Things. Also, on the outer periphery of the circular see-through window 5, a predetermined number of balls based on the occurrence of a winning ball or a ball breaking lamp 9 for notifying that a prize ball is insufficient to pay out (when a ball breaking switch 115 described later is operated). Prize ball lamp 10 for notifying that the prize ball has been paid out (a method of notifying when there is an unpaid prize ball) may be used.
Are provided, and speakers 12a and 12b that generate sound effects according to the progress of the game are provided on the upper left and right sides of the front opening / closing frame 4. In addition, each lamp 6-8,9,10,
The front of 9 'and 10' is red, which has translucency, respectively.
It is covered with a green lamp cover.
In particular, the ball-off lamp 9 is illuminated with red light emission, and the prize-ball lamp 10 is illuminated with green light emission, thereby notifying the player of the situation. A punch metal 11 is attached to the front surfaces of the speakers 12a and 12b so as to pass sounds generated from the speakers 12a and 12b. Also, the speakers 12a, 12
In the vicinity of b (on the back side of the punch metal 11), decorative LEDs 37 and 38 for light decoration are attached to the front opening / closing frame 4, respectively.

Next, the structure of the upper plate 19 attached to the lower side of the front opening / closing frame 4 will be described. The upper plate 19 is formed by fixing a plate member obtained by combining a plurality of synthetic resin members. . Above the open side of the upper plate 19, a boring operation lever 21 is provided. The ball removing operation lever 21 is provided movably in the left-right direction, and moves in one direction against the biasing force of a spring (not shown) to move the balls stored in the upper plate 19 to the back side. The lower plate 2 is caused to flow down the ball-off path (not shown) formed.
7.

The above-mentioned upper plate 19 will be described in more detail. The upper plate 19 temporarily stores the prize balls paid out from the prize ball payout outlet 20 formed on the upstream side thereof, and then stores the prize balls in the firing position. Is to supply. In addition, the upper plate 19 is provided with an operation unit that is operated when borrowing a game ball via a card unit device 31 provided adjacent to the ball game machine 1. This operation unit is a ball rental switch 24
And a return switch 25 (both indicated only by reference numerals in FIG. 5) and a balance display board 23 on which a display LED (not shown) is mounted.
The balance display board 23 is provided so as to face the upper surface of the upper plate 19. Also, on the open side of the upper plate 19,
A cylinder lock 26 for operating a locking device 84 (see FIG. 3) for locking the front opening frame 4 to the front frame 3 and locking the front frame 3 to the outer frame 2 faces.

The lower plate 27 attached to the lower part of the front frame 3 is a prize ball overflowing from the upper plate 19 and discharged from a connection gutter 93 (see FIG. 3) through an extra ball passage (not shown). An extra prize ball is stored, and a ball-pulling operation lever 28 is slidably attached to the front wall of the lower plate 27. By operating the ball-pulling operation lever 28, the prize balls stored in the lower plate 27 can be balled down and transferred to a portable ball-box. Also, on the left side of the lower plate 27,
An ashtray 29 is provided, and an operation handle 30 is provided on the right side. The operation handle 30 is a firing device electric motor 88 (stepping motor) of the ball firing device 87 shown in FIG.
Single fire switch 9 for temporarily stopping the drive of
1 and a built-in touch sensor (not shown) for detecting that the player is touching the operation handle 30 and a finger hook 30a (see FIG. 1) for adjusting the resilience.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a mechanism plate 100 equipped with various mechanisms for paying out a predetermined number of prize balls based on the occurrence of a prize ball is provided on the back surface of the ball game machine 1. At the same time, a ball firing device 87 having a firing device motor 88 and a ball hitting hammer (not shown) is fixed to the back surface corresponding to the operation handle 30, and a mechanism plate 100 of the mechanism plate 100 is provided beside the ball firing device 87. A connection gutter 93 for guiding the ball flowing down from the surplus ball passage to the lower plate 27 is fixed. In the above-described configuration, the ball launching device 87 is provided with a launch control board 90, and the drive of the ball launching device 87 is controlled by the launch control board 90.

In the above, the general configuration of the ball game machine 1 has been generally described. Hereinafter, among the components constituting the ball game machine 1, the detailed structure of the game board 40 and the mechanism plate 100 will be sequentially described. I do.

First, the game board 40 will be described mainly with reference to FIG. The game board 40 is formed of a substantially square plywood so as to be housed and fixed in a game board storage frame portion 36 (see FIG. 3) integrally formed on the back side of the front frame 3.
A guide rail 42 is attached to the surface of the guide rail 42 in a circular spiral shape, and the inside of the guide rail 42 is set as a game area 41, and a shot ball shot is dropped. Gaming area 4
1, a variable indicator 44, a special variable prize ball device 48, a normal variable prize ball device 58, and the like are provided, and a prize port for simply hitting a hit ball, a flowing direction of a hit ball, and a speed of the hit ball. A changeable windmill or a large number of obstacle nails are provided, and at the lowermost part of the game area 41, an out port 69 for taking in a ball that does not win any of the winning areas is provided.

The configuration of the game area 41 will be described in more detail according to the game operation. The left and right sides of the game area 41 are slightly above the center of the game area 41.
Is provided. When the passing ball detectors 61 and 62 detect the passage of a hit ball falling in the game area 41, based on the detection signal, a normal symbol display comprising a pair of left and right LEDs provided on the upper side of the variable display 44. 63 is variably displayed (lighting movement) to derive a display result (only one of the left and right LEDs is lighted and displayed). Thus, when the display result of the normal symbol display 63 is the lighting of the predetermined hit LED, the normal variable winning ball device 58 is opened for a predetermined time. The variable time of the normal symbol display 63 is
In the normal probability mode, it is relatively long (for example, 30
Seconds) and relatively short when in stochastic mode (for example,
3-5 seconds). Also, the normal symbol display 63
On the right and left sides of the normal symbol storage LED 64 (up to four pieces are stored and displayed) for storing and displaying the number of hit balls that have passed through the passing ball detectors 61 and 62 during the variable display of the normal symbol display 63.
Is provided.

The normal variable winning ball device 58 is provided in the game area 41.
Display 44 and the game area 41 arranged substantially at the center of the
This is an electric tulip-type variable winning ball device which is disposed between the special variable winning ball device 48 disposed above the out port 69 and is driven to be opened and closed by a solenoid 59. The normal variable winning ball device 58 has a built-in starting ball detector 60 for detecting a winning ball received during opening or closing. Thus, when the hit ball is detected by the starting ball detector 60, the variable display 44
Starts the variable display. The normally variable prize ball device 58
Is set relatively short (for example, 0.5 seconds) in the normal probability mode and relatively long (for example, 2 seconds) in the probability variation mode. In addition, even when the normally variable winning prize ball device 58 is not opened, a hit ball is accepted.

As shown in FIG. 2, the variable display 44 is an image display section 160 for variably displaying left, middle, and right special symbols.
a display device of a liquid crystal type having a
A display decoration member 161 having a horizontally long window frame portion 162 is provided on the outer periphery in front of 60a. Then, when the combination of symbols when the variable display 44 stops changing is a predetermined combination of big hit symbols (for example, when the same symbol is aligned with one of the hit lines), the specific game state is set. The special variable winning ball device 48 is driven to open and close in a predetermined manner described below. However, some of the combinations of big hit symbols are set as probability variation symbols,
When the specific game state is entered with the probability variation symbol, the ordinary symbol indicator 63 after the end of the specific game state is used.
Is set to be a probability variation mode in which the appearance probability of a hit (lighting of the hit LED) and the appearance probability of a big hit symbol on the variable display 44 become high. The variable display 44 has an image display section 160a in addition to the ordinary symbol display 63 and the ordinary symbol storage LED 64 as described above.
A decorative LED 45 for optically decorating the outer peripheral portion of the LED, and a special symbol start storing LED 46 for storing and displaying the number of balls detected by the starting ball detector 60 during the variable operation of the variable display 44.
(Up to four are stored and displayed).
The configuration of the display decorative member 161 will be described later in detail.

The special variable winning ball device 48, which is driven and controlled when a specific game state is set, has an opening and closing plate 49 driven to be opened and closed by a solenoid 50, and detects a hit ball received by the opening and closing plate 49. A winning number detector 52 is provided. In the special variable winning ball device 48 (inside the opening / closing plate 49), there is provided a specific ball detector 51 for establishing a right to continue a specific game state in accordance with detection of a hit ball (V winning detection). Above the specific ball detector 51, there is provided a V shutter 53 for preventing a hit ball from passing through the specific ball detector 51 until the opening / closing plate 49 is opened once V winning detection is detected. I have. This V shutter 53
Opening / closing drive is performed by the solenoid 43. When the specific game state is reached, the open / close plate 49 is moved until a predetermined time (for example, 28 seconds) elapses or a predetermined number (for example, 10) of winning balls is won within the predetermined time. Release (hereinafter referred to as release cycle)
Then, when the hit ball received during the opening cycle is detected by the specific ball detector 51, the continuation right is established, the above-described opening cycle is executed again, and the continuation right is established in each opening cycle. Up to 1 on condition
Six open cycles can be repeated.

In the present embodiment described above, the prize-hole detecting device 51, 52, 55 from which a signal for detecting a prize-winning ball is derived is provided to the prize-winning port and the prize-winning device where the hit ball wins.
a, 55b, 65a, 65b are all provided.
This is used to pay out a predetermined number of prize balls based on these detection signals. Thus, these winning ball detectors 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 65
a and 65b are connected to the main board 151 as shown in FIG.

In the game area 41 of the game board 40, a large number of electrical components such as switches and solenoids, decorative lamps and decorative LEDs are provided as described above. Is to be connected to. That is, as shown in FIG. 4, each of the switches 51, 52, 55a, 55b, 6 provided on the game board 40.
5a, 65b, 61, 62 and solenoids 43, 5
Reference numerals 0 and 59 are connected to the main board 151, and the decoration lamps 56 and 67a provided on the game board 40, the decoration LED 45 provided on the game board 40, the special symbol start storage LED 46, and the normal symbol start storage LED 64 are provided on the illumination control board. 80.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, a back surface of the variable display 44 (hereinafter also referred to as a special symbol display) is provided on the back of the game board 40 so as to protrude. A display control board 75 is attached to the back surface of the variable display 44 so as to be covered with a display control board cover 74. The display control board 75 controls the variable display operation of the variable display 44 in accordance with the type of the information signal from the main board 151.

A cover 70 is attached to the periphery of the back surface of the variable display 44.
The winning ball guide cover 71 is attached to the lower part of the cover so as to communicate with. A window 72 (see FIG. 5) through which the back surface of the variable display 44 penetrates is formed at the center of the cover body 70, and an information terminal board 78 is attached. The cover 70 is attached by attaching a mounting hole 153 formed in an outer peripheral portion of the window hole 72 to a back surface of the game board 40 with a screw. Information terminal board 78
Is game information necessary for business management of the ball game machine 1 (for example, one big hit information for notifying that a specific game state is being played,
The jackpot 2 information (signal that is continuously output during the specific game state and during the probability change) that informs that the specific game state is set in the probability change symbol and the probability of the specific game state and the jackpot is being changed. Probability variation information that reports that the probability is fluctuating after the end of the specific game state, starting port information that reports the number of hit balls that have turned on the starting ball detector, and a symbol that reports the number of variable operations of the special symbol display 44 1 information of the number of fixed times, 2 information of the number of symbols determined to notify the number of variable operations of the ordinary variable display device, and information of the number of characters to notify the number of times of opening and closing the normally variable winning prize ball device) are output to the management computer installed in the game hall. External connection terminals for receiving the information from the main board 151.

A control board box 79 for accommodating an illumination control board 80 and a sound effect control board 82 is attached to the rear side of the winning ball guide cover 71. As shown in FIG. 4, the illumination control board 80 is provided in the game area 41 of the game board 40 (not necessarily provided inside the game area 41, but may be provided on the game board 40). The decorative lamps and the decorative LEDs and the decorative lamps and the decorative LEDs provided on the front frame 3 and the front opening / closing frame 4 are collectively driven and controlled according to the information signal from the main board 151. The sound effect control board 82 drives and controls the speakers 12a and 12b.
A sound effect corresponding to the game content is generated in accordance with the information signal from 51. The sound effect control board 82 is provided with a sound changeover switch 83 for switching the volume.

Next, the structure of the mechanism plate 100 provided on the back of the ball game machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, a mechanism plate 100 includes a storage tank 105 for storing balls, a ball alignment rail member 108 and a curve rail member 111 for guiding the prize balls stored in the storage tank 105 while aligning them on the downstream side, and a curve rail. A ball passage 114 for guiding a ball from the member 111, a ball payout device 116 for paying out a prize ball based on a winning, and a processing mechanism for processing a hit ball including a winning ball mainly driven into the game board 40 are provided. Can be In the upper part on the downstream side of the ball alignment rail member 108,
An information terminal board 132 having external connection terminals to which signal lines to the outside are connected is provided. From the external connection terminal 133 provided on the information terminal board 132, ball-out information indicating that there is a shortage of balls in the storage tank 105, ball-lending information, and prize-ball information are output to the outside (for example, a management computer). You.

On the downstream side of the curve rail member 111, a ball passage member is provided vertically. Specifically, a ball passage member is constituted by two rows of ball passages 114 on the left and right.
Each row of ball passages 114 has a ball-break switch 115
Is provided so as to face the passage. As shown in FIG. 4, the ball cutout switch 115 is connected to the main board 151, and when the ball cutout switch 115 stops detecting the ball, the operation of the ball payout device 116 is stopped to inactivate the ball payout. It is made to be. The ball dispensing device 116
It is housed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped case and is detachably attached to the front side of the mechanism plate main body 101.

A power supply unit board 13 for generating a plurality of power supplies having different voltages is provided on the lower rear side of the mechanism plate 100.
Power supply unit box 136 accommodating game board 7 and game board 4
0 variable display 44 and special variable prize ball device 4
8, a main board box 150 containing a main board 151 for controlling the operation of the gaming machine, and a payout control board box 143 containing a payout control board 144 for controlling the operation of the ball payout device 116 are provided. The power supply unit board (power generation board) 137 is DC30V, DC21V, DC
It generates five kinds of voltages of 12V, 5V DC, and 24V AC, and supplies a predetermined power to each control board.

The configuration of the ball game machine 1, the configuration of the game board 40, and the configuration of the mechanism plate 100 have been described above. Next, the circuit configuration connected by wiring will be described with reference to FIG. . On the main board 151, each ball detector (switch) 51, 52, 55a, 5 provided on the game board 40 is provided.
5b, 61, 65a, 65b and the starting ball detector 60;
Further, a signal from the prize ball count switch 120 for detecting the paid prize ball is input.

The main board 151 drives and controls the solenoids 43, 50, 59 provided on the game board 40, and outputs game information to the external information terminal 78. The main board 151 includes an illumination control board 80 and a sound effect control board 8.
2. The display control board 75 and the payout control board 144 are connected to each other, and control signals are transmitted from the main board 151 to the control boards 80 and 8.
2, 75 and 144, respectively. The illuminated control board 80 responds to the illuminated control signal input from the main board 151 to control various lamps 6 to 10, 47a,
47b, 56, 67a and various LEDs 37, 38, 45
Display drive control, and the sound effect control board 82
1 according to the sound effect control signal input from
a and 12b are driven and controlled. The display control board 75
Controls so as to derive the display results of the special symbol display 44 and the ordinary symbol display 63 according to the display control signal input from the main board 151. The payout control board 144 drives and controls the ball payout device 116 according to the payout control signal input from the main board 151, and outputs a firing control signal to the firing control board 90. In addition, the payout control board 144
The card unit device 31 is connected to the balance display board 23, and controls the payout of coins. The firing control board 90 responds to the firing control signal from the payout control board 144 to
7 is performed. The external information output board 132 is connected to the main board 151 and the payout control board 144, and outputs game information to the outside.

Next, the display decorative member 161 constituting a main part of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the display decorative member 161 includes a mounting board 170 for mounting the display decorative member 161 on the surface of the game board 40, and a lens member 171 mounted on the upper front surface of the mounting board 170. A covering member 172 for decoratively covering the lens member 171 from the front,
A frame member 173 attached to the rear side of the attachment board 170 and facing the image display section 160a of the variable display 44.
And an LED board 169 on which the two LEDs constituting the ordinary symbol display 63 are mounted, and an LED board 174 on which the special symbol starting memory LED 46, the ordinary symbol starting memory LED 64, and the decoration LED 45 are mounted, respectively.
And

As shown in FIG. 8, the mounting board 170 extends around the frame opening 175 that forms the front side of the window frame 162 (see FIG. 5) and the entire periphery of the front end side of the frame opening 175. And a formed flange-shaped flange portion 176. The mounting board 17 is attached to the flange-shaped flange portion 176.
Mounting holes 177 for screwing 0 to the game board 40;
A mounting hole 178 for screwing the covering member 172 to the mounting substrate 170 and a decoration L mounted on the LED substrate 174
The light transmitting hole 179 for transmitting the light emitted from the ED 45 forward and the positioning protrusion (not shown) formed on the lens member 171 are fitted into the lens member 171 with respect to the mounting substrate 170.
And a positioning hole 231 for performing the positioning. A restricting projection 232 for restricting the mounting position of the lens member 171 is provided on the front surface of the flange-shaped flange portion 176, while a frame member 173 is screwed on the mounting substrate 170 on the back surface of the flange-shaped flange portion 176. 180, a mounting boss 183 for fixing the LED board 174 to the mounting board 170 with a screw 182, and a decorative LED 45 and a normal symbol start memory LED 64 mounted on the LED board 174. A cylindrical portion 184 that individually transmits light forward so as not to interfere with each other is provided upright. In addition, a light transmitting hole 185 communicating with the cylindrical portion 184 is formed in a portion of the mounting substrate 170 which is the front end of the cylindrical portion 184. Further, a pair of upper and lower insertion holes 186 and 187 for individually inserting mounting bosses 203a and 204a of a lens member 171 to be described later are formed on the upper side of the flange-like flange portion 176. The cylindrical light-transmitting portion 18 that individually inserts the normal symbol indicator 63 (a pair of left and right LEDs) mounted on the substrate 169 and transmits the light emitted from each LED forward.
8 are protruded. The cylindrical translucent portion 188 is continuously formed from the back side to the front side of the flange portion 176 (only the shape of the front side projection is shown in FIGS. 7 and 8). ).

The frame opening 175 is formed with a flange piece 189 at an upper portion thereof.
At 89, a mounting hole 196 for fixing each of the lens members 193 and 194, which will be described later, with screws 197 and a lens member 193 are provided.
And a special symbol start memory L mounted on the LED board 174.
Light-transmitting holes 190 and 191a and light-transmitting cutout portions 191b for individually transmitting the light emitted from the ED 46 and the decoration LED 45 forward are formed. A positioning projection 200 for positioning the LED board 174 with respect to the mounting board 170 is provided on the rear surface of the flange piece 189. That is, the LED board 174 is provided with a positioning hole 174a and a mounting hole 174b, and the mounting hole 1 is positioned with the positioning protrusion 200 inserted into the positioning hole 174a.
74b is fixed to the mounting boss 183 by a screw 182, so that it is mounted on the upper surface of the mounting substrate 170 from the back side.

In addition, a colored and light-transmitting (smoke) film member 192 is provided on the front side of the four light-transmitting holes 190 formed in correspondence with the four LEDs constituting the special symbol starting memory LED 46. Is affixed. On the other hand, on the back side of the four light-transmitting holes 190, special design start memory LEDs are respectively provided.
A boss portion 230 is provided to cover the entirety of the LED 46 so as to prevent the light emission of each LED 46 from interfering with each other (see FIG. 12). Also, a plurality of decorative LEDs 45 arranged on the back side of the light transmitting hole 191a and the light transmitting notch 191b.
Is covered by a lens member 193 and a pair of left and right lens members 194 from the front. At the upper end of the lens member 193, a mounting piece 19 having a mounting hole 195a is formed.
5 are integrally formed, and a pair of left and right lens members 194 includes:
A mounting boss (not shown) is formed on each of the back surfaces. Thus, each lens member 193/194 is attached to the mounting piece 19
5 (mounting hole 195a) and the mounting boss are flange pieces 189
Of the flange piece 189 by being fastened together with a screw 197 to the mounting hole 196 from the back side of the flange piece 189.
Also, on the back side of the lens member 193, a flange piece 18 is provided.
A positioning projection (not shown) for inserting the lens member 193 to the mounting board 170 by inserting it into the positioning hole 233 formed in the projection 9 is projected. Note that such lens members 193 and 194 and a lens member 171 described later
Are formed of colored translucent resins each colored in a predetermined color, and transmit the light emitted from various LEDs disposed on the back side as colored light to the front.

On the other hand, the lower part of the frame opening 175 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 6, the display surface decorative member 161 is mounted on the game board 40, and is configured as a ball rolling surface that rolls a hit ball entering from the surface of the game board 40. Specifically, the ball rolling surface is provided between the left and right ball receiving portions 198 formed on both the left and right sides and formed to be gently inclined downward toward the surface side (front side) of the game board 40. Ball discharge portion 199 that discharges a ball onto the game board 40 by being formed so as to be inclined forward and larger than the ball receiving portion 198.
And consisting of The ball discharging unit 199 is arranged above the ordinary variable winning ball device 58 in a state where the display unit decorative member 161 is attached to the game board 40,
The ball to be ejected is easily made to enter the normally variable winning ball device 58.

The lens member 171 is, as shown in FIG.
It has a U-shape corresponding to the upper side portion and the upper portions of the left and right sides of the flange-like flange portion 176 of the mounting board 170, and has a semi-circular shape at the upper center thereof in contact with the upper front surface of the flange-like flange portion 176. An abutting surface portion 201 is formed.
6 is provided with a covering portion 202 for covering the light transmitting hole 179 formed from the front. The contact surface portion 201 and the left and right covering portions 202 constituting the lens member 171 are integrally formed of a synthetic resin having a light transmitting property. A pair of upper and lower insertion holes 203 and 204 for individually inserting mounting bosses 221 and 222 of the decorative member 220 to be described later from the front are formed in a central portion of the contact surface portion 201.
The mounting bosses 203a and 204 for individually fixing the mounting bosses 221 and 222 to the screws 219 are provided on the back surface side of the mounting bosses 204a and 204.
a is formed (see FIG. 5). The LED board 169 is screwed to the lower mounting boss 204a integrally with the mounting boss 222 of the decorative member 220 via the mounting hole 169a. Further, a positioning hole (not shown) projecting from the rear surface of the flange-shaped flange portion 176 on the upper side of the mounting board 170 is fitted into the LED board 169 to position the LED board 169 with respect to the mounting board 170. 169b is drilled. Insertion hole 204
A pair of left and right insertion holes 205 through which the left and right cylindrical light-transmitting portions 188 are individually inserted are formed on the left and right sides. Also, a pair of upper and lower light emission transmitting projections 206 are provided on both left and right end portions on the front surface of the contact surface 201 having a semicircular shape.
Is protruding. The plurality (four) of the light emission transmitting protrusions 2
The LED substrate 17 is integrally formed of a light-transmitting resin similarly to the contact surface portion 201 and the covering portion 202, respectively.
4 normal symbol start memory LED 64 (4 L
ED).

On the other hand, the lens member 171 is screwed into the coating boss 217 and the mounting hole 178 by inserting a mounting boss 217 of the coating member 172, which will be described later, from the front. An insertion hole 207 is provided so as to be sandwiched and attached therebetween.
Also, on the inner wall surface of the covering portion 202, two types of patterns 2 for diffusing light emission of the decorative LED 45 covering the back surface side are provided.
08/209 is given. The pattern 208 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, it is formed of a 45 ° cross pattern, and is provided on the upper portion (the portion above the insertion hole 207) of the covering portion 202. The pattern 209 is formed of a horizontal pattern and is provided on a lower portion (a portion below the insertion hole 207) of the covering portion 202. In addition, such a coating part 2
The patterns 208 and 209 applied to the inner wall surface of the lens member 02 are formed by cutting or etching a molding die of the lens member 171. The cutting process is
The pattern is formed by cutting a mold for injection molding with a milling machine or the like, and the etching is for forming a pattern by corroding the mold with a chemical. As a pattern formed by the etching process, for example, there is a pattern such as a pear ground or a leather grain.

The covering member 172 is, as shown in FIG.
The lens member 171 has a shape that covers the entire lens member 171 from the front, and is entirely plated with a metal plating for decoration. A lens member 171 is provided at the upper center of the covering member 172.
A semi-circular opening 210 exposing the contact surface portion 201 forward is formed in a state where the light-emitting transmission projections 206 are formed in an arc shape with an open back side. Is formed. A coating member 172 is provided on the inner wall portion of the coating portion 211.
A mounting boss 214 for screwing the light emission into the mounting hole 178 of the mounting substrate 170 is formed, and a restriction groove 212 for individually restricting the insertion positions of the four light emission transmission projections 206.
Is established. On the front surface of the covering portion 211 serving as the tip portion of each regulating groove 212, the tips of the four light emission transmission projections 206 are individually inserted and exposed to the outside, so that the light emission of the normal symbol start storage LED 64 is normally displayed. A hole 213 is drilled. On the lower rear surface of the opening 210, a light guide cylinder 215 having an elliptical cross section is provided upright at a position corresponding to each of the special symbol start storage LEDs 46 (four LEDs). The light guide tube portion 215 has a tapered shape whose diameter gradually increases toward the front side, has a substantially elliptical cross section, and has a special symbol start memory LED 4 at its rear end hole.
6 while the front end hole becomes the lighting hole 215b of the special symbol start storage LED 46.

Further, decorative covering portions 216 are provided on both left and right ends of the covering portion 211. The decorative covering part 216 includes
Exposing the area where the pattern 208 is formed to the outside (strictly speaking, exposing the surface side of the area where the pattern 208 is formed)
(See FIG. 11) by forming an opening 216a to be formed and a notch 216b for exposing a region where the pattern 209 is formed to the outside (strictly, exposing a surface side of a region where the pattern 209 is formed). ), The left and right covering portions 202 constituting the lens member 171 are partially and decoratively covered. Note that a boundary covering portion 216c that covers a boundary portion between the patterns 208 and 209 is formed between the opening 216a and the notch 216b. In addition, the covering member 1 is provided on the back side of the decorative covering portion 216.
Mounting bosses 217 and 218 for screwing 72 to the mounting holes 178 of the mounting board 170 are formed.

By the way, the lens member 17 which is disposed so as to be exposed to the outside from the opening 210 of the covering member 172 described above.
The decorative member 220 is attached to the front side of the one contact surface 201. On the back surface of the decorative member 220, the insertion hole 20 provided in the contact surface portion 201 is provided.
3 and the mounting bosses 203a and 204
a and a pair of upper and lower mounting bosses 2 individually fixed by screws 219
21 and 222 are protruded (see FIG. 5), and the decorative member 220 is provided.
At the left and right sides of the rear surface, the front end of the cylindrical light transmitting portion 188 provided on the mounting board 170 is fitted inside, so that the light transmitting hole 223a on the front side is normally formed with the symbol display 63 (two left and right L).
A tubular light-transmitting portion 223 configured as a lighting portion of (ED) protrudes. In addition, on the front surface of the decorative member 220, a decorative seal 224 in which a character is drawn and a light transmitting opening 224a is formed in a portion corresponding to the light transmitting hole 223a.
Is affixed.

The frame member 173 has substantially the same outer peripheral shape as the frame opening 175 of the mounting substrate 170, and has a frame member 173 on the outer peripheral end thereof.
1 are provided with screw holes 225 for fixing screws 180, and the cover body 7
A positioning protrusion 226 is provided for positioning the display part decorative member 161 by being inserted into a positioning hole (not shown) formed on the game board 40 and mounting the display part decorative member 161 on the game board 40 side. It is designed to improve accuracy. In the lower portion of the frame member 173, left and right inclined surface portions 227 inclined downward toward the center, a central inclined surface portion 228 provided between the left and right inclined surface portions 227 and inclined forward and downward, An inclined surface 228 and a rear wall 229 erected at the rear ends of the left and right inclined surfaces 227 are formed. The left and right inclined surface portions 227 and the central inclined surface portion 228 are respectively connected to the frame members 17.
3 and the mounting board 170 are assembled.
The ball receiving portion 198 and the ball discharging portion 199 on the right and left sides are formed at positions respectively corresponding to the ball receiving portion 198 and the ball discharging portion 199, and together with the ball receiving portion 198 and the ball discharging portion 199 form a ball rolling surface.
Further, the rear wall 229 is a collision prevention wall for preventing a ball hitting the ball rolling surface from colliding with the image display section 160 a of the variable display 44 provided on the window frame section 162 of the display section decorative member 161. It acts as.

The display decorative member 161 composed of an assembly such as the frame member 173 and the mounting board 170 described above.
As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 40 is mounted by being inserted from the front through a mounting opening 163 formed in a substantially central portion of the game board 40, and the image display section 160 is mounted on the rear side of the window frame section 162.
The variable display 44 is attached so that a is provided.
The variable display 44 is mounted on the cover 70 on the back of the game board 40 via the display mounting member 164 on the back of the game board 40.
The back side is covered with the display control board cover 74 to be protected from the outside. The display control board cover 74 has an engaging claw 165 formed on the front end thereof and a locking portion 16 formed on the display mounting member 164.
6 so that it is detachably attached. Further, behind the variable display 44, the display control board 75 for controlling image display of the variable display 44 is attached. The display control board 75 includes the display mounting member 16.
The screw 168 is fixed to the tip of the leg 167 provided on the rear panel 4 so as to be disposed at the rear position of the variable display 44, and the back side thereof is covered with the display control board cover 74 similarly to the variable display 44. The display control board cover 74
Is formed of a transparent synthetic resin so that the variable display 44 and the display control board 75 to be covered can be visually recognized from the outside. Therefore, the variable display 44 or the display control board 7
5 can be discriminated from the outside even if it has been tampered with, so that the variable display 44 and the display control board 7
5 can be prevented.

Next, the light emission transmission structure of the special symbol start storage LED 46 and the normal symbol start storage LED 64 provided on the display decorative member 161 will be described with reference to FIGS.
3 will be described. First, special design start memory LED
The light emission transmission structure of No. 46 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 12 which is a cross-sectional view along the line A, the special symbol start storage LED 46 is provided with a light transmitting hole 1 formed in the mounting board 170.
90 on the back side. On the other hand, a colored film member 192 is attached to the front surface of the light transmitting hole 190, and a front end hole is provided with a special symbol start memory L in front of the film member 192.
A tapered light guide tube portion 215 serving as a lighting hole 215a of the ED 46 is arranged. Then, special symbol start memory L
The light emitted from the ED 46 passes through the film member 192 and passes through the light transmitting hole 215a of the light guide cylinder 215 to be illuminated in the lighting hole 215a as light for notifying the number of starting symbols stored in the special symbol.

The color of the film member 192 is set to a dark color (smoke). For this reason,
The light of the special symbol start memory LED 46 is transmitted to the film member 19.
The lightness is slightly weakened by passing through 2. Therefore, in the configuration of a plurality (four in the present embodiment) of the special symbol start storage LEDs 46, the light of the adjacent LEDs can be made hard to interfere with each other, and the special symbol start storage LEDs 46 are turned on / off (special symbol). Can be clarified. In addition, the light guide cylinder 215 has a tapered shape whose diameter gradually increases toward the front side. For this reason, the light guide tube 2
The light received at the rear end hole (light transmission hole 215a) of the light guide tube 15 spreads from the front end hole (lighting hole 215b) of the light guide tube portion 215 and is radiated forward.
The light visibility is improved. Further, such improvement in the visibility of light is promoted by the elliptical cross section of the light guide cylinder 215 and metal plating. That is, light can be spread in the elliptical direction (in the present embodiment, the horizontal direction) of the ellipse which is the cross-sectional shape of the light guide cylinder 215, so that the visibility of light can be improved, and the light guide cylinder can be improved. Reflection of the light on the metal plating applied to the metal plate 215 also improves the visibility of the light.

Next, the light emission transmission structure of the normal symbol start storage LED 64 will be described. As shown in FIG. 13 which is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.
4 is a cylindrical portion 184 protruding from the back surface of the mounting board 170.
Is arranged on the back side. On the other hand, on the front side of the cylindrical portion 184, the light emission transmitting protrusion 2 of the lens member 171 is correspondingly provided.
The hemispherical tip of the light emitting transmission projection 206 is inserted into the lighting hole 213 of the covering member 172 and is exposed to the outside. Then, usually the symbol start memory LED6
The light emission of No. 4 is transmitted forward through the cylindrical portion 184, and the light is transmitted to the tip of the light emission transmission projection 206 made of colored translucent resin. It is lit as colored light for notifying the number of start memories. In addition, the diameter of the tip portion of the light emission transmission protrusion 206 is equal to the lighting hole 2.
13 is set slightly smaller than the diameter. For this reason, the light emission transmission protrusion 206 is not fitted to the lighting hole 213 but is inserted in a loose fit state, and an assembling error between the lens member 171 and the covering member 172 is absorbed here. It has become. Also, the light emission transmission protrusion 206
May be formed in a circular cross section and in a tapered shape whose diameter decreases toward the tip. As a result, the light of the normal symbol start storage LED 64 is
As the light is transmitted, the light is condensed, and the light is turned on in the lighting hole 213 as clearer light. Further, the tip portion of the light emission transmission protrusion 206 is formed in a hemispherical shape, so that the light of the lighting hole 213 is transmitted widely forward. The shape of the tip of the light emission transmitting projection 206 is not limited to a hemisphere, and the same effect can be obtained even if the tip is chamfered.

Next, the formation area of the pattern 208 (hereinafter referred to as the pattern A portion) and the pattern 20
Turning on / off control (lighting / off control of the decorative LED 45 covered by the pattern A and B portions) in the formation region 9 (hereinafter referred to as a pattern B portion) will be described as shown in FIG. First, the pattern A is turned on for a predetermined time. The pattern B is turned on while the pattern A is turned off for a predetermined time, and then the pattern A is turned on while the pattern B is turned off for a predetermined time. Alternate lighting of section B is repeated a predetermined number of times. Thereby, different decorations of light diffusion are alternately repeated in the outer peripheral portion of the image display section 160a, and the visual interest is improved. Further, the pattern A portion and the pattern B portion are provided at two positions on the left and right, respectively, and light emission control is performed at the same timing for all patterns of the same type. Therefore, the light emitting area can be differentiated for each type of the patterns A and B (patterns 208 and 209).

As described above, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the variable display 44 provided on the game board 40 for performing the variable display and deriving the display result, and the variable display 44 as a display unit In the ball game machine 1 as a gaming machine having a display decoration member 161 as a decoration member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of the image display portion 160a, the display decoration member 161 has a special design as a light emitting means. Start memory LED
46 and the light of the LED 46 to the display section decorative member 161.
Light guide tube portion 215 as a cylindrical light guide portion for guiding to the surface side of
The light guide tube 215 is characterized in that the inner wall surface of the light guide tube 215 is formed in a shape expanding toward the surface of the display unit decorative member 161. With this configuration, the LE guided by the light guide cylinder 215 is provided.
Since the light of D46 can be diffused, the visibility of the light can be improved, and the turning on / off of the LED 46 can be clearly made.

The light guide tube 215 is characterized in that its cross section is formed in an elliptical shape. With this configuration, light can be diffused in the long axis direction (in the present embodiment, the horizontal direction) of the light guide cylinder 215 that is an ellipse, and the visibility of light is improved.

Further, the inner wall surface of the light guide tube 215 is metal plated. With this configuration, the light guided by the light guide cylinder 215 can be reflected by metal plating, so that LE
The light of D46 can be further expanded, and the visibility of light of the LED 46 can be improved.

Also, the present invention is characterized in that the LED 46 displays the number of stored fluctuations in the variable display 44. With this configuration, it is possible to clearly illuminate and turn off the special symbol start storage LED 46 in the change pending storage display, and to improve the visibility of the start storage number.

Further, a plurality of the LEDs 46 are provided, and the light guide cylinder 215 is provided for each of the plurality of LEDs 46. With this configuration, it is possible to divide the light transmitting portion for each of the plurality of LEDs 46, and thus, it is possible to more clearly turn on / off the LEDs 46.

Further, according to the configuration of the present embodiment, the variable display 44 provided on the game board 40 for performing the variable display and deriving the display result, and the image display unit as the display unit of the variable display 44 In the ball game machine 1 as a gaming machine having a display decoration member 161 as a decoration member for decorating the outer periphery of the display portion 160a, a normal symbol start storage LED 64 as a light emitting means provided on the display decoration member 161.
And a lens member 171 as a light-emitting transmission member made of a light-transmitting material for transmitting the light of the ordinary symbol start storage LED 64 from the back side to the front side of the display unit decorative member 161. A contact surface portion 201 as a contact portion, and a light emitting transmission protrusion 206 as a columnar portion protruding from the surface side of the contact surface portion 201. The light from the LED 64 received by the contact surface 201 can be transmitted to the front side of the display unit decorative member 161 by facing the lighting hole 213 as an opening formed in the display unit 161. I do. With such a configuration, it is not necessary to make the LED 64 directly face the back side of the lighting hole 213, so that the mounting position of the LED 64 is not restricted, and thus the design flexibility of the display decorative member 161 can be improved. it can. Further, according to this configuration, the light emission transmitting member is formed in a column shape (the light emission transmitting projection 206). Therefore, for example, a smaller space is required as compared with the case where the light emission transmitting member is formed in a cylindrical shape, and space saving can be brought about.

Further, a variable symbol display 63 is provided as a variable variable display for performing variable display separately from the variable display 44 and deriving a display result. The LED 64 and the light emitting transmission projection 206 corresponding thereto are provided. And a plurality of LEDs 64 and light emission transmitting projections 206 are used to indicate the number of stored fluctuations in the ordinary symbol display 63. With such a configuration, in the configuration in which the light emitting means is provided in the display decoration member 161 as the fluctuation holding storage display means (normal symbol start storage LED 64) of the normal symbol display 63, the display decoration member 16
(1) The degree of freedom in design can be improved.

A decorative LED 45 provided as an effect light emitting means provided on the display decorative member 161; a covering portion 202 of a lens member 171 provided in front of the decorative LED 45 and transmitting the light of the decorative LED 45; And the contact surface portion 201 and the light emission transmission protrusion 206 are integrally formed with the covering portion 202. With this configuration, it is possible to optically decorate the outer peripheral portion of the display unit of the variable display 44 with the decoration LED 45, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts.

The display decorative member 161 is provided with a light-transmitting tubular portion 184 and a mounting substrate 170 to which a plurality of components can be mounted. Covering member 1 in which hole 213 is formed
72, and the cover member 1 is attached to the mounting substrate 170.
The mounting board 170 and the covering member 17
2, the LED 64 faces the rear end of the cylindrical portion 184, and the light emitting transmission projection 206 protrudes from the contact surface 201 at the front end of the cylindrical portion 184. It is characterized in that the back of the position is exposed. With this configuration, the light of the LED 64 is transmitted to the cylindrical portion 184 of the mounting board 170 and the lens member 171.
The light is transmitted forward from the lighting hole 213 of the covering member 172 through the contact surface portion 201 and the light emission transmitting projection 206, so that the LED 64 can be disposed even at a position far away from the surface of the display decorative member 161. Thus, the design flexibility of the display decorative member 161 can be further improved.

It should be noted that the ordinary symbol display 63 (two L
The light emission transmission structure of ED) may be configured similarly to the light emission transmission structure of the ordinary symbol start storage LED 64 described in the embodiment. That is, in the present embodiment, the cylindrical light transmitting portion 188 disposed in front of the LED 63 is connected to the insertion hole 2 of the lens member 171.
05, but the distal end of the cylindrical light transmitting portion 188 is brought into contact with the contact surface portion 201 without providing the insertion hole 205, and the light emission transmitting projection is formed so as to correspond to this. By standing upright at 201, the light of the LED 63 may be turned on at the tip of the light emission transmission protrusion. That is,
The L transmitted by the contact surface portion and the light emission transmission protrusion
It is characterized in that a fluctuation display is performed by the emission of the ED 63, and a display result (usually a hit / miss of a symbol) is derived. With this configuration, the light emitting means can be changed to the ordinary symbol display 6.
In the configuration provided as 3 in the display decorative member 161,
The degree of freedom in designing the display decorative member 161 can be improved. Further, such a light emitting transmission structure is provided with a decorative LED 45.
Or a special symbol start storage LED 46.

A variable display 44 provided on the game board 40 for performing variable display and deriving a display result, and a decorative member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of an image display section 160a as a display section of the variable display 44 Display decorative member 161 as
In the ball game machine 1 as a game machine provided with: a special symbol start storage LED 46 (four LEDs) as a plurality of light emitting means;
A light-transmitting hole 190 as a light-transmitting opening facing the ED 46 is provided, and the light-transmitting hole 190 is covered with a film member 192 as a dark-colored light-transmitting member having a dark color and having a light-transmitting property. And With such a configuration, the special symbol starting memory LE is formed by the film member 192.
Since the light of D46 can be weakened, the adjacent LED
Light interference between the LEDs 46 can be prevented as much as possible, and the turning on / off of the LEDs 46 can be clearly determined. In the present embodiment, the light-transmitting holes 190 (light-transmitting openings) are provided for each of the plurality of LEDs 46 (light-emitting means). However, the present invention is not limited to this configuration. You may comprise so that a light emission means may face.

Further, the light transmitting hole 190 is provided with the plurality of Ls.
It is characterized by being provided for each ED 46. With this configuration, it is possible to divide the light transmitting portion for each of the plurality of LEDs 46, and thus, it is possible to more clearly turn on / off the LEDs 46.

Further, the plurality of light transmitting holes 190 are covered with a single film member 192.
With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and cost.

The display decorative member 161 is provided with a light guide tube 215 as a cylindrical light guide for guiding the light passing through the film member 192 to the front side of the display decorative member 161. It is characterized by having. With such a configuration, the light of the LED 46 can be efficiently guided to the front surface side of the display unit decorative member 161, and the visibility of the light can be improved.

The light guide tube 215 is provided for each of the plurality of LEDs 46. With this configuration, it is possible to further prevent light interference between the adjacent LEDs 46, and furthermore, to turn on / off the LEDs 46.
The light can be turned off more clearly.

Further, the plurality of LEDs 46 are used to display the number of variable suspensions stored in the variable display 44. With this configuration, it is possible to clearly turn on and off the LED 46 in the change pending storage display, and thus to improve the visibility of the number of stored start-ups.

Further, the dark color translucent member comprises a film member 192 as a film sheet. With this configuration, the film member 19
2, the dark-colored light-transmitting member can be attached, so that the workability of attaching the dark-colored light-transmitting member can be improved. Further, since the film member 192 itself is thin, no extra space is required. Space can be saved. In the present embodiment, the dark-color translucent member is configured as a film sheet (film member 192). However, the present invention is not limited to this. The dark-color translucent member according to the present invention may be formed of glass, a synthetic resin plate, or the like. You may.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the variable display 44 is constituted by a liquid crystal type display. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the CRT, LED, VFD, E
It is also possible to use an L or plasma display, a drum type or a reel type. In addition, as a configuration of the ball-and-ball game machine, the change of the identification information on the variable display device is started in accordance with the detection of the winning ball of the starting ball detector, and when the identification information has a predetermined display result, a specific game state occurs. A ball game machine (commonly referred to as a first type) that opens a variable winning ball device is illustrated as an example, but is not particularly limited to this, and is associated with detection of a winning ball by a starting ball detector. To open a variable winning prize ball device to generate a specific game state by hitting a ball into a specific area in the variable prize ball device (commonly referred to as a second type), or to detect a starting ball. The change of the identification information on the variable display device starts in accordance with the detection of the winning ball of the container, and when the identification information has a predetermined display result, the right is generated,
In this state, it may be a ball-and-ball game machine (generally referred to as a third type) in which a specific game state is generated when a ball hits in a specific area, or a slot machine or a coin game machine. You may.

The following can be grasped from the embodiments described above. (1) In a gaming machine comprising: a variable display provided on a game board for performing a variable display to derive a display result; and a decoration member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of a display unit of the variable display. A light-emitting means provided on the member, and a light-emitting transmission member made of a light-transmitting material that transmits light of the light-emitting means from the back surface side to the front surface side of the decorative member, wherein the light-emitting transmission member has a plate-like portion; A columnar portion protruding from the surface side of the plate-like portion, and receiving the plate-like portion by facing a tip portion of the columnar portion to an opening formed in the decorative member. Further, the light of the light emitting means can be transmitted to the front side of the decorative member. With this configuration,
Since there is no need to make the light emitting means directly face the back side of the opening, the mounting position of the light emitting means is not restricted, and the degree of freedom in designing the decorative member can be improved. According to this configuration, the light emission transmitting member is formed in a columnar shape. Therefore, for example, a smaller space is required as compared with the case where the light emission transmitting member is formed in a cylindrical shape, and space saving can be brought about. (2) Variation display is performed by light emission of the light emitting means transmitted by the light emission transmission member, and a display result is derived. With such a configuration, the degree of freedom in designing the decorative member can be improved in a configuration in which the light emitting unit is provided on the decorative member as a display unit that performs a display result deriving operation. (3) A normal variable display for performing variable display separately from the variable display and deriving a display result is provided, and a plurality of the light-emitting means and the corresponding light-emitting transmission members are provided, and the plurality of light-emitting members are provided. The variable hold display number of the ordinary variable display is displayed by means and a light emission transmitting member. With this configuration, the degree of freedom in designing the decorative member can be improved in a configuration in which the light-emitting unit is provided on the decorative member as the fluctuation holding storage display unit of the normal variable display. (4) a light emitting means for effect provided on the decorative member, and a lens member provided in front of the light emitting means for effect and transmitting light of the light emitting means for effect; It is characterized by being formed integrally with the lens member. With this configuration, it is possible to optically decorate the outer peripheral portion of the display unit of the variable display with the effect light emitting unit, and it is possible to reduce the number of parts. (5) The decorative member is provided with a light-transmitting tubular portion and a mounting substrate to which a plurality of components can be mounted, and a covering member mounted on the front side of the mounting substrate and having the opening formed therein. The light-emitting transmission member is sandwiched between the mounting substrate and the covering member by attaching the covering member to the mounting substrate, and the light-emitting means faces the rear end of the cylindrical portion, The rear surface of the projecting position of the columnar portion in the plate-like portion faces the front end of the cylindrical portion. With such a configuration, the light of the light emitting means is transmitted forward from the opening of the covering member through the cylindrical portion of the mounting board and the plate-shaped portion and the columnar portion of the light-emitting transmission member. Further, the light emitting means can be arranged at a position far away from the surface of the decorative member, and the degree of freedom in designing the decorative member can be further improved. (6) In a gaming machine provided with a game board, a variable display for performing a variable display and deriving a display result, and a decorative member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of a display unit of the variable display, the decoration includes: The member is provided with a plurality of light-emitting means and a light-transmitting opening facing the light-emitting means, and the light-transmitting opening is covered with a dark-colored light-transmitting member having a dark color and having a light-transmitting property. Features. With such a configuration, the light of the light emitting means can be weakened by the dark-color translucent member.
Interference of light between adjacent light emitting means can be prevented as much as possible, and as a result, the turning on and off of the light emitting means can be clarified. (7) The light-transmitting opening is provided for each of the plurality of light-emitting units. With this configuration, it is possible to divide the light transmitting portion for each of the plurality of light emitting units, and to further clearly turn on / off the light emitting units. (8) The plurality of light-transmitting openings are covered by a single dark-color light-transmitting member. With this configuration, it is possible to reduce the number of parts and cost. (9) The decoration member is provided with a cylindrical light guide that guides light passing through the dark translucent member to a surface side of the decoration member. With this configuration, the light of the light emitting means can be efficiently guided to the surface side of the decorative member, and the visibility of the light can be improved. (10) The light guide section is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting units. With this configuration, it is possible to further prevent light interference between adjacent light emitting units, and to further clearly turn on and off the light emitting units. (11) The plurality of light emitting means displays the number of variable suspension storages of the variable display. With this configuration, it is possible to clearly turn on / off the light-emitting means in the change-pending storage display, and to improve the visibility of the number of startup storages. (12) The dark light transmitting member is formed of a film sheet. With this configuration, the work of attaching the dark-color translucent member can be improved because the dark-color translucent member can be attached only by attaching the film sheet, and the film sheet itself is thin. It is possible to save space without taking extra space.

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As is apparent from the above description, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a variable display provided on a game board for performing a variable display and deriving a display result, and a variable display of the variable display. A decorative member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of a display unit, wherein the decorative member includes a light emitting unit, and a cylindrical light guide unit for guiding light of the light emitting unit to the surface side of the decorative member. Are provided, and the inner wall surface of the cylindrical light guide portion is formed in a shape expanding toward the surface of the decorative member. With this configuration, the light of the light emitting means guided by the cylindrical light guide can be diffused, so that the visibility of the light can be improved, and the lighting and extinguishing of the light emitting means can be clarified.

Further, in the invention of claim 2, the cylindrical light guide is characterized in that its cross section is formed in an elliptical shape. With this configuration, the light can be diffused in the major axis direction, which is the ellipse of the cylindrical light guide, and the visibility of the light is improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the inner wall surface of the cylindrical light guide is metal-plated. With this configuration, the light guided by the cylindrical light guide can be reflected by the metal plating, so that the light of the light emitting means can be further expanded, and the light of the light emitting means can be further spread. Visibility can be improved.

Further, the invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the variable display device displays the number of stored variable suspensions by the light emitting means. With this configuration, it is possible to clearly turn on / off the light-emitting means in the change-pending storage display, and to improve the visibility of the number of startup storages.

The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that a plurality of the light emitting means are provided, and the cylindrical light guide is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting means. With this configuration, it is possible to divide the light transmitting portion for each of the plurality of light emitting units, and to further clearly turn on / off the light emitting units.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a ball game machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a game board provided in the ball game machine.

FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the ball-and-ball game machine.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a relationship between a main board, various control boards, and electrical components.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a variable display and a display decoration member attached to the game board.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a display decorative member.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing various constituent members constituting a display unit decorative member.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a mounting board constituting a display decorative member.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a lens member constituting a display decorative member.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a covering member that constitutes a display decorative member.

FIG. 11 is a front view showing a display decorative member.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view showing two types of patterns applied to a lens member.

FIG. 15 is a time chart showing lighting / light-off control in two types of patterns.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 ball game machine (game machine) 40 game board 41 game area 44 variable display 45 decoration LED 46 special design start storage LED (light emitting means) 63 normal design display 64 normal design start storage LED 70 cover 74 display control board Cover 75 Display control board 151 Main board 160a Image display section (display section) 161 Display section decoration member (decorative member) 164 Display mounting member 169 LED substrate 170 Mounting substrate 171 Lens member 172 Covering member 173 Frame member 174 LED substrate 173 Frame Member 184 Cylindrical portion 190 Light-transmitting hole (light-transmitting opening) 192 Film member (dark light-transmitting member) 201 Contact surface portion 202 Covering portion 206 Light-emitting transmission protrusion 215 Light-guiding cylinder (light-guiding portion) 215a Light-transmitting hole 215b Lighting hole

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A gaming machine comprising: a variable display provided on a game board for performing a variable display and deriving a display result; and a decorative member for decorating an outer peripheral portion of a display unit of the variable display. The decorative member is provided with a light emitting means, and a cylindrical light guide for guiding the light of the light emitting means to the front side of the decorative member, and the inner wall surface of the cylindrical light guide has the decoration. A gaming machine characterized in that it is formed in a shape spreading toward a surface of a member. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical light guide has an elliptical cross section. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein an inner wall surface of the cylindrical light guide is metal-plated. 4. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting means displays the number of stored fluctuations in the variable display. 5. A light emitting device comprising: a plurality of light emitting means;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the cylindrical light guide is provided for each of the plurality of light emitting units.