JP2003236039A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine effectively utilizing a limited, front space of the game machine and having a high sound effect. <P>SOLUTION: The game machine 1 comprises plural thin speakers 2-9 provided on the front of the game machine 1 and plural electric ornament parts 10-15 provided respectively corresponding to each of the thin speakers 2-9 and lighting in interlocking with voicing of the corresponding thin speaker. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine, and more particularly to a gaming machine capable of obtaining a high acoustic effect by using a thin speaker.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a pachinko gaming machine or slot machine, a two-channel speaker is installed on the front surface of the gaming machine to produce sound to the player.

However, at present, AV equipment has been remarkably advanced in homes and other places, and it has become difficult to produce a sound effect satisfying a player with a two-channel speaker.

Therefore, it has been required to install a large number of speakers on the front surface of the game machine to obtain a high acoustic effect.

[0005]

However, since the speaker itself is thick and the wiring and the board are densely arranged on the front surface of the gaming machine, a space for installing a large number of speakers is provided on the front surface of the gaming machine. There was a problem that it could not be secured.

Further, not only the acoustic effect but also many electric decorations installed on the front surface of the gaming machine can be expected to stimulate the player, but in this case as well, the speaker does not have two channels. I couldn't get a big effect.

Further, when a large number of conventional speakers are installed on the front surface of the game machine, there is a problem that there is no space for displaying the winning combination display and characters which need to be displayed on the front surface of the game machine.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to effectively utilize a limited space on the front of the gaming machine by installing a large number of thin speakers on the front of the gaming machine, and to increase the cost. It is to provide a game machine capable of obtaining a sound effect.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine of the present invention is provided with a plurality of thin speakers installed on the front surface of the gaming machine and installed corresponding to each of the thin speakers. And a plurality of lighting means which are turned on in association with the thin speaker emitting sound.

According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively utilize the limited space in front of the gaming machine and obtain a high acoustic effect.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Here, a pachi-slot gaming machine will be described as an example of a gaming machine, but a pachinko gaming machine or another gaming machine may be used.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pachi-slot gaming machine of this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, on the front surface of the pachi-slot gaming machine 1, a plurality of piezoelectric speakers 2 to 9 and illumination parts 10 to 16 installed corresponding to the piezoelectric speakers 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
And are installed.

However, although a piezoelectric speaker will be described as an example of a thin speaker here, other speakers may be used as long as they are thin enough to be installed in front of the gaming machine.

Further, the piezoelectric speaker exemplified here is a speaker in which vibration is generated by a piezoelectric element, and the vibration is generated by applying a voltage to a piezoelectric ceramic plate attached to the diaphragm as shown in FIG. The sound is generated. Normally, the diaphragm and the piezoelectric ceramic plate have a thickness of about 0.1 mm, and the piezoelectric ceramic plate is attached to one side of the diaphragm in FIG. 2, but the piezoelectric ceramic plate may be attached to both sides of the diaphragm. good.

Further, when there is no space for separately forming the piezoelectric speaker and the decorative portion like the piezoelectric speakers 5 and 6, the piezoelectric speaker is made of a semitransparent material and the LED is installed inside thereof. It is also possible to integrally form the speaker and the decorative portion.

Next, the internal structure of the pachi-slot gaming machine 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the pachi-slot gaming machine 1 is
Controls the power supply unit 21 that supplies power, the main board 22 that controls the entire pachi-slot gaming machine 1, the sub-relay board 23 that relays various commands output from the main board 22, and the liquid crystal display unit 24. Performance control unit 2 that controls the image control unit 25, the piezoelectric speakers 2 to 9, the LEDs 42 to 49 of the illumination units 10 to 15 and the other LEDs 50 to perform a performance.
6 and 6.

With such an internal structure, the main substrate 22
Outputs various commands for controlling the pachi-slot gaming machine, and particularly when a production factor occurs, the production command is output. And the production | generation control part 26 which received the production command transmits a signal to each piezoelectric speaker 2-9 and LED42-49 of each illumination part based on the command of a production command, and controls production.

Now, the control process of the effect in the effect control unit 26 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, the effect control unit 26 monitors whether an effect command is received from the main board 22 (S40).
1) When the effect command is received, the content of the received effect command is analyzed (S402) and a sound effect method is selected.

Here, as an audio presentation method, an presentation using all piezoelectric speakers 2 to 9 (S403),
The effect of sequentially using the piezoelectric speaker 2 to the piezoelectric speaker 9 (S404), the effect of sequentially using the piezoelectric speaker 9 to the piezoelectric speaker 2 (S405), even-numbered piezoelectric speakers 2, 4, 6, 8 and odd-numbered Effect using piezoelectric speakers 3, 5, 7, 9 alternately (S40
6), an effect using only the upper piezoelectric speakers 2, 3 and 4 (S407), an effect not using sound (S408), etc. are selected and determined based on the effect command (S409).

Next, the contents of the effect command are analyzed in order to select the effect by the illumination parts 10 to 15 (S41).
0).

Here, as the effects by the illumination units 10 to 15, effects matching the output of the sound (S411), effects moving with the sound source (S412), and effects independent of the sound (S).
413), the effect not using the electric decoration section (S414), etc. is selected and determined based on the effect command (S4).
15).

Then, the effect by the decided sound and the effect by the electric decoration section are started (S416), and the effect control processing by the effect control section 26 is ended.

As described above, the pachi-slot gaming machine 1 of the present embodiment can effectively utilize the limited space on the front side of the gaming machine by installing a large number of thin piezoelectric speakers on the front side of the gaming machine. A high acoustic effect can be obtained by interlocking with the illumination portion.

Further, since the electric speakers are integrally installed in the piezoelectric speakers 5 and 6, the space can be used more effectively.

Furthermore, since the surface of the piezoelectric speaker can be displayed, even if a large number of devices are installed on the front of the gaming machine, the winning display and characters can be displayed, and the limited space on the front of the gaming machine is effective in terms of display. Can be used for.

[0028]

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the limited space in front of the gaming machine can be effectively utilized and a high acoustic effect can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a piezoelectric speaker.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram for explaining an internal configuration of the gaming machine shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining an effect control process by the effect control unit shown in FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

1 pachislot machine 2-9 Piezo speaker 10-16 Lighting part 21 power supply 22 Main board 23 Sub relay board 24 LCD display 25 Image controller 26 Performance control unit 42-50 LED

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of thin speakers installed on a front surface of a gaming machine, and a plurality of lighting devices installed corresponding to each of the thin speakers and lighting in synchronization with the corresponding thin speakers emitting sound. A gaming machine comprising: means. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the thin speaker is a piezoelectric speaker. 3. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the thin speaker and the lighting means are integrated with each other.