JP2004321613A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine which enables the even illumination of a display sheet mounted on the display panel unit. <P>SOLUTION: A waist panel unit 60 has a picture pattern sheet case 61 while being detachably mounted on the cabinet of the game machine. A light guide plate 65 and a reflection sheet 67 are arranged on the back side of the picture pattern sheet case 61 while a light source 66 is arranged facing at least one side of the light guide plate 65. A light diffusing sheet 64 is provided on the front side of the light guide plate 65 to diffuse the light emitted from the light guide plate 65. The picture pattern sheet case 61 has a light transmitting area on the side thereof opposite to the side of the light source 66 to transmit the light passing through the light guide plate 65 being emitted from the light source 66. The picture pattern sheet case 61 has a picture pattern sheet insertion port 61a for inserting a picture pattern sheet 62 on any one of the upper, lower, left and right sides thereof. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a display panel unit attached to a front surface of a gaming machine housing.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, a pachislot gaming machine has been known as this type of gaming machine.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a conventional pachislot gaming machine with a lumbar panel unit removed.
[0003]
As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional pachislot gaming machine has a gaming machine housing 10 having a housing door 12 openably and closably attached to a front surface of a housing body 11, and the housing door 11 has A front panel 20 having a reel display window or the like (not shown) facing the surface of a rotating reel disposed in the gaming machine housing 10 is provided substantially above the center. A protruding portion 30 protruding forward from the door 12 is provided, a start lever 40 and three stop buttons 50a to 50c are arranged side by side on the front surface of the protruding portion 30, and a waist panel unit ( (Not shown), and a medal tray 70 is provided below the waist panel unit.
[0004]
In a conventional pachislot gaming machine, a fluorescent lamp 100 for illuminating a picture sheet attached to a waist panel unit from the back side is provided inside a housing body 11 in which a waist panel unit is located.
[0005]
In addition, as a device for illuminating the picture sheet attached to the waist panel unit from the back side, a lighting device that guides the light beam from the light source to the light emitting panel through an optical fiber and illuminates the picture sheet with spot light has been developed. (For example, see Patent Document 1).
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-79137 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
By the way, various devices are disposed on the back side of the housing door 12, and a medal selector for selecting defective medals is disposed particularly at a portion where the waist panel unit is attached. As shown in the figure, the arrangement area 110b of the medal selector on the back side of the housing door 12 is provided to protrude into the installation space 110a of the fluorescent lamp 100. For this reason, the light from the fluorescent lamp 100 was blocked by the installation area 110b, and a part of the picture sheet illuminated by the fluorescent lamp 100 was dark.
[0008]
As described above, in the conventional gaming machine, the light from the light source applied to the picture sheet is biased, and the picture sheet cannot be uniformly illuminated.
[0009]
Further, since the installation space 110a for installing the fluorescent lamp 100 is provided on the side of the housing door 12, the space for installing various devices existing on the back side of the housing door 12 is reduced, and a sufficient installation space is provided. It was hard to say that I could secure.
[0010]
Also, in recent years, when introducing a new model or replacing a model in order to reduce costs and effectively use resources, the gaming machine housing uses the old model as it is and is housed inside the gaming machine. It has become possible to replace only mechanical parts. At this time, since the character used or the like differs for each model, it is necessary to newly replace the picture sheet. Therefore, if the picture sheet can be easily replaced, the cost required for introducing a new model or replacing the model can be reduced.
[0011]
The present invention has been proposed in view of the above circumstances, and has as its object to provide a gaming machine capable of uniformly illuminating a display sheet attached to a display panel unit. Another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of easily exchanging display sheets. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can secure an installation space for a device to be attached to a housing door by reducing the thickness of a lighting device for a display sheet.
[0012]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The gaming machine according to the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-mentioned object. In addition, specific application examples are shown with reference to the reference numerals attached to the drawings for each component of the gaming machine according to the present invention, but each component is not limited thereto.
[0013]
The gaming machine according to the present invention is a gaming machine in which a display panel unit (for example, a waist panel unit 60) is attached to a front surface of a gaming machine housing (for example, a housing door 12), and the display panel unit (for a waist panel). The unit 60) has a display sheet case (for example, a picture sheet case 61) and is detachable from the gaming machine housing (housing door 12).
A light guide plate (65) and a reflection means (for example, a reflection sheet 67) are arranged on the back side of the display sheet case (picture sheet case 61) in this order from the front side, and at least one of the light guide plates (65) is provided. A light source (66) is disposed facing the side surface, and light emitted from the light source (66) and guided into the light guide plate (65) is reflected by the reflection means (reflection sheet 67) into the display sheet case ( The light is reflected toward the front side of the picture sheet case 61).
[0014]
In the gaming machine having such a configuration, the light emitted from the light source (66) is guided into the light guide plate (65), and the reflection means (reflection sheet 67) faces the front side of the display sheet case (the pattern sheet case 61). The display sheet (for example, the picture sheet 62) is irradiated with a sufficient amount of light by the light from the light source (66), and the illumination becomes uniform.
[0015]
Further, since a large space for disposing the light source (66) is not required in the gaming machine housing (10) located on the back side of the display panel unit (lumbar panel unit 60), the gaming machine housing ( The limited space in 10) can be effectively used.
[0016]
In addition to the above configuration, the gaming machine according to the present invention further includes a light diffusing unit (for example, a light diffusing sheet) for diffusing light emitted from the light guide plate (65) on a front side of the light guide plate (65). 64).
[0017]
In the gaming machine having such a configuration, light emitted from the light guide plate (65) toward the display sheet (picture sheet 62) is diffused by the light diffusion means (light diffusion sheet 64). The illumination of the picture sheet 62) becomes more uniform.
[0018]
Further, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the display sheet case (the pattern sheet case 61) is emitted from the light source (66) on a side opposite to the side on which the light source (66) is provided. A light transmitting area (61d) for transmitting light passing through the light guide plate (65) is provided.
[0019]
In the gaming machine having such a configuration, light guided into the light guide plate (65) from the light source (66) passes through the light-transmitting region (61d) and goes out of the display sheet case (the picture sheet case 61). Be guided. Therefore, for example, when the light source (66) is disposed so as to face the upper surface of the light guide plate (65), the light emitted from the lower surface of the light guide plate (65) causes the display panel unit (the waist panel unit 60) to emit light. Can be illuminated on the medal tray (70) arranged below the medals. Since the medal tray (70) is a part that is relatively hard to hit in a game arcade, it is easy to confirm the medals stored in the medal tray (70) by illuminating the medal tray (70). Become.
[0020]
In the gaming machine according to the present invention, in addition to the above configuration, the display sheet case (pattern sheet case 61) has a display sheet insertion opening for inserting a display sheet (pattern sheet 62) into one of upper, lower, left and right sides. (For example, a picture sheet insertion opening 61a).
[0021]
In the gaming machine having such a configuration, the display sheet (the pattern sheet 62) can be easily inserted and removed from the display sheet insertion port (the pattern sheet insertion port 61a), so that the display sheet (the pattern sheet 62) can be replaced. This can be easily performed.
[0022]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the following description, a pachislot gaming machine will be described as a typical gaming machine, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to this.
[0023]
1 to 4 show a pachislo gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention and a waist panel unit used therein, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the waist panel unit, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a waist panel case, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a main part of the gaming machine with the waist panel unit removed, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pachislot gaming machine.
[0024]
As shown in FIG. 4, the pachislot gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention forms a gaming machine housing 10 by opening and closing a housing door 12 on the front surface of a housing main body 11, A front panel 20 having a reel display window or the like (not shown) facing the surface of a rotating reel disposed in the gaming machine housing 10 is provided above substantially the center of the front surface thereof. A projecting portion 30 projecting forward from the housing door 12 is provided below, and a start lever 40 and three stop buttons 50a to 50c are arranged side by side on the front surface of the projecting portion 30. The waist panel unit 60 is disposed on the lower side, and the medal tray 70 is disposed below the lower panel unit 60.
Although not shown, a medal slot, a liquid crystal display device, and the like are provided on the front surface of the housing door 12 in addition to the above members.
[0025]
As shown in FIG. 1, the waist panel unit 60 has a picture sheet case 61 for accommodating a picture sheet 62 therein. On the back side of the picture sheet case 61, a transparent acrylic plate 63, a light diffusion sheet 64, a light guide plate 65, a reflection sheet 67, and a rear frame 68 are arranged in this order from the front side. Further, a light source 66 composed of a cold cathode tube is disposed opposite to the upper surface of the light guide plate 65.
[0026]
The light emitted from the light source 66 is guided into the light guide plate 65, reflected by the reflection sheet 67 toward the front side of the picture sheet case 61, further diffused by the light diffusion sheet 64, and emitted by the light source 66. The picture sheet 62 is uniformly illuminated.
[0027]
As described above, the transparent acrylic plate 63, the light diffusion sheet 64, the light guide plate 65, the reflection sheet 67, and the rear frame 68, which are members for irradiating the light from the light source 66 to the picture sheet 62, are integrally formed. Since the light source 66 is disposed so as to face the upper surface of the light guide plate 65, it is necessary to arrange a light source such as a fluorescent lamp in the gaming machine housing 10 located on the back side of the waist panel unit as in the related art. Absent. Further, when a light source such as a fluorescent lamp is provided in the gaming machine housing 10 as in the related art, the light source is disposed apart from the picture sheet 62 in order to uniformly illuminate the picture sheet 62 with the light source. This necessitated a large space on the back side of the waist panel unit.
[0028]
On the other hand, in the lumbar panel unit 60 according to the present embodiment, since the light source 66 is integrally provided in the lumbar panel unit 60, the light source 66 is large in the housing door 12 located on the back side of the lumbar panel unit. No space is required, and an installation space for the device installed behind the housing door 12 can be secured.
[0029]
On the upper surface of the picture sheet case 61, a picture sheet insertion opening 61a for inserting the picture sheet 62 is provided, and the picture sheet insertion section 61b (see FIG. 2) is stored through the picture sheet insertion port 61a. The inserted pattern sheet 62 can be inserted and removed.
[0030]
Here, the design sheet 62 is made of a translucent member, and a character or the like used for producing the pachislot gaming machine is drawn on the design sheet 62. The design sheet 62 is located on the front side of the transparent acrylic plate 63. It is inserted into the 61 design sheet accommodation section 61b (see FIG. 2). The light diffusion sheet 64, the light guide plate 65, the reflection sheet 67, and the light source 66 are accommodated in a rear frame 68.
[0031]
Note that the transparent acrylic plate 63 does not necessarily need to be colorless and transparent, and may be entirely colored or may have an opaque portion. Further, the transparent acrylic plate 63 may be provided integrally with the picture sheet case 61. Further, the reflection sheet 67 may be provided so as to be integrated with the light guide plate 65 by means such as vapor deposition. Further, the reflection sheet 67 may be omitted by making the front surface side of the rear frame 68 a reflection surface. Further, the light diffusing sheet 64 may be omitted by giving a light diffusing effect by applying a groove process, an emboss process, or the like to the front surface of the light guide plate 65.
[0032]
As shown in FIG. 2, the picture sheet case 61 is provided with a light-transmitting region 61d for transmitting light from the light source 66 on a lower side surface opposite to the side on which the light source 66 is provided. In the example shown in FIG. 2, on the lower surface of the picture sheet case 61, a substantially central portion is a light transmitting area 61d, and both left and right sides of the light transmitting area 61d are light blocking areas 61c for blocking light from the light source 66. ing.
[0033]
The light guided from the light source 66 into the light guide plate 65 is transmitted through the translucent area 61d and guided to the lower part of the picture sheet case 61, and illuminates the medal tray 70 disposed below the waist panel unit 60. .
[0034]
In the present embodiment, the picture sheet case 61 is formed of a member having a light-transmitting property. On the lower side of the picture sheet case 61, a light-shielding sheet or the like is stuck on both the left and right sides, so that the left and right sides are in a light-shielding area 61c. At the same time, the substantially central portion can be the light-transmitting region 61d. The position of the light transmitting region 61d is not limited to the substantially central portion of the lower surface, but may be any position, and the entire lower surface may be the light transmitting region 61d.
[0035]
A picture sheet case 61 in which a picture sheet 62 is accommodated in a picture sheet accommodating portion 61b while a transparent acrylic plate 63 is mounted, and a light diffusion sheet 64, a light guide plate 65, a reflection sheet 67, and a rear in which a light source 66 is accommodated. The frame 68 is attached to a support frame 80 (see FIG. 3) by using a support member (not shown), and is integrated, and is attached to the front surface of the housing door 12.
[0036]
As shown in FIG. 3, a pair of left and right engaging projections 81, 81 are provided on the rear side of the support frame 80 from the upper side toward the rear, and a pair of left and right locking projections are provided from the lower side toward the rear. Pieces 82, 82 are provided. The engagement projections 81, 81 and the locking pieces 82, 82 are provided integrally with the support frame 80, and the engagement projections 81, 81 have flexibility and elasticity. Engagement holes 91, 91 are provided on the front surface of the housing door 12 at positions facing the engagement protrusions 81, 81, respectively. 92, 92 are provided.
[0037]
When the light transmitting area 61d is provided in the picture sheet case 61, a light transmitting area (not shown) must be provided also on the surface of the support frame 80 facing the light transmitting area 61d.
[0038]
To attach the support frame 80 to the housing door 12, the locking pieces 82, 82 are inserted into the locking holes 92, 92, and the support frame 80 is moved toward the housing door 12 with the locking holes 92, 92 as fulcrums. What is necessary is just to push up so as to draw an arc, and to push the engagement protrusions 81 into the engagement holes 91. At this time, the engaging projections 81, 81 are pushed down into the engaging holes 91, 91 while bending downward, and then pushed back upward by elasticity to engage with the engaging holes 91, 91.
[0039]
In order to remove the support frame 80 from the housing door 12, the engagement protrusions 81 are pulled out from the engagement holes 91 while bending the engagement protrusions 81 downward against the urging force. , 92 as a fulcrum, the support frame 80 may be pulled down in an arc toward the player (in front of the housing door 12), and the locking pieces 82, 82 may be extracted from the locking holes 92, 92.
[0040]
To replace the picture sheet 62 with the pachislot gaming machine according to the present embodiment, first, the support frame 80 is removed from the housing door 12, and the rear frame 68 and the picture sheet case 61 are removed from the support frame 80. In this state, after extracting the old picture sheet 62 from the inside of the picture sheet case accommodating section 61b through the picture sheet insertion port 61a, the new picture sheet 62 is put into the picture sheet case accommodating section 61b through the picture sheet insertion port 61a. insert. Then, after attaching the picture sheet case 61 and the rear frame 68 to the support frame 80, the support frame 80 may be attached to the housing door 12.
[0041]
<Other embodiments>
The gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but can be implemented with various changes.
For example, the display panel unit is not limited to the waist panel unit 60, and can be applied to a member such as a payout table panel that requires replacement of a display sheet.
[0042]
In addition, the picture sheet 62 is described as an example of the display sheet, but the display sheet may be any display such as a payout table, a game description, a game machine character, a decorative pattern, and the like.
Further, the position where the pattern sheet insertion opening 61a is provided in the pattern sheet case 61 is not limited to the upper side, but may be the left side, the right side, or the lower side.
[0043]
Further, the light source 66 is preferably a cold cathode tube because of its long life, but other light sources such as a discharge lamp and an LED can also be used. Further, the side surface of the light guide plate 65 facing the light source 66 is not limited to the upper side surface, and may be a left side surface, a right side surface, a lower side surface, or a combination thereof.
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, in the gaming machine according to the present invention, since the light from the light source is emitted toward the display sheet by the light guide plate and the reflection means, the display sheet is uniformly illuminated, and the decoration effect is enhanced. Can be.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a waist panel unit used in a pachislo gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a waist panel case used in a pachislo gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of the pachislot gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention with the panel unit removed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the pachislot gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a conventional pachislot gaming machine. , A perspective view of a state where a waist panel unit is removed.
Reference Signs List 10 gaming machine housing 11 housing main body 12 housing door 20 front panel 30 projecting portion 40 start lever 50a to 50c stop button 60 waist panel unit 61 picture sheet case 62 picture sheet 61a picture sheet insertion opening 61b picture sheet accommodation section 61c Area 61d Light-transmitting area 63 Transparent acrylic plate 64 Light diffusion sheet 65 Light guide plate 66 Light source 67 Reflection sheet 68 Rear frame 70 Medal tray 80 Support frame 81 Engagement projection 82 Engagement piece 91 Engagement hole 92 Engagement hole

Claims (4)

A gaming machine having a display panel unit attached to the front of a gaming machine housing,
The display panel unit has a display sheet case, and is detachable from the gaming machine housing,
On the back side of the display sheet case, a light guide plate and a reflecting means are arranged in order from the front side, and a light source is arranged facing at least one side surface of the light guide plate,
A gaming machine, wherein light emitted from the light source and guided into the light guide plate is reflected toward the front side of the display sheet case by the reflection means. 2. The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a light diffusing means for diffusing light emitted from the light guide plate on a front side of the light guide plate. 3. The display sheet case according to claim 1, further comprising a light-transmitting area on a side surface opposite to a side on which the light source is disposed, for transmitting light emitted from the light source and passing through the light guide plate. 4. Gaming machine. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display sheet case includes a display sheet insertion opening for inserting a display sheet on any one of upper, lower, left, and right side surfaces.

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