JP2007307186A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that emitted light does not reach the eyes of a player when he/she is made to be strongly conscious of a performance using the light in an illumination device provided in a conventional pachinko slot machine and it is difficult to resin-mold a front surface door and secure the strength of a boss when turning a board surface to a direction where the face of the player is present. <P>SOLUTION: The attaching part 62 of a holder 60 is inclined by a prescribed angle to a holding part 61. A positioning boss 72 is fitted to the hole 62b of the attaching part 62, a screw 8 is screwed to an attaching boss 71 through the hole 62a and the holder 60 is attached to a door base 1a. The attaching part 62 is positioned in parallel with the attaching surface of the holder 60 in the door base 1a, and the holding part 61 is inclined by the prescribed angle upwards to the attaching surface of the holder 60 in the door base 1a. Thus, the LED 65c of a board 65 for illumination held by the holding part 61 is inclined by the prescribed angle to the attaching surface of the door base 1a and turned to the direction where the face of the player is present. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a lighting device that emits light on the front surface of a main body.

  Conventionally, as such a gaming machine, for example, there is a slot machine that stops the rotation of a reel in accordance with a player's operation, and is disclosed in the following Patent Document 1 referred to as a so-called pachislot machine. In this pachislot machine, when a medal, which is a game medium, is bet on a game and the start lever is operated, a winning combination is determined from a plurality of combinations, and subsequently, reels arranged in a plurality of rows start to rotate. . When a stop button provided corresponding to each reel is operated, the rotation of the reel is stopped according to the operation timing and the winning combination. At this time, when the combination of symbols shown on the outer peripheral surface of each reel is a combination corresponding to the winning combination, medals are paid out. Further, when a specific symbol combination related to a specific winning combination such as a bonus is stopped and a winning is established, the game shifts to a gaming state advantageous to the player such as a bonus game.

Inside the main body of the pachi-slot machine, equipment used for games, such as a reel device provided with each of the reels described above and a control device for electrically controlling the pachi-slot machine, is provided. Further, a front door body is attached to the front surface of the housing of the main body so as to be freely opened and closed. Various functional member units are attached to the front door body, and some of the functional member units include an illumination device. For example, a side lens unit that is provided vertically from the upper part to the lower part of both ends of the front door body includes a side lens cover as a decorative member, and a lighting device is disposed on the front door body behind the side lens cover. . The illuminating device includes a flat LED substrate on which an LED (light emitting diode) as a light source is mounted, and the LED substrate is attached to the front surfaces of both ends of the front door body with the substrate surfaces facing substantially frontward. . The lighting device is driven according to a winning combination, a gaming state, or the like to cause the LED to emit light, and performs various effects depending on the combination of the light emission modes of each LED. The light emitted from the LED is emitted in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, that is, in front of both front surfaces of the front door body, and is visually recognized by the player through lenses attached to the side lens covers.
JP 2004-24445 A (see paragraphs [0029] to [0032], [0059] to [0062])

  However, as in the lighting device provided in the above conventional gaming machine, in the configuration in which the LED board on which the LED that emits light in the direction perpendicular to the board surface is mounted with the board surface facing almost the front of the gaming machine, In some cases, the light emitted from the LED attached to the LED substrate does not have sufficient strength in the direction where the face of the player who plays the game while sitting on the seat is present. As a result, there is a possibility that the light emitted from the LED does not reach the player's eyes so that the effect using the light is made conscious and the impact of the effect performed by the lighting device is weakened.

  On the other hand, when the LED board is attached with the player's face facing in the direction of the player's face, a boss for fixing the LED board to the front door body is attached to the mounting surface of the LED board on the front door body. It is necessary to incline it. However, it is difficult to manufacture a mold for resin-molding a front door body in which the boss is inclined in this way, and there is a possibility that sufficient strength cannot be secured with the boss inclined with respect to the mounting surface. For this reason, it is difficult to incline the boss with respect to the mounting surface, and there has been a problem in mounting the flat LED substrate with the mounting surface inclined with respect to the mounting surface.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in a gaming machine including a main body for storing equipment used for gaming and a lighting device that emits light on the front surface of the main body, the lighting device is a substrate. An illumination substrate on which a light source that emits light in a direction perpendicular to the surface is mounted, a holding unit that holds the illumination substrate, and the substrate surface of the illumination substrate held by the holding unit is tilted by a predetermined angle It is comprised from the holder provided with the attaching part attached to a main body.

  According to this configuration, a predetermined angle at which the attachment portion is inclined with respect to the substrate surface of the lighting substrate held by the holding portion is set to a face of the player whose substrate surface is seated in the seat when the attachment portion is attached to the main body. By setting the angle to face a certain direction, the board surface of the lighting board can be directed in the direction where the player's face is present without tilting the mounting portion with respect to the main body. For this reason, it is not necessary to incline the boss | hub for fixing a holder to a main body with respect to the attachment surface in a main body. As a result, the vertical angle of the boss is perpendicular to the front of the main body as before, and the ease of manufacturing the resin molding die and the strength of the boss are ensured, and the light emitted from the lighting substrate is maintained by the player. There is provided a gaming machine that can increase the strength of a face in a certain direction, make the player strongly aware of the effect performed by the lighting device, and have an impact on the effect.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the holder includes a light guide portion having a cross-sectional opening shape that surrounds the periphery of the front of the light source in the held illumination substrate and expands as the distance from the light source increases.

  According to this configuration, the light emitted from the light source is reflected by the light guide unit and collected in the direction in which the player's face is present. For this reason, the intensity of light in the direction in which the player's face is present can be increased. As a result, the player can be more strongly aware of the effect performed by the lighting device and can have a greater impact on the effect.

  Further, according to the present invention, the attachment portion has a pair of holes, and the main body has a thread groove at the tip thereof, the attachment portion being screwed through one hole of the attachment portion, A mounting boss having a height longer than that between the edge of the holding portion furthest from the back surface, and a positioning boss that determines the mounting position of the mounting portion by fitting into the other hole of the mounting portion. And

  According to this configuration, the positioning boss is fitted into the other hole of the mounting portion to fix the position of the holder with respect to the main body, and then the mounting portion is screwed to the mounting boss through the one hole. The holder can be screwed in a state where the holder is positioned with respect to the holder, and the holder can be easily attached to the main body.

  In addition, the present invention is characterized in that it includes a lens cover that is attached to the main body in front of the holder and has a transmission surface that transmits light emitted from the light source in parallel with the substrate surface.

  According to this configuration, when the light emitted from the light source on the substrate surface passes through the lens cover, the player's face is refracted in a direction different from the direction in which the player's face is present, and the light emitted from the light source. It is possible to prevent the strength in a certain direction from decreasing.

  According to the present invention, as described above, while ensuring the ease of manufacturing the resin molding die and the strength of the boss, the player is strongly aware of the effect performed by the lighting device and has an impact on the effect. A gaming machine that can be played is provided.

  Next, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing an appearance of a pachislot machine 1 according to the present embodiment.

  The pachi-slot machine 1 includes a front door 1A on the front surface of the housing. The front door 1A is a door that closes a front opening of a housing (not shown) of the pachislot machine 1, and one side of the front door is pivotally supported on one side of the front of the housing so as to be freely opened and closed. Inside the housing, there are a main control board configured with a control circuit for controlling game operations in the pachislot machine 1, and a sub-control board for controlling LEDs and lamps used for the production of games performed in the pachislot machine 1. First, various devices used for games are stored. The front door 1 </ b> A and the housing constitute the main body of the pachislot machine 1.

  A mini reel display window 13 is provided at the center of the front door 1A. Three mini reels (not shown) are rotatably provided inside the housing behind the mini reel display window 13. A symbol row composed of a plurality of types of symbols (hereinafter referred to as symbols) is drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each mini reel. Three symbols drawn on the outer peripheral surface of each mini reel are observed through three display windows (not shown) formed in the mini reel display window 13. A 20-inch large liquid crystal display device 11 made of transparent liquid crystal is provided above the mini reel display window 13. Various information such as effect images is displayed on the display screen of the liquid crystal display device 11.

  In addition, on the lower right side of the mini reel display unit 13, a slot 12 is provided for a player to insert a medal as a game medium. Further, on the left side of the mini reel display window portion 13, a 1-stored medal insertion switch 14 a, a 3-stored medal insertion switch 14 b, a selection button 15 a, and a decision button 15 b are provided. The stored medal insertion switches 14a and 14b are used when betting one or three medals per game instead of inserting medals into the medal insertion slot 12 when the medals are credited. The selection button 15 a is used for selecting a display item in the liquid crystal display device 11. The determination button 15b is used to determine a display item in the liquid crystal display device 11 selected by the selection button 15a.

  Also, a stored medal settlement button 16, a start lever 17, and stop buttons 18a to 18c are provided below the mini reel display window 13 from the left side. The stored medal settlement button 16 is used to settle a medal credited in the machine. By the operation of the start lever 17, the rotation of the mini reels of the mini reel display window unit 13 starts all at once. The stop buttons 18a to 18c are arranged corresponding to the mini reels, and the operation is validated when the rotation of the mini reels reaches a constant speed, and the rotation of the mini reels is stopped according to the player's operation.

  Further, a waist glass case 3 is provided at the front lower portion of the front door 1A, and a medal tray 19 is provided below the waist glass case 3. The medal tray 19 stores medals paid out from the medal payout opening 19a. An upper decorative lamp cover 21 that covers the upper decorative lamp is attached to the front upper portion of the front door 1A. Speaker covers 22 and 22 are provided on both sides of the upper decorative lamp cover 21. The speaker covers 22 and 22 are provided with sound emission ports 22a through which sounds output from the speakers are emitted. Further, side lens covers 23 that cover the side decorative lamps are attached to both sides of the front face of the front door 1A.

  FIG. 2 is a partially exploded perspective view of the front door 1A with the waist glass case 3 shown in FIG. 1 removed. In the figure, parts that are the same as or correspond to those in FIG.

  The waist glass case 3 is attached to a waist glass bracket 33 provided on the door base 1a. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the waist glass case 3 has a substantially square frame shape in which the central portion in the width direction of the upper side is curved upward. A waist lens cover 51 is attached to each side of the front surface of the upper side of the waist glass case 3. A pair of lighting devices 6 is attached to the door base 1 a behind each waist lens cover 51. Each of the above switches (1 stored medal insertion switch 14a, 3 stored medal insertion switch 14b), each button (selection button 15a and decision button 15b, stored medal settlement button 16, and stop buttons 18a to 18c), start lever 17, The medal slot 12 and the mini reel display window 13 are attached to the back surface of the door base 1a as a unit in which a switch for detecting an operation and a drive circuit are integrated, and constitute a front door 1A.

  FIG. 3 is a partial cross-sectional view of the front door 1 </ b> A in the waist glass case 3 around the waist lens cover 51. In the figure, parts that are the same as or correspond to those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  The waist glass case 3 is integrated by attaching a waist glass 31 and a waist sheet 32, and this integrated body is attached to a waist glass bracket 33. A light guide plate case 34 in which a light guide plate 35 is housed is attached to the door base 1 a behind the waist glass bracket 33. Light emitted from a light source that illuminates the waist glass 31 is guided to the front waist glass 31 by the light guide plate 35. A base boss 4 for attaching the light guide plate case 34 is provided on the front surface of the door base 1 a, and a case boss 34 a is formed on the back surface of the light guide plate case 34. The light guide plate case 34 is attached to the door base 1a with a case boss 34a fitted into the hole of the base boss 4.

  The lighting device 6 is attached above the light guide plate case 34, and a waist lens cover 51 is positioned in front of the lighting device 6. The light emitted from the LED 65 c passes through the waist lens cover 51 and is visually recognized from the front of the waist glass case 3.

  4 is a perspective view of the illuminating device 6, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the illuminating device 6 shown in FIG. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts as in FIG.

  The illumination device 6 is configured by holding an illumination substrate 65 with a holder 60. As shown in FIG. 4, the illumination substrate 65 is configured by mounting two LEDs 65c as light sources on the surface of a flat substrate. In addition, as shown in FIG. 5, one connector 65 b is attached to the back surface of the illumination board 65. A wiring (not shown) connected to the sub control board is connected to the connector 65b. Each LED 65c on the illumination board 65 is controlled to be turned on by a sub-control circuit configured on the sub-control board. For example, a symbol combination displayed by a mini reel of the mini reel display window 13 is paid out from the medal payout opening 19a. The lighting control is performed in accordance with a gaming situation such as a combination in which a bonus game advantageous to the player is performed.

  6A is a rear view of the holder 60, FIG. 6B is a plan view of the holder 60, FIG. 6C is a front view of the holder 60, and FIG. 6D is a right side view of the holder 60. . In the figure, parts that are the same as or correspond to those in FIGS. 4 and 5 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  The holder 60 is formed by resin molding and includes a holding portion 61 that holds the lighting substrate 65 and an attachment portion 62 that is attached to the door base 1a. The holding portion 61 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and attachment portions 62 are provided on both sides of the holding portion 61 in the width direction. A pair of light guide portions 61a are opened in the holding portion 61 as shown in FIGS. A screw hole 61b for screwing the illumination board 65 with a screw 63 is formed on the right side of the right light guide portion 61a as shown in FIG. Around the screw hole 61b, as shown in FIG. 5A, a ring-shaped protrusion 61c that comes into contact with the substrate surface of the illumination substrate 65 is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, a square frame-shaped protrusion 61d that contacts the substrate surface of the illumination substrate 65 is provided on the back surface of the holding part 61 with the same protrusion height as the ring-shaped protrusion 61c. ing. Further, a positioning projection 61e for positioning the illumination substrate 65 is formed on the rear surface of the holding portion 61 on the left side of the left light guide portion 61a, as shown in FIG. The illumination board 65 is provided with a notch 65a (see FIG. 5) into which the positioning protrusion 61e is fitted. As shown in FIG. 5, the illumination substrate 65 is positioned with respect to the holding portion 61 by fitting a positioning projection 61 e into the notch portion 65 a, and screwed with a screw 63.

  As shown in FIG. 4D, the attachment portion 62 is attached to the back surface of the holding portion 61 in a state where the attachment portion 62 is attached to the door base 1a at a predetermined angle with respect to the holding portion 61. The board surface of the illumination board 65 is tilted by an angle that faces the player's face and is molded on both sides of the holding portion 61. Each attachment portion 62 has a pair of holes 62a and 62b for attaching the holder 60 to the door base 1a.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the illumination device 6 configured by attaching the illumination substrate 65 to the holder 60 described above. In the figure, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIGS. 4 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in the figure, the light guide portion 61a provided in the holding portion 61 has a cross-sectional opening shape that surrounds the front of the LED 65c in the illumination substrate 65 held by the holding portion 61 and expands as the distance from the LED 65c increases. Have.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the front door 1 </ b> A with the front waist glass case 3 and the illumination device 6 removed. In the figure, parts that are the same as or correspond to those in FIGS. 1 and 2 are given the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted.

  As shown in the figure, an attachment boss 71 and a positioning boss 72 for attaching the lighting device 6 to the door base 1a are formed above the door base 1a of the front door 1A. The mounting boss 71 has a height longer than the distance L (see FIG. 9) between the back surface of the mounting portion 62 and the edge of the holding portion 61 farthest from the back surface, and a screw groove is formed at the tip. ing. The mounting boss 71 is provided corresponding to one hole 62 a of the mounting portion 62, and the positioning boss 72 is provided corresponding to the other hole 62 b of the mounting portion 62. The door base 1a between the mounting boss 71 and the positioning boss 72 is formed with a hole 73 through which wiring is passed from the back side to the front side of the door base 1a. The connector 65b is connected to the sub-control board by this wiring.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining a mounting state of the lighting device 6 to the door base 1a, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the front door 1A in a state where the lighting device 6 is mounted to the door base 1a. In each figure, the same or corresponding parts as those in FIGS. 1 to 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the holder 60, the positioning boss 72 is fitted into the hole 62b of the mounting portion 62, and the screw 8 is screwed to the mounting boss 71 through the hole 62a. As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the lighting device 6 is attached to both sides of the front surface of the door base 1 a corresponding to both sides of the upper side of the waist glass case 3. The mounting portion 62 is positioned parallel to the mounting surface of the holder 60 in the door base 1a, and the holding portion 61 is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the mounting surface of the holder 60 in the door base 1a. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, the lumbar lens cover 51 is positioned in front of the illumination device 6 attached to the door base 1 a, and the lumbar lens cover 51 is light emitted from the LED 65 c of the illumination substrate 65. The transmission surface 51 a that transmits the light is positioned in parallel with the substrate surface of the illumination substrate 65. Therefore, the light emitted from the LED 65c passes through the transmission surface 51a of the waist lens cover 51 and is directed to the player's face.

  According to the pachislot machine of this embodiment, as described above, the attachment portion 62 is attached to the door base 1a at a predetermined angle at which the attachment portion 62 is inclined with respect to the substrate surface of the illumination substrate 65 held by the holding portion 61. The board surface of the lighting board 65 is played without tilting the mounting portion 62 with respect to the door base 1a by setting the board surface to an angle at which the face of the player sitting on the seat faces in a given state. The person's face can be pointed in a certain direction. For this reason, it is not necessary to incline the mounting boss 71 and the positioning boss 72 for fixing the holder 60 to the door base 1a with respect to the mounting surface of the door base 1a. As a result, the mounting angle of the mounting boss 71 and the positioning boss 72 is set to be perpendicular to the front surface of the door base 1a as usual, while ensuring the ease of manufacturing a resin mold and the strength of the mounting boss 71 and the positioning boss 72. The pachislot that can increase the intensity of the light emitted from the lighting board 65 in the direction of the player's face and make the player strongly aware of the effect performed by the lighting device 6 and have an impact on the effect. A machine is provided.

  Moreover, according to the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, the light emitted from the LED 65c of the illumination board 65 is reflected by the light guide portion 61a and collected in a direction where the player's face is present. For this reason, the intensity of light in the direction in which the player's face is present can be increased. As a result, the player can be more strongly aware of the effect performed by the lighting device 6 and have a greater impact on the effect.

  Further, according to the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, the positioning boss 72 is fitted into the hole 62b of the mounting portion 62 to fix the position of the holder 60 with respect to the door base 1a, and then the mounting portion 62 is moved through the hole 62a. By screwing to the mounting boss 71, the holder 60 can be screwed with the screw 8 in a state where the holder 60 is positioned with respect to the door base 1a, and the holder 60 can be easily attached to the door base 1a. .

  Further, according to the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment, the light emitted from the LED 65c passes through the transmission surface 51a of the waist lens cover 51 parallel to the substrate surface of the illumination substrate 65. When the light emitted from the LED 65c passes through the waist lens cover 51, the light is refracted in a direction different from the direction in which the player's face is present, and the intensity of the light emitted from the LED 65c in the direction in which the player's face is present decreases. Can be prevented.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the LED 65c is used as the light source of the illumination substrate 65 has been described. However, the type of the light source is arbitrary as long as it emits light in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and may be appropriately changed. Absent. Further, the shape of the illumination substrate 65 and the number and arrangement of the light sources to be mounted are arbitrary as long as the light is emitted in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and may be appropriately changed. Further, if the mounting portion 62 is attached to the door base 1a by being inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the substrate surface of the lighting substrate 65 held by the holding portion 61, the shapes of the holding portion 61 and the mounting portion 62 are also implemented as described above. It is not limited to the configuration in the form.

  In the above embodiment, the case where the gaming machine according to the present invention is applied to a pachislot machine has been described. However, the present invention can also be applied to other gaming machines including a lighting device that emits light on the front surface of the main body, for example, a pachinko machine. It is. Even when the present invention is applied to such a gaming machine, the same effects as the above-described embodiment can be obtained.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance of the pachislot machine by this embodiment. It is a partial exploded perspective view of the front door in the state where the waist glass case shown in FIG. 1 was removed. It is a partial cross section figure of the front door in the part of the waist glass case around a waist lens cover. It is a perspective view of the illuminating device by this embodiment. It is a rear view of the illuminating device shown in FIG. (A) is a rear view of the holder, (b) is a plan view of the holder, (c) is a front view of the holder, and (d) is a right side view of the holder. It is a cross-sectional view of the illuminating device comprised by attaching the board | substrate for illumination to a holder. It is a perspective view which shows the front door of the state which removed the front waist glass case and the illuminating device. It is a figure explaining the attachment state of the illuminating device to a door base. It is a perspective view which shows the front door of the state with the illuminating device attached to the door base.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front door 1a ... Door base 3 ... Lumbar glass case 51 ... Lumbar lens cover 51a ... Transmission surface 6 ... Illuminating device 60 ... Holder 61 ... Holding part 61a ... Light guide part 62 ... Mounting part 62a, 62b ... Hole 65 ... Illumination Board 65c ... LED
71 ... Mounting boss 72 ... Positioning boss

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine comprising a main body for storing equipment used for gaming and a lighting device that emits light on the front surface of the main body,
The lighting device includes:
A lighting substrate on which a light source emitting light in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface is mounted;
A holding unit that holds the illumination substrate, and a holder that includes an attachment unit that is attached to the main body and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the substrate surface of the illumination substrate held by the holding unit. A gaming machine characterized by   The said holder is provided with the light guide part which has the cross-sectional opening shape which encloses the circumference | surroundings ahead of the said light source in the hold | maintained said board | substrate for illumination, and spreads away from the said light source. The gaming machine described in 1. The mounting portion has a pair of holes,
The body is
The mounting portion has a thread groove at the tip thereof through which the mounting portion is screwed through one of the holes, and is longer than between the back surface of the mounting portion and the edge of the holding portion farthest from the back surface. A mounting boss having a height;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a positioning boss that determines a mounting position of the mounting portion by fitting into the other hole of the mounting portion.   2. The lens cover according to claim 1, further comprising a lens cover that is attached to the main body in front of the holder and has a transmission surface that transmits light emitted from the light source in parallel with the substrate surface. 4. The gaming machine according to any one of 3 above.

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