JP2009006181A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine with a panel that can exhibit a higher visual performance effect although it is equipped with less illuminants. <P>SOLUTION: Surrounding panels 17-20 surrounding a window opening 16 of a door frame 15 of the game machine are placed with placing its many recessed grooves 41 to adjoin in the longitudinal direction of the recessed grooves 41, and diffusion of light at the time of illuminating the back side of the surrounding panels 17-20 with the illuminants such as light emitting diodes (LED) appears as light beams along the recessed grooves 41. Because the adjoining recessed grooves 41 are placed in the meandering state, the groups of light beams also appear in the meandering state, and performance effect like movement of light beams can be demonstrated by repeating lighting and blinking of the LED. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine represented by a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine.

Generally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine or a slot machine, decorative transparent or translucent panels are arranged, and these panels are illuminated from a light emitting body such as a lamp or an LED. And the light of such a light-emitting body is dimmed with a panel, and the entertainment of game is excited by the visual effect.
Therefore, in such a gaming machine, there is a demand for decorative dimming means having a higher visual rendering effect in order to further enhance the panel rendering effect of the light emitter.

In order to make the light emission form of the panel more decorative, for example, means such as devising the number and arrangement conditions of the light emitters and blinking the light emitters in various patterns are generally considered. However, even if the arrangement of the light emitters and the flashing method are devised, there is a limit to this, so that it has not been possible to expect a significant improvement in the production effect.
The present invention has been made paying attention to such problems existing in the prior art. The object is to provide a gaming machine having a panel with a high visual effect even though a small number of light emitters are used.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a translucent plate-like panel is disposed on the front surface of the light emitter, and light emitted from the light emitter is dimmed by the panel to visually In the gaming machine that enhances the visual effect, the plurality of concave portions are arranged and formed adjacent to the panel in the longitudinal direction of the concave portions, and the shapes of the adjacent concave portions are different. The gist is to do so.

  In the configuration of the first aspect of the invention, the light emitted from the light emitter to the panel is not uniformly diffused by the concave stripe portion, but is an elongated streamlined optical stripe along the longitudinal direction of the concave stripe portion or a predetermined line Diffuses as a long line spectroscopic strip. Accordingly, light diffused in the shape of light stripes appears in each of the adjacent concave stripe portions, and a light diffusion pattern different from the conventional one is obtained as a whole. The streamlined light line or the line spectroscopic line may be linear, curved or bent. And since each concave stripe part is not the same shape, the shape and direction of a light stripe do not necessarily appear uniformly. When the shape is different, the width and groove depth of the concave stripe portion are different, and of course, the case where the concave stripe portion is arranged not at a predetermined angle but at a predetermined angle is also included.

  In the first aspect of the invention, the light emitted from the light emitter with respect to the panel is not uniformly diffused by the concave stripe portion, but has an elongated streamline shape or a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction of the concave stripe portion. Diffuses as a line segment. Accordingly, light diffused as a streamlined light line or a line spectroscopic line appears in each of the adjacent concave line parts, and a light diffusion pattern different from the conventional one can be obtained as a whole. In addition, since the concave stripe portions are not of the same shape, the shape and orientation of the light stripes do not always appear constant, so that it is possible to expect a total improvement in visual effect.

  Hereinafter, embodiments in which the present invention is applied to a pachinko gaming machine will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a case where the present invention is applied to a first type pachinko gaming machine (hereinafter referred to as a pachinko gaming machine) which is a kind of gaming machine will be described.

First, the outline of the configuration of the pachinko gaming machine will be described based on FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, in the pachinko gaming machine, other panel-like constituent members are arranged in a stacked manner in the front-rear direction with the gaming machine main body 1 as the center. A game board 3 shown in FIG. 1 is fitted in a game board mounting space 2 formed in the upper half of the pachinko machine body 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the front surface of the game board 3 is a game surface 4, and a game area 7 surrounded by the inner rail 5 and the outer rail 6 is formed on the game surface 4. A liquid crystal display (hereinafter abbreviated as “LCD”) 8 is disposed in the center of the game area 7. An operation panel 10 related to the present invention is disposed at an upper position of the LCD 8. The operation panel 10 and the surrounding structure will be described later.
A normal symbol operation gate 11 is disposed on the left and right positions of the LCD 8. A first type start port 12 is disposed at a lower position of the LCD 8. A big winning opening 13 is disposed at a lower position of the first type starting opening 12. A normal winning opening 14 is arranged at the left and right positions of the first type starting opening 12. In FIG. 2, the nails are not shown.

A door frame 15 is disposed at a front position of the game board 3. As shown in FIG. 1, a large substantially circular window hole 16 is formed in the center of the door frame 15, and the window hole 16 is covered with a glass window G. Window hole surrounding panels 17 to 20 (hereinafter simply referred to as surrounding panels) related to the present invention are disposed at four locations so as to surround the window hole 16. The surrounding panels 17 to 20 and the surrounding structure will be described later. An upper tray 21 is formed at a position below the opening 16 of the door frame 15. Below the window hole 16, a ball lending operation button 22 and a 7-segment display panel 23 for displaying the remaining amount of the card are arranged.
In the pachinko machine body 1, a cover plate 25 is disposed below the game board 3. The cover plate 25 is fixed to the gaming machine body 1. A pachinko ball launching mechanism 26 is disposed on the back surface of the cover plate 25. The cover plate 25 is formed with a lower tray 27 that protrudes forward. An operation handle 28 that is linked to the pachinko ball launching mechanism 26 is attached to the right side of the lower tray 27.

A mechanism board 29 is disposed at a rear position of the game board 3 so as to cover them from the back side. A mounting base 30 is disposed below the mechanism panel 29. The mounting base 30 is a member that is mounted on the pachinko machine body 1 that is configured separately from the mechanism panel 29, and on which various substrates are mounted.
Each of these panels is mounted on a rectangular wooden outer frame 31 framed in a frame shape via a main pachinko machine main body 1. The pachinko machine body 1 is detachably fitted to the wooden outer frame 31.

  Next, in the pachinko gaming machine configured as described above, the structure around the surrounding panels 17 to 20 will be described in detail. 4 to 6 depict the surrounding panel 20 in more detail on behalf of the surrounding panels 17 to 20. Detailed drawings of the other surrounding panels 17 to 19 are omitted. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a panel mounting groove 35 is formed around the door frame 15. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 11, the panel mounting groove 35 is formed with a plurality of through holes 36 arranged in a line. As shown in FIG. 6, an LED substrate 37 is disposed on the rear surface of the door frame 15, and the LED 40 fixed to the surface of the LED substrate 37 is advanced into the through hole 36. The surrounding panels 17 to 20 are disposed in the panel mounting groove 35 with a predetermined distance from the LED 40. As shown in FIG. 1, the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are attached by a fixing belt 38 so as not to fall off. A protective plate 39 made of transparent acrylic is disposed on the surface of the surrounding panels 17 to 20. The protective plate 39 also serves as a convex lens.

The surrounding panels 17 to 20 are curved plates made of transparent PET recycled resin, and a large number of concave portions 41 are formed as shown in FIGS. The left and right surrounding panels 17 to 20 are mirror images of each other. Each concave strip 41 is a groove formed in a cross-sectional arch shape formed between two ridges 42 with two opposing linearly extending ridges 42 as vertices. It can also be regarded as a strip. Adjacent concave portions 41 share one peak 42. Each concave portion 41 has a groove shape that is closer to the same width as the opposed ridge portions 42 are closer to parallel, but conversely, the concave portion 41 has a fan-like groove shape in which one side is expanded as the ridge portion 42 is further away from the parallel state. The
Along with the fact that the two peak portions 42 are not parallel, the shape of the concave stripe portion 41 is not uniform along the longitudinal direction. For example, in the case of the concave portion 41a at the center position that is most clearly fan-shaped in FIG. 5A, the cross-sectional shape is the width and groove depth at the cross-section BB position where the two peak portions 42 approach each other. The cross-sectional shape is formed to be large and both the width and the groove depth are large at the position of the cross-section CC where the two ridge portions 42 are separated from each other. In other words, the concave stripe portion 41 is formed in a shape with a continuous change that gradually becomes wider and deeper from the direction in which the fan is bent toward the widening side. That is, the concave stripe part 41 will be comprised in three dimensions.

Here, assuming a line segment orthogonal to each peak 42, and correcting this line segment and connecting it smoothly, a meandering locus P is drawn on the surrounding panels 17 to 20 as shown in FIG. It will be. Each ridge 42 is formed by changing the angle little by little between the adjacent ridges 42 so that an assumed orthogonal line segment follows such a meandering locus P. Then, as will be described later, as shown in FIG. 5B, the light emitted to the surrounding panels 17 to 20 is dimmed and appears along the meandering locus P.
Further, as described above, each groove 41 has a very three-dimensional structure in which the groove is deeper as the groove width is larger, and the groove is shallower as the groove width is narrower. And the groove part 41 differs in the amount of expansion of each adjacent groove part 41 little by little while the depth of a groove | channel differs for every groove part 41, respectively. The adjacent groove portions 41 are configured such that the amount of expansion gradually changes, and the expansion direction is changed back and forth in the middle. As a result of the plurality of concave portions 41 having slightly different three-dimensional configurations being arranged in the longitudinal direction, the surrounding panels 17 to 20 as a whole are corrugated as shown in FIGS. It will present a three-dimensional shape as if hit.

Next, the structure around the operation panel 10 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7 to 10, a transparent panel 45 is disposed at an upper position of the LCD 8, and five LEDs 46 are disposed in a row in the horizontal direction on the back side of the transparent panel 45. . The operation panel 10 is disposed in front of the transparent panel 45. The operation panel 10 is configured in a flat semicircular shape. The operation panel 10 is made of transparent PET recycled resin, and a large number of concave portions 41 are formed on the surface side thereof as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. Since the configuration of the concave portion 41 is the same as that of the surrounding panels 17 to 20, the description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, an electromagnetic solenoid 47 is disposed at a position on the back side of the game surface 4 in the game board 3 and at an upper position of the LCD 8. The base ends of a plurality of leaf springs 49 are fixed to the output shaft 48 of the electromagnetic solenoid 47. The leaf spring 49 is fitted with a base end of a leaf spring 49 which is memorized in a substantially L shape. The tip of the leaf spring 49 is exposed to the game surface 4 side from the gap 50 above the LCD 8 and connected to the back surface of the operation panel 10.

As shown in FIG. 9, in a non-excited state of the electromagnetic solenoid 47, that is, in a position where the output shaft 48 is retracted, the leaf spring 49 is drawn into the gap 50 and extends linearly in contact with the ceiling portion of the gap 50. Yes. As a result, the operation panel 10 is held in a substantially horizontal state.
As shown in FIG. 10, in the excited state of the electromagnetic solenoid 47, that is, in the position where the output shaft 48 has advanced, the leaf spring 49 is released from the biased state by the ceiling portion of the gap 50 and is bent again in a substantially L shape. The operation panel 10 is erected.

Next, the operation of the pachinko gaming machine thus configured will be described.
In the player's normal gaming state, the LEDs 40 and 46 described above do not blink and are always lit. Accordingly, the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are always illuminated by all the LEDs 40. At this time, the light of the LED 40 diffuses as an elongated streamlined light strip or a line spectral strip of a predetermined length along the longitudinal direction in the deepest portion of the groove of the concave strip 41. And the light stripe group which appeared in the concave stripe part 41 is visually observed in the shape of a meandering belt as shown in FIG. It should be noted that since the human eyes have parallax, the appearance of these diffused light stripes is not constant. In addition to the light strips, other reflected light and the like appear on the surrounding panels 17 to 20, but these auxiliary lights are not shown.
The operation panel 10 lies substantially horizontally as shown in FIG. 8 in a normal gaming state. Therefore, the player views the transparent panel 45 as if it is illuminated by all the LEDs 46.

  On the other hand, when reaching the reach state and the big hit state, the LEDs 40 arranged in a row start to turn on and off in a very short time in order from one end to the other end. Then, the visual effect that the light stripes appearing on the surfaces of the surrounding panels 17 to 20 actually meander and move is obtained. At the same time, the electromagnetic solenoid 47 is excited and the operation panel 10 is erected on the front surface of the transparent panel 45 (the state shown in FIGS. 7 and 10). Since the LED 46 starts to be turned on and off in synchronization with the LED 40, the surface of the operation panel 10 also has a visual effect that the light strips are actually meandering and moving.

With this configuration, the present embodiment has the following effects.
(1) Because the light emitted from the LED 40 is diffused into the light stripe by the surrounding panels 17 to 20 and is visually observed in a band shape meandering along the direction substantially orthogonal to the peak portion 42 of the concave stripe portion 41. Thus, it is possible to produce a light effect different from the conventional one, and the player is excited about the fun of the game.
(2) The light emitted from the LEDs 40 and 46 is diffused into the light stripes by the operation panel 10 and the surrounding panels 17 to 20, and the light stripes are actually meandering and moving by the blinking of the LEDs 40 and 46. Since a visual effect can be obtained, the production effect is greatly increased.
(3) Although the LEDs 40 and 46 are actually arranged in a line, it is possible to obtain a visual effect that the light stripes are actually meandering and moving. Therefore, it is possible to obtain such a visual effect even if the arrangement space of the LEDs 40 and 46 is narrow.
(4) Although the operation panel 10 can only visually observe the diffused light of the LED 46 through the transparent panel 45 during normal games, once the operation panel 10 enters a special game state such as reach or jackpot, the operation panel 10 is changed to the transparent panel 45. Just by placing it on the front of the board, it turns around and the visual effect that the light stripes actually meander and move is obtained, and the board surface suddenly becomes lively, so the player's willingness to play is spurred Can be applied.
(5) Since the operation panel 10 and the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are made of PET, they are excellent in recyclability.
(6) Since the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are protected by the protective plate 39, the outer shape intended by the designer can be easily formed. Since the protective plate 39 can also enlarge the light stripe by the convex lens effect, it can enjoy more powerful movement. Furthermore, the rigidity around the window hole 16 is improved by attaching the protective plate 39.
(7) The inner peripheral surface of the concave strip portion 41 has an arc shape. For example, when this is not an arc shape but a V shape, reflection may occur depending on the viewing direction, and the light stripe may not be seen. It can be seen even if the viewpoint with respect to the panel is slightly shifted.
(8) The operation panel 10 and the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are shaped as if they are removed in the direction in which the concave portion 41 is expanded, and have a three-dimensional shape, and adjacent concave portions. The strip 41 is configured such that the amount of expansion gradually changes, and the expansion direction is changed back and forth in the middle. Therefore, the surrounding panels 17 to 20 have a three-dimensional shape that undulates, and the light of the LEDs 40 and 46 is three-dimensionally diffused, thereby improving the visual effect.

It should be noted that the present invention can be modified and embodied as follows.
In the above embodiment, the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are fixed, but may be operable. At that time, as shown in FIG. 12, the surrounding panels 17 to 20 are fixed to the output shaft 56 of the electromagnetic solenoid 55 so that they can move in the direction intersecting the column direction of the LEDs 40 as the output shaft 56 advances and retreats. Also good. Or you may enable it to move to the direction along the row | line | column direction of LED40 with the advance / retreat of the output shaft 56 like FIG. If comprised in this way, in addition to the visual effect that the above-mentioned light stripe group meanders and moves, such a light stripe group flickers by the reciprocation of the surrounding panels 17-20, and the window hole 16 The surroundings of the game will be colored, making it possible to produce more flashy effects, especially in special gaming situations.

As shown in FIG. 14, a through hole 58 may be formed in the middle of the surrounding panels 17 to 20, and the light emitter behind may be exposed from the through hole 58. As a result, a special visual effect can be expected.
-About the shape of the groove part 41, it does not need to share the ridges 42 of the adjacent groove part 41 as mentioned above. For example, as shown in FIG. 15 and FIG. 16, the groove 60 (upper edge) as the groove formed in the operation panel 10 may be a groove 60 that is always parallel and consequently has a groove of the same width. .
Even in such a pattern, it is possible to give a visual effect that the light stripes meander and move. Moreover, although the cross-sectional shape of the concave stripe part 41 was circular arc shape in the said embodiment, you may make it form in the cross section of other shapes, such as V shape and a square shape.
-Although the groove part 41 of the said embodiment was comprised by the linear peak part 42, as shown in FIG. 17, the curved groove pinched | interposed by the peak part 42 which curved the groove part 41 of the panel 63 You may form as. Even in such a configuration, the light from the light emitter appears as a light stripe along the groove, and it is possible to give a visual effect that the light stripe group as described above meanders and moves.

For example, the encircling panels 17 to 20 may be configured such that the concave strip 41 is formed only on the other surface while keeping one surface flat. Even in such a shape, it is possible to give a visual effect that the light stripes meander and move as in the above embodiment. Such an example is shown in FIG.
In the above embodiment, the tip of the ridge 42 of the concave portion 41 is pointed. However, the tip of the ridge 42 is trapezoidal as shown in FIG. It may be. With such a configuration, the peak portion 42 is less likely to be damaged, and defects are less likely to occur.

A plate other than the protective plate 39 may be superimposed on the surrounding panels 17 to 20.
-The meandering pattern may be other than the above. Further, it may be a pattern in which the light stripe group is bent instead of meandering.
The light emitter may be a so-called lamp or a neon tube typified by an incandescent bulb or a fluorescent lamp in addition to the LEDs 40 and 46 described above. Moreover, although LED40 and 46 of the said embodiment are the same color (for example, red) and the effect that it is moving is easy to be exhibited, it is free to use the light-emitting body of a different color.
-Although LED40,46 was arrange | positioned in 1 row in the said embodiment, you may arrange | position to 2 or more rows other than one row, for example, a zigzag, or disperse | distribute.
The driving panel 10 may be driven by driving means other than the electromagnetic solenoid 47.
-Although the material of the panel was PET resin in the said embodiment, of course, it does not matter even if it is other transparent or semi-transparent synthetic resins, such as a polycarbonate resin and an acrylic resin.
The operation panel 10 and the surrounding panels 17 to 20 in the above embodiment are examples, and the above embodiments can be freely applied to panels in other positions.

The present invention may be applied to other gaming machines, for example, so-called pachilots in which slot machines or pachinko gaming machines are combined with slot machines.
Here, the basic configuration of the slot machine is provided with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, and for operating the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). As a result, the dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the stop operation means (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has elapsed. As the necessary condition that the confirmed identification information is the specific identification information, there is one provided with special game state generating means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player. In this case, examples of the game medium include coins and medals.
In addition, the basic configuration of the pachilot is provided with variable display means for confirming and displaying the identification information after dynamically displaying an identification information string composed of a plurality of identification information, resulting from the operation of the starting operation means (for example, an operation lever). The dynamic display of the identification information is started, and the dynamic display of the identification information is stopped due to the operation of the operation means for stopping (for example, the stop button) or after a predetermined time has passed, and the confirmation at the time of the stop Provided with the requirement that the identification information is specific identification information, special game state generation means for generating a special game state advantageous to the player is provided, a ball is used as a game medium, and the dynamic display of the identification information There is a configuration in which a predetermined number of balls are required at the start of the game, and many balls are paid out when the special gaming state occurs.
In addition, it is free to implement in a mode that does not depart from the spirit of the present invention.

Other technical ideas that can be grasped from the above-described embodiments in order to achieve the object of the present invention will be described below as additional notes.
(1) The ridges of the concave ridges are all or partly arranged so as to deviate from the angle with the ridges that are slightly adjacent to each other. Game machines.
Thus, by adjusting the bias angle, the pattern of the light stripes does not become monotonous but can meander or bend.
(2) The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 1, wherein the width of the concave stripe portion continuously changes along the longitudinal direction.
As a result, a diffused light strip having a larger visual effect can be obtained.
(3) The gaming machine according to claim 1 or appendix 1, wherein the groove portion has a groove depth that continuously changes along the longitudinal direction.
As a result, a diffused light strip having a larger visual effect can be obtained.
(4) The gaming machine according to appendix 3, wherein the groove depth increases with an increase in the width of the recess.
As a result, the groove becomes deeper as the groove becomes wider, so that a three-dimensional shape is formed in a single groove, and a diffused light stripe with a greater visual effect can be obtained. .
(5) Any one of Supplementary notes 2 to 4, wherein the amount of expansion of the concave portion is gradually expanded for each adjacent concave portion based on the predetermined concave portion. The gaming machine described in Crab.
This makes it possible to manipulate the direction of the light strip group. In particular, it is possible to meander or bend by reversing the expansion direction in the middle. In addition, in the case where the groove depth becomes deeper as the groove becomes wider, in addition to forming a three-dimensional shape in one groove, such a groove is connected to the panel As a whole, the shape has a three-dimensional effect, and a diffused light strip having a greater visual effect can be obtained.

(6) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 or 1 to 5, wherein the concave portion is curved.
As a result, the light stripe appears in a curved shape. The panel 10 of the other embodiment of FIG. 17 corresponds to this.
(7) The gaming machine according to claim 1 or any one of appendices 1 to 6, wherein the cross-section of the concave portion has an arc shape.
Since the light stripes are projected on the inner circumferential surface of the arc shape, even if the viewpoint with respect to the panel is slightly shifted, reflection hardly occurs and the light stripes are easy to see.
(8) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 or appendix 1 to 7, wherein a through hole is formed in the panel.
A special visual effect can be expected because the light-emitting body in the back is exposed through the through hole. In this case, the panel may be stationary or the panel itself may be operated.
(9) The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the panels are formed to have the same thickness.
As a result, the size of the light streak group is made constant, so that there is no sense of incongruity especially when a luminous effect is given by flickering the illuminant and the light streak group meandering and moving.
(10) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 or 1 to 9, wherein a transparent protective plate is disposed on a front surface of the panel.
This prevents the panel from being damaged and improves the rigidity. This is particularly effective when the panel is disposed at a place where reinforcement is preferred, such as around a window hole. A transparent protective plate is more preferable because it also has a lens effect, so that the light stripes are enlarged and the visual effect is improved.

(11) The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 1 to 10, wherein the panel is held so as to be movable in a direction intersecting with the recessed strip portion.
By moving the panel itself, it is possible to produce a more flashy effect, which is particularly effective in a special gaming state. FIG. 12 corresponds to the above embodiment.
(12) The gaming machine according to claim 1 or any one of appendices 1 to 10, wherein the panel moves along a longitudinal direction of the recess.
By moving the panel itself, it is possible to produce a more flashy effect, which is particularly effective in a special gaming state. FIG. 13 corresponds to the above embodiment.
(13) The gaming machine according to appendix 11 or 12, wherein the panel reciprocates. As a result, when the panel reciprocates, the light flickers, and the production effect is further improved.

(14) The light emitters are arranged in a row in a direction intersecting the plurality of concave portions, and are sequentially turned on / off. The gaming machine described.
If comprised in this way, the visual effect that the light stripe group is meandering and moving can be given. For example, it may be arranged in a single row, two rows, or a staggered pattern.
(15) The panel is always at a position shifted from the front surface of the light emitter, and is arranged on the front surface of the light emitter according to a predetermined gaming state. A gaming machine according to any one of the above.
Accordingly, when it is desired to notify a predetermined game state, for example, a game state such as a reach or jackpot, in particular, the game state can be arranged in front of the light emitter.
(16) The gaming machine according to appendix 15, characterized in that the panel does not become an obstacle to the fall of the pachinko ball when the panel is shifted from the front surface of the light emitter.
(17) The gaming machine according to appendix 15 or 16, wherein the panel is moved by an actuator.
In the above embodiment, the electromagnetic solenoid 47 corresponds to this.

1 is a front view of a pachinko gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. The front view of the game board of the same pachinko machine. FIG. 2 is a schematic exploded side view of the pachinko gaming machine of FIG. 1. The perspective view of an enclosure panel. (A) is a front view explaining the meandering locus P on the surrounding panel, (b) is a front view of a state in which the light of the LED is dimmed (light stripes are painted in black). The schematic sectional drawing of the AA part of FIG. The enlarged front view of the upper part of the LCD of the game board (the operation panel standing up). An enlarged front view of the upper part of the LCD of the game board (operation panel lying down). Schematic sectional view of the upper part of the LCD of the game board (operation panel lying down). Schematic sectional view of the upper part of the LCD of the game board (operation panel standing state). The front view of the state which removed the surrounding panel from the pachinko machine of FIG. The principal part enlarged front view of the pachinko game machine of other embodiment. The principal part enlarged front view of the pachinko game machine of other embodiment. The front view of the surrounding panel of other embodiment. The front view of the operation panel of other embodiment. The top view of the operation panel of other embodiment. The top view of the surrounding panel of other embodiment. The perspective view of the surrounding panel of other embodiment. The perspective view of the surrounding panel of other embodiment.

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  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Operation panel as a panel, 17-20 ... Surrounding panel as a panel, 40 ... LED as a light-emitting body, 41 ... Recess part, 46 ... LED as a light-emitting body.

Claims (1)

In a gaming machine in which a translucent plate-like panel is arranged on the front surface of the light emitter, and the light emitted from the light emitter is dimmed by the panel to enhance the visual effect.
A gaming machine characterized in that a number of concave portions are arranged adjacent to the panel in the longitudinal direction of the concave portions, and the shapes of the adjacent concave portions are different.

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