JP2010194185A - Illumination demonstration device for game machine and illumination confirmation method of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a novel illumination demonstration device for game machines, in developing an illumination section of a game machine, capable of confirming the lighting condition of the illumination section without producing a trial product of a printed circuit board mounted with light emitting devices and of searching the appropriate locations of the light emitting devices; and to provide an illumination confirmation method of the game machine, or a novel development method, using the illumination demonstration device for game machines. <P>SOLUTION: This illumination demonstration device for game machines: includes a drive unit 10 which actuates the plurality of light emitting devices 21 individually; and the plurality of light emitting devices 21 which are connected to the drive unit 10 via electric wires 22 with flexibility and are displaceably mounted with respect to the illumination section (an illumination member 2). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electrical performance demonstration device for gaming machines, and more specifically, pachinko gaming machines (generally referred to as “pachinko machines”) and swivel type gaming machines (generally referred to as “pachislot machines”). The present invention relates to an electrical decoration demonstration device for a gaming machine that is used for confirming the light condition of an electrical decoration part provided in the gaming machine when newly developing gaming machines such as various arcade game machines.

  For pachinko machines, revolving game machines, and various arcade game machines, in order to increase the effect of the game and to inform the player that the game state is a specific state such as a jackpot state In addition, an illumination part that shines in a desired color or pattern is provided. Here, the illumination part emits light from a light emitter such as an LED (light emitting diode) or a light bulb, and the light emitter is usually mounted on a printed wiring board incorporated in the illumination part. is there.

  By the way, in developing a new gaming machine, the above-mentioned electrical decoration part is also newly developed, but when developing a new electrical decoration part, a printed wiring board mounted with a light emitting device has been conventionally used. A prototype was created, and a prototype of a printed wiring board was actually incorporated into the illumination part, and the lighting condition of the illumination part was confirmed.

  In the conventional method of checking the lighting condition of the lighting part by actually incorporating the prototype of the printed wiring board mounted with the light emitter into the lighting part, the lighting condition of the lighting part confirmed by the prototype can be satisfied However, if the lighting condition on the printed wiring board cannot be satisfied and the lighting condition on the printed wiring board is changed, a new printed wiring board prototype with a light emitting device mounted at a different position will be created. However, the prototype of this new printed wiring board must be incorporated into the illumination part and the lighting condition of the illumination part must be confirmed again. Therefore, in the conventional method, it may be necessary to create several prototypes of a printed wiring board on which a light emitting device is mounted, and the development of an electrical decoration part of a gaming machine is complicated and takes time.

  Here, a plurality of printed wiring board prototypes having different light emitter positions may be prepared in advance, and a prototype with a good lighting condition may be selected. Many types of prototypes with different mounting positions must be created, increasing waste. In addition, even if a plurality of prototypes are prepared, it is not always possible to achieve a satisfactory illumination part in any one of them, and it is still possible to test printed wiring boards with different positions of the light emitters. Sometimes it is necessary to create a new work and check the lighting condition of the lighting part.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in the development of an electrical decoration part of a gaming machine, the lighting condition of the electrical decoration part is confirmed without creating a prototype of a printed wiring board mounted with a light emitter. It is a novel device that can be used to find a suitable position of the light emitter, and a novel development method using the game device electrical demonstration device. It is an object to provide a method for checking the illumination of a gaming machine.

The main means taken by the present invention to solve the above problems are as follows:
“A driving device that individually drives a plurality of light emitters,
A plurality of light emitters connected to the driving device via flexible electric wires and attached to an electric decoration portion of the gaming machine so that the mounting position can be changed, and an electrical decoration demonstration for a gaming machine apparatus"
It is.

  Here, the specific configuration that enables the mounting position of the light emitter to be changed is not particularly limited, but “the light emitter has an adhesive (an adhesive that can be peeled off and reattached) on both sides. A structure in which a light emitter is detachably attached to an electrical decoration part by attaching a double-sided tape or applying an adhesive. "" Transparent plate with adhesive applied on the surface of the electrical decoration part of a gaming machine. " "A configuration in which a light emitter is bonded to this transparent plate", "A transparent mounting base with a large number of protrusions and recesses provided on the surface at appropriate pitches on the electrical equipment side of the gaming machine. `` A configuration in which the light emitter is locked or fitted into the protrusion or recess of the mounting base '', `` A suction plate is provided on the light emitter, and the light emitter is detachably fixed to the illumination part by this suction plate. Various configurations such as “configuration” can be exemplified.

  The electrical decoration demonstration device for gaming machines having the above configuration includes a plurality of light emitters that are individually driven by a driving device. Therefore, by attaching each light emitter to a desired position of the gaming machine and actually making it emit light, it is possible to confirm the light condition of the illumination part.

  In addition, each light emitter is connected to the drive device via a flexible electric wire, and can be attached to the electrical decoration part of the gaming machine so that the attachment position can be changed. Therefore, when the light condition of the electrical decoration part cannot be satisfied, the light condition of the electrical decoration part can be confirmed again by changing the mounting position of the light emitter on the spot. Moreover, the suitable position of a light-emitting device can also be found by changing the attachment position of a light-emitting device variously and comparing the light condition of an electrical decoration part.

  In addition, if the drive device that drives the light emitter is configured to have a brightness changing function that can change the brightness of the light emitter, the light emitter can emit light at various luminances for comparison in the development of the illumination part. It is also possible to find a suitable luminance of the illumination part.

In the means described above,
“The light emitter is configured using a full-color light emitting diode capable of emitting three primary colors of red, blue, and green light”.
Is preferable.

  The lighting part of the gaming machine emits light from a specific color, such as red or blue, to red, in some cases, blue, and sometimes emits in multiple colors depending on the gaming situation. There are a wide variety.

  Therefore, if the light emitter is configured using a full-color light-emitting diode as in the above configuration, it can be used for an illumination part that emits light in a variety of colors, improving the versatility as an illumination demonstration device for gaming machines. Can be made.

  If the driving device for driving the light emitter is configured to have a light emission color changing function capable of changing the light emission color of the light emitter, the light emitters emit light in various colors for development in the development of the decoration part. Thereby, the suitable luminescent color of an electrical decoration part can also be searched.

In addition, the main means taken by the present invention to solve the above problems are as follows:
“Using the above-mentioned electrical demonstration device for gaming machines, adjusting the mounting position of the light emitter and confirming the lighting condition of the electrical lighting part of the gaming machine”
It is.

  The lighting confirmation method of the gaming machine having the above configuration is a new development method different from the conventional method, and by using the above-mentioned lighting demonstration device for gaming machines, the light emitter is actually attached to the lighting part. When checking the lighting condition of the illumination part by making it emit light, it is possible to appropriately change the mounting position of the light emitter on the spot and check or compare the lighting condition of the illumination part again, which is preferable. The position of the light emitter for realizing the illumination part that emits light can be easily and quickly found, and therefore, the development of the illumination part can be easily and quickly performed.

  In particular, as an electrical appliance demonstration device for gaming machines, it is not possible to change the mounting position of the light emitter in a fixed manner such as a suitable pitch, but can be changed to any position within the mounting area of the light emitter. If you use an illumination demonstration device, that is, an illumination demonstration device for a gaming machine with a high degree of freedom in the mounting position of the light emitter, you can adjust the light emitting device's mounting position and check or compare the lighting condition of the lighting part By doing so, it is possible to find the optimum mounting position of the light emitter.

  As described above, according to the present invention, when developing an electrical decoration part of a gaming machine, it is possible to check the light condition of the electrical decoration part without creating a prototype of a printed wiring board mounted with a light emitter, In addition, an electrical equipment demonstration device for a gaming machine, which is a new device that can also find a suitable position of the light emitter, and electrical equipment for a gaming machine, which is a new development method using the electrical equipment demonstration device for a gaming machine. A confirmation method can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows an example of the electrical decoration demonstration apparatus for game machines which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows another example which attaches a light-emitting device to the electrical decoration part of a game machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of an electrical equipment demonstration device for gaming machines and an electrical equipment confirmation method for gaming machines according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

  In FIG. 1, an example of the electrical decoration demonstration apparatus 100 for game machines which concerns on this invention is shown.

  This electrical machine demonstration device 100 for gaming machines includes a drive device 10 and a plurality of light emitters 21 that are individually driven by the drive device 10, that is, are turned on. Here, each light emitter 21 is connected to the driving device 10 through a flexible electric wire 22, and the electric wire 22 is appropriately routed so that each of the light emitters 21 is positioned at an arbitrary part. It has a structure that can.

  As the electric wire 22, a so-called “wire harness” in which a plurality of electric wires 22 are bundled, more specifically, a so-called “flat wire harness” in which a plurality of electric wires 22 are bundled in a flat plate shape is used. As described above, the plurality of light emitters 21 can be collectively handled as the light emitter unit 20. Further, although the proximal end side of the wire harness is bundled, the light emitting devices 21 are arranged on the distal end side, that is, the light emitting device 21 side so that each of the light emitting devices 21 can be individually arranged at an arbitrary position. The electric wires 22 are individually separated by an appropriate length.

  A connector plug 23 is attached to the proximal end of the wire harness of the light emitter unit 20, and the drive device 10 is provided with a plurality of connector jacks 11 such as ten. By connecting the connector plug 23 of the light emitter unit 20 to the desired connector jack 11 of the drive device 10, a plurality of light emitters 21 can be detachably connected to the drive device 10 simultaneously.

  In addition, when the light emitter 21 connected to the tip of the wire harness of the light emitter unit 20 is connected to each individual electric wire 22 of the wire harness via a connector, when the failed light emitter 21 is replaced, When exchanging the light emitters 21 to change the color, brightness, size or shape, the individual light emitters 21 can be easily replaced.

  The light-emitting device 21 of the light-emitting device unit 20 is configured to be detachable from the back side of the electric decoration part of the gaming machine and to be able to change the mounting position as appropriate. Here, in this example, a double-sided tape having a so-called “adhesive” that can be peeled off and re-adhered on both sides is attached to the light-emitting device 21, and the double-sided tape is used as an electrical decoration for the gaming machine. The structure can be temporarily fixed to the part. Note that an adhesive may be applied to the light emitter 21 instead of the double-sided tape. Here, the light-emitting device 21 adhered to the object to be attached by the adhesive as described above has a structure including an adhesive part formed of an adhesive.

  By the way, an adhesive portion may be provided directly on one surface of the light emitter 21, but a transparent plate having the same size as the light emitter or a slightly larger transparent plate is integrated on one surface of the light emitter 21 by bonding or the like. When the adhesive portion is provided on the transparent plate, the light emitter 21 itself can be protected from being damaged or damaged when the adhesive is peeled off or the surface of the adhesive is cleaned. . When the light emitter 21 is provided with a transparent plate in this way, the light emitter 21 and the transparent plate are integrated more firmly than the adhesive force for temporarily fixing the light emitter 21 to the electrical decoration part of the gaming machine. do it.

  The driving device 10 causes each light-emitting device 21 to emit light individually with commercial power of 100 V, and includes a power supply circuit and a driving circuit. Further, the driving device 10 includes an external connection terminal 12, and a personal computer 30 (personal computer), a microcomputer unit 40 (a control unit in which a microcomputer such as a CPU or MPU is incorporated) connected to the external connection terminal 12, or the like. As a control device, each light emitter 21 is individually driven in accordance with a control signal from the control device.

  Specifically, an individual management number is assigned to each of a plurality of connection terminals (connection terminals corresponding to the light emitter 21) in the connector jack 11 of the driving device 10, and corresponds to the terminals in the connector jack 11. The light emitter 21 is individually controlled by a control signal for each management number transmitted serially or in parallel from a control device (such as the personal computer 30 or the microcomputer unit 40). For example, “A”, “B”, “C”... For each connector jack 11 of the drive device 10, “1”, “2”, “3”... For each terminal in each connector jack 11. The light emitters 21 corresponding to the respective terminals are specified by individual management numbers such as “A1”, “A2”, “A3”... “B1”, “B2”, “B3”. Be controlled.

  Further, in this example, the light emitter 21 is configured using a full-color light emitting diode capable of emitting the three primary colors of red, blue, and green light, and the light emission pattern, light emission color, luminance, and the like of each light emitter 21 are controlled by the control device. Is to be controlled.

  Next, a description will be given of an electrical decoration confirmation method for a gaming machine that uses this electrical equipment demonstration apparatus 100 for a gaming machine to confirm the lighting condition of the electrical decoration part of the gaming machine.

  In the following, when a pachinko gaming machine is newly developed as a gaming machine, an example is shown in which the lighting condition of the illumination part of the pachinko gaming machine is confirmed. In addition, the pachinko gaming machine has a gaming board 1 having a gaming area (an area where a pachinko ball is driven) divided into a substantially circular shape by rails, and the gaming board 1 is formed in an appropriate shape. In addition, various electric decoration members 2 that shine in various patterns according to the gaming situation are assembled. Therefore, in the following example, the electrical decoration member 2 of the game board 1 will be described as “the electrical decoration part of the gaming machine” in the present invention.

  In the game machine electrical confirmation method according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, first, the desired light emitter 21 of the electrical machine demonstration device 100 for game machines is desired on the back side of the electrical decoration member 2 of the game board 1. Install in position. And the light-emitting device 21 is actually light-emitted, and the lighting condition of the electrical decoration member 2 is confirmed from the front side of the game board 1.

  In this confirmation work, the position and the number of the light emitters 21 that can be suitably illuminated are searched for by adjusting the mounting positions of the light emitters 21 or increasing or decreasing the number of the light emitters 21. At this time, the light emitter 21 is not firmly fixed, but is detachably attached, that is, only temporarily fixed. Therefore, the position of the light emitter 21 is shifted or the light emitter 21 is removed. Is simple. Moreover, since the light emitters 21 can be arranged in various forms, demonstrations, so-called “demonstrations” can be performed, and comparison can be made on the spot. Can do.

  In the pachinko gaming machine that is mass-produced, a printed wiring board on which the light emitter 21 is mounted is incorporated on the back side of the electrical decoration member 2. Therefore, when temporarily fixing the light emitter 21 to the back side of the electrical decoration member 2, as shown in FIG. 2, the transparent shape formed in the same external shape as the printed wiring board incorporated in the back side of the electrical decoration member 2 is shown. It is preferable that the dummy plate 3 is temporarily incorporated instead of the printed wiring board, and the light emitter 21 is attached to the back side of the dummy plate 3. This is because the electrical decoration member 2 is not necessarily formed in a shape in which the light emitter 21 can be easily attached to the back side.

  Further, by using the dummy plate 3, the light emitting device 21 can be arranged at a position that approximates the position mounted on the actual printed wiring board in the depth direction of the electric decoration member 2, so that the mass-produced gaming machine It is possible to accurately check the light condition in a state close to the illumination part. Further, by marking the position of the light emitter 21 on the front side of the transparent dummy plate 3, the mounting position of the light emitter 21 on the printed wiring board can be accurately measured.

  The thickness of the dummy plate 3 is preferably the same as or thinner than the printed wiring board to be incorporated. This is because the position of the light emitter 21 disposed on the back side of the dummy plate 3 can be approximated to the position of the light emitter 21 mounted on the printed wiring board.

  By the way, in the electrical equipment demonstration device 100 for gaming machines, the blinking mode and color of each light emitter 21 are controlled by the control device. When the personal computer 30 is used as the control device, the personal computer 30 is electrically connected. What is necessary is just to incorporate the program for decoration demonstration beforehand, and to execute this program for electrical demonstration.

  In addition, the light emission pattern demonstrated by the plurality of light emitters 21 is various, such as a light emission pattern in which the plurality of light emitters 21 are turned on simultaneously, a light emission pattern in which the plurality of light emitters 21 arranged sequentially emit light, and light flows. When it is desired to be able to switch to a light emission pattern, a plurality of types of illumination demonstration programs with different light emission patterns are incorporated in the personal computer 30 and executed by the key operation or mouse operation of the personal computer 30. It is only necessary that the demonstration program can be switched easily.

  When the personal computer 30 is used as the control device, the operation mode of the individual light emitters 21 such as the lighting mode such as the flashing time and the number of flashes, the light emission color (when a full color light emitting diode is used as the light emitter 21), the luminance, etc. If it can be changed by a key operation, a mouse operation, etc., it is possible to compare or check the light condition when the operation mode of the light emitter 21 is different on the spot where the light condition of the illumination part is confirmed. It is preferable because it is possible.

  On the other hand, when the microcomputer unit 40 is used as a control device, an electrical performance demonstration program is installed in advance in a microcomputer such as a CPU or MPU incorporated in the microcomputer unit 40, and the electrical performance demonstration program is executed. You can do it.

  In addition, when it is desired to be able to switch the light emission pattern to be demonstrated by the plurality of light emitters 21 to various light emission patterns as described above, a plurality of types of electric decoration demonstration programs having different light emission patterns are incorporated in the microcomputer. A selection switch for selecting an electrical performance demonstration program to be executed may be provided in the microcomputer unit 40 so that the light emission pattern of each light emitter 21 can be switched by a switch operation of the selection switch.

  The microcomputer unit 40 is configured by using a microcomputer and can store an appropriate program. The microcomputer unit 40 is provided with an external connection terminal for connecting a program writing device. When a program writing device is connected to the external connection terminal so that the program stored in the microcomputer can be rewritten, one microcomputer is used for various gaming machines having different light emission patterns to be confirmed by the illumination unit. The unit 40 can be shared, and the versatility of the microcomputer unit 40 can be improved.

  When a microcomputer is used as the control device, the microcomputer unit 40 is not limited to being connected to the drive device 10 from the outside, and the microcomputer may be incorporated in the drive device 10. In this case, the driving device 10 also has a function of a control device.

  Further, when a microcomputer is incorporated in the driving device 10, an external connection terminal for connecting a writing device is provided in the driving device 10 itself, and a program writing device is connected to the external connection terminal to rewrite a program stored in the microcomputer. If it can be made, the one drive device 10 can be shared with the various game machines from which the light emission pattern etc. which should be confirmed of an electrical decoration part differ, and the versatility of the drive device 10 can be improved. .

  Furthermore, the control device constituted by the personal computer 30, the microcomputer unit 40, etc. is replaced with a movable accessory provided in the gaming machine (a production device or a winning device that moves according to the game situation), a liquid crystal display device, a speaker, etc. If devices other than 21 are also controlled, and the light emitter 21 is controlled in synchronism with the operation of the devices such as a movable accessory, a liquid crystal display device, and a speaker, etc. The lighting condition of the decoration part can be confirmed.

  As mentioned above, although the example of the electrical equipment demonstration device 100 for gaming machines and the electrical equipment confirmation method of a gaming machine which concerns on this invention was demonstrated, the electrical equipment demonstration device 100 for gaming machines and the electrical equipment confirmation method of a gaming machine which concern on this invention are The present invention is not limited to the above example, and appropriate modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  For example, gaming machines that can be applied with the electrical equipment demonstration device 100 for gaming machines and the electrical equipment confirmation method according to the present invention are not limited to pachinko gaming machines, but also revolving gaming machines and other various types. It can be applied to arcade games.

  In addition, the electric decoration part is not limited to the electric decoration member 2 provided on the game board 1 of the pachinko gaming machine, but the electric part provided on the front frame constituting the front frame part of the pachinko gaming machine. The decorative member 2 may be used. Furthermore, the electrical decoration part is not limited to the one configured by the electrical decoration member 2, and is configured by a part of the front panel provided on the front surface of the gaming machine on which various pictures and photographs are printed. Also good.

  The driving device 10 is not limited to the one that causes the plurality of light emitters 21 to emit light in various light emission patterns in accordance with the control commands of the control devices 30 and 40, and the operation of individual switches corresponding to each of the plurality of light emitters 21; Alternatively, each of the light emitters 21 may be turned on and off by operating individual switches corresponding to each of the plurality of light emitter units 20. According to the electrical appliance demonstration device 100 for gaming machines to which such a driving device 10 is applied, the light emitter 21 is simply turned on and off at an early stage of development in which the light emission patterns of the plurality of light emitters 21 are not determined. By doing so, it is possible to confirm a certain atmosphere of the lighting condition of the illumination part.

1 Game board 2 Illuminated material (illuminated part)
3 Dummy plate 10 Drive device 11 Connector jack 12 External connection terminal 20 Light emitter unit 21 Light emitter 22 Electric wire 23 Connector plug 30 Personal computer (control device)
40 Microcomputer unit (control device)
100 Electric decoration demonstration device for gaming machines

Claims (3)

A driving device for individually driving a plurality of light emitters;
A plurality of light emitters connected to the driving device via flexible electric wires and attached to an electric decoration portion of the gaming machine so that the mounting position can be changed, and an electrical decoration demonstration for a gaming machine apparatus.   The said light emitter is comprised using the full color light emitting diode which can light-emit three primary colors of red, blue, and green light, The electrical decoration demonstration apparatus for game machines of Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned.   A gaming machine characterized by using the electrical demonstration device for a gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 to adjust an attachment position of the light emitter and confirm a lighting condition of an electrical lighting part of the gaming machine. How to check the lighting.

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