JP2011147471A - Light emitting body of game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the light emitting body of a game machine for improving performance effects of light in the game machine and reducing capacity and costs of a driving source by simplifying the wiring structure of a light emitting source. <P>SOLUTION: The light emitting body 3 of the game machine includes: a light guide part 4 for guiding light X emitted from the light emitting source 71; a light reflection part 5 for reflecting the light X guided by the light guide part 4; and a light lead part 6 for radiating the light X reflected by the light reflecting part 5 outward. The light emitting body 3 integrally turns and drives the light guide part 4, the light reflecting part 5, and the light lead part 6 by a drive source with respect to the light emitting source 71. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a light emitter of a gaming machine configured to emit light while rotating.

In pachinko gaming machines and the like, there are many effects of light emission, and a rotating light emitter that emits light while rotating is known.
For example, in the rotary slidable contact current collector for gaming machines of Patent Document 1, a light emission control board is attached to the output shaft of the electric motor via a slip ring, and the light emission control board is provided while rotating the light emission control board. It is disclosed that light is emitted from an LED. According to this, it is possible to prevent the LED wiring from being twisted by the slip ring and to emit light from the LED.

JP 2007-312912 A

However, the rotary sliding contact current collector of Patent Document 1 rotates a light emitting source itself such as an LED. For this reason, special electrical parts such as slip rings are required, which not only increases the cost, but also increases the size and weight of the device, and cannot increase the capacity of the motor for rotating the device. .
On the other hand, it is conceivable to arrange a rotating member on the front side of the light source and change the appearance of light from the light source by rotating the rotating member. However, this method is not sufficient for further improving the light effect in the gaming machine.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional problem, and can improve the effect of light in a gaming machine, simplify the wiring structure of the light source, reduce the capacity of the drive source, and reduce the cost. It is an object of the present invention to provide a light emitter for a gaming machine that can be realized.

The present invention includes a light guiding unit that guides light emitted from a light source,
A light reflecting portion for reflecting light guided by the light guiding portion;
A light deriving unit for irradiating the light reflected by the light reflecting unit toward the outside,
A light emitter of a gaming machine, wherein the light guiding portion, the light reflecting portion, and the light deriving portion are configured to be integrally rotated with respect to the light emitting source by a driving source. 1).

The light emitter of the gaming machine of the present invention is configured such that the light guide unit, the light reflection unit, and the light lead-out unit are integrally rotated with respect to the light source by the drive source.
The light emitted from the light emitting source is guided by the light guiding unit, reflected by the light reflecting unit, and irradiated from the light deriving unit to the outside. At this time, the light guide unit, the light reflection unit, and the light lead-out unit are integrally rotated by the drive source, so that the light emitted from the light source can be formed into an arc shape or from the entire rotation region of the light emitter. Irradiation can be performed in a circular shape, and the light effect in the gaming machine can be improved.

Further, in the present invention, since the light emitting source is not rotated, the wiring of the light emitting source is not twisted, and the wiring structure of the light emitting source can be simplified. Further, there is no need to use a slip ring or the like, and the capacity and cost of the drive source for driving the light emitter can be reduced.
Therefore, according to the light emitter of the gaming machine of the present invention, it is possible to improve the light effect in the gaming machine, simplify the wiring structure of the light source, and reduce the capacity and cost of the driving source. Can be planned.

The perspective view shown in the state which looked at the light-emitting body of the game machine in Example 1 from the front side. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the side cross section of the light-emitting body of the game machine in Example 1. FIG. The perspective view shown in the state which looked at the light-emitting body of the game machine in Example 1 from the rear surface side. The perspective view shown in the state which looked at the light guide part (light reflection member) in Example 1 from the front side. The top view which shows the light guide part (light reflection member) in Example 1 in the state seen from the front side. Explanatory drawing which shows the side cross section of the light-emitting body of the game machine in Example 2. FIG.

A preferred embodiment of the light emitter of the gaming machine of the present invention described above will be described.
In the present invention, the light emitter has a hollow shape with a space formed therein, and is formed to project radially outward from the rotation center shaft portion, and the light emitting source includes the rotation center shaft. At a position facing the periphery of the portion, and arranged in a direction to emit light in the axial direction of the rotation central shaft portion, and the light guide portion is configured to emit light directed from the light emitting source in the axial direction. The light reflecting portion is formed on the inner wall surface of the hollow light emitter, and the light guide portion is a light transmitting member formed on the hollow light emitter. It is preferable that it is an opening part (Claim 2).
In this case, the light irradiation area by the light emitter can be easily enlarged as a whole of the rotation area by the compact light emitter that protrudes radially outward from the rotation center shaft portion.
Further, the light emitter can be reduced in weight by forming the inside of the light emitter in a hollow shape, and the light emitter can be rotationally driven with a weaker driving force. Further, since the inner wall surface of the light emitter is used as the light reflecting portion, the light can be reflected effectively, and light is appropriately emitted to the outside from the target light deriving portion (light transmitting opening). be able to.

Moreover, it is preferable that at least a part of the light guiding portion is constituted by a transparent light guide member made of a transparent material.
In this case, light can be effectively guided by the transparent light guide member.

Embodiments of the light emitter of the gaming machine of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
Example 1
The light emitter 3 of the gaming machine 1 of this example is guided by the light guiding section 4 that guides the light X emitted from the light source 71 and the light guiding section 4 as shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 4. The light reflection part 5 which reflects the light X, and the light derivation part 6 which irradiates the light X reflected by the light reflection part 5 to the outside are provided. The light emitter 3 is configured such that the light guiding unit 4, the light reflecting unit 5, and the light deriving unit 6 are integrally rotated with respect to the light source 71 by the light source driving source 33.

Hereinafter, the light emitter 3 of the gaming machine 1 of this example will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, the gaming machine 1 of this example is a pachinko gaming machine, and when a ball is launched to a gaming area 211 provided on the gaming board 21 by a ball launching device, and a prize is awarded to an accessory, etc. In addition, a predetermined number of game balls are dispensed to the ball tray 23 by the ball dispensing device. The game board 21 is disposed on the front side of the main body frame 2, and the front side of the game board 21 is covered with a glass frame 24.
The light emitter 3 of this example is a rotating light emitter that is rotationally driven by a light emitter drive source 33, and is disposed on the front side of the image display device 22 in the game board 21.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the light emitter 3 has a hollow shape in which a reflection space 32 is formed. From the rotation center shaft portion (rotation center shaft portion) 31 to the radially outward R. Protrusively formed.
The light emission source 71 of this example is provided on the front surface of the base substrate portion 7, and in the position facing the periphery of the rotation center shaft portion 31 of the light emitter 3 in the axial direction of the rotation center shaft portion 31 (the gaming machine 1 (In front of) F is arranged in a direction to emit light X to F.
The light emitter drive source 33 of this example is configured by an electric motor 33, and the light emitter 3 of this example is configured to continuously rotate in response to the rotation of the electric motor 33. The light emitter 3 of this example is provided with a pair of radial light emitting portions 30 at symmetrical positions in the vertical direction with respect to the rotation center shaft portion 31.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the light guiding portion 4 of this example is configured by a light reflecting member 4 that reflects the light X emitted from the light emitting source 71 toward the front F in the axial direction to the radially outward R. is there.
The light reflecting member 4 includes a bottom plate portion 41 that faces a bottom surface portion 511 of a reflection case 51 to be described later, and a semicircular reflecting portion 42 that is provided with a pair inclined to the front F with respect to the bottom plate portion 41. Become. The semicircular reflecting portion 42 is formed of a flat plate having a semicircular outer shape. The light reflecting member 4 is made of synthetic resin, and a reflecting surface 421 is formed on the outer surface of the semicircular reflecting portion 42 by applying a metal plating or white resin coating on the surface of the synthetic resin.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, the radial light emitting portions 30 of this example are formed in a pair at symmetrical positions with respect to the rotation center shaft portion 31, and the light reflecting member 4 is formed with a pair of radial light emitting portions 30. A pair is formed corresponding to the direction. The light reflecting portion 5 is formed in the radial light emitting portion 30.

As shown in FIG. 3, the light reflecting portion 5 of this example covers the light reflecting member 4 from the rear in the axial direction, covers the light X by the inner wall surface, and covers the light reflecting member 4 from the front F in the axial direction. The cover 52 that forms the reflection space 32 of the light X together with the light reflecting member 4 is formed.
Further, the light reflecting portion 5 is formed in a wedge shape so that the vertical width and the horizontal width are reduced from the rotation center shaft portion 31 toward the distal end in the radially outward direction R. Thereby, the light X emitted from the light emission source 71 can be effectively guided from the rotation center shaft portion 31 of the light emitter 3 toward the distal end portion in the radially outward direction R.

The reflection case 51 includes a bottom surface portion 511 that is inclined and opposed to the reflection surface 421 in the semicircular reflection portion 42 of the light reflection member 4, and an outer wall portion 512 that is erected forward F from the outer edge portion of the bottom surface portion 511. It is formed by. The reflection case 51 is made of a synthetic resin and has a metal plating or white resin coating on the inner surface of the synthetic resin. The metal plating or white resin coating is applied to the entire inner surface of the bottom surface portion 511 and the outer wall portion 512 of the reflection case 51.
On at least one of the inner surface of the bottom surface portion 511 in the reflection case 51 and the inner surface of the front surface portion 521 in the cover 52, a large number of prisms 55 such as a triangle shape and a dot shape for refracting the light X are formed.

As shown in the figure, the light deriving portion 6 of this example is constituted by a light transmitting opening (lens portion) 6 formed in the hollow light emitter 3. A plurality of light transmission openings 6 are provided on the front surface portion 521 of the cover 52 so as to be aligned in the radial direction of each radial light emitting portion 30.
The cover 52 is formed by a front surface portion 521 that faces the bottom surface portion 511 of the reflection case 51 and an outer wall portion 522 that stands rearward from the outer edge portion of the front surface portion 521. The light transmission opening 6 in the cover 52 is formed from a transparent synthetic resin. In the cover 52, the remainder other than the light transmission opening 6 is made of synthetic resin, and the inner surface of the front surface portion 521 and the outer wall portion 522 made of synthetic resin is coated with metal plating or white resin.

The hollow light-emitting body 3 is formed by being surrounded by a reflection case 51 and a cover 52, and the pair of radial light-emitting portions 30 are formed as hollow portions surrounded by the reflection case 51 and the cover 52, respectively. ing.
The light reflecting member 4, the reflecting case 51, and the cover 52 of this example form a pair of radial light emitting portions 30 with an equal length on both sides in the direction perpendicular to the rotation center shaft portion 31.
In addition, the radial direction light emission part 30 of the light-emitting body 3 can also be formed in multiple lengths, such as three, four, etc. toward the radial direction with respect to the rotation center shaft part 31.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the light emission source 71 of this example includes a light emitting diode (LED) 71, and the light emitting diode 71 is circumferentially around the rotation center shaft portion 31 of the light emitter 3 in the base substrate portion 7. A plurality (four in this example) are arranged at intervals. The base substrate portion 7 of this example is formed in an annular shape having a center hole 72 through which the rotation center shaft portion 31 of the light emitter 3 is inserted. The base substrate portion 7 is disposed on the front surface of the distal end portion 82 of the rotating arm 8 described later.

  In the bottom plate portion 41 of the light reflecting member 4, two light passage openings 43 through which the light X emitted from the two light emitting diodes 71 arranged at positions facing each other among the four light emitting diodes 71 pass directly to the front F are formed. It is. The cover 52 is formed with a light rectilinear portion 61 corresponding to the positions where the two light passage openings 43 are formed (see FIG. 1). When the light emitter 3 is rotated, each time the two light passage openings 43 and the light rectilinear portion 61 are sequentially disposed in front of any two light emitting diodes 71 of the four light emitting diodes 71, The light X of the two light emitting diodes 71 is directly irradiated to the front F.

When the light emitter 3 rotates continuously, the light X from at least one light emitting diode 71 among the four light emitting diodes 71 is reduced in diameter by the reflecting surface 421 in each semicircular reflecting portion 42 of the light reflecting member 4. The directional light emitting portion 30 is guided radially outward R. And from the light derivation | leading-out part 6 in the light-emitting body 3, the light X can always be irradiated to the front F. FIG.
3 shows the case where the light reflecting member 4 does not have the bottom plate portion 41 and the light passage port 43.

As shown in FIG. 4, the light emitter 3 of the present example has a rotation center shaft portion 31 provided on a rotation arm 8 disposed so as to be rotatable with respect to the game board 21 of the gaming machine 1. It is configured to be rotatable.
As shown in FIG. 2, the rotating arm 8 of this example is pivotally supported by a support portion 80 fixed to the game board 21, and normally the end of the image display device 22 (the upper end in this example) as a standby position. Part). At this time, the elongated light emitting body 3 is disposed in parallel with the rotating arm 8 at the front F of the rotating arm 8. The rotating arm 8 is moved forward of the image display area of the image display device 22 by the electric motor 83 constituting the rotating arm drive source 83 when a predetermined performance condition is established in the pachinko game. Rotate to F. At this time, the light emitter 3 continuously rotates with respect to the rotating arm 8.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the electric motor 33 that is the light emitter drive source 33 of the light emitter 3 is disposed at the rotation base end portion 81 of the rotation arm 8, and the rotation center shaft portion of the light emitter 3. Reference numeral 31 denotes a tip 82 of the rotating arm 8. Gears 35A and 35B are respectively provided on the output shaft and the rotation center shaft portion 31 of the electric motor 33, and between each gear 35A and 35B, a drive shaft 34 and a drive shaft that are rotatably provided on the back surface of the rotating arm 8. The gear 35 </ b> C meshes with the gear 35 </ b> A on the output shaft of the electric motor 33 and the worm gear 35 </ b> D meshes perpendicularly with the gear 35 </ b> B on the rotation center shaft portion 31. And if the electric motor 33 is driven, the light-emitting body 3 will rotate via the drive shaft 34 and each gear 35A, 35B, 35C, 35D. Thus, by arranging the electric motor 33 for rotating the light emitter 3 not on the distal end portion 82 side but on the proximal end portion 81 side of the rotating arm 8, on the rotational movement side of the rotational arm 8. The weight of the tip portion 82 can be reduced. Thereby, when rotating the rotational arm 8, it can be appropriately rotationally driven with a weaker driving force.

A switch 86A for detecting that the light emitter 3 is in the standby position is provided at the distal end portion 82 of the rotary arm 8, and the rotary arm 8 is in the standby position at the base end portion 81 of the rotary arm 8. A switch 86B is provided for detecting when there is a certain position and when it is in the rotational position.
The rotating arm 8 is rotated via a gear 84A provided on the output shaft of the electric motor 83 constituting the rotating arm drive source 83 disposed on the game board 21 and a gear 84B meshing with the gear 84A. It is configured.

Next, the effect of the light emitter 3 will be described.
The light emitter 3 of the gaming machine 1 of this example is arranged on the front side of the image display device 22 by the rotating arm 8 and driven by the light emitter drive source 33 when a predetermined performance condition is established in the pachinko game. It rotates continuously. At this time, light X is emitted from the light emitting source 71, and this light X is reflected by the semicircular reflecting portion 42 of the light reflecting member 4, and radially outward of each radial light emitting portion 30 of the light emitter 3. It is guided toward the tip of R. And this light X is reflected by the metal plating surface etc. which were formed in the inner surface of the bottom face part 511 in the reflective case 51, and the inner surface of the front part 521 in the cover 52, and is refracted by many prisms 55, The light is emitted from the light transmitting opening 6 in each radial light emitting portion 30 of the cover 52 to the front F of the gaming machine 1 (outside the light emitter 3).

  And while rotating the light-emitting body 3, it irradiated with the light X from the radial direction light emission part 30 symmetrically provided in the direction perpendicular | vertical to the axial direction of the rotation center axial part 31, and it formed compactly (it reduced in size). In spite of the light emitter 3, the irradiation area of the light X can be expanded as a whole rotation area. Thereby, the light X emitted from the light emission source 71 can be irradiated circularly from the whole rotation area | region of the light-emitting body 3, and the production effect of the light X in the gaming machine 1 can be improved.

Further, in this example, since the light source 71 itself is not rotated, the wiring of the light source 71 is not twisted, and the wiring structure of the light source 71 can be simplified. In this example, it is not necessary to use a slip ring or the like, and the light source drive source 33 for driving the light emitter 3 can be reduced in capacity and cost. Further, since no slip ring or the like is used, the weight associated with the light emitter 3 can be reduced and the friction can be reduced, and the light emitter 3 itself is rotated by the rotating arm 8 or the like as in this example. Even in such a configuration, it is possible to accurately rotate and drive with a weaker driving force.
Therefore, according to the light emitter 3 of the gaming machine 1 of this example, the effect of the light X in the gaming machine 1 can be improved, the wiring structure of the light source 71 is simplified, and the light emitter drive source 33 is provided. Can be reduced in capacity and cost.

The light emitter 3 is not limited to the rod-like body as in this example, and can be formed in various geometric shapes such as a cross shape and a star shape. The semicircular reflecting portion 42 can be formed in various shapes as long as the light X can be appropriately guided to be directed radially outward R, such as a cone shape.
The driving mode of the light emitter 3 is not limited to the rotational axis provided at the substantially central portion of the light emitter 3 as in this example, and the light emitter 3 is rotated and moved, for example, by providing a rotary shaft at the end of the light emitter 3. It can also be configured to move dynamically. In addition to the game board 21, the light emitting body 3 may be disposed on the gaming machine 1 such as the main body frame 2, the glass frame 24, and the ball tray 23.

The light emitting sources 71 can be disposed at three or five or more locations around the rotation center shaft portion 31 in addition to being disposed at four locations around the rotation center shaft portion 31. The light emitting source 71 is disposed in any way as long as at least one of the light emitting sources 71 is always facing the light guiding portion 4 during the rotational movement of the light emitter 3. It can also be set up.
The gaming machine 1 that employs the light emitter 3 of this example is not only a pachinko gaming machine, but also other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball type gaming machine, a slot machine that uses medals and gaming balls as gaming media, and the like. You can also

(Example 2)
In this example, as shown in FIG. 7, the structure of the light guiding portion 4 is different from that of the first embodiment.
The light guiding portion 4 of this example is composed of a transparent light guide member 45 made of a transparent material. The transparent light guide member 45 is configured to allow the light X emitted from the light emitting source 71 toward the front F in the axial direction to pass radially outward R. Specifically, the transparent light guide member 45 has a bent shape including a front portion 451 positioned in front of the light source 71 and a bent portion 452 formed to be bent substantially at right angles to the front portion 451. .

As shown in the figure, the transparent light guide member 45 has a hollow radial light emitting portion in which the rear end surface of the front portion 451 is disposed in front of the light emitting source 71 and the bent portion 452 is formed by the reflecting case 51 and the cover 52. 30 reflection spaces 32 are arranged. Similar to the first embodiment, the reflection space 32 is formed by metal plating, white resin coating, or the like provided on the inner surfaces of the reflection case 51 and the cover 52.
At the rear position of the transparent light guide member 45, there are a large number of triangles, dots, etc. for refracting the light X passing through the transparent light guide member 45 and irradiating it from the light deriving unit 6 to the front F of the gaming machine 1 The prism shape 453 is formed. Here, in this example, a prism shape 453 formed to refract the light X is configured as a part of the light reflecting portion 5. The prism shape 453 can be formed corresponding to a position facing the back surface (rear surface) side of the light guide portion 6.

In the light emitting body 3 of this example, the light X emitted from the light emitting source 71 is radially outwardly reflected in the reflection space 32 of the radial light emitting portion 30 by the front portion 451 and the bent portion 452 of the transparent light guide member 45. Then, the light is refracted by a large number of prism shapes 453 and irradiated from the light transmission opening 6 to the front F of the light emitter 3. At this time, the light X can be effectively guided radially outward R by the transparent light guide member 45, and the light X leaked from the transparent light guide member 45 is forward from the light transmission opening 6 by the reflection space 32. F can be irradiated.
Also in this example, other configurations such as the light emitter 3 are the same as those of the first embodiment, and the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained.

  The front portion 451 of the transparent light guide member 45 can also be formed in a divergent shape so that its outer diameter increases toward the rear. In this case, the light X emitted from the light emission source 71 can be accepted over a wide range, and the illuminance can be further improved and the light emission effect can be performed effectively. Further, with respect to the transparent light guide member 45, only the bent portion 452 is formed without the front portion 451, and the semicircular reflecting portion 42 of the light guiding portion 4 used in the first embodiment is provided instead of the front portion 451. You can also. Also in this case, the light X reflected and guided by the semicircular reflecting portion 42 is received by the end surface on the central axis side of the bent portion 452 and guided to the end portion on the radially outward R side of the bent portion 452. Can do.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Main body frame 3 Light-emitting body 30 Radial direction light emission part 31 Rotation center axis part (rotation center axis part)
32 Reflecting space 33 Luminescent body drive source 4 Light guiding part (light reflecting member)
45 Transparent light guide member 5 Light reflecting portion 51 Reflecting case 52 Cover 6 Light guiding portion (light transmitting opening)
7 Base substrate 71 Light source 8 Rotating arm X Light

Claims (3)

A light guiding portion for guiding light emitted from the light source;
A light reflecting portion for reflecting light guided by the light guiding portion;
A light deriving unit for irradiating the light reflected by the light reflecting unit toward the outside,
A light emitter of a gaming machine, wherein the light guiding portion, the light reflecting portion, and the light deriving portion are configured to be integrally rotated with respect to the light emitting source by a driving source. The light emitter of the gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light emitter has a hollow shape with a space formed therein, and is formed to project radially outward from the rotation center shaft portion.
The light emitting source is arranged in a direction to emit light in the axial direction of the rotation center shaft portion at a position facing the periphery of the rotation center shaft portion,
The light guiding portion is configured to guide light emitted from the light emitting source in the axial direction outward in the radial direction,
The light reflecting portion is formed on the inner wall surface of the hollow light emitter,
The light emitter of a gaming machine, wherein the light guide portion is a light transmission opening formed in the hollow light emitter.   The light emitter of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein at least a part of the light guiding portion is constituted by a transparent light guide member made of a transparent material.

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