JP2012161500A - Presentation unit, and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive presentation unit having a long service life, pseudoly exhibiting a function equivalent to a conventional rotating lamp, and allowing a light emission state which cannot be expressed by a rotating lamp using a light source and a reflection plate.SOLUTION: In this presentation unit, a plurality of partition plates 35 are formed in the cylinder axis direction at prescribed intervals in a gap P formed between an inner cylinder member 61 wherein a section along the cylinder axis is formed in a nearly U shape and an outer cylinder member 62 wherein a section along the cylinder axis is formed in a nearly U shape. A light emission body board 70 disposed between the inner cylinder member 61 and the outer cylinder member 62 is provided with: a central plate part 71 disposed in central parts of spherical surface parts in the inner cylinder member 61 and the outer cylinder member 62; and a plurality of leg parts 72 radially extended from the central plate part 71, and disposed between partition plates 65. Each leg part 72 is disposed with a plurality of LEDs 73 in a longitudinal column.

Description

  The present invention relates to an effect device used for a gaming machine and a game machine including the effect device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in gaming machines such as slot machines, an arch lamp, liquid crystal, or the like is attached to the upper part of a front door, and these are used to perform various effects. And as shown to patent document 1, what used the rotating lamp apparatus as a device for presentation of a game machine is known. Furthermore, as shown in Patent Document 2, a gaming machine has also been devised in which a plurality of light emitters are sequentially turned on and off with a time difference to perform light emission display similar to a rotating lamp.

JP 2004-73325 A JP 2002-239093 A

  The invention of the present application can provide a lighting device that can simulate a function equivalent to that of a conventional rotating lamp, enables a light emitting mode that cannot be expressed by a rotating lamp using a light source and a reflector, and is inexpensive and has a long life. Objective. It is another object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine equipped with such a production device.

The invention described in each claim has been made to achieve each of the above-described objects, and features of the present invention will be described below using the embodiments of the invention shown in the drawings.
In addition, the code | symbol in parenthesis shows the code | symbol used in embodiment of invention, and does not limit the technical scope of this invention.
(Claim 1)
The invention according to claim 1 is a rendering device (pseudo rotating lamp 60), and includes an inner cylinder member (base 61) having a cylindrical part (base cylindrical part 61A) at least on the front side, and the inner cylinder at least on the front side. An inner cylinder cylindrical portion (61A) of the member (61) and an outer cylinder cylindrical portion (lens cylinder portion 62A) formed with a certain gap (P) therebetween, and at least the inner cylinder of the inner cylinder member (61) A translucent outer cylinder member (lens 62) covering the cylindrical part (61A), and the outer surface of the inner cylindrical part (61A) on at least the front side of the inner cylindrical member (61), or the outer cylindrical member ( 62) at least on the inner surface of the outer cylindrical portion (62A) on the front side, a plurality of partition plates (65) having substantially the same protruding width as the gap (P) are arranged in the cylindrical axis direction at a predetermined interval. The LED (73) is provided between the plurality of partition plates (65).

The present invention is a rendering device (60) used for a gaming machine, for example.
The inner cylinder member (61) only needs to be formed in a cylindrical shape at least on the front side, and is preferably formed of a non-translucent member. The outer cylinder member (62) only needs to be formed in a cylindrical shape at least on the front side, and the outer cylinder cylindrical part (62A) has an inner dimension larger than the outer dimension of the inner cylinder cylindrical part (61A). . The outer cylinder member (62) only needs to cover at least the inner cylinder cylindrical portion (61A) of the inner cylinder member (61). For example, the back surface portion may be in contact with the inner cylinder member (61).
The partition plate (65) may be provided on the inner cylinder member (61) or may be provided on the outer cylinder member (62). Or you may provide in both. The LED (73) is arranged between a plurality of partition plates (65), and a plurality of LEDs (73) may be arranged between the partition plates (65), or only one is arranged. Also good. The partition plate (65) is preferably provided so that the LED (73) can be disposed at least at the front side of the rendering device (60) or at a position where it can be viewed from the front. The partition plate (65) and the LED (73) may be provided at positions on the side surface side and the back surface side of the rendering device (60).

In the present invention, the LED (73) is disposed between the inner cylinder member (61) and the outer cylinder member (62), and the LED (73) is positioned between the partition plates (65). Because the partition plate (65) reflects the irradiation light of the LED (73) to the outside of the outer cylinder member (62) and does not diffuse in the lateral direction, the LED disposed between the partition plates (65) By emitting light every (73), a part of the outer cylinder member (62) can be displayed in a light-emitting manner. Then, by sequentially moving the LEDs (73) that emit light, it is possible to make it appear as if the reflector is rotating around the light source.
According to the production device (60) according to the present invention, since no motor is used, the number of parts can be reduced, and by using the LED (73) as a light emitter, the lifespan is extended, resulting in cost reduction. Can do. And by increasing the number of LEDs (73), it is possible to realize a light emission mode that cannot be expressed by a rotating lamp using a rotating reflector, and it is possible to widen the range of effects.

(Claim 2)
The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention according to claim 1, the inner cylindrical member (61) is a non-light-transmitting member, and is interposed between the plurality of partition plates (61). Is characterized in that a plurality of LEDs (73) are arranged side by side in the cylindrical axis direction.
In the present invention, a plurality of LEDs (73) are arranged in a column in the cylindrical axis direction, so that the LEDs (73) arranged in a row are turned on and blinking not only for each column but also for each row with a time difference. The effect can be further enhanced. Further, since the inner cylinder member (61) is a non-translucent member, the inside of the inner cylinder member (61) can be seen even if the irradiation light leaks to the back side when a plurality of LEDs (73) are lit. There is no end.

(Claim 3)
The invention described in claim 3 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the inner cylindrical member (61) is an inner cylindrical spherical surface portion that is continuous with a cylindrical inner cylindrical portion (61A). (61B), a cross section along the cylindrical axis is formed in a substantially U shape, and the outer cylinder member (62) is an outer cylinder spherical surface part (62B) continuous to the cylindrical outer cylinder cylinder part (62A) The partition plate (65) has at least a central portion (base central portion 61C, lens central portion) of any one of the spherical surface portions (61B, 62B). 62C), the cylindrical portion (61A, 62A) provided with the partition plate (65) is continuously provided from the spherical portion (61B, 62B) to the inner cylinder member (61) and the outer cylinder. In the gap between the members (62), a light emitter substrate (70) on which a plurality of LEDs (73) are mounted is provided. The light emitter substrate (70) is a flexible substrate having flexibility, and the central portion (61C, 62B) of the spherical surface portions (61B, 62B) in the inner cylindrical member (61) and the outer cylindrical member (62). 62C) includes a central plate portion (71) and a plurality of legs (72) radially extending from the central plate portion (71) and disposed between the partition plates (65), The plurality of LEDs (73) are provided at least on the leg portion (72), and the leg portion (72) includes an outer surface of the inner cylindrical spherical surface portion (61B) of the inner cylindrical member (61) and the outer cylindrical member. The curved shape is maintained while being sandwiched between the inner cylindrical spherical surface portion (62B) of (62).

The inner cylinder member (61) and the outer cylinder member (62) in the present invention are formed in a cup shape so that the outer cylinder member (62) can completely cover the inner cylinder member (61). . Also in the present invention, the partition plate (65) may be formed at least on the front side of either the inner cylinder member (61) or the outer cylinder member (62), and the inner cylinder member (61) or the outer cylinder member ( 62) may be provided at regular intervals on the entire outer periphery or inner periphery.
The light emitter substrate (70) has a plurality of leg portions (72) extending radially at equal intervals around a plate-like central plate portion (71). The leg portion (72) may extend radially in all directions around the central plate portion (71), or may extend radially in one direction. That is, the luminous body substrate (70) includes a circular shape or a fan shape in a state where the leg portion (72) is unfolded. When the light emitter substrate (70) that is circular with the legs (72) deployed is curved along the spherical surface portions (61B, 62B) of the inner cylinder member (61) or the outer cylinder member (62), It becomes a foot type.

The LED (73) may be provided on the central plate portion (71), and when provided on the leg portion (72), the LEDs (73) are arranged in tandem in the cylindrical axis direction between the partition plates (65). .
Here, `` maintain the curved shape while sandwiched between the outer surface of the inner cylindrical spherical portion (61B) and the inner surface of the outer cylindrical spherical portion (62B) '' means that the leg (72) moves its position. Including being fixed or supported so as not to be sandwiched between the outer surface of the inner cylindrical spherical portion (61B) and the inner surface of the outer cylindrical spherical portion (62B).
In the present invention, the LEDs (73) distributed between the plurality of partition plates (65) can be mounted on a single light emitter substrate (70) so that they can be handled integrally, and assembly work can be performed. It is easy and suitable for recycling.

(Claim 4)
The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that, in addition to the features of the invention according to claim 3, the LED (73) and the LED (73) An electrically connected connector (board connector 80) is provided, and the connector (80) is connected to the central portion (61C) of the inner cylindrical spherical portion (61B) of the inner cylindrical member (61). An opening (64) that is exposed to the internal space of the inner cylinder member (61) is formed, and the harness (82) connected to the connector (80) passes through the internal space of the inner cylinder member (61). It is characterized in that it is formed so as to be connected to a control board (decorative body board 200) provided outside the inner cylinder member (61) and the outer cylinder member (62).

In the present invention, the connection connection between the light emitter substrate (70) and the external substrate is formed so as to be led out through the internal space of the inner cylinder member (61). For this reason, the electrical wiring is not exposed and the appearance is excellent, and the wiring work can be easily performed.
(Claim 5)
The invention described in claim 5 includes at least the rendering device (60) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and a control device (production control device 7A) for controlling the light emission mode of the LED (73). It is a gaming machine equipped.
The gaming machine according to the present invention relates to, for example, a slot machine or similar gaming machine installed in a game arcade. Here, in addition to the above configuration, the gaming machine includes a housing (1), a front door (3), a reel unit (2) as a gaming device housed inside the housing (1), and a game A hopper unit (5) for storing and discharging the medium may be provided. The effect device (60) according to the present invention is attached to any location in front of the gaming machine, for example, the front door (3).

  In the present invention, the control device (7A) can turn on and blink the effect device (60) in a predetermined light emission mode according to the gaming state, and various light emission displays that cannot be expressed by a rotating lamp using a rotating reflector. Production can be performed.

  Since the present invention is configured as described above, functions equivalent to those of a conventional rotating lamp can be expressed in a pseudo manner, and a light emitting mode that cannot be expressed by a rotating lamp using a light source and a reflector is made possible at a low cost. A long-lived rendering device can be provided. In addition, a gaming machine provided with such a rendering device can be provided.

FIG. 4 is an external front view of the slot machine according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is an enlarged front view of the upper decorative body of the slot machine. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line of FIG. 2, and is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an upper decoration body. It is a block diagram showing a control device and input / output of a slot machine. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the pseudo | simulation rotary lamp as a production | presentation apparatus from the bottom face. It is the disassembled perspective view which looked at the pseudo rotating lamp from the top. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3 and is a cross-sectional view of a pseudo rotating lamp. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIII-VIII in FIG. 7 and is a vertical cross-sectional view of a pseudo rotating lamp. It is a figure which shows the light emission pattern of a pseudo | simulation rotary lamp.

A best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings, taking a slot machine as an example of a gaming machine. In the present specification, unless otherwise specified, the top / bottom / left / right and front / back / front / rear directions of each component indicate directions in the state of being installed in the slot machine S.
As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine S in the present embodiment includes a housing 1 and a front door 3 that closes a front opening of the housing 1 so as to be opened and closed.
Inside the casing 1, a reel unit 2 including a rotating reel 20 having a plurality of symbols displayed on the surface, a hopper unit 5, and a power supply unit (not shown) are installed. The reel unit 2 is a main gaming machine of the slot machine S, and is a unit in which a drive motor is fixed to a support frame (not shown) and a rotary reel 20 is attached to a drive shaft of the drive motor. The support frame of the reel unit 2 is provided with a control device 7 (see FIG. 4) for controlling the operation of the slot machine S, which is not particularly shown. The hopper unit 5 is a payout device for storing medals and paying out medals at the time of winning.

The front door 3 is a plate-like door that is pivotally supported by the hinge of the housing 1 and has a substantially central portion as an operation portion 3A, as shown in FIG. 1, above the operation portion 3A. A front panel 30 is provided. The front panel 30 is formed with a symbol display window 31 through which the symbol of the rotary reel 20 can be visually recognized. A lower plate 3C for storing medals paid out from the hopper unit 5 is provided at the lower part of the front door 3, and a lower panel 3B is provided between the operation unit 3A and the lower plate 3C. ing. An upper decorative body 6 is provided on the upper side of the front panel 30.
The operation unit 3A is a counter-like stepped part that projects to the front side of the front panel 30, and a medal slot 34 is provided at the upper right end of the operation unit 3A, and a bet switch is provided on the left side of the upper surface. 35. On the front side, a start switch 36 and a stop switch 37 are provided. A medal selector 4 is provided below the medal slot 34 and behind the front door 3 for guiding the medal inserted and determining whether the medal is correct or not.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the upper decorative body 6 is a production block that is detachably fixed to the front upper portion of the front door 3, and has a space 51 as shown in FIG. 3. In this structure, various production devices are attached to the main body frame 50. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, lamps 32 are provided at the front upper center and front upper corners of the main body frame 50, and speaker boxes 40 are provided at the left and right sides of the lower front. A pseudo rotating lamp 60 is provided inside the main body frame 50, and a backlight unit 90 is provided on the back side of the pseudo rotating lamp 60.
The front surface of the main body frame 50 is covered with a front cover 54 that is substantially Y-shaped when viewed from the front and is molded from transparent plastic. Through the front cover 54, as shown in FIG. The front of the lamp 60 and the backlight unit 90 can be seen.

  A recessed portion 52 that is recessed downward is formed between the lower central portion of the space 51 of the main body frame 50, that is, between the two speaker boxes 40. Then, both sides of the recess 52, that is, the upper side of the two speaker boxes 40 are stage portions 53 that are stepped portions that are one step higher. In the illustrated example, nothing is installed on the stage unit 53, but a figure may be installed on the stage unit 53 or a diorama may be formed. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, a rotating lamp fixing portion 55 for fixing the pseudo rotating lamp 60 is provided inside the main body frame 50. The rotating lamp fixing portion 55 is formed to be detachable from the main body frame 50, and can be attached to the main body frame 50 after being detached from the main body frame 50 and attaching the pseudo rotating lamp 60.

As shown in FIG. 2, the speaker box 40 is a hollow box having a large number of small sound passage holes on the front, and the sound output from the speaker devices 33 disposed on the left and right sides of the front door 3 is received. , For discharging to the front side.
As shown in FIG. 3, the backlight unit 90 is a plate-like effect display unit that closes the back opening of the main body frame 50 from the back side, and a fluorescent lamp lamp or a light guide is provided on the back side of the display film displaying the picture. A light plate may be disposed and the display film may be formed so as to be irradiated from the back side. Or you may make it display a moving image using a liquid crystal display device.
On the back surface of the backlight unit 90, a decorative body substrate, which is a relay substrate for controlling the light emission display of the lamp 32, the pseudo rotating lamp 60, and the backlight unit 90 based on a command signal from an effect control device 7A described later. 200 is provided.

The pseudo rotating lamp 60 will be described later.
(Control device 7)
Although not particularly shown, the control device 7 includes a circuit board on which various electronic components such as an IC are mounted and a board case for housing the circuit board. As the circuit board, a main board constituting the game control device 7A (see FIG. 4) and a sub board constituting the effect control device 7B (see FIG. 4) are provided. Although not shown, each circuit board is provided with a CPU, ROM, RAM, I / O, and the like, and various controls are performed by the CPU reading a program stored in the ROM.

(Game control device 7A)
The game control device 7A is for performing a lottery for determining whether or not the player has won, and for controlling the operation of the reel unit 2 and the hopper unit 5 based on the operation of various operation switches.
As shown in FIG. 4, switches such as a medal sensor 4A, a bet switch 35, a start switch 36, a stop switch 37, and a settlement switch 38 are connected to the input side of the game control device 7A. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the reel unit 2 and the hopper unit 5 are connected to the output side of the control device 7. The medal sensor 4A is a medal detection unit provided inside the medal selector 4, although not particularly illustrated. As shown in FIG. 1, the bet switch 35 is a button switch provided on the upper surface of the operation unit 3A. The start switch 36 is a lever switch provided on the left side of the front surface of the operation unit 3A. The stop switch 37 is three button switches provided on the front surface of the operation unit 3A. The settlement switch 38 is a button switch provided at the left front end of the operation unit 3A.

As shown in FIG. 4, the game control device 7A includes a winning determination unit 100, a reel control unit 110, a hopper control unit 120, a game state control unit 130, and a winning determination unit 140.
The winning determination means 100 determines by lottery whether or not a predetermined “comb” consisting of a combination of symbols displayed on the plurality of rotating reels 20 has been won.
The reel control means 110 is for starting the rotation of the rotary reel 20 based on the operation of the start switch 36, and individually stopping the corresponding rotary reel 20 based on the operation of the stop switch 37. When any one of the stop switches 37 is operated while the rotary reel 20 is rotating, the rotation of the rotary reel 20 corresponding to the operated stop switch 37 is stopped at a predetermined position. At this time, based on the lottery result of the winning determination, it is determined at which position within the range of the predetermined number of frames the corresponding rotating reel 20 is to be stopped. When the winning flag relating to the predetermined combination is established, that is, when the lottery result of the winning determination is winning the predetermined combination, the combination of symbols constituting the combination is determined to be the predetermined effective The stop position of the corresponding rotary reel 20 is set within the range of the above-mentioned predetermined number of frames so that the symbols other than the symbols constituting the combination do not stop on the effective line so as to stop on the line. To decide. When the winning flag is not established, that is, when the lottery result of the winning determination is lost, the rotary reel 20 is stopped so that the combination of symbols constituting any combination does not stop on the active line.

The hopper control means 120 operates the hopper unit 5 to pay out medals based on the determination result of the winning determination means 140 and the operation of the settlement switch 38.
The gaming state control means 130 is for controlling a bonus game or a game inside the bonus. The winning determination means 140 determines a result of the game and performs a process based on the determination result when all the rotating reels 20 are stopped by the operation of the stop switch 37.
(Outline of operation of slot machine S)
The slot machine S is formed so that a maximum of three game medals can be bet (hang) per game by inserting game medals from the medal slot 34. When three or more game medals are inserted, it is displayed as the number of credits on a not-shown credit display unit, and the value displayed on the credit display unit is subtracted each time the bet switch 35 is pressed. It has become. When medals are inserted exceeding the maximum creditable number (50), the medals are canceled by the operation of a cancel device (not shown) of the medal selector 4.

  When the start switch 36 is operated in the state where a medal is bet, a lottery for winning determination is performed, and the three rotary reels 20 start rotating all at once or in a predetermined order. When any one of the stop switches 37 is operated while the rotary reel 20 is rotating, the rotary reel 20 corresponding to the operated stop switch 37 is stopped. When all the stop switches 37 are operated and all the rotating reels 40 are stopped, the game result determination by the winning determination means 140 is performed. As a result, when it is determined that the predetermined small combination symbols are aligned on the active line and the small combination has been won, a predetermined number of game medals are paid out. And one game is complete | finished. Further, as a result of the determination of the game result, when the predetermined bonus symbols are aligned on the active line and the transition to the bonus game is determined, the transition process to the bonus game is performed. Note that the above-described one-time game is also performed during the bonus game. Further, when the replay symbols are aligned on the active line and the replay is determined, automatic bet processing is performed. In other words, regardless of the insertion of medals or the operation of the bet switch 35, a state in which medals for the next game are betted (a state in which a bet is displayed on the bet display unit) is set. If there is no small role winning, bonus transfer, or replay, the game is terminated as it is.

(Production control device 7B)
The effect control device 7B is for controlling the operation of the effect devices such as the lamp 32 and the speaker device 33 based on the output signal from the game control device 7A.
As shown in FIG. 4, lamp 32, speaker device 33, backlight unit 90, and pseudo rotating lamp 60 are connected as an effect device to the output side of effect control device 7B. The effect device is not limited to the illustrated device, and may include an image display device such as a CRT display device, a dot matrix display device, or an electroluminescence display device.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the production control device 7B includes production determination means 150, lamp control means 160, audio control means 170, backlight control means 180, and rotating lamp control means 190. The effect determining means 150 is for determining an effect to be executed by effect lottery or the like according to the gaming state from various effect data stored in the ROM. The lamp control means 160, the sound control means 170, and the backlight control means 180 are for controlling effects by the lamp 32, the speaker device 33, and the backlight unit 90, respectively. That is, based on the determination by the effect determining means 150, the lamp control means 160 turns on and blinks the lamp 32 in a predetermined pattern, the sound control means 170 outputs a predetermined sound from the speaker device 33, and the backlight control means 180 The backlight unit 90 is displayed with light emission.

The rotating lamp control means 190 controls the light emission mode of the pseudo rotating lamp 60. Specifically, the LED 73 (see FIG. 6) as a light emitter provided inside the pseudo rotating lamp 60 has a predetermined pattern. Is to turn on and blink. More specifically, the LED 73 to be lit is specified based on predetermined light emission pattern data according to the game state (game progress state, internal state of the gaming machine), and the LED 73 is caused to emit light at a predetermined lighting / flashing timing. A specific example of the operation of the pseudo rotating lamp 60 by the rotating lamp control means 190 will be described later.
(Pseudo rotating light 60)
Here, the mechanical configuration of the pseudo rotating lamp 60 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 5, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 is roughly composed of a base 61, a lens 62 that covers the base 61, and a light emitter substrate 70 that is housed and installed between the base 61 and the lens 62. Yes.
As shown in FIG. 5, the base 61 includes a hemispherical base spherical surface portion 61B formed continuously with a cylindrical base cylindrical portion 61A. As shown in FIG. It is a cup-shaped non-light-transmissive member formed in a U-shape. A flange portion 63 is formed on the end of the base cylindrical portion 61A so as to project laterally. The base 61 is installed in the slot machine S with the flange portion 63 facing upward. A rectangular opening 64 communicating with the internal space of the base 61 is formed in the base central portion 61C which is the apex of the base spherical surface portion 61B (the lower end portion of the base 61 when installed in the slot machine S). The opening 64 is for exposing a board connector 80 provided on the light emitter board 70 described later to the internal space of the base 61. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, holding hooks 63A for holding the leg portions 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 are equidistantly provided on the lower surface of the flange portion 63 along the outer periphery of the base cylindrical portion 61A. Seven are provided.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the lens 62 includes a hemispherical lens spherical surface portion 62B formed continuously with a cylindrical lens cylindrical portion 62A. As shown in FIG. It is a cup-shaped translucent member formed in a U-shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, seven partition plates 65 projecting toward the center are formed at equal intervals on the inner side of the lens 62. The partition plate 65 is provided continuously from the cylindrical inner surface of the lens cylindrical portion 62A to the spherical inner surface of the lens spherical portion 62B, and is formed along the cylindrical axis direction on the cylindrical inner surface of the lens cylindrical portion 62A, and the lens spherical surface. The spherical inner surface of the portion 62B is formed by being curved in the central direction along the spherical surface except for the lens central portion 63C which is the apex of the lens spherical portion 62B (the lower end portion of the lens 62 when installed in the slot machine S). ing.

The lens 62 is formed so that the base 61 can be accommodated in its internal space. When the base 61 is accommodated, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the outer peripheral surface of the base 61 and the inner peripheral surface of the lens 62 are In the meantime, gaps P having a constant interval are formed. The protruding length of the partition plate 65 is substantially the same as the gap P (actually slightly shorter).
The light emitter substrate 70 is a flexible substrate having flexibility, and includes a flat plate-like central plate portion 71 and seven leg portions 72 as shown in FIGS. Note that the number of leg portions 72 is not limited to seven, and may be six or less or eight or more. In each leg portion 72, seven LEDs 73 (red LEDs) are arranged in tandem in the length direction of the leg portion 72. The number of LEDs 73 is not limited to seven, and may be six or less or eight or more.

The illuminant substrate 70 is disposed in the gap P between the base 61 and the lens 62. Although not shown, the seven leg portions 72 extend radially from the central plate portion 71 at equal intervals in the unfolded state. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the leg portion 72 can be bent when it is disposed in the gap P. When the light emitter substrate 70 is disposed in the gap P between the base 61 and the lens 62, the central plate 71 is positioned between the base central portion 61C of the base 61 and the lens central portion 62C of the lens 62 as shown in FIG. However, as shown in FIG. 7, each leg portion 72 is positioned between the partition plates 65.
A board connector 80 electrically connected to the LED 73 is provided on the surface of the center plate 71 opposite to the surface where the LED 73 is provided in the leg portion 72. Then, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the light emitter substrate 70 is placed on the base 61 in a state where the leg portion 72 is curved so that the LED 73 is on the outside, the substrate connector 80 is connected to the central portion of the base 61. The connection terminal of the board connector 80 is exposed to the internal space of the base 61 as shown in FIG. 8 by being fitted into the opening 64 formed in 61C.

  Further, the base 61, the lens 62, and the light emitter substrate 70 are provided with fixing portions for fixing them. Specifically, a base fixing portion 66 for fixing the base 61 to the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 (see FIG. 8), a base lens fixing portion 67 for fixing the base 61 and the lens 62, and a light emitter substrate 70 as a base. A substrate fixing portion 68 for fixing between 61 and the lens 62 is provided. As shown in FIG. 6, the base fixing portion 66 is two screw bosses provided inside the cylinder of the base 61, and matches a screw hole (not shown) provided in the rotating lamp fixing portion 55. ing. As shown in FIG. 6, the base lens fixing portion 67 matches two screw bosses 67 </ b> A having a lower height than the base fixing portion 66 provided inside the cylinder of the base 61 and the screw boss 67 </ b> A inside the cylinder of the lens 62. The screw boss 67B is provided at the position. The screw boss 67B is formed with a smaller diameter than the screw boss 67A, and fits with the screw boss 67A. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the substrate fixing portion 68 includes two pins 68A protruding downward from the base central portion 61C of the base 61 and two pins provided on the central plate portion 71 of the light emitter substrate 70. A pin hole 68B and two bosses 68C provided on the inner side of the lens center portion 62C of the lens 62. The pins 68A are arranged to face each other with the opening 64 in between, and the pins 68A pass through the pin holes 68B and the tips are fitted into the boss holes of the boss 68C.

  When assembling the base 61, the lens 62, and the light emitter substrate 70, first, the board connector 80 of the central plate portion 71 of the light emitter substrate 70 is fitted into the opening 64 of the base central portion 61C of the base 61, and the pins 68A Is inserted into the pin hole 68B, and the leg portion 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 is bent along the outer shape of the base 61 with the LED 73 facing outward. Then, the upper end portion of the leg portion 72 is sandwiched between holding hooks 63A provided on the lower surface of the flange portion 63 of the base 61 (see FIG. 8), and the light emitter substrate 70 is temporarily fixed to the base 61. Here, it is preferable to connect the connection connector 81 connected to the harness 82 to the board connector 80. The connection connector 81 is connected to the decorative body substrate 200 via the harness 82, and the harness 82 is wired so as to reach the decorative body substrate 200 via the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 (see FIG. 8). is there.

Next, the base 61 integrated with the light emitter substrate 70 is accommodated in the lens 62. At this time, the leg portions 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 are positioned between the partition plates 65, and the screw boss 67A and the screw boss 67B, and the pin 68A and the boss 68C are arranged so as to coincide with each other. Then, with the pin 68A inserted into the boss hole of the boss 68C and the screw boss 67B fitted into the screw boss 67A, the screw 69 is screwed into the screw hole of the screw boss 67A, as shown in FIG. 62 is fixed with the light emitter substrate 70 sandwiched therebetween. The screw boss 67B and the screw boss 67A serve as spacers, and a constant distance is also maintained between the base central portion 61C and the lens central portion 62C.
In the state where the base 61, the lens 62, and the light emitter substrate 70 are assembled, as shown in FIG. 8, the central plate portion 71 of the light emitter substrate 70 is located between the base central portion 61C and the lens central portion 62C. The leg portion 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 is held by the holding hook 63A and maintains a curved shape between the gap 61 between the base 61 and the lens 62. Even when the holding hook 63A is no longer held (the holding hook 63A comes off), the curved shape can be maintained by the shape maintaining force of the flexible substrate, and at least the inner surface of the lens 62 even if the shape maintaining force cannot resist gravity The curved shape along the line can be maintained. Further, since the partition plate 65 has substantially the same protruding length as the gap P, it is possible to prevent the irradiation light of the LED 73 from diffusing to the surroundings.

Then, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 integrated in this way is fixed to the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 removed from the main body frame 50 of the upper decorative body 6. That is, the base fixing portion 66 of the base 61 is matched with the screw hole provided in the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 and screwed with a screw (not shown), and the base 61 is fixed to the rotating lamp fixing portion 55. At this time, the harness 82 connected to the connection connector 81 joined to the board connector 80 is led out from the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 through the inside of the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 from the inside of the base 61. Then, by fixing the pseudo rotating lamp 60 integrated with the rotating lamp fixing portion 55 to the main body frame 50, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 is installed and fixed at an appropriate position of the upper decorative body 6.
(Light emission display effect using pseudo rotating lamp 60)
Next, the operation of the pseudo rotating lamp 60 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG.

The pseudo rotating lamp 60 is arranged so that the four leg portions 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 are located on the front side, and when viewed from the front, seven LEDs 73 are arranged vertically so that four rows can be seen. The revolving light control means 190 controls the lighting and blinking in a predetermined pattern including the LEDs 73 that are located on the side and back sides and cannot be viewed from the front. For example, various light emission patterns are performed using a blinking pattern table in which lighting order and lighting time are set according to the arrangement of the LEDs 73.
Specifically, the light emission display can be performed in the following pattern.
For example, as shown in FIG. 9A, the light emission for each column of the LEDs 73 is illustrated by a blinking pattern in which the LEDs 73 arranged in a column on the legs 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 are sequentially blinked for each leg 72. It can be moved from left to right or vice versa. By such a light emitting display, it is possible to make it appear as if the reflector is rotating in the horizontal direction around the light source inside the lens 62.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the light emission for each row of the LEDs 73 is illustrated from the top by a blinking pattern in which the LEDs 73 mounted on the plurality of legs 72 and arranged in rows are sequentially blinked for each row. It can be moved down or vice versa. By such a light emitting display, it is possible to make it appear as if the reflector is rotating in the vertical direction around the light source inside the lens 62.
Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, it is possible to make it appear as if one light source is blinking inside the lens 62 by the blinking pattern in which all the LEDs 73 blink simultaneously.
Further, although not particularly illustrated, the application of FIG. 9A gradually turns on the LED 73 from the left or right side of the lens 62 by a blinking pattern in which the LEDs 73 arranged in a row are sequentially turned on or off for each leg 72. Or, on the contrary, the light can be gradually turned off. Further, in the application of FIG. 9B, the LED 73 arranged in a row is sequentially turned on or off for each row, and then gradually shifted from the upper or lower side of the lens 62 to the full lighting state or vice versa. It is possible to gradually shift to a light-off state. Such a light emission mode cannot be expressed by a rotating lamp that rotates the reflector around the light source. Alternatively, for example, several LEDs 73 may be blinked obliquely from the upper side or the lower side to form a spiral light trail. In this case, the larger the number of LEDs 73, the more effective. In addition, as a light emission pattern, it is not restricted to what was illustrated above, A various aspect can be set.

(Summary)
As described above, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 according to the present embodiment can reduce the number of parts and reduce the cost by not using a motor or a rotating reflector. Then, it is possible to execute an effect with an impact that cannot be expressed by an ordinary rotating lamp by using a large amount of LEDs for the cost reduction.
Further, in the present embodiment, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 is positioned in the recess 52 of the main body frame 50 of the upper decorative body 6 and the LEDs 73 arranged on the side surface and the back side are also blinked in a predetermined blinking pattern. Therefore, the light emission on the side surface side and the back surface side is reflected on the standing wall of the recess 52, and it can be visually recognized that the entire lens 62 emits light also from the front side, and a three-dimensional and realistic display can be performed.

Furthermore, as the structure of the pseudo rotating lamp 60, the light emitter substrate 70 is formed in a foot-shaped form and the LEDs 73 are mounted on the legs 72, so that a large number of LEDs 73 can be handled integrally. Further, since the light emitter substrate 70 is a flexible substrate and is fixed by being sandwiched between the gaps P between the base 61 and the lens 62, the assembly is easy and the inner space of the base 61 is used as a harness insertion portion. The wiring is not exposed to the outside and the appearance design is excellent, and the electrical connection work is easy. And since each part can be disassembled without being destroyed, it is also suitable for recycling.
(Modification)
In the above-described embodiment, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 is installed with the spherical surface portion (lens spherical surface portion 62B) on the lower side, but may be disposed with the spherical surface portion on the upper side.

  Further, as described above, in the above-described embodiment, the partition plate 65 and the LED 73 are also arranged on the back side of the pseudo rotating lamp 60. However, in the present invention, the partition plate 65 and the LED 73 are at least the pseudo rotating lamp. It may be arranged at the front side of 60 or only at a position visible from the front side. For example, the partition plate 65 is formed only on the front side of the lens 62 (for example, the range of 90 ° to 180 ° on the front side when viewed from the top), and the light emitter substrate 70 has leg portions 72 arranged in the shape of a fan. May be provided. In this case, the back side of the base 61 and the lens 62 may be formed in a flat plate shape. Furthermore, the shape of the base 61 and the lens 62 may be a simple cylindrical or semi-cylindrical shape in which one end face (bottom face or top face) is closed.

In the above-described embodiment, the partition plate 65 is provided on the lens 62 and thus has translucency. However, the partition plate 65 may be formed of a non-translucent member. Alternatively, the partition plate 65 may be provided on the base 61, and the partition plate 65 may be a non-translucent member. A partition plate 65 of a translucent member may be provided on the base 61, but is preferably a non-translucent member.
In the embodiment described above, the LED 73 is provided only on the leg portion 72, but the LED 73 may be provided on the central plate portion 71. For example, when the pseudo-rotating lamp 60 is installed with the cylindrical axis inclined from the rear side toward the front side, the lower end portion of the lens 62 (lens center portion 62C) can be visually recognized from the front side. By providing the LED 73 on the plate portion 71, it is possible to further increase the aspect of the effect display. Further, as the LED 73, a large amount of low-cost red LEDs may be used to perform delicate light emission display, or a full color LED may be used to realize light emission display with various light emission colors.

  The light emitter substrate 70 may not be a flexible substrate. For example, a curved light emitter substrate 70 on which a plurality of LEDs 73 are mounted may be disposed between the partition plates 65, or a plurality of short light emitter substrates 70 on which one or several LEDs 73 are mounted, You may connect and arrange. Further, the number of the LEDs 73 arranged between the partition plates 65 may not be plural. In this case, even if the base 61 is formed of a translucent member, the LED 73 alone does not emit light so strongly, so that the light reflector substrate 70 on which the partition plate 65 and the LED 73 are mounted suppresses reflection of light backward. Thus, it is considered that the inside of the base 61 (such as the connector 80 and the harness 82) is hardly seen.

Further, the base 61 may be provided with holes for heat dissipation. For example, when combined with the lens 62 in the base cylindrical portion 61A and the base spherical portion 62B, a vertically long slit is formed at a position that is intermediate between the partition plates 65 (that is, a position where the leg portion 72 of the light emitter substrate 70 is disposed). An opening or a plurality of small holes may be provided.
The pseudo rotating lamp 60 according to the present invention may be attached to the housing 2. The present invention can also be applied to gaming machines other than slot machines. Furthermore, the pseudo rotating lamp 60 according to the present invention may be used other than a gaming machine.

S slot machine (game machine)
1 Housing 2 Reel Unit 3 Front Door 3A Operation Unit
3B Lower panel 3C Lower plate 4 Medal selector 5 Hopper unit 6 Upper decorative body 7 Control device
7A Game control device 7B Production control device
20-turn reel
30 Upper panel 31 Symbol display window
32 lamps 33 speaker device
34 Medal slot 35 Bet switch
36 Start switch 37 Stop switch
38 Checkout switch
50 Body frame 55 Rotating lamp fixing part
60 Pseudo rotating lamp (direction device) 61 Base (inner cylinder member)
61A Base cylindrical part (inner cylinder cylindrical part) 61B Base spherical part (inner cylinder spherical part)
61C Center part (center part) 62 Lens (outer cylinder member)
62A Lens cylindrical part (outer cylindrical part) 62B Lens spherical part (outer cylindrical part)
62C Lens center (center) 63 Flange
64 Opening 65 Partition plate
70 Light emitter substrate 71 Center plate
72 Leg 73 LED
80 Board connector (connector) 81 Connector
82 Harness 90 Backlight unit
190 Revolving light control means 200 Decorative body board (control board)

Claims (5)

An inner cylinder member having a cylindrical portion at least on the front side;
A translucent outer cylinder member that has at least an outer cylinder cylinder part formed with a certain gap from the inner cylinder cylinder part of the inner cylinder member on the front side, and covers at least the inner cylinder cylinder part of the inner cylinder member And
A plurality of partition plates having substantially the same protruding width as the gap are formed on the outer surface of the inner cylinder cylindrical portion on at least the front side of the inner cylinder member or on the inner surface of the outer cylinder cylindrical portion on at least the front side of the outer cylinder member. Provided in a cylindrical axis direction at a predetermined interval,
An effect device in which LEDs are arranged between the plurality of partition plates. The inner cylinder member is a non-translucent member,
The rendering device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of LEDs are arranged side by side in the cylindrical axis direction between the plurality of partition plates. The inner cylinder member includes an inner cylinder spherical surface portion that is continuous with a cylindrical inner cylinder cylinder portion, and a cross-section along the cylinder axis is formed in a substantially U shape.
The outer cylinder member includes an outer cylinder spherical surface portion that is continuous with a cylindrical outer cylinder, and a cross section along the cylinder axis is formed in a substantially U shape.
The partition plate is provided continuously to the spherical surface portion from any one of the cylindrical portions provided with the partition plate except at least a central portion of the spherical surface portion.
In the gap between the inner cylinder member and the outer cylinder member, a light emitter substrate on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted is provided,
The light emitter substrate is a flexible substrate having flexibility, and a central plate portion disposed at a central portion of both spherical surface portions of the inner cylindrical member and the outer cylindrical member, and radially extending from the central plate portion. A plurality of legs disposed between the partition plates;
The plurality of LEDs are provided at least on the legs.
The leg portion is formed so as to maintain a curved shape while being sandwiched between an outer surface of the inner cylindrical spherical portion of the inner cylindrical member and an inner surface of the outer cylindrical spherical portion of the outer cylindrical member. The rendering device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that: A connector electrically connected to the LED is provided on the inner cylinder member side of the central plate portion of the light emitter substrate, and the connector is provided at the central portion of the inner cylindrical spherical portion of the inner cylinder member. Is formed in the inner space of the inner cylinder member is exposed,
The harness connected to the connector is formed so as to be connected to a control board provided outside the inner cylinder member and the outer cylinder member through the inner space of the inner cylinder member. Item 3. The production device according to item 3.   A gaming machine comprising at least the effect device according to claim 1 and a control device for controlling a light emission mode of the LED.

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