JP2012187294A - Lamp unit and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lamp unit for guiding light from a light source by a rear side light guiding unit to reflect the light in a predetermined direction by a reflecting unit, and actively and effectively using light leaked, and to provide a game machine using the lamp unit.SOLUTION: The lamp unit includes the light source (360) for emitting light forward, and a light guiding device (250) for partially guiding the light from the light source (360) in a predetermined direction. The light guiding device (250) has the rear side light guiding unit (270) for partially guiding the light from the light source (360) in a backward direction, the reflecting unit (430) for reflecting the light guided by the rear side light guiding unit (270) in the predetermined direction, is provided behind the rear side light guiding unit (270), and the light reflected by the reflecting unit (430) is formed to be visible from the front side.

Description

  The present invention relates to a lamp unit that effectively uses light leakage and a gaming machine including the lamp unit.

  Conventionally, in gaming machines such as slot machines, lamps that are lit or flashing, liquid crystal display devices, speakers that can output sound, and the like are attached to the upper part of the front door, and various effects are performed using these. It is formed as follows. Moreover, as shown in Patent Document 1, it is generally known that light from a light source is arranged so as to be directly irradiated in the player direction. Also, as shown in Patent Document 2, it is known that light from a light source is diffused by a lens such as a translucent resin disposed in front of the light source. Further, as shown in Patent Document 3, there is known one in which a light emitter is provided in a cabinet and a part of a speaker cone diaphragm or the like has translucency.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-166865 JP 2006-217959 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-229592

However, the above-described conventional lamp unit has a problem that it cannot be effectively used except for irradiating light generated from the light source in the forward direction.
Accordingly, the present invention aims at positively causing light leakage by guiding light from a light source by a light guiding means and reflecting the light in a predetermined direction by a reflecting means, and effectively using the light. And a gaming machine using the lamp unit.

(Claim 1)
The invention according to claim 1 is a lamp unit (210) capable of irradiating light in the forward direction, and a light source (360) for irradiating light in the forward direction and a part of the light from the light source (360) are predetermined. Light guide means (250) for guiding in the direction, the light guide means (250) has a rear light guide means (270) for guiding a part of the light from the light source (360) in the rear direction, and the rear direction In the rear direction of the light guide means (270), there is provided a reflection means (430) that reflects light guided from the rear light guide means (270) in a predetermined direction.
The light reflected by the reflecting means (430) is formed so as to be visible from the front.

(Claim 2)
The invention described in claim 2 is characterized by the following points in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 described above. That is, it is located in the traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflecting means (430) and has translucency in whole or in part so that the light reflected by the reflecting means (430) can be transmitted in the forward direction. A transmission means (400) is provided.
(Claim 3)
The invention described in claim 3 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2. That is, the rear light guiding means (270) includes a front part (280) as a light receiving part located in the front direction of the light source (360), and an end face extending rearward from the front part (280). Part (290).

A rear end surface (291) is formed at the rear end on the rear side of the end surface portion (290) as a light emitting portion facing in the rear direction.
The light guide means (250) is located in the front direction of the light source (360), and guides a part of the light from the light source (360) that the front part (280) did not receive in the forward direction. It has a light means (300).
(Claim 4)
The invention described in claim 4 has the following features in addition to the features of the invention described in claim 2 described above. That is, the transmission means (400) is a speaker (410) that can output sound in the forward direction, and the entire or part of the cone diaphragm (411) that constitutes the speaker (410) is provided with translucency. It is characterized by that.

(Claim 5)
The invention described in claim 5 includes the lamp unit (210) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and a control device (20) for controlling the light source (360) of the lamp unit (210). This is a gaming machine (10) characterized by that.

Since this invention is comprised as mentioned above, there exists an effect as described below.
(Claim 1)
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the backward light guiding means (270) guides part of the light from the light source (360) in the backward direction. Then, the reflecting means (430) reflects the light guided by the direction light guiding means (270) in a predetermined direction. The light reflected by the reflecting means (430) can be viewed from the front of the lamp unit (210). As a result, the light from the light source (360) can be branched into two types of light, that is, light directed in the forward direction as it is and light reflected in a predetermined direction by the reflecting means (430). As a result, the light from the light source (360) can be actively used for other purposes in addition to the original purpose of irradiating in the forward direction.

(Claim 2)
According to the invention described in claim 2, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1, the transmission means (400) positioned in the traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflection means (430) may be entirely or partially provided. It has translucency. Thereby, the light reflected by the reflection means (430) is transmitted through the transmission means (400) in the forward direction and is visible from the front direction.
(Claim 3)
According to the invention described in claim 3, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 1 or claim 2, a part of light from the light source (360) is transmitted by the front light guide means (300). Guide to the outside in the direction.

Further, the front part (280) of the light guide plate (261) is positioned in front of the light source (360) and receives light from the light source (360) as a light receiving part. A part of the light received by the front part (280) passes through the front part (280) and reaches an end surface part (290) extending rearward from the end part of the front part (280). enter. Then, the light is irradiated in the rear direction from the rear end surface (291) located at the rear end of the end surface portion (290) in the rear direction and facing in the rear direction. The light emitted from the rear end surface (291) of the end surface portion (290) in the rear direction is reflected in a predetermined direction by the reflecting means (430). The reflected light is formed so as to be visible from the front direction.
Thus, the end surface portion (290) is extended in the rearward direction, and the rear end surface (291) as the light emitting portion is located at the extended rear end, so that the rear end surface as the light emitting portion ( 291) can be brought closer to the rearward direction, and a part of the light from the light source (360) can be guided rearwardly more efficiently.

The forward light guiding means (300) guides part of the light from the light source (360) in the forward direction. Thus, the light from the light source (360) is guided in the predetermined direction by the light guided in the forward direction through the forward light guiding means (300), and the backward light guiding means (270) and the reflecting means (430). It can be branched into two types of light, reflected light. As a result, the light from the light source (360) can be used effectively.
(Claim 4)
According to the invention described in claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention described in claim 2, the entire or part of the cone diaphragm (411) of the speaker (410) as the transmitting means (400) is translucent. By providing the light, the light reflected from the reflecting means (430) can be transmitted through all or part of the cone diaphragm (411), and the light can be irradiated in the forward direction. Thereby, the whole or part of the cone diaphragm (411) of the speaker (410) can be illuminated.

(Claim 5)
According to the invention described in claim 5, the lamp unit (210) according to any one of claims 1 to 4 and a control device (20) for controlling the light source (360) of the lamp unit (210). A gaming machine (10) equipped with can be provided.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an external front view showing a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance front view of an upper decoration body. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a front lens, a main body frame (fixed portion), a light guide means, an LED substrate, a speaker cover, a speaker main body, and a storage box according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is an external perspective view of a light guide means, an LED substrate, a speaker cover, a speaker body, and a storage box according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of an upper decoration body. It is a 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the hole for light guide lenses, and a concave reflective mirror. It is the 1st Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a concave reflective mirror, a light guide means, a light source, a permeation | transmission means, and a storage box. It is the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of a concave reflective mirror, a light guide means, a light source, a permeation | transmission means, and a storage box.

(First embodiment)
In this specification, the direction from the gaming machine toward the player's near side as viewed from the player who plays the game in the gaming machine is referred to as “front direction”, and the opposite direction is referred to as “rear direction”. Further, the left and right directions such as “left direction” and “right direction” also mean the left direction and the right direction when viewed from a player who is facing the gaming machine. The surface of the gaming machine when the player who plays the game looks at the gaming machine from the front is referred to as the “front surface of the gaming machine”. In addition, in each member arranged in the gaming machine, the surface of the member when the member arranged in the gaming machine is viewed from the front is referred to as “the front of the member”, and the member arranged in the gaming machine is viewed from the rear. The surface of the member when viewed is described as “the rear surface of the member”.

As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine as a gaming machine according to the present embodiment has a rectangular box-shaped housing 11 having an opening that opens in the front direction, and opens and closes the opening of the housing 11. And a front door 14 that can be freely closed. The front door 14 includes an upper door 3 that closes an upper portion of the opening so as to be openable and closable, and a lower door 4 that closes a lower portion of the opening so as to be openable and closable.
In addition, an upper panel 12a is provided at the lower portion of the upper door 3. A display window 13 through which a symbol 61 on the reel tape 42 affixed to the circumference of the three rotary reels 40, that is, a so-called stop symbol 61, is formed substantially at the center of the upper panel 12a. The display window 13 is formed to show the player a total of nine symbols arranged in three rows and three rows when the rotation of all three rotary reels 40 stops.

Behind the display window 13, a reel unit 60 for rotating a rotary reel 40 as a symbol display means by three drive motors is arranged. The rotating reel 40 includes a left reel 43 positioned on the left end side, a right reel 45 positioned on the right end side, and a middle reel 44 positioned between the left reel 43 and the right reel 45.
An upper decorative body 200 is formed on the upper side of the upper panel 12a. The upper decorative body 200 is detachably fixed to the upper portion of the upper door 3, and has a structure in which various rendering devices are attached to a hollow box-shaped main body frame 201 (FIG. 5). As shown in FIG. 1, lamp units 210 that can irradiate light forward are formed on the left and right sides of the front side of the main body frame 201. The lamp unit 210 will be described later in detail.

Although not actually drawn on the front surface of the upper panel 12a, each of the three predetermined symbols of the three rotating reels 40 in the horizontal direction or the diagonal direction is a line that can be an effective line to be described later. Five lines (L1 to L5) connecting the stop positions are formed.
A lower panel 12b is provided at the center of the lower door 4. The lower door 4 includes an operation portion 12c that is located on the lower panel 12b and protrudes forward from the upper portion of the lower door 4.
The operation unit 12c has a medal slot 18 on the right side of the operation unit 12c for inserting medals as game media, and a number of stored medals located on the left side of the medal slot 18. The bet switch 16 is replaced with the medal insertion, the settlement switch 17 for paying out the credited medal located on the left side of the bet switch 16, and the medal insertion or A start switch 30 for starting the rotation of the rotary reel 40 on the condition that the bet switch 16 is operated, and a stop switch for stopping the rotation of the corresponding rotary reel 40 by being operated to the right of the start switch 30 With 50.

Behind the lower door 4 is a so-called hopper unit that can store medals and can store and pay out medals, and can be operated to turn on or shut off power. A power supply device 5 having a power switch 6 and supplying power to each component is disposed.
In the lower part of the lower door 4, a payout port 32 through which a medal is paid out from the storage payout means 65 when a symbol of a predetermined combination is displayed on the active line is formed, below the payout port 32 In order to store medals paid out from the payout port 32, a dish-like payout tray 33 that opens upward is formed.

  In principle, the gaming machine 10 according to the present embodiment allows a game to be started and can be started by inserting a predetermined number of medals by operating the bet switch 16 or by inserting medals. By pressing the start switch 30 in the state, the rotation of the rotary reel 40 is started and a game is started, and a hand lottery is performed. Based on the press timing of the stop switch 50 corresponding to each rotary reel 40 and the result of the role lottery The rotation of the rotary reel 40 is stopped so as to match the result of the lottery drawing, and the combination of symbols constituting the winning combination is stopped and displayed on the active line by the combination of symbols at the time of stoppage. A slot machine in which a single game is completed by completing a process such as giving a player a predetermined privilege (profit) such as paying out the number of medals. It is.

In the present embodiment, a control device (control board) (not shown) is provided at a predetermined position of the housing 11 inside the gaming machine 10, and this control device sends a control signal to each LED board 370 of the light source 360 described later. Each LED board 370 that transmits and receives this control signal is formed to operate each LED 361 described later.
(Lamp unit 210)
The lamp unit 210 can irradiate light in the forward direction. A total of two lamp units 210 are arranged, one on each of the left and right lower portions of the front surface of the main body frame 201. Each lamp unit 210 is formed by being fixed to a fixing portion 211 that is located at the left and right lower portions of the front surface of the main body frame 201 and continues to the main body frame 201. A front lens 220 is fixed to the front surface side of the fixing portion 211, a light guide means 250 is fixed to the rear surface side of the fixing portion 211, and a light source 360 is further connected to the light guide means 250. It is fixed. A storage box 420 having reflection means 430 that reflects light from the light guide means 250 in a predetermined direction is fixed to the fixing portion 211. Further, the fixed portion 211 is located in the traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflecting means 430, and has a part of translucency so that the light reflected by the reflecting means 430 is forwardly directed. A transmissive means 400 that is transmissive is fixed. That is, the lamp unit 210 includes a light guide unit 250, a light source 360, a storage box 420 (reflecting unit 430), and a transmitting unit 400 fixed to the fixing unit 211.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the lamp unit 210 indicates a light guide means 250, an LED substrate 370 having LEDs 361, a speaker cover 380, a speaker body 413, and a storage box 420. Note that the configuration of the lamp unit 210 is not limited to that described above, and the fixing unit 211 (the fixing unit 211 is integrated with the body frame 201 as in the present embodiment, In addition, the fixing part 211 may include both of those attached to the main body frame 201 separately from the main body frame 201, and further includes a front lens 220 attached to the fixing part 211. May be.
The light guide means 250 includes a backward light guide means 270 that guides a part of the light from the light source 360 in the backward direction, and a forward light guide means 300 that guides a part of the light from the light source 360 in the forward direction. Have.

(Fixed part 211)
The fixing portion 211 is located at the left and right lower portions of the main body frame 201. The fixing unit 211 can fix the light guide unit 250 to which the light source 360 is fixed, the speaker 410 as the transmission unit 400, the storage box 420 having the reflection unit 430, and the front lens 220. As shown in FIG. 2, the fixing portion 211 is a frame-like portion that is continuous with the main body frame 201 and is formed integrally with the main body frame 201.
A speaker hole 381 for attaching the speaker 410 is formed in the upper part of each fixing portion 211. In addition, three concave reflecting mirrors 350 that are recessed in the rearward direction are formed in the lower part of each fixing part 211 in the left-right direction (lateral direction). A light guide lens hole 352 for inserting the front light guide means 300 from the rear side of the concave reflector 350 is formed at substantially the center of the concave reflector 350. In addition, bellows-shaped recesses 351, which are a large number of rectangular recesses capable of diffusing light from the forward light guide means 300, are formed on the front surface of the concave reflecting mirror 350.

The fixing portion 211 is continuous with the main body frame 201 and formed integrally with the main body frame 201, but is not necessarily limited to one integrated with the main body frame 201. The fixing portion 211 may be formed as being separated from the main body frame 201. For example, the fixing unit 211 can be fixed to the main body frame 201 by a fastening member or the like, and the lamp unit can be used as an attachment frame member to which the speaker 410, the light guide unit 250, the front lens 220, or the like can be attached. You may form so that it may become the components which comprise 210. FIG.
(Light guiding means 250)
The light guide means 250 is made of a light-transmitting resin, and has a substantially box-like shape with an open rear surface, and receives light from a light source 360 that is fixed inside the box-like shape. The light guide means 250 includes a light guide plate 261 that can irradiate a part of the light from the light source 360 in the forward direction and irradiate a part of the received light from the light source 360 in the backward direction. . By having this light guide plate 261, the light guide means 250 can guide part of the light from the light source 360 in the forward direction and guide part of the light from the light source 360 in the backward direction. That is, the light guide means 250 has a function of branching light.

Specifically, the light guide unit 250 includes a backward light guide unit 270 that guides a part of the light from the light source 360 in the backward direction, and a forward light guide that guides a part of the light from the light source 360 in the forward direction. Means 300.
As shown in FIG. 7, the light guide plate 261 as the rear light guide means 270 is formed in a substantially box shape with an open rear surface having a substantially U-shaped longitudinal section. The light guide plate 261 as the rear light guide means 270 includes a front part 280 as a light receiving part located in the front direction of the light source 360, and an end face part 290 extending from the end part of the front part 280 in the rear direction. And. Note that the end surface portion 290 is not necessarily limited to the one that extends rearward from the end portion of the front portion 280, and may be formed to extend rearward from the middle of the front portion 280. Good.

The front portion 280 is a part of a substantially rectangular thin plate-shaped light guide plate 261 positioned in front of the light source 360. On the front side, two steps are formed in the front-rear direction in the middle of the horizontal direction. It is divided into three regions corresponding to the three LEDs 361 by the step. The front portion 280 functions as a light receiving portion that receives light from the light source 360. Front part 280 is formed to guide the received light in a direction away from the vicinity of the center of front part 280 (in the direction of end surface part 290 provided at the edge of front part 280).
Further, a front hole 304 is formed in the front portion 280 at a position corresponding to the front direction of each LED 361.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a fastening member such as a screw can be inserted into the front portion 280 from one side in the longitudinal direction from the rear side and can be fixed to the fixing portion 211 via the fastening member. A fixing hole 293 is formed.
The end surface portion 290 is formed in a substantially rectangular tube shape as a whole by extending a thin light guide plate 261 from each side of the substantially rectangular shape of the front portion 280 toward the rear. The front side of the end face part 290 is formed so as to be continuous with the end part of the front part 280. In addition, a rear end surface 291 facing rearward is formed at the rear end of the end surface portion 290 in the rearward direction. A part of the light received by the front part 280 passes through the inside of the front part 280 and the end face part 290 and is irradiated from the rear end face 291 toward the rear direction. That is, the end surface portion 290 is connected to the front portion 280 in the forward direction (end surface) to receive light from the front portion 280 and guide the received light to the rear end surface 291 on the rear side. The rear end surface 291 functions as a light emitting unit that emits light backward.

Engagement pieces 292 that are elastically deformable and engageable with protrusions (not shown) of the main body frame 201 are formed above and below the end surface portion 290.
Here, the backward light guiding means 270 of the light guiding means 250 forms end face parts 290 on four sides (upper edge, lower edge, right edge, left edge) of the rectangular front part 280, but not necessarily. The present invention is not limited to this, and it is only necessary to form an end surface portion 290 extending in the rearward direction on at least one of the four sides of the rectangular front portion 280. Specifically, for example, the end surface portion 290 may be formed only on one side of the upper edge among the four sides of the rectangular front portion 280, and the end surface portion 290 is formed only on the two sides of the upper edge and the lower edge. Further, the end face portion 290 may be formed on three sides of the upper edge, the lower edge, the right edge, or the left edge.

  The forward light guiding unit 300 is positioned in front of the light source 360 and guides part of the light from the light source 360 that the front part 280 did not receive in the forward direction. The front light guiding means 300 includes a front hole 304 that opens to the front portion 280, and a columnar front direction that is located in front of the front hole 304 and protrudes forward from the front surface of the front portion 280. A light guide lens 301 is provided. Like the front hole 304, the front light guide lens 301 is formed at a position corresponding to the front direction of each LED 361. On the front portion 280 side of the front light guide lens 301, a communication concave portion 305 is formed which communicates from a front hole 304 opened in the front portion 280 and is recessed forward so that the inner space is cylindrical. ing. The central axis of the cylindrical inner space of the communication recess 305 and the central axis of the cylindrical front light guide lens 301 are formed to be the same axis. The inner diameter of the communication recess 305 is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the front light guide lens 301.

As a whole, the recessed portion 305 of the front light guide lens 301 and the front hole 304 of the front portion 280 are continuously recessed from the rear surface of the front portion 280 to the inside of the front light guide lens 301. A cylindrical recess 303, which is a cylindrical space, is formed. As a result, the light emitted from the LED 361 toward the front can travel from the front hole 304 of the front portion 280 to the communication recess 305.
The forward light guide lens 301 is inserted into the light guide lens hole 352 provided in the concave reflecting mirror 350 of the fixed portion 211 from the rear direction of the fixed portion 211. A part of the front side of the front light guide lens 301 protrudes from the light guide lens hole 352 in the front direction.

On the front surface of the front light guide lens 301, a diffusion recess 302 is formed that is recessed conically in the rear direction. The light from the light source 360 that passes through the cylindrical recess 303 and is reflected by the conical side surface of the diffusion recess 302 is formed so as to irradiate the concave reflecting mirror 350 as shown in FIG. . And it is formed so that the light irradiated to the concave reflecting mirror 350 is again irradiated in the forward direction. Note that, since the bellows-shaped concave portion 351 is formed on the surface of the concave reflecting mirror 350, the light can be diffused in the forward direction without being concentrated in a specific narrow region.
Note that only the front hole 304 may be formed as the forward light guide means 300 without providing the forward light guide lens 301. In this case, the light from the light source 360 that has passed through the front hole 304 is guided forward.

Further, only the front light guide lens 301 may be formed as the front light guide means 300 without providing the front hole 304. In this case, light from the light source 360 that has passed through the front portion 280 in the front direction is guided in the front direction via the front light guide lens 301.
(Light source 360)
The light source 360 can emit light of a plurality of colors in the forward direction. Specifically, the light source 360 is provided with an LED 361 (so-called light emitting diode) capable of emitting light of a plurality of colors and the LED 361 and supplies various control signals and electric power to the LED 361. And an LED substrate 370 on which wiring for performing is provided. The LED substrate 370 is fixed inside the light guide means 250 as described above. The LED 361 is a so-called three-color LED, and has red, green, and blue light emitters therein, and can emit a plurality of colors by adjusting their light emission. In the present embodiment, a plurality of LEDs 361 having the same function (three on each LED substrate 370) are arranged side by side on one LED substrate 370 on the front surface of the LED substrate 370. This LED 361 can emit light of seven colors of red, purple, blue, light blue, green, yellow, and white by one LED 361. Then, this LED 361 has a control device (control board) that transmits a control signal to each LED board 370, and each LED board 370 that has received this control signal operates each LED 361 to obtain a predetermined color. It is formed so that it can be lit for a predetermined time and the color to be lit one after another can be changed.

In the present embodiment, it is configured by one type of LED 361 capable of emitting a plurality of colors. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and a red LED, a green LED, and a blue LED, which are monochromatic LEDs, A plurality of different colors may be generated by arranging and adjusting lighting such that one of the three LEDs is extinguished and the rest are lit.
(Storage box 420)
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the storage box 420 has a rectangular box shape with an open front surface, and includes a reflecting mirror surface portion 431 as the reflecting means 430 therein. The reflecting mirror surface portion 431 is formed by performing mirror processing on the box-shaped inner surface of the storage box 420 so that light can be reflected. The reflecting mirror surface portion 431 is located in the rear direction of the rear light guide unit 270 and reflects light guided rearward from the rear light guide unit 270 in a predetermined direction. The light reflected by the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 is formed so as to be visible from the front surface of the lamp unit 210 through a speaker 410 as a transmitting means 400 having translucency described later. The reflecting means 430 is not limited to the reflecting mirror surface portion 431, but is formed by attaching a sheet-like material capable of reflecting light to the inner surface of the storage box 420, a mirror plate, or the like. May be.

The storage box 420 is fixed to the rear surface of the fixing portion 211 so as to cover the rear direction of the speaker 410 and the light guide means 250 by a fastening member (not shown) screwed from the rear direction.
The reflecting mirror surface portion 431 is provided with an inclined portion 432 provided with an inclination angle so that the light received from the rear end surface 291 is appropriately reflected toward the speaker 410. The inclined portion 432 may be formed so as to be inclined in a plurality of stages so that the inclination angle increases toward the upper side, and is formed on a curved surface such that the inclination angle increases toward the upper side. May be.
(Transmission means 400)
The transmitting means 400 is located in the traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflecting means 430, and is partially or entirely translucent so that the light reflected by the reflecting means 430 can be transmitted in the forward direction. It is.

The transmitting means 400 according to the present embodiment is a speaker 410 that can output sound in the forward direction. The speaker 410 includes a speaker main body 413 including a cone diaphragm 411 that generates sound by vibration and a driving device 412 for driving the cone diaphragm 411, and a speaker cover 380 that covers the front surface of the speaker main body 413. It has.
The cone diaphragm 411 of the speaker body 413 is made of a resin member having translucency, and the cone diaphragm 411 has translucency as a whole. Of course, only a part of the cone diaphragm 411 may be translucent.
The driving device 412 of the speaker body 413 has a built-in coil or the like that is positioned on the rear surface of the cone diaphragm 411 and vibrates the cone diaphragm 411, and is non-translucent. Of course, the various members constituting the driving device 412 may be formed so that substantially the entire speaker body 413 has translucency by using a translucent material as much as possible. Alternatively, only the cone diaphragm 411 may be made of a non-translucent material and the other portions may be formed of a translucent material.

The speaker cover 380 is positioned on the front surface of the speaker body 413 to protect the speaker body 413. The speaker cover 380 has a large number of minute holes 414 opened, and can transmit sound generated from the speaker body 413 in the forward direction.
The speaker cover 380 is made of a light-transmitting resin and is formed so that the shining cone diaphragm 411 can be seen by a player located in the front direction of the gaming machine 10. Note that the speaker cover 380 may be formed of a non-light-transmitting material so that the speaker 410 that emits light can be seen through a large number of minute holes 414.

A part of the front surface of the speaker cover 380 is formed so as to be inserted into the speaker hole 381 opened in the fixing portion 211 from the rear direction of the fixing portion 211. The speaker cover 380 and the speaker main body 413 are fixed to the rear surface of the fixing portion 211 by a fastening member such as a screw together with the storage box 420 from the rear of the fixing portion 211.
The light irradiated from the rear end surface 291 of the end surface portion 290 of the rear light guiding means 270 is reflected by the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 of the storage box 420, and the reflected light is irradiated from the rear direction of the cone diaphragm 411. The Since the cone diaphragm 411 and the speaker cover 380 have translucency, the light can be seen from the front through the cone diaphragm 411 and the speaker cover 380, and the light can be seen from the outside of the gaming machine 10. It is formed so that it can be seen. As a result, the cone diaphragm 411 of the speaker 410 can be shined as a whole, and a fantastic atmosphere can be created, and the visual effect is excellent.

  In the present embodiment, the speaker 410 having the light transmitting cone diaphragm 411 is used as the transmitting means 400, but is not particularly limited thereto. It is located in the traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflecting means 430 and has translucency in whole or in part so that the light reflected by the reflecting means 430 can be transmitted in the front direction of the transmitting means 400. As long as it can irradiate the light to the outside of the gaming machine 10 as a result, another speaker may be used instead of the speaker 410. For example, the transmission means 400 is not provided with the speaker 410, but is provided with a lens or the like made of resin or glass having translucency in whole or in part at the position where the speaker cover 380 of this embodiment is provided. It may be. In addition to the speaker 410 and the lens described above, a character doll or animal having translucency (for example, made of transparent resin) may be shown in whole or in part. In the case of such a doll, a part of arms, legs, face, etc. may be formed so as to be movable by a solenoid, a motor or the like.

(Front lens 220)
The front lens 220 is fixed to the front surface of the fixed portion 211 and is positioned in front of the front portion 280 and the front light guide lens 301, and is supplied from the light source 360 that has passed through the front portion 280 and the front light guide lens 301. The light is guided forward while being further diffused, and the light is guided outside the gaming machine 10. Specifically, the front lens 220 is attached so as to cover the front side of the concave reflecting mirror 350 of the fixed portion 211. A large number of grooves for diffusing light are formed on the rear surface of the front lens 220. The front lens 220 has translucency and is made of a colored resin, but a colorless and transparent one can also be used.

(Function)
In the present embodiment, front portion 280 is positioned in front of light source 360 and receives light from light source 360 as a light receiving portion. The front portion 280 receives a part of the light irradiated to the portion other than the front direction of the LED 361 that has not been effectively utilized as leaked light, specifically, other than the front hole 304. A part of the received light passes through the inside of the light guide plate 261 as the front portion 280 and enters an end surface portion 290 extending rearward from the end portion of the front portion 280. A part of the light is irradiated from the rear end surface 291 of the end surface portion 290 toward the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 of the storage box 420. A part of the irradiated light is reflected by the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 in the direction in which the speaker 410 as the transmission means 400 is disposed. A part of the reflected light passes through the cone diaphragm 411 and the speaker cover 380 having translucency. Then, the transmitted light becomes visible to the player in the front direction of the gaming machine 10.

In the present embodiment, an end surface portion 290 is extended in the rear direction, and a rear end surface 291 as a light emitting portion is formed at the extended rear end. Accordingly, the rear end surface 291 as the light emitting unit can be brought close to the reflecting mirror surface portion 431, and a part of the light from the light source 360 can be efficiently guided to the rear reflecting mirror surface portion 431.
Further, the cone diaphragm 411 and the speaker cover 380 are made transparent. Thereby, a part of the light reflected from the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 is transmitted through the cone diaphragm 411 and the speaker cover 380, and the light can be irradiated in the forward direction of the speaker 410. Can be irradiated outside. Thus, the speaker 410 can be illuminated, and the speaker 410 can have a high visual effect. Furthermore, a dedicated light source for illuminating the speaker 410 is not required, and it can be utilized even when there is no installation space for such a dedicated light source.

On the other hand, the light that has entered from the front hole 304 of the front part 280 proceeds to the forward light guiding means 300 provided in front of the front part 280.
The forward light guiding means 300 guides light from the light source 360 that has entered the front direction through the front hole 304 to the front surface of the forward light guiding lens 301 via the communication recess 305. Then, a part of the light that has entered the front light guide lens 301 is reflected by the diffusion recess 302 and is irradiated on the concave reflecting mirror 350 around the front light guide lens 301. The light irradiated on the concave reflecting mirror 350 is reflected toward the front by the concave reflecting mirror 350. At this time, light can be diffused by forming the bellows-shaped recess 351 on the surface of the concave reflecting mirror 350. Further, by providing the front lens 220 in the forward direction of the concave reflecting mirror 350, the diffused light can be guided while being further diffused in the forward direction of the gaming machine 10. The front lens 220 further diffuses light by having a large number of grooves on the rear surface. In addition, by forming the front surface of the front lens 220 so as to have an inclination angle in a predetermined direction, the traveling direction of light can be changed to a specific direction.

In this way, the light from the light source 360 passes through the front hole 304 of the front portion 280 and is irradiated to the outside of the gaming machine 10 through the front light guide lens 301, the concave reflecting mirror 350, and the front lens 220. Light enters the end face part 290 from the front face part 280, is irradiated backward from the rear end face 291 of the end face part 290, is reflected once by the reflecting mirror face part 431, and passes through the cone diaphragm 411 and the speaker cover 380. Thus, the light can be branched into two types of light, that is, light emitted to the outside of the gaming machine 10.
As a result, a kind of light leakage in which the light from the light source 360 is guided backward by the backward light guiding means 270 can be positively generated. Then, by guiding the light toward the speaker 410 as the transmitting means 400, the cone diaphragm 411 can be illuminated.

Therefore, in addition to the original purpose of irradiating the light of the light source 360 in the forward direction, it can be actively used for another purpose of illuminating the translucent cone diaphragm 411. A gaming machine 10 including such a lamp unit 210 can be provided.
(Second Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 8, the present embodiment is characterized in that a bent portion 295 that is bent obliquely upward is provided on the rear side of the end surface portion 290. A rear end surface 291 as a light emitting portion is formed at the rear end of the bent portion 295 in the rearward direction.
Specifically, among the end surface portions 290 according to the present embodiment, the upper and lower end surface portions 290 include an end surface portion main body 296 extending rearward from the end edge of the front surface portion 280, and the end surface portion main body 296. And a bent portion 295 that is bent obliquely upward from the rear end. The end face main body 296 is connected to the front portion 280 in the forward direction (end face) receives light from the front portion 280, and guides the received light to the rear face side 296 (end face). Shine. Then, the bent portion 295 receives the light from the front side portion (end surface) of the bent portion 295 connected to the end surface portion main body 296, and the received light is opposite to the end surface portion main body 296 side of the bent portion 295. The light is guided to the rear end surface 291.

Since the bent portion 295 is formed by being bent obliquely upward, most of the light emitted from the rear end surface 291 of the rear end of the bent portion 295 is reflected by the reflecting means 430 at a more appropriate angle. The speaker 410 can be irradiated.
It should be noted that the inclination angle of the bent portion 295 is formed such that the light reflected by the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 has a reflection angle so as to go directly to the transmitting means 400 (cone diaphragm 411). That is, the incident angle of the light irradiated from the bent portion 295 to the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 is set to an appropriate incident angle that can generate the above situation (a situation where the reflected light is directed directly to the cone diaphragm 411). The inclination angle of the bent portion 295 is set.

The bent portion 295 is formed on both the upper end surface portion 290 and the lower end surface portion 290. In particular, the bent portion 295 provided on the upper side is an inclined portion 432 of the reflecting mirror surface portion 431. It is desirable to form so that light is guided toward the surface. In this case, the inclined portion 432 is formed at an inclination angle that appropriately reflects the light received from the upper bent portion 295 in the direction of the transmitting means 400 (cone diaphragm 411).
The rear end surface 291 of the rear end of the bent portion 295 is formed so as to be located in the rearward direction as compared with the first embodiment. That is, the rear end surface 291 is disposed closer to the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 side of the reflecting means 430 than in the first embodiment. By making the rear end surface 291 closer to the reflecting mirror surface portion 431 than in the first embodiment, the distance of the optical path from the rear end surface 291 to the speaker 410 can be shortened, and more powerful light can be efficiently transmitted to the speaker. 410 can be irradiated.

  In the first and second embodiments described above, the lamp unit 210 is described as including the speaker 410 as the transmission means 400, but is not particularly limited thereto. The lamp unit 210 may not include the speaker 410 as the transmission means 400. In other words, the light reflected by the reflecting means 430 is irradiated in the forward direction without passing through the transmitting means 400, and the light is guided to the outside of the gaming machine 10 and is visible to the player in the forward direction of the gaming machine 10. You may make it form in.

10 Gaming machine 210 Lamp unit
220 Front lens 250 Light guiding means
270 Rear light guiding means 280 Front
290 End face 291 Rear end face
300 Forward light guiding means 360 Light source
400 Transmitting means 410 Speaker
411 Cone diaphragm 420 Storage box
430 Reflection means

Claims (5)

A lamp unit that can irradiate light forward,
A light source that irradiates light forward,
A light guide means for guiding a part of the light from the light source in a predetermined direction,
The light guide means has a backward light guide means for guiding a part of the light from the light source in the backward direction,
In the rear direction of the backward light guiding means, a reflecting means for reflecting light guided from the backward light guiding means in a predetermined direction is provided,
A lamp unit characterized in that the light reflected by the reflecting means is made visible from the front.   It is located in the traveling direction of the light reflected by the reflecting means, and is provided with transmitting means capable of transmitting the light reflected by the reflecting means in the forward direction by having translucency in whole or in part. The lamp unit according to claim 1. The backward light guiding means includes a front part as a light receiving part located in the front direction of the light source, and an end face part extending from the front part toward the rear,
At the rear end of the rear face side of the end face part, a rear end face is formed as a light emitting part facing toward the rear direction,
The light guide means includes a forward light guide means that is located in front of the light source and guides a part of light from the light source that is not received by the front portion in the forward direction. The lamp unit according to claim 1 or 2.   3. The lamp unit according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting means is a speaker capable of outputting sound in the forward direction, and the whole or a part of the cone diaphragm constituting the speaker has translucency. The lamp unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A gaming machine comprising a control device that controls a light source of a lamp unit.