JP2012200330A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a planar expanse despite of using a flexible substrate and easily secure brightness when light-emitting bodies emit light.SOLUTION: This game machine includes the flexible substrate 54, and side-emission type light-emitting bodies 55a and 55b mounted on one surface of the flexible substrate 54. The light-emitting bodies 55a and 55b are mounted at prescribed distances apart in the longitudinal direction of the flexible substrate 54. The flexible substrate 54 is folded back at mid-course of the longitudinal direction and held by a holding part 67 of a support body 56 with its superposed on the mounting positions of the light-emitting bodies 55a and 55b. The light-emitting bodies 55a and 55b are disposed on both sides of the superposed part 65 of the flexible substrate 54.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrange ball machine, and a slot machine.

  A gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an arrangement ball machine, or a slot machine is provided with a light-emitting effect means on the front side thereof, and a light-emitting body is caused to emit light according to the gaming state. The directing means of this type of gaming machine has used a printed circuit board on which a light emitting body such as a number of light emitting diodes is mounted on the front side of the decorative body, but in recent years, a flexible board has been adopted. There is also a thing (patent document 1).

  In this production means, a plurality of side light emitting type light emitters are mounted on one side of a flexible substrate at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction, and the flexible substrate is wound around the outer periphery of the support.

JP 2004-350993 A

  The flexible board can be bent and can be mounted by winding it around the outer periphery of the frame-shaped support. Therefore, when a large number of light emitters are arranged along the outer periphery of the support, the structure is easily implemented. There are advantages you can do.

  However, since the flexible substrate has a side light emitting type light emitter mounted on one side thereof, it is convenient when the light emitter is arranged along the outer peripheral shape of the support to emit light in a linear or streak shape. However, there is a drawback of lacking planar spread. For this reason, the conventional light-emitting effect means employing a flexible substrate has drawbacks such that the light-emitting area is limited to a linear or streak narrow shape, and it is difficult to ensure sufficient brightness during light emission.

  In view of such a conventional problem, the present invention provides a gaming machine that can ensure a planar spread while using a flexible substrate, and can easily ensure brightness when a light emitter emits light. Objective.

  The present invention provides a gaming machine including a flexible board and a light-emitting effect unit including a side-emitting type light emitter mounted on one side of the flexible board, and at least a part of the flexible board in the longitudinal direction is thickened. The light emitters are arranged side by side in the vertical direction, and the light emitters in the arrangement portion of the flexible substrates are arranged close to each other.

  While overlapping the said flexible substrate, you may arrange | position the said light-emitting body on both sides of the overlapping part of the said flexible substrate. The light emitters on both sides of the overlapping portion may correspond to the thickness direction of the flexible substrate.

  The flexible substrate on which a plurality of the light emitters are mounted at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction may be folded in the middle of the longitudinal direction, and the flexible substrates may be overlapped at the mounting position of the light emitter. Each of the light emitters has a plurality of light emitting portions that emit light of different light emission colors, and the light emitting portions of the light emitters arranged corresponding to both sides of the flexible substrate are arranged in opposite directions. Sometimes. It is preferable that a support for supporting the flexible substrate is provided, and the support has a holding portion that holds the flexible substrate in an overlapping manner.

  According to the present invention, there is an advantage that it is possible to ensure a planar spread while using a flexible substrate, and to easily ensure the brightness when the light emitter emits light.

1 is a front view of a pachinko machine showing a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view, such as a ball supply tray on the same front plate side. It is side surface sectional drawing of the rotation effect means. It is front sectional drawing of the rotation effect means. It is a plane sectional view of the rotation production means. It is a plane sectional view of the rotation production means. It is an enlarged plan view of the principal part. It is an expanded sectional view of the principal part. It is a perspective view of the flexible substrate. It is folding explanatory drawing of the flexible substrate. It is an enlarged plan view of the principal part which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is an enlarged plan view of the principal part which shows the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the game board which shows the 4th Embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing of the movable production | presentation means. It is an expanded plane sectional view of the principal part. It is an expanded side sectional view of the principal part. It is a front view of the 5th light emission production | presentation means of this invention. FIG. It is a front view which shows the 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is the same expanded side sectional view. It is the same front view. It is a top view which shows the 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is the same front sectional view.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 illustrate a first embodiment in which the present invention is employed in a pachinko machine. As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 1 includes a rectangular outer frame 2 and a front frame 4 pivotally attached to the front side of the outer frame 2 by a hinge 3 so as to be openable and closable around a vertical axis. A glass door 5 and a front plate 6 are arranged vertically on the front side of the front frame 4 and are pivotally supported by a hinge 7 on the same side as the hinge 3 with respect to the front frame 4 so as to be openable and closable around the vertical axis.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, on the front side of the front plate 6, a ball supply tray 8 for storing game balls for launch and a ball receiving tray 9 for storing surplus balls are arranged vertically. A launching handle 10 for launching means (not shown) for launching a game ball is provided. The ball supply tray 8 and the ball tray 9 are mounted on the front plate 6 and are covered with an upper plate cover 12 and a lower plate cover 13 from the front side.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a rotation effect unit 14 that also functions as an operation button is disposed obliquely upward in the front center portion of the upper plate cover 12, and a chance button 15 is provided on the left side and a ball lending operation is provided on the right side. Panels 16 are respectively arranged. A game board 17 is detachably attached to the front frame 4 on the back side of the glass door 5 so as to correspond to the glass door 5.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a guide rail 18 for guiding a game ball launched from the launching unit is arranged in a substantially arc shape on the front surface of the game board 17, and in a game area 19 inside the guide rail 18. Various game parts such as an image display means 20, a normal symbol starting means 21, a special symbol starting means 22, a variable winning means 23, a normal winning means 24, a normal symbol displaying means 25, and a special symbol displaying means 26 are arranged.

  The image display means 20 is arranged in the upper part of the game center 19 in the left-right direction, and the special symbol starting means 22 and the variable winning means 23 are arranged vertically below the image display means 20. The normal winning means 24 is provided on both the left and right sides of the variable winning means 23. The special symbol starting means 22 has a non-opening / closing type winning opening 22a and an opening / closing type winning opening 22b. The normal symbol starting means 21 is disposed between the image display means 20 and the guide rail 18.

  The image display means 20 includes an image display unit 28 such as a liquid crystal display, and a decorative frame 30 having a display window 29 corresponding to the image display unit 28 and mounted on the front surface of the game board 17. The decorative frame 30 is provided with a protruding portion 31 protruding forward from the game board 17 from the upper side to the left and right side portions, and a normal symbol display means 25 and a special symbol display means 26 on the front surface of the upper portion side of the protruding portion 31. And are attached.

  The normal symbol display means 25 is for variably displaying normal symbols, and is composed of a plurality of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of types of normal symbols (for example, two types of “O” and “X”). On condition that the starting means 21 detects a game ball, the two light-emitting elements blink for a predetermined time so that they are alternately turned on, and a random value lottery is selected in advance when the normal symbol starting means 21 detects a game ball. The light emitting element on the “◯” side in the hit state is turned on when the hit determination value is matched, and the light emitting element on the “×” side in the off state is turned on and stopped in other cases. In addition, the normal symbol after change will be in a hit mode with a predetermined probability of about 1/10.

  The special symbol display means 26 is constituted by a segment type or the like that can display the special symbols by changing the light emitting part. The special symbols change for a predetermined time on condition that the special symbol starting means 22 detects the game ball. Then, when the random number value drawn at the time of detection of the game ball by the special symbol starting means 22 coincides with a predetermined jackpot determination value, it is stopped in a predetermined jackpot mode, and in other cases it stops in a missed mode. It has become.

  The open / close type winning opening 22b of the special symbol starting means 22 is opened only for a predetermined time (short time) when the stop symbol after the fluctuation of the normal symbol display means 25 is in a hit state. The variable winning means 23 has an opening / closing plate 23a. When the special symbol after the change of the special symbol display means 26 becomes a big hit state and the special gaming state occurs, the opening / closing plate 23a opens to the front side and falls from above. To play game balls. During the special game state, when the predetermined time (for example, about 30 seconds) elapses from the opening of the opening / closing plate 23a, or when a predetermined number (for example, 10) of game balls wins, the operation of closing the opening / closing plate 23a is performed for one round. And this operation is continued a predetermined number of times (for example, 16 rounds).

  The image display unit 28 is at an appropriate timing according to the progress of the game, such as a change display of the effect symbols 32a, 32b, 32c corresponding to the special symbol of the special symbol display means 26, an operation instruction to display the operation instruction image 33 of the rotation effect means 14, and the like. Various effect images are displayed at any time. That is, when the special symbol is changed by the special symbol display means 26, one or a plurality of, for example, three effect symbols 32a to 32c are variably displayed on the image display unit 28 in synchronization with the change of the special symbol. At this time, the effect symbols 32a to 32c change for a predetermined time through a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern determined by lottery on the condition that the special symbol starting means 22 detects the game ball, and then synchronize with the end of the variation of the special symbol. Stop sequentially in a predetermined order (for example, left, right, middle, etc.).

  The stop symbol after the change of the effect symbols 32a to 32c is a jackpot effect mode in which all the special symbols are stopped when the special symbol is stopped in the jackpot mode, and at least a part of the off symbol effect is different when the special symbol is stopped in the miss mode. It becomes an aspect.

  For example, numerical symbols from 0 to 9 are used for the production symbols 32a to 32c, and when the special symbols are stopped in a big win mode, the production symbols 32a to 32c are jackpot productions such as “7/7/7”. When it stops in the mode and the special symbol stops in the off mode, the effect symbols 32a to 32c stop in the off mode such as “2, 4, 5”.

  In the operation instruction of the rotation effect means 14, when a highly reliable production symbol variation pattern in which the special symbol after variation becomes a big hit mode is selected by lottery, for example, a predetermined gaming state that gives the player a sense of expectation, for example, When the two effect symbols 32a and 32c except for one effect symbol 32b become the same reach, an operation instruction image 33 for instructing the operation of the rotation effect means 14 is displayed at a predetermined position of the image display unit 28. Is done.

  Then, for example, when the special figure starting means 22 detects a game ball, the jackpot is drawn out, and when a special game state occurs after the changed special symbol becomes a big hit mode, the operation instruction image 33 If the rotation effecting means 14 is pressed at an appropriate timing during the symbol variation according to the above, the rotation effecting means 14 becomes a rotational light emission state in which the blinking light emission is performed while rotating, and then the special symbol is stopped in the big hit mode, and Announce the occurrence of the following special gaming state.

  It should be noted that the rotation effect means 14 may rotate and emit light regardless of whether or not the player operates. Further, during rotation light emission of the rotation effect means 14, an effect image indicating the rotation light emission of the rotation effect means 14 may be displayed on the image display unit 28.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the upper plate cover 12 has a bulge portion 35 that bulges forward on the upper side of the lower plate cover 13, and the rotation effect means 14 is disposed in the bulge portion 35. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the rotation effecting unit 14 includes a rotating light emitting unit 39 that emits blinking light while rotating around the rotation shaft 38, and covers the rotating light emitting unit 39 from the upper side, and uses light from the rotating light emitting unit 39. The outer peripheral surface and the upper end surface are fitted on the outer periphery of the light emitting cover 40, the light emitting cover 40 that also serves as a pressing operation unit that rotates and emits light in a predetermined light emitting color such as red, the detection switch 41 that detects the pressing operation of the light emitting cover 40, and In addition, a funnel-shaped reflective cover 42 whose upper end outer periphery is fitted to the upper dish cover 12, a support frame 44 fixed to the upper dish cover 12 via an attachment member 43 below the reflective cover 42, and the support frame 44 On the lower side, it is provided with a fixed frame 45 which is coupled to the front surface portion 36 of the upper plate cover 12 from the back side and abuts on the bottom wall 13a of the lower plate cover 13, and is disposed in an inclined manner in the front upward direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the rotary light emitting means 39 is disposed in the vicinity of the light source 47 provided on the support frame 44, so as to be rotatable around the rotation shaft 38 in the vicinity of the upper side of the light source 47, and from the upper side. A rotating disk 48 for covering, and a reflecting plate 49 whose base is fixed on the rotating disk 48 in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the light source 47 and rotates integrally with the rotating shaft 38 to reflect the light from the light source 47 outward in the radial direction. And a driving means 50 for driving the reflecting plate 49 via the rotating shaft 38 is provided below the light source 47.

  The light source 47 is configured by arranging light emitters 55 a and 55 b such as light emitting diodes, which are mounted on one surface of a flexible substrate 54, on a support 56 so as to be substantially concentric with respect to the rotary shaft 38. The support 56 is disc-shaped or ring-shaped, and is fixed on a support case 57 that supports the rotating shaft 38 with screws or the like. Holding walls 58a and 58b are provided concentrically inside and outside above the support 56, and the flexible substrate 54 inserted between the holding walls 58a and 58b is detachably held by the holding walls 58a and 58b. It is supposed to be.

  The inner holding wall 58a is annular. The outer holding wall 59b is substantially C-shaped, and is provided with an open portion 62 necessary for arranging the bent portion 60 of the flexible substrate 54 and the connector 61. The holding walls 58a and 58b are formed with receiving portions 63a and 63b such as recesses corresponding to the light emitters 55a and 55b of the flexible substrate 54 corresponding to the inside and outside, and the flexible substrate 54 is provided between the holding walls 58a and 58b. When inserted, the light emitters 55a and 55b are accommodated in the accommodating portions 63a and 63b.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the flexible substrate 54 has a belt-like shape and is folded in two at the folding portion 60 and overlapped. The connector 61 is mounted on the side opposite to one end in the longitudinal direction. A plurality of light emitters 55a and 55b are provided at one end in the width direction of one side of the flexible substrate 54 excluding the bent portion 60, with a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction along the edge, and are flexible during light emission. Light is emitted in the width direction of the substrate 54 (the direction indicated by the arrow c in FIG. 8).

  As shown in FIG. 10, the flexible substrate 54 is folded in a double-folded manner at the folding portion 60 with the surface without the light emitters 55 a and 55 b inside. As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the flexible substrate 54 is inserted between the holding walls 58a and 58b with the entire mounting region X of the light emitters 55a and 55b overlapped, and is held by the holding walls 58a and 58b. Removably held. The holding walls 58a and 58b constitute the holding portion 67, and sandwich the substantially entire overlapping portion 65 (mounting region X) of the flexible substrate 54 from both sides.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the bent portion 60 and the connector 61 of the flexible substrate 54 protrude from the opposite side in the circumferential direction to the open portion 62 of the holding wall 58b. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, each of the light emitters 55 a and 55 b is disposed on the opposite side across the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 in correspondence with the inner and outer directions (the thickness direction of the flexible substrate 54). It is accommodated in the accommodating portions 63a and 63b of the holding walls 58a and 58b. Further, one side of the flexible substrate 54 opposite to the bent portion 60 protrudes longer than the other, and the connector 61 is mounted on the protruding portion 54a. The projecting portion 54 a is disposed along the holding wall 58 a at the opening portion 62.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rotating disk 48 has a circular shape substantially the same as that of the support 56, and the light from each of the light emitters 55 a and 55 b is directed in a direction substantially parallel to the axis of the rotating shaft 38. A condensing part 66 for condensing light is integrally provided and fixed to the upper end of the rotating shaft 38. The condensing part 66 is formed in a ring shape that is continuous in the circumferential direction corresponding to each of the light emitters 55a and 55b. The rotating disk 48 is light transmissive, and the condensing part 66 has a convex lens shape protruding in an arc shape on the upper surface side of the rotating disk 48.

  The reflection plate 49 is disposed on the upper surface on the outer peripheral side of the rotating disk 48 and located near the outer periphery of the light source 47, and has a concave reflection surface that reflects light from the light emitters 55a and 55b of the light source 47 in the radial direction. 49a. The front end side of the reflection plate 49 is curved toward the center side of the rotary shaft 38, and a part of the light source 47 in the circumferential direction is covered from the outer side in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 38 at the front end side.

  The light emitting cover 40 also serves as a pressing operation portion for the detection switch 41 in addition to the rotation light emission at the time of the rotation light emission of the rotation light emitting means 39, and the reflection cover 42 can be pressed from the upper side of the upper plate cover 12. The support frame 44 is supported by the support frame 44 so as to be movable in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 38, and is held at the return position by the return spring 70.

  The light emitting cover 40 has a hemispherical shape protruding upward as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, and is colored red, for example, in the case of red light emission. A movable ring 71 disposed substantially concentrically on the outer periphery of the rotating disk 48 is fixed to the lower end of the light emitting cover 40. The movable ring 71 is supported by the support frame 44 so as to be slidable in the axial direction of the rotary shaft 38 through a slide rod 72 that slidably penetrates the through hole 73. A plurality of sliding rods 72 are arranged at substantially equal intervals in the circumferential direction, and project downward from the movable ring 71 substantially in parallel with the rotary shaft 38. A return spring 70 for returning the light emitting cover 40 to the reflective cover 42 side through the movable ring 71 is fitted over the outer periphery of each sliding rod 72 and is interposed between the movable ring 71 and the support frame 44.

  The detection switch 41 is a non-contact type or the like, and is mounted on the support frame 44 so as to face the movable ring 71 vertically as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, and when the light emitting cover 40 is pressed, A position detection piece 74 provided on the outer peripheral side of the movable ring 71 is detected. The detection switch 41 is configured in a substantially U shape so as to detect the entry of the position detection piece 74, and is attached to the support frame 44 via the switch substrate 75. The position detecting piece 74 is provided so as to protrude downward from the movable ring 71 and enters the detection switch 41 when the light emitting cover 40 is operated.

  The drive means 50 includes a drive motor 77 mounted on the lower side of the gear case 76, a drive gear 78 and a driven gear 79 housed in the gear case 76, and the drive gear 78 is attached to the drive shaft 80 of the drive motor 77. The driven gear 79 is provided on the rotary shaft 38, respectively.

  In this pachinko machine 1, when the normal symbol starting means 21 detects a game ball, the normal symbol of the normal symbol display means 25 fluctuates for a predetermined time and stops in either the hit mode or the off mode. If the normal symbol is a winning mode, the open / close type winning opening 22b of the special symbol starting means 22 is opened for a predetermined time.

  When a game ball wins one of the two upper and lower winning holes 22a, 22b of the special symbol starting means 22, the special symbol of the special symbol display means 26 fluctuates for a predetermined time, and the image is synchronized with the fluctuation of the special symbol. The effect symbols 32a to 32c of the display means 20 vary in a predetermined effect symbol variation pattern.

  When the special symbol starting means 22 detects a game ball, for example, if the special symbol after the change is a big hit mode and a special jackpot where a special gaming state occurs is drawn, the image is changed during the change of the special symbol. When two effect symbols 32a and 32c are displayed to display the same symbol among the effect symbols 32a to 32c displayed on the display means 20, other effect symbols 32a to 32c are indicated as indicated by dotted lines in FIG. In addition, an operation instruction image 33 for instructing the operation of the rotation effect means 14 is displayed on the image display means 20.

  Then, when this operation instruction image 33 is displayed, if the player presses the light emitting cover 40 at an appropriate timing, the rotation effecting means 14 rotates and emits red light, and then the special symbol stops in a big hit mode. A notice effect is given to announce that a special gaming state will occur. Note that the rotation light emission by the rotation effect means 14 may be continued until the special game state ends when the special game state occurs thereafter. When the special symbol after the change is in a detachment mode, it may be stopped at the same time as the end of the change of the special symbol or before or after the end of the change.

  The rotation effect means 14 is not normally emitting light and is in a stopped state. The light emitting cover 40 is biased upward by the return spring 70, and the detection switch 41 is in a non-detection state.

  Accordingly, when the player presses the light emitting cover 40 downward with his palm in the direction of the arrow a in FIG. 3, the movable ring 71 and the light emitting cover 40 are integrated against the return spring 70 while being guided by the sliding rod 72. Accordingly, the rotary shaft 38 is lowered in the axial direction. When the light emitting cover 40 is lowered, the position detection piece 74 below the movable ring 71 enters the detection switch 41, and the detection switch 41 detects the position detection piece 74 and issues a rotation light emission command.

  When there is a rotational light emission signal from the detection switch 41, the light emitters 55a and 55b of the light source 47 emit light and the drive motor 77 of the drive means 50 is activated to drive the drive gear 78, the driven gear 79, and the rotary shaft 38. Thus, the reflecting plate 49 rotates integrally with the rotating disk 48 in the direction indicated by the arrow b in FIG. As a result, the rotating light emitting means 39 enters a rotating light emitting state in which light is emitted while rotating.

  In the light source 47, two light emitters 55a and 55b corresponding to the light converging part 66 of the rotating disk 48 are arranged at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction at substantially equal intervals. Using the flexible substrate 54 on which the bodies 55a and 55b are mounted, the flexible substrate 54 is folded in two at the folding portion 60 and superimposed, and then the overlapping portion 65 is inserted between the holding walls 58a and 58b. As a result, since the two light emitters 55a and 55b are arranged corresponding to both sides of the overlapping portion 65, the light source 47 can be manufactured easily and inexpensively with a structure.

  In addition, the light source 47 has the simple structure in which the light emitters 55a and 55b are provided on one side because the flexible substrate 54 is folded in half and the flexible substrate 54 is overlapped in the mounting region X of the light emitters 55a and 55b. Despite the use of the substrate 54, the light emitters 55a and 55b can be arranged so as to extend in the longitudinal direction and the thickness direction of the flexible substrate 54, and the light emitting region can be enlarged.

  In particular, the two light emitters 55a and 55b correspond to each other on both sides of the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54, and each of the two light emitters 55a and 55b emits light, so the flexible substrate 54 is used. Nevertheless, the light emitting state of the light emitting cover 40 can be made brighter.

  In addition, since the flexible substrate 54 is folded in two with the bent portion 60 other than the mounting region X of the light emitters 55a and 55b, it is structurally simple compared to the case where two separate flexible substrates 54 are used. It can be implemented easily and inexpensively. Furthermore, since the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 is inserted between the holding walls 58a and 58b, the flexible substrate 54 can be easily assembled to the support 56.

  The flexible board 54 is sandwiched between the holding walls 58a and 58b, and the light emitters 55a and 55b are accommodated in the receiving portions 63a and 63b formed in the holding walls 58a and 58b. 54, the light emitters 55a and 55b can be protected by the holding walls 58a and 58b, and the damage can be prevented. Since the respective light emitters 55a and 55b are accommodated in the accommodating portions 63a and 63b of the holding walls 58a and 58b, the flexible substrate 54 and the light emitters 55a and 55b can be positioned thereby. Since the holding walls 58a and 58b are provided inside the connector 61, an external force when the external connector 61a is connected to the connector 61 can be carried by the holding walls 58a and 58b.

  FIG. 11 illustrates a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, an insertion portion 82 is formed in the inner holding wall 58 a corresponding to the opening portion 62, and the end portion 83 of the flexible substrate 54 is inserted into the insertion portion 82. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  In this way, by inserting the end portion 83 of the flexible substrate 54 on the connector 61 side into the insertion portion 82 of the holding wall 58a, processing such as fixing the end portion 83 side of the flexible substrate 54 can be easily performed. it can.

  FIG. 12 illustrates a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, full-color light emitters 55a and 55b in which light emitting portions 84 to 86 of three colors of red, green, and blue are arranged in a substantially single line are used. The light emitters 55a and 55b disposed on both sides of the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 have the light emitting portions 84 to 86 of red, green, and blue in opposite directions along the longitudinal direction of the flexible substrate 54. Is arranged. Other configurations are the same as those of the first embodiment.

  Thus, when using the light emitters 55a and 55b in which the three color light emitters 84 to 86 are arranged in a line, the arrangement of the light emitters 84 to 86 is reversed and the two light emitters 55a and 55b are replaced. By disposing, the light emission colors of the light emitting portions 84 to 86 are easily mixed. Further, when the light emitters 55a and 55b are mounted on the flexible substrate 54, the light emitting portions 84 to 86 are aligned in the same direction, and then the flexible substrate 54 is folded in two. However, it can be easily manufactured in spite of the fact that the arrangement direction is reversed.

  13 to 16 illustrate a fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a movable effect means 87 is provided on the decorative frame 30 of the image display means 20 so as to be movable in and out on the front side of the image display section 28 as shown in FIG. The movable effect means 87 includes a support arm 89 pivotally supported by a support shaft 88 on the back side of the decorative frame 30, a light emitting effect body 90 provided at the tip of the support arm 89, and the support arm 89 as a support shaft. The light emitting effect body 90 includes a central decorative portion 92 and an outer peripheral light emitting portion 93 provided on the outer periphery of the central decorative portion 92.

  The light-emitting effect body 90 has a circular shape or other shapes, and the center decoration portion 92 is provided with a decoration for the effect on the front side, and is supported by an outer ring-shaped support frame 94. As shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, the outer peripheral light emitting portion 93 includes a light-transmitting support frame 94, a ring-shaped support body 56 detachably attached to the back side of the support frame 94, and a flexible substrate 54. And a plurality of light emitters 55a and 55b disposed at a predetermined interval in the circumferential direction on the front side of the support 56, and the light emitting surface on the front surface of the support frame 94 by the light emission of the light emitters 55a and 55b. Is now emitting light.

  The support 56 is for winding and mounting the flexible substrate 54, and as shown in FIGS. 13 to 16, a fixing portion 95 for fixing the flexible substrate 54 is integrated with each of the light emitters 55a and 55b. Is provided. The support 56 and the fixing portion 95 are formed with receiving portions 63a and 63b such as recesses corresponding to the light emitting bodies 55a and 55b, and the light emitting bodies 55a and 55b are accommodated in the receiving portions 63a and 63b. The support 56 and the fixing part 95 constitute a holding part 67.

  The flexible substrate 54 is folded in half, and the overlapping portion 65 is inserted between the flexible substrate 54 and the fixing portion 95 in a state of being wound around the outer periphery of the support 56. The respective light emitters 55a and 55b are arranged on both sides of the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54, and are accommodated in accommodating portions 63a and 63b formed in the support 56 and the fixing portion 95. The fixing portion 95 is integral with the support body 56 on the rear side, and the front end side is slightly retracted from the front end of the support body 56. The back side of the support frame 94 is covered with a back cover 94.

  One end side of the flexible substrate 54 extends from the overlapping portion 65 into the support arm 89 and is arranged at the center in the width direction along the longitudinal direction of the support arm 89, and external control is performed via the connector 61 or the like on the base side. Connected to the means. As shown in FIG. 14, the flexible substrate 54 in the support arm 89 is inserted and fixed in the slits 97 of the reinforcing ribs 96 arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction.

  The movable effect means 87 is usually raised above the image display unit 28 and accommodated in the decorative frame 30. Then, if the effect symbols 32a to 32c of the image display unit 28 are in a specific game state such as a specific reach, the movable effect means 87 is supported in synchronization with a predetermined effect image displayed on the image display unit 28. A movable effect that descends and rises around the axis 88 and a light-emitting effect in which the outer peripheral light emitting unit 93 emits light or flashes are performed.

  Also in the case of such a movable effect means 87, the two light emitters 55a and 55b are arranged close to each other on both sides of the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 by folding the flexible substrate 54 in a folded shape. Therefore, the outer peripheral light emitting portion 93 can be made to emit light brightly by the two light emitters 55a and 55b. Further, the flexible substrate 54 provided with the light emitters 55a and 55b can be easily and surely mounted by inserting it between the support 56 and the fixing portion 95 while winding the folded flexible substrate 54 around the outer periphery of the support 56. it can. Furthermore, the flexible substrate 54 can be easily wound around the support 56 and inserted between the support 56 and the fixing portion 95 by slightly retracting the front end of the fixing portion 95 from the front end of the support 56. it can.

  In this embodiment, the light emitters 55a and 55b of the flexible substrate 54 are caused to emit light so that the outer peripheral light emitting portion 93 emits light. However, the support arm 89 and / or the central decorative portion are synchronized with the outer peripheral light emitting portion 93. 92 may emit light.

  17 and 18 illustrate a fifth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a front emission type light emitting effect means 105 for emitting light from the front plate 104 is provided in the decorative frame 30. The flexible board 54 is arranged in the light emitting effect means 105 so that the width direction is substantially perpendicular to the front surface of the support 56 arranged substantially parallel to the game board 17.

  The overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 is disposed substantially linearly and is detachably held by a pair of holding protrusions 98 protruding from the support 56. The light emitters 55 a and 55 b on both sides of the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 are arranged in the vicinity of the longitudinal direction of the flexible substrate 54. The position of the flexible substrate 54 in the longitudinal direction is positioned by the holding projection 98 and the light emitters 55a and 55b contacting or approaching in the longitudinal direction. A holding portion 67 is configured by the holding protrusion 98.

  When the folded flexible substrate 54 is overlapped and the light emitters 55 a and 55 b are arranged on both sides of the overlapping portion 65, the two light emitters 55 a and 55 b are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the flexible substrate 54. It is also possible to provide a slight deviation. The holding part 67 may be provided at a predetermined interval in the longitudinal direction of the flexible substrate 54.

  19 and 20 illustrate a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The flexible substrate 54 is folded in a double-folded manner at the folding portion 60, and the overlapping portion 65 is disposed substantially in parallel with a predetermined interval (for example, an interval corresponding to two light emitters 55a and 55b). Light emitters 55a and 55b are arranged on opposite sides of the 65 flexible substrate 54. The light emitters 55a and 55b are arranged inside the flexible substrate 54 of the overlapping portion 65 so as to face each other at substantially the same position in the longitudinal direction. Note that the opposing light emitters 55a and 55b are in contact or in proximity.

  The support 56 is provided with a plurality of spacing holding projections 99 at predetermined intervals corresponding to the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54, and corresponds to the spacing holding projections 99 at appropriate positions such as the spacing holding projections 99 or both ends. The presser protrusion 100 is provided, and the flexible substrate 54 is detachably held by the gap holding protrusion 99 and the presser protrusion 100. The spacing holding projection 99 and the presser projection 100 constitute a holding portion 67.

  Also in this case, although the light emitters 55a and 55b are mounted on one surface of the flexible substrate 54, the light emitters 55a and 55b can be arranged to face each other, so that the brightness can be further increased. Therefore, the flexible board 54 is folded in half with the light emitters 55a and 55b inside, and the opposed light emitters 55a and 55b are brought into contact with or close to each other at substantially the same position in the longitudinal direction of the flexible board 54. The flexible substrate 54 may be disposed on both sides of the light emitters 55a and 55b.

  When the flexible board 54 is folded in half with the light emitters 55a and 55b inside, as shown in FIG. 21, a predetermined number (two or three) of flexible boards 54 between the overlapping portions 65 are provided. The light emitters 55a and 55b may be close to each other and arranged in a line in the longitudinal direction. In this case, the holding protrusion 98 may hold the flexible substrate 54 at a portion corresponding to the light emitters 55a and 55b.

  22 and 23 illustrate a seventh embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the overlapped portion 65 of the flexible board 54 has an engaged portion 101 formed in a penetrating or notched shape at an appropriate location, and the support 56 is engaged with the engaged portion 101. A portion 102 is formed, and the overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 is positioned by these engagements. The support 56 is provided with a receiving portion 103 that receives the flexible substrate 54 while avoiding interference with the light emitters 55 a and 55 b in a protruding shape, and the receiving portion 103 is provided with an engaging portion 102.

  The flexible substrate 54 detachably fixes both ends of the overlapping portion 65 to the support 56. The intermediate portion of the overlapping portion 65 is thus engaged between the engaged portion 101 of the flexible substrate 54 and the support 56. Positioning may be performed by the portion 102. In this case, the engaged portion 101 on the flexible substrate 54 side and the engaging portion 102 on the support 56 side only need to be in a releasably engaged relationship, and the shape and structure thereof is the mounting of the flexible substrate 54. It may be determined appropriately in consideration of the convenience.

  As mentioned above, although each embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, this invention is not limited to this each embodiment, A various change is possible in the range which does not deviate from the meaning of this invention. For example, when the flexible substrate 54 on which the light emitters 55a and 55b are mounted is folded in two at the bending portion 60 and attached to the support 56, the flexible substrate 54 may be bent with the side without the light emitters 55a and 55b inside. The light emitters 55a and 55b may be bent inward.

  The flexible substrate 54 may be arranged by arranging at least a part in the longitudinal direction. In that case, it is sufficient that the mounting region X of the light emitters 55a and 55b of the flexible substrate 54 is located in the vicinity of the thickness direction, and the light emitters 55a and 55b are close to each other. They do not have to be parallel. Further, the flexible substrates 54 may be arranged in a bent state, or a plurality of flexible substrates 54 may be arranged in a line.

  When the light emitters 55a and 55b having a plurality of light emitting portions 84 to 86 that emit light of different emission colors are used, a two-color type may be used. Further, the full-color light emitters 55a and 55b may be arranged so that the arrangement directions of the light emitting portions 84 to 86 are the same. The light emitting units 84 to 86 may be arranged so as to be alternately arranged in the longitudinal direction. The overlapping portion 65 of the flexible substrate 54 may be arranged in an arc shape, a bent shape, a linear shape, a wave shape, or a zigzag shape with respect to the support 56. Moreover, the shape of the support body 56 and the shape of the holding | maintenance part 67 can be changed suitably.

  In the case of a pachinko machine, the light-emitting effect means may be provided on the decorative frame 30 of the image display means 20 of the game board 17 or other game parts of the game board 17, or may be provided on the glass door 5, the front plate 6 or the like. Also good. In addition to a pachinko machine, any pachinko machine or arrangement ball may be used as long as it has a light emitting presentation means including a flexible substrate 54 and side light emitting light emitters 55a and 55b mounted on one side of the flexible substrate 54. The present invention can be similarly applied not only to a ball game machine such as a machine but also to other game machines such as a slot machine.

14 Rotation effect means 54 Flexible substrates 55a and 55b Light emitter 56 Support body 60 Bending part 65 Overlapping part 67 Holding parts 84 to 86 Light emitting part 87 Movable effect means 105 Light emission effect means

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  In a gaming machine provided with a light-emitting effect unit including a flexible substrate and a side-emitting light-emitting body mounted on one side of the flexible substrate, at least a part of the flexible substrate in the longitudinal direction is arranged in the thickness direction. A gaming machine, characterized in that the light emitters are arranged close to each other in the arrangement portion of the flexible substrates.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the flexible boards are superposed and the light emitters are arranged on both sides of the superposed portion of the flexible boards.   The gaming machine according to claim 2, wherein the light emitters on both sides of the overlapping portion correspond to the thickness direction of the flexible substrate.   The flexible board on which a plurality of the light emitters are mounted at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction is folded in the middle of the longitudinal direction, and the flexible boards are overlapped at the mounting position of the light emitter. Item 4. The gaming machine according to any one of Items 1 to 3.   Each of the light emitters has a plurality of light emitting portions that emit light of different light emission colors, and the light emitting portions of the light emitters arranged corresponding to both sides of the flexible substrate are arranged in opposite directions. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the gaming machine is provided.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a support body that supports the flexible board, the support body having a holding portion that holds the flexible board in an overlapping manner.

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