JP2013034589A - Illumination device for game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination device that exhibits a novel illumination effect.SOLUTION: When a light source 50 is turned on, light emitted from the light source 50 is reflected by a reflector 13 towards a front face 11a of a box body 11, is reflected by the front face 11a, and illuminates the back face of a rotary member body 31 of a rotary member 30. When the motor 21 is activated to rotate the rotary member 30, an opening 31a of the rotary member 30 and a portion other than the opening 31a repeatedly appear in front of the light emitted from the light source 50 so as to repeat transmission and shielding of light, thereby generating a visual phenomenon such as stroboscopic effect. When a rotary member 40 is manually rotated, an opening 40b of the rotary member 40 and a portion other than the opening 40b repeatedly appear in front of the light transmitting through the opening 31a of the rotary member 30 so as to repeat transmission and shielding of the light, thereby changing the visual phenomenon by the rotary member 30.

Description

  The present invention belongs to the technical field of gaming machines, and particularly relates to an electrical decoration device for gaming machines.

A game machine such as a ball ball game machine or a slot machine represented by a pachinko machine is provided with an electrical decoration device that exhibits a production effect in relation to the game.
For example, in the gaming component of Patent Document 1, light irradiated from an LED is placed inside a kaleidoscope box that forms a pyramid-shaped reflective cavity that opens to the front side by a combination of reflective surfaces made of a large number of reflectors facing each other. Introduced, the kaleidoscope image of the complex light pattern projected on the reflection surface is shown to the player from the opening on the front side of the reflection cavity.

JP 2006-136377 A

However, kaleidoscopes as techniques for creating complex patterns by reflecting light at a plurality of reflecting surfaces are well known per se, and a novel electric decoration effect is required.
This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, The place made into the objective is to provide the electrical decoration apparatus which exhibits a novel electrical decoration effect.

  An electrical decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 1, which has been made to solve the above-described problems, includes a light source that emits light, a light-shielding unit that is rotatably supported and blocks light emitted from the light source, and transmission. A plurality of rotating members having a transmitting part to be transmitted, and in the first rotating member of the plurality of rotating members, the light shielding unit transmits the light emitted from the light source while the light shielding part transmits the light. In the second and subsequent rotating members of the plurality of rotating members, the light transmitted through the transmitting portion of the previous rotating member is transmitted by the transmitting portion while the light shielding portion is blocked. It is characterized by doing.

According to the electrical decoration device for a gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
That is, when the first rotating member among the plurality of rotating members rotates, the light transmitting portion and the light shielding portion of the rotating member repeatedly appear in front of the light emitted from the light source, whereby the light transmission and the light shielding are repeated. Visual phenomena such as the strobe effect appear.

  Subsequently, when the second rotating member of the plurality of rotating members rotates, the transmitting portion and the light shielding portion of the rotating member repeatedly appear in front of the light transmitted through the transmitting portion of the first rotating member. Light transmission and light shielding are repeated to change the visual phenomenon caused by the first rotating member.

  In addition, when there are three or more rotating members, when the third and subsequent rotating members rotate, the transmitting portion of the rotating member is placed in front of the light transmitted through the transmitting portion of the previous rotating member. When the light shielding portion repeatedly appears, the light transmission and the light shielding are repeated, and the visual phenomenon by the previous rotating member is further changed.

Therefore, according to the electrical decoration device for a gaming machine of the present invention, a novel electrical decoration effect can be exhibited.
An electrical decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 2 is the electrical decoration device for gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light source can change a cycle of turning on and off when irradiating the light. It is characterized by being.

  According to the electrical decoration device for a gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above, the visual phenomenon due to the first rotating member is changed by changing the period in which the light source emits light. The visual phenomenon caused by the first and subsequent rotating members also changes, and a more novel electric decoration effect can be exhibited.

  The electrical decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 3 is the electrical decoration device for gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2, wherein the light source can change a frequency of light to be irradiated. It is characterized by being.

  According to the electrical decoration device for a gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above, the visual phenomenon due to the first rotating member is changed by changing the frequency of the light emitted by the light source. The visual phenomenon caused by the first and subsequent rotating members also changes, and a more novel electric decoration effect can be exhibited.

Plan view (a), side view (b) of the electrical decoration device 1 of the embodiment AA cross section Exploded perspective view of the electrical decoration device 1 of the embodiment

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[Embodiment]
The electrical decoration device 1 according to the present embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is equipped at the center or lower left side of a front panel (not shown) of a gaming machine (not shown) such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine. The front panel corresponds to a member whose front face faces the player. The front panel is connected to a main body frame (also referred to as an outer frame) of the gaming machine with a hinge structure and can be opened and closed like a door. The front panel is normally closed.

In addition, the shape of the housing | casing 10 mentioned later may differ, or the housing | casing 10 may not exist depending on the attachment form to the front panel of the electrical decoration apparatus 1. FIG.
[1. Configuration of the illumination device 1]
Next, the structure of the electrical decoration apparatus 1 is demonstrated.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electrical decoration device 1 includes a housing 10, a motor unit 20, a rotating member 30, a rotating member 40, and a light source 50.
[1.1. Configuration of casing 10]
The housing 10 has a configuration in which a cylindrical cylindrical portion 12 is attached to a front surface 11a of a box-shaped box body 11 whose rear end is open.

  In the box 11, a circular through hole 11b is formed at the center of the front surface 11a, and a cylindrical part 11c having a cylindrical shape is formed around the through hole 11b. In addition, the central axis of the cylindrical part 12 and the through-hole 11b of the box 11 and the central axis of the cylindrical part 11c are set to coincide. Moreover, the rotation member 30 mentioned later is attached to the cylindrical part 11c.

Further, four bosses 12a are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion 12 at positions that divide the circumference into four equal parts. A light source 50 described later is attached to the cylindrical portion 12.
The housing 10 also includes a cylindrical reflecting plate 13. The reflector 13 is formed so that the diameter increases from the rear end to the front end, and is externally inserted into the cylindrical portion 11 c of the box 11. And the reflecting plate 13 reflects the light irradiated from the light source 50 mentioned later toward the upper surface 11a of the box 11 which exists diagonally back.

  The housing 10 includes a disk-shaped cover 14. Four tongue pieces 14a are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cover 14 at positions that divide the circumference into four equal parts, and these four tongue pieces 14a are attached to the four bosses 12a of the cylindrical portion 12 with screws, A cover 14 covers the opening 12 b of the cylindrical portion 12. Further, a columnar support portion 14b is formed on the front surface of the cover 14, and a rotating member 40 described later is rotatably attached to the support portion 14b.

[1.2. Configuration of Motor Unit 20]
The motor unit 20 includes a motor 21, a bracket 22, and a joint 23. The motor 21 is attached to the back side of the front surface 11 a of the box 11 via a bracket 22. At this time, the output shaft 21a of the motor 21 is disposed inside the cylindrical portion 11c. A cylindrical joint 23 is extrapolated to the output shaft 21 a of the motor 21.

  The motor 21 is controlled by an external control unit (not shown) for switching between the rotation state and the stop state and the rotation speed during rotation. A control unit that controls the motor 21 may be housed inside the box 11 of the housing 10.

The motor unit 20 can rotate the output shaft 21 a of the motor 21 to rotate the rotating member 30 counterclockwise through the joint 23 as viewed from the front.
[1.3. Configuration of Rotating Member 30]
The rotating member 30 has a configuration in which a cylindrical rotating shaft 32 is attached to the back surface of a disk-shaped rotating member main body 31. Specifically, six mounting holes 31b are formed at equal intervals on the circumference in the center of the rotating member main body 31, and screws (not shown) inserted from these mounting holes 31b are connected to the rotating shaft 32. The rotary shaft 32 is attached to the rotary member main body 31 by screwing into an attachment hole (not shown) formed in the front part of the rotary member.

  The rotating member body 31 is formed with a large number of openings 31a that penetrate from the front surface to the back surface. Each opening 31 a has a shape that gradually separates from the radial direction of the rotating member body 31 toward the opposite side in the rotating direction as it goes from the center side of the rotating member body 31 to the outer edge side. In addition, parts other than the opening 31a of the rotation member main body 31 correspond to a light shielding part, and the opening 31a corresponds to a transmission part.

  The rotating shaft 32 is inserted into the cylindrical portion 11 c of the housing 10 and is externally inserted to the joint 23 of the motor unit 20. At this time, the rotating member 30 is disposed inside the cylindrical portion 12.

[1.4. Configuration of Rotating Member 40]
The rotating member 40 is formed in a disk shape, and a circular attachment hole 40a is formed at the center thereof. The support member 14b of the cover 14 is inserted into the attachment hole 40a so as to be rotatably attached to the cover 14. Yes. In the present embodiment, the rotation axis of the rotation member 40 is set to coincide with the rotation axis of the rotation member 30.

  The rotating member 40 is formed with a large number of openings 40b penetrating from the front surface to the back surface along the radial direction of the rotating member 40. In addition, parts other than the opening 40b of the rotating member 40 correspond to a light shielding part, and the opening 40b corresponds to a transmission part.

The rotating member 40 can be manually rotated.
[1.5. Configuration of Light Source 50]
The light source 50 has a configuration in which a plurality of LEDs (not shown) are attached to the inner surface of a ring-shaped substrate, and is inserted into the cylindrical portion 12 of the housing 10.

Each LED is arranged at equal intervals on the substrate in a posture in which the head faces the inside of the substrate, and irradiates light toward the reflection plate 13 arranged inside the substrate.
The light source 50 is controlled by an external control unit (not shown) for switching between turning on and off, the cycle of turning on and off, and the frequency of light to be emitted. A control unit that controls the light source 50 may be housed inside the box 11 of the housing 10.

[2. Operation of the illumination device 1]
Next, operation | movement of the electrical decoration apparatus 1 is demonstrated.
First, when the light source 50 is turned on, the light emitted from the light source 50 is reflected by the reflecting plate 13 toward the front surface 11a of the box body 11, and further reflected by the front surface 11a to be reflected on the rotating member body 31 of the rotating member 30. The back side is irradiated.

  Next, when the rotating member 30 is rotated by operating the motor 21, the opening 31a of the rotating member 30 and portions other than the opening 31a repeatedly appear in front of the light emitted from the light source 50, thereby transmitting and shielding light. Repeatedly, visual phenomena such as the strobe effect appear.

  Further, when the rotating member 40 is manually rotated, light transmission and light shielding are repeated because the opening 40b of the rotating member 40 and portions other than the opening 40b repeatedly appear in front of the light transmitted through the opening 31a of the rotating member 30. Thus, the visual phenomenon caused by the rotating member 30 is changed.

  When the light source 50 is repeatedly turned on and off and blinks or the blinking cycle is changed, the visual phenomenon by the rotating member 30 changes, and the visual phenomenon by the rotating member 40 also changes accordingly.

Further, even when the visible light of various colors is irradiated by changing the frequency of light emitted from the light source 50, the above-described visual phenomenon is further changed.
Further, when the rotation speed of the rotation member 30 or the rotation speed of the rotation member 40 is changed, the visual phenomenon due to the rotation member 30 changes, and the visual phenomenon due to the rotation member 40 also changes accordingly.

[3. Effects of the embodiment]
(1) As described above, according to the electrical decoration device 1 of the present embodiment, when the rotating member 30 is rotated, a visual phenomenon such as a strobe effect appears, and when the rotating member 40 is manually rotated, the visual effect by the rotating member 30 appears. Since the phenomenon changes, a novel electric decoration effect can be exhibited.

  (2) Further, according to the illumination device 1 of the present embodiment, when the light source 50 is repeatedly turned on and off to blink or the blinking period is changed, the visual phenomenon due to the rotating member 30 changes. Along with this, the visual phenomenon by the rotating member 40 is also changed, and a more novel electric decoration effect can be exhibited.

  (3) Moreover, according to the electrical decoration device 1 of the present embodiment, when the frequency of light emitted from the light source 50 is changed to irradiate visible light of various colors, the visual phenomenon due to the rotating member 30 changes. As a result, the visual phenomenon caused by the rotating member 40 also changes, and a more novel electric decoration effect can be exhibited.

  (4) Moreover, according to the electrical decoration device 1 of the present embodiment, when the rotation speed of the rotating member 30 or the rotation speed of the rotating member 40 is changed, the visual phenomenon by the rotating member 30 and the visual phenomenon by the rotating member 40 change. As a result, a more innovative lighting effect can be exhibited.

  (5) Moreover, according to the electrical decoration device 1 of the present embodiment, the shape, arrangement, and quantity of the opening 31a of the rotating member 30 are different from the shape, arrangement, and quantity of the opening 40b of the rotating member 40. Illumination effect can be demonstrated.

[4. Other Embodiments]
As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, It is possible to implement in the following various aspects.

  (1) In the said embodiment, although the electrical decoration apparatus 1 is provided with the two rotation members 30 and 40, it is not restricted to this, You may comprise so that three or more rotation members may be provided. That is, when there are three or more rotating members, when the third and subsequent rotating members rotate, the transmitting portion and the light shielding portion of the rotating member are placed in front of the light transmitted through the transmitting portion of the previous rotating member. Repeatedly appear, light transmission and light shielding are repeated, and the visual phenomenon caused by the previous rotating member is changed. Therefore, a more innovative electric decoration effect can be exhibited.

  (2) In the above embodiment, the rotating member 30 is rotationally driven by the motor 21 and the rotating member 40 is manually rotated. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the rotating member 30 is not limited to this. It may be configured to be manually rotated in the same manner as in FIG.

(3) Further, the rotating member 40 may be configured to be driven to rotate by a motor similarly to the rotating member 30.
(4) Further, the shape, arrangement, quantity, and the like of the opening 31a of the rotating member 30 may be changed. Further, the shape, arrangement, quantity, etc., of the opening 40b of the rotating member 40 may be changed.

  (5) In the above embodiment, the shape, arrangement, and quantity of the opening 31a of the rotating member 30 are different from the shape, arrangement, and quantity of the opening 40b of the rotating member 40. The shape, arrangement, and quantity of 31a may be the same as the shape, arrangement, and quantity of the opening 40b of the rotating member 40.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electric decoration apparatus, 10 ... Housing | casing, 11 ... Box, 11a ... Upper surface, 11b ... Through-hole, 11c ... Cylindrical part, 12 ... Cylindrical part, 12a ... Boss, 12b ... Opening part, 13 ... Reflecting plate, 14 ... cover, 14a ... tongue piece, 14b ... support part, 20 ... motor unit, 21 ... motor, 21a ... output shaft, 22 ... bracket, 23 ... joint, 30 ... rotating member, 31 ... rotating member body, 31a ... opening, 31b ... mounting hole, 32 ... rotating shaft, 40 ... rotating member, 40a ... mounting hole, 40b ... opening, 50 ... light source

Claims (3)

A light source that emits light;
A plurality of rotating members that are rotatably supported and have a light shielding portion that blocks light emitted from the light source and a transmission portion that transmits the light.
With
In the first rotating member among the plurality of rotating members, the light radiated from the light source is transmitted by the transmitting portion while the light shielding portion is blocked.
Among the plurality of rotating members, in the second and subsequent rotating members, the light transmitted through the transmitting portion of the previous rotating member is transmitted by the transmitting portion, while the light shielding portion is blocked. A lighting device for gaming machines. The electrical decoration device for a gaming machine according to claim 1,
An electrical decoration device for a gaming machine, wherein the light source is capable of changing a cycle of turning on and off when the light is applied. The electrical decoration device for a gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 and 2,
An electrical decoration device for a gaming machine, wherein the light source is capable of changing a frequency of light to be irradiated.

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