JP2014087419A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine including an inexpensive light decoration component with high light-performance effects.SOLUTION: The game machine comprises: a front-side decoration plate 21 in which a light-transmissive hole 23 is formed on the plate with light transmission property, penetrating therethrough; a color design plate 3 with light transmission property that is disposed rearward the front-side decoration plate 21, and provided to cover the light-transmissive hole 23; and a light source (LED 50) disposed rearward the color design plate 3. The game machine further includes a light decoration component in which light from the light source is transmitted forward the front-side decoration plate 21 through the light design plate 3 and the front-side decoration plate 21, and is transmitted forward the front-side decoration plate 21 through the color design plate 3 and the light-transmissive hole 23.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine provided with a light decorative component.

  As a light decoration part to be attached to the gaming machine, it has a front decorative plate with light transmission and a light source provided behind the front decorative plate so that the player can see the light from the light source through the front decorative plate. Optical decoration parts are known (see Patent Documents 1 to 3, etc.).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-102779 JP 2008-104573 A JP 2011-30856 A

According to the conventional light decorative component described above, the shape of the front decorative plate needs to be a complicated shape in order to realize a light effect with a high decorative effect. For example, it is necessary to form the front surface of the front decorative plate with a complicated uneven shape, or to provide a plurality of different members on the front surface of the front decorative plate to make the front surface complex or color-coded, so that the optical decorative parts are costly There was a problem of becoming high.
An object of the present invention is to obtain a gaming machine that is provided with a light decorative component that is inexpensive and has a high light effect.

The gaming machine according to the present invention includes a front decorative plate in which a light transmitting hole penetrating the plate is formed in a light transmissive plate, and is disposed behind the front decorative plate so as to cover the light transmitting hole. A color design board having light transmissivity provided on the light source and a light source disposed behind the color design board, and the light from the light source passes through the color design board and the front decoration board and the front decoration board And a light decorative component configured to transmit to the front of the front decorative plate through the color design plate and the light transmitting hole.
As another configuration, the light transmittance of the front decorative plate is different from the light transmittance of the color design plate.
As another configuration, a light diffusing plate is provided behind the color design plate and in front of the light source.
Moreover, it comprised so that the color of the part which block | closes the said light transmissive hole of the said color design board was color-coded into several colors as another structure.
The summary of the invention does not enumerate all necessary features of the present invention, and individual configurations constituting the feature group can also be the invention.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain a gaming machine that is inexpensive and has a high light effect.

The front view which shows light decoration components. The perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the optical decoration component and was seen from the front side. The perspective view which decomposed | disassembled the optical decoration component and was seen from the rear side. The perspective view of a pachinko machine. The figure which looked at the surface of the game board from the front side of the game board. The block block diagram which shows the control system of a pachinko machine.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail through embodiments of the invention with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6, but the following embodiments do not limit the invention according to the claims and are described in the embodiments. Not all combinations of features are essential to the solution of the invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the light decorative component 1 of the embodiment that is mounted on a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine and realizes a light effect is shown in FIG. 2; A color design plate 3, a light diffusing unit 4, and a substrate 5 on which a plurality of LEDs 50 as an example of a light source are mounted.

  The front decorative body 2 is formed of, for example, a synthetic resin having optical transparency, and includes a front decorative plate 21, a peripheral wall portion 22 extending rearward from the peripheral edge of the front decorative plate 21, a back surface 26 and a peripheral wall of the front decorative plate 21. The concave portion 24 is formed to be surrounded by the inner peripheral surface of the portion 22, and the color design plate 3, the light diffusion means 4, and the LED 50 are accommodated and installed in the concave portion 24.

The front decorative plate 21 is formed of a plate material on which a plurality of light transmitting holes 23; 23... For transmitting light from the LEDs 50 arranged behind the front decorative plate 21 to the front of the front decorative plate 21 is formed. Is done. That is, the light transmission holes 23 are formed by through holes penetrating the plate material in the front-rear direction, and the plurality of light transmission holes 23;
The front decorative plate 21 is formed on a flat surface in which the front surface of the plate material is formed in a three-dimensional design portion 25 having an arbitrary shape, and the back surface 26 of the plate material is in contact with a planar color design portion described later of the color design plate 3. And a positioning protrusion 27 (see FIG. 3) that protrudes rearward from the back surface 26. The outer peripheral edge of the front decorative plate 21 is formed in an arbitrary outer shape that forms the outline of the three-dimensional design portion 25. The hole edge of the light transmission hole 23 constitutes the outer shape of the hole design formed by the shape of the hole of the light transmission hole 23 and the design of the hole design peripheral part of the three-dimensional design part 25.

The three-dimensional design part 25 includes a light transmission part 28 and a non-light transmission part 29. The non-light transmissive portion 29 is formed by applying a light shielding material, for example, to a part of the front surface of the three-dimensional design portion 25. The light transmissive part 28 and the non-light transmissive part 29 are each provided so as to form at least a part of the edge of the light transmissive hole 23. In FIG. 1, the region of the non-light transmissive portion 29 is illustrated with hatching in order to make the distinction between the light transmissive portion 28 and the non-light transmissive portion 29 easy to understand.
A plurality of non-light transmission portions 29 are provided, and the plurality of non-light transmission portions 29 are provided separately so as not to be continuous with each other. A plurality of light transmission portions 28 are provided, and the plurality of light transmission portions 28 are provided so as not to be continuous with each other, or are provided so as to be continuous with each other. For example, the three-dimensional design part 25 in which the non-light transmissive part 29 and the non-light transmissive part 29 separated from each other are connected via the light transmissive part 28 is formed. Further, the boundary portion 289 between the light transmitting portion 28 and the non-light transmitting portion 29 is formed in a valley shape.
And the front shape of the light transmission part 28 and the non-light transmission part 29 is the boundary part 289 of the light transmission part 28 and the non-light transmission part 29, the outer periphery of the front surface of the front decoration board 21, and a light transmission hole, for example. The front ends of the surfaces extending so as to protrude forward from the hole edges of 23 are connected to each other to form a mountain-shaped three-dimensional shape that forms a peak 298.

  The front surface of the front decorative plate 21 is a combination of the three-dimensional design portion 25 formed by a plurality of light transmission portions 28; 28... And the plurality of non-light transmission portions 29; The design part is constructed.

The color design plate 3 is a synthetic resin having a light transmissivity of, for example, 1 mm or less, whose outer shape is cut into a shape corresponding to the circumferential shape of the bottom (back surface 26) of the recess 24 of the front decorative body 2. This is a configuration including a manufactured transparent sheet (thin plate) 31 and a color design portion 32 formed on one sheet surface of the transparent sheet 31.
The color design portion 32 is formed by coloring a plurality of colors on one sheet surface of the transparent sheet 31. For example, the color design portion 32 is formed by attaching a colored film (thin film) having a thickness of, for example, 1 mm or less formed in the same shape as the transparent sheet 31 to one sheet surface of the transparent sheet 31, thereby Formed on the sheet surface.
The color design plate 3 is configured such that the outer peripheral edge of the color design plate 3 and the inner peripheral wall surface of the concave portion 24 of the front decorative body 2 face each other, and the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 and the back surface 26 of the front decorative plate 21. Are placed in the recess 24 so as to face each other. That is, the color design plate 3 is provided behind the front decorative plate 21 so as to cover the plurality of light transmission holes 23;
The light transmittance of the color design plate 3 is configured to be different from the light transmittance of the front decorative plate 21.

The light diffusing means 4 is formed by being surrounded by a light diffusing plate 41, a peripheral wall portion 42 extending rearward from the outer peripheral edge of the light diffusing plate 41, a back surface 43 of the light diffusing plate 41, and an inner peripheral surface of the peripheral wall portion 42. And the LED 50 is disposed in the recess 44.
The light diffusing plate 41 is formed such that its outer shape is along the inner periphery of the recess 24 of the front decorative body 2. In the state where the color design plate 3 is installed in the recess 24, the outer peripheral edge of the light diffusion plate 41 and the inner peripheral wall surface of the recess 24 correspond to each other, and the front surface of the light diffusion plate 41 and the rear surface 26 of the front decorative plate 21. The light diffusing means 4 is installed in the recess 24 so as to face each other across the color design plate 3. Therefore, the color design plate 3 is pressed on the front surface of the light diffusing plate 41 and the color design portion 32 formed on the front surface of the color design plate 3 is installed in a state pressed against the back surface 26 of the front decorative plate 21. Become. That is, the light decorative component 1 is configured to include the light diffusion plate 41 behind the color design plate 3 and in front of the LED 50.

On the front surface of the light diffusing plate 41, a parallel groove pattern portion 46 is formed in which a plurality of curved groove portions are provided in parallel so as to be adjacent to each other (see FIG. 2).
A spiral groove pattern 47 having a plurality of concentric grooves is formed on the back surface of the light diffusion plate 41 (see FIG. 3).
A plurality of parallel groove pattern portions 46 and spiral groove pattern portions 47 are formed.

For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the light transmitting hole 23, the light transmitting portion 28, and the non-light transmitting portion 29 of the front decorative plate 21 are each formed in a flame-shaped outer shape, and the light transmitting portion 28 is red transparent. The non-light transmissive portion 29 is formed of resin, and a gray light blocking portion is provided on the front surface. In order for the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 to express flame, an orange design portion 33 and a red design portion 34 and the black design part 35 are formed by color-coding, and the case of the optical decoration component 1 which enabled the light production which expresses a flame is demonstrated.
In this case, in the state where the color design plate 3 is installed in the recess 24, the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 that closes the light transmission hole 23 from the back side is the orange and red design portion 34 of the orange design portion 33. The red color and the black color of the black design part 35 correspond to each other. If comprised in this way, the light of LED50 will permeate | transmit the three-color design part 32 colored with the light-diffusion board 41 and orange, red, and black, and it will be visible to a player, The color design board 3 The light that passes through it looks like light that is close to a real flame, and it is possible to produce a light effect that expresses a realistic flame. In this case, the flame can be expressed more realistically by the light transmitted through the black design portion 35. When the flame is expressed realistically, at least the orange color of the orange design part 33 and the red color of the red design part 34 correspond to the color design part 32 of the color design plate 3 that closes the light transmission hole 23 from the back side. What is necessary is just to be comprised so that it may do.
Further, in the state where the color design plate 3 is installed in the recess 24, the light transmission hole 23 and the color design portion 32 that closes the light transmission hole 23 from the back side are provided on the front surface of the light diffusion plate 41. A light diffusing plate 41 is provided so that the parallel groove pattern portion 46 is positioned, and a plurality of grooves of the parallel groove pattern portion 46 are configured to extend along the hole edges of the light transmission holes 23. If comprised in this way, the light source control part 230 mentioned later will light LED50, and the light of LED50 will be spread | diffused by the spiral groove pattern part 47 around the spiral groove pattern part 47, and also a parallel groove pattern part 46, diffuses along the color design portion 32 that closes the light transmission hole 23 from the back side and diffuses in front of the light transmission hole 23, so that the flame is swayed by the light transmitted through the color design plate 3. Special visual effects can be given.

For example, the color design plate 3, the light diffusing plate 41, and the substrate 5 are formed with through holes 27 x that pass through positioning protrusions 27 that protrude rearward from the back surface 26 of the front decorative plate 21. 41, the color design plate 3, the light diffusing plate 41, and the substrate 5 are attached to the front decorative body 2 by fastening a set screw (not shown) to the rear end of the positioning protrusion 27 that has passed through the through holes of the substrate 5 in order. The light from the light source is transmitted to the front of the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3 and the front decorative plate 21, and the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3 and the light transmitting hole 23. The light decoration component 1 formed so as to transmit in front of the light is configured. Since the light transmittance of the front decorative plate is different from the light transmittance of the color design plate, the light effect by the light transmitted to the front of the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3 and the front decorative plate 21. And the light effect by the light transmitted through the front decoration plate 21 through the light diffusion plate 41, the color design plate 3, and the light transmission hole 23, and the light decoration that can express the contrast by the different light effects. Part 1 can be obtained.
The light decoration component 1 is attached to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine by a set screw, a fitting means, etc. (not shown) to realize a light effect.

A pachinko machine 1A as an example of a gaming machine to which the above-described light decorative component 1 is attached will be described. In the following description, the left-right direction of each part of a pachinko machine as an example of a gaming machine will be described in accordance with the left-right direction for a player facing the pachinko machine.
A pachinko machine 1A is installed in a rectangular machine frame 2A installed in an island facility of a game arcade, a main body frame 3A attached to the machine frame 2A so as to be openable and closable, and mounted inside the main body frame 3A. Game board 30A, a panel door 4A which is attached to the front face of the main body frame 3A so as to be openable and closable, and has a large window 4a at the center, and a hinged door on the front side of the main body frame 3A below the panel door 4A. A front board 6A having a saucer 5A for receiving game balls (so-called “pachinko balls”, hereinafter simply referred to as “balls”), and a launching device 7B ( 6), a launching operation handle 7A attached to the front board 6A, speakers 8A respectively provided at the upper left and right sides of the panel door 4A, and a tray 5A, for example, at the front edge so that the player can operate it. Provided Comprising a work portion 9A, and a light source. The light source is the lamp 10A disposed around the panel door 4A, the LED 50 of the light decorative component 1 described above, or the like. The machine frame 2A, the main body frame 3A, the panel door 4A, and the front board 6A constitute a gaming machine frame.

  A control device 99 is provided on the back side of the pachinko machine 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the control device 99 includes a main control device 100, an effect control device 200 that constitutes a sub-control device, and a payout control device 300. The main control device 100, the production control device 200, and the payout control device 300 all have a CPU, a ROM that stores a computer program and data necessary for game processing, production processing, and payout processing, and a computer program in which the CPU is stored in the ROM. And a RAM that is a temporary storage area for performing processing according to the above. The control devices of the main control device 100, the effect control device 200, and the payout control device 300 are driven by power supply from a power supply device (not shown), and the supplied power is supplied to each device connected to the output side. Supplied.

  The main control device 100 controls the entire pachinko machine 1A. The effect control device 200 includes the above-described speaker 8A, lamp 10A, an effect display device 50A disposed substantially at the center of a game area 11A of a game board 30A, which will be described later, and an LED 50 of the light decoration component 1 provided on the game board 30A. The effect parts such as the sound effect, the image effect for displaying the image on the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A, and the light effect by the light source such as the LED 50 of the light decoration part 1 are controlled. As shown in FIG. 6, the payout control device 300 controls the prize ball payout device 301 and inputs a signal from the firing volume (variable resistor) 7C based on the operation of the firing operation handle 7A. Control the firing force.

  The balls accommodated in the tray 5A are supplied one by one to the launching device 7B. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the payout control device 300 launches the ball from the launching device 7B with a predetermined launching force based on the input from the launching volume 7C that increases or decreases according to the rotational operation amount of the launching operation handle 7A. In this manner, the driving of a launch motor (not shown) is controlled, and a signal from the payout counting switch 302 is input to control the winning ball payout device 301. Further, the payout control device 300 inputs a signal from a firing stop switch 7D provided on the peripheral surface of the firing operation handle 7A or a touch sensor 7E disposed inside the firing operation handle 7A to stop the firing and Control the start of firing.

As shown in FIG. 5, the game board 30A has, for example, a guide rail 38A, a ball regulation rail 39A, a first special symbol display device 40A, and a second special display on a board surface 37A that is a front surface of a game board 36A formed of a rectangular flat plate. Symbol display device 40B, normal symbol display device 41A, first start winning port (starting port) 61A, second starting winning port (starting port) 62A, large winning port 65A, passing gate 66A, a plurality of general winning ports 67A, out It has a configuration provided with gaming parts such as a mouth 68A, a plurality of game nails 75A (in FIG. 5, only one game nail 75A is shown and the rest are not shown), a windmill 76A, a center decoration frame 80A, and the like. .
Each of the first start winning opening 61A, the second starting winning opening 62A, the large winning opening 65A, the passing gate 66A, and the general winning opening 67A includes a first start winning opening detection sensor 91 that detects the passage of a ball, and a second start. A winning opening detection sensor 92, a first large winning opening detection sensor 93, a passing gate detection sensor 96, and a general winning opening detection sensor 95 are incorporated. These detection sensors 91; 92; 93; 95; 96 are, for example, magnetic sensors that output a sphere detection signal (electrical signal) as the sphere passes, and the sphere detection signal is input to the main controller 100 ( (See FIG. 6).

  As shown in FIG. 5, a guide rail 38A and a ball restricting rail 39A are provided on the peripheral portion of the board surface 37A of the game board 36A, and the area of the board surface 37A is the center of the board surface 37A by the guide rail 38A and the ball restricting rail 39A. A game area 11A partitioned by a substantially circular shape centering on the portion is formed. The gaming parts described above are provided on the board surface 37A in the gaming area 11A.

  The center decorative frame 80A is a frame body that surrounds the periphery of the opening 34A provided substantially at the center of the board surface 37A so as to penetrate the game board 36A and protrudes forward from the board surface 37A. The center decorative frame 80A includes a mounting flange 85A provided so as to project outside the frame, and the mounting flange 85A is fixed to the panel surface 37A by being fixed to the panel surface 37A with screws or the like. The center decorative frame 80A includes a stage portion 81A in the lower frame and a ball introduction path 82A to the stage portion 81A in the left frame portion.

  The effect display device 50A is provided behind the opening 34A of the game board 30A, and the player can view the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A from the front of the game board 30A through the opening 34 of the game board 30A. .

  The gap between the front surface of the center decorative frame 80A and the window 4a is formed to be smaller than the diameter of one sphere. Accordingly, the sphere flowing down the game area 11A around the center decorative frame 80A is not guided to the inside of the center decorative frame 80A from other than the introduction path 82A. Further, the ball that has entered the stage portion 81A does not move upward from the flange portion 81c of the stage portion 81A, but falls into the game area 11A below the stage portion 81A. That is, the ball flowing down the game area 11A does not enter the inside of the opening 34A of the game board 30A.

  The first start winning port 61A is a winning component (starting winning component) disposed at a substantially central portion of the game area 11A and immediately below the game ball outlet port 52A provided at the lower portion of the stage portion 81A. The second start winning opening 62A is a winning component (starting winning component) disposed on the right side of the game area 11A. When a ball wins the first start winning opening 61A or the second start winning opening 62A, the main control device 100 executes various lottery processes such as special symbol lottery (hereinafter referred to as special figure lottery), and the various lottery processes. Is reflected and displayed on the display screen 51 of the special symbol display devices 40A; 40B and the effect display device 50A. When a ball wins the first start winning opening 61A or the second start winning opening 62A, a predetermined number (for example, three) of winning balls is set by the winning ball payout device 301 operated by the control of the payout control device 300. It is paid out to the player.

  The second start winning opening 62A is provided with an opening / closing body 63A called an electric tulip. The opening / closing body 63A is opened / closed by an opening / closing body driving device 64B (see FIG. 6) constituted by a solenoid or the like. The opening / closing body driving device 64B is controlled by an opening / closing body control means 170 (not shown) included in the main control device 100, and opens and closes the opening / closing body 63A at a predetermined number of times and at a predetermined interval.

  The big winning opening 65A is arranged below the second start winning opening 62A in the game area 11A. The big winning opening 35A has an opening / closing body called an attacker 64A that is opened in the case of a so-called jackpot game. The attacker 64A is opened and closed by an attacker driving device 65B configured by a solenoid or the like. Further, the attacker driving device 65B is controlled by special game control means (not shown) included in the main control device 100 during the big hit game, and opens the attacker 64A that closes the big winning opening 65A at predetermined times and at predetermined intervals. . In addition, when a ball wins the big winning opening 65A, a predetermined number (for example, 15) of award balls are paid out to the player by the winning ball payout device 301.

  The plurality of general winning ports 67A are arranged at predetermined intervals in the lower left part of the game area 11A. When a ball wins the general winning opening 67A, a predetermined number (for example, three) of award balls are paid out to the player.

  The first special symbol display device 40A is a digital display disposed at the lower right side of the game board 30A, and is performed by the main control device 100 when a game ball is won at the first start winning opening 61A. The result of the special drawing lottery (first special drawing lottery) is displayed. The first special symbol display device 40A is, for example, a display capable of lighting and displaying “-” and “◯”, and lights any symbol in a manner indicating the result of the first special symbol lottery described above. . Here, for example, when the result of the first special drawing lottery is “displacement”, “−” is stopped and when it is “winning”, “◯” is stopped.

The second special symbol display device 40B is a digital display disposed below the first special symbol display device 40A, and the main control device 100 is triggered by the winning of a game ball in the second start winning opening 62A. The result of the special drawing lottery (second special drawing lottery) performed by is displayed. The second special symbol display device 40B is a display capable of displaying “−” and “◯” in the same manner as the first special symbol display device 40A, and shows the result of the second special symbol lottery. Press to light any symbol. Here, when the result of the second special drawing lottery is “out”, “−” is stopped and when it is “winning”, “◯” is stopped.
The first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display device 40B may be configured as a 7-segment display or a display composed of a plurality of lamps. The result of the lottery may be shown according to the lighting mode of the lamp.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first special symbol display device 40 </ b> A and the second special symbol display device 40 </ b> B are controlled by the variable display control means 130 of the main control device 100. The variation display control means 130 determines a predetermined variation time according to the result of the first special symbol lottery or the second special symbol lottery, and the first special symbol display device 40A and the second special symbol display only for the predetermined variation time. After changing the device 40B, the display is stopped. Here, the variation time of the first special symbol and the second special symbol is a state in which “-” and “◯” of the first special symbol display device 40A or the second special symbol display device 40B blink alternately at high speed. The fluctuation stop is a state in which any symbol is lit and displayed after the fluctuation time.

  The normal symbol display device 41A is a display that displays the result of the regular drawing lottery performed by the main controller 100 when the ball passes through the passage gate 66A. The normal symbol display device 41A according to the present embodiment is configured by two LED lamps arranged in parallel, and after the LED lamp blinks at high speed based on the result of the general drawing lottery, the result of the general symbol lottery is displayed. It is derived and displayed in a manner. For example, when the result of the normal lottery is “winning”, only one of the two LED lamps is lit, and when it is “off”, only the other is lit. The state in which the two LED lamps are alternately blinking is a state in which the normal symbol is fluctuating, and the state in which the blinking is stopped and the lighting is maintained is a state in which the variation in the normal symbol is stopped. Moreover, the time when the two LED lamps are alternately blinking is a normal symbol variation time.

  The effect display device 50A is a display device disposed substantially at the center of the game board 30A, and a liquid crystal display device is employed in the present embodiment. The effect display device 50A scrolls and displays a plurality of effect symbols S made up of specific numbers, characters, etc. corresponding to the variation time of the first special symbol or the second special symbol described above. The effect symbol S is stopped and displayed substantially in synchronization with the fluctuation stop timing of the second special symbol. Here, when the result of the first special figure lottery or the second special figure lottery is “winning”, the stop pattern of the effect symbol S is the same number or character on the line where the three effect symbols S are set in advance. (See FIG. 5). On the other hand, the stop mode in the case of “out” is a mode stopped in a mode other than the above.

As shown in FIG. 6, the effect display device 50 </ b> A is controlled based on various commands transmitted from the effect symbol control unit 210 of the effect control device 200 that has received the effect command transmitted from the main control device 100. For example, in the effect command transmitted from the effect symbol control unit 210, various kinds of effect necessary for effect display such as change time information of the effect symbol S, stop symbol information, or various reach pattern information displayed during the change time. Information is included. The effect display device 50A side analyzes the information included in the command, reads out necessary image data, moving image data, etc., and outputs the data on the display screen 51A, thereby providing various effect displays to the player. I will provide a. As commands transmitted from the effect symbol control unit 210, there are a command for executing a big hit game transmitted at the time of starting the big hit game, an error display command for notifying an abnormality during the game, and the like.
In addition, the voice control unit 220 of the production control device 200 reads the audio data corresponding to the variation time of the production symbol S and the production in accordance with the internal command transmitted from the production symbol control unit 210 and controls the speaker 8. Provide voices that excite the game while the game is in progress.

  In addition, the light source control unit 230 of the effect control device 200 controls lighting, blinking, extinguishing, and brightness adjustment of the light sources such as the plurality of LEDs 50 of the light decorative component 1 based on the game situation data sent from the main control device 100. Control and so on.

The light decoration component 1 is attached to the front surface of the surrounding frame portion of the center decorative frame 80A located in front of the outer peripheral edge portion of the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A, for example. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the light decorative component 1 is attached to the upper right front surface of the surrounding frame portion of the center decorative frame 80A located in front of the upper right corner of the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A.
As described above, the light decoration component 1 is attached to the front surface of the enclosing frame portion of the center decoration frame 80A located in front of the outer peripheral edge portion of the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A, and the light source control unit 230 is the light decoration component. A unique effect in which a light effect by controlling lighting, blinking, etc. of one LED 50 and an image effect displayed on the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A can be realized.

According to the gaming machine including the light decorative component 1 according to the embodiment, the light from the LED 50 is transmitted to the front of the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3, and the front decorative plate 21, and the light diffusing plate. 41, the color design plate 3 and the light transmitting hole 23 are configured to transmit to the front of the front decorative plate 21. Therefore, the color decorative plate is provided with the light transmitting hole 23 in the front decorative plate 21 to block the light transmitting hole 23. With the simple and inexpensive configuration of providing 3, it is possible to provide the light decorative component 1 that can realize a peculiar light effect by light transmitted to the front of the front decorative plate 21 through the color design plate 3 and the light transmitting hole 23. Further, a light effect by light transmitted through the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3 and the front decorative plate 21, and a front decorative plate through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3 and the light transmitting hole 23. Different light effects can be provided to the player with the light effect by the light transmitted in front of 21, and an inexpensive gaming machine with a high light effect can be obtained.
Further, since the light transmittance of the front decorative plate 21 and the light transmittance of the color design plate 3 are different, the light transmitted through the light diffusion plate 41, the color design plate 3, and the front decorative plate 21 to the front of the front decorative plate 21 is used. A more remarkable difference can be made between the light effect and the light effect by the light transmitted to the front of the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3, and the light transmitting hole 23, and the contrast of the different light effects can be expressed. A gaming machine including the light decoration component 1 having a high light effect can be obtained.
Moreover, since the light diffusing plate 41 is provided behind the color design plate 3 and in front of the LED 50, a light diffusing effect can be improved, and a gaming machine equipped with the light decoration component 1 having a high light effect is obtained. be able to.
Further, the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 is configured by combining an orange design portion 33, a red design portion 34, and a black design portion 35 in order to express a flame, and the light transmitting hole 23 is provided on the back side. Since the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 that is closed from is configured so that the orange color of the orange design portion 33, the red color of the red design portion 34, and the black color of the black design portion 35 correspond to each other, The light that passes through the light diffusing plate 41, the orange, red, and black color design portion 32 that is visible to the player through the three-color design portion 32 is like light that is close to a real flame. It is possible to obtain a gaming machine capable of producing a light effect that expresses a realistic flame.

  In the above description, the light transmitting hole 23 is formed in the shape of a flame, and the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 has an orange design portion 33, a red design portion 34, and a black color for expressing the flame. Illustrated is a light decoration component that enables a light effect that expresses a flame full of realism by having a configuration including the design portion 35. However, the shape of the light transmission hole 23 and the color of the color design plate 3 are illustrated. By combining them, various light effects with a sense of realism can be achieved. For example, the shape of the light transmission hole 23 is formed in the shape of a river, and the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 is composed of light blue, white, black, etc. for expressing the flow of the river. A light effect that expresses the flow of a river full of feeling is made possible, the shape of the light transmission hole 23 is formed into a cloud shape, and the color design portion 32 of the color design plate 3 is expressed as a cloud flow Therefore, it is possible to obtain a light decoration component that enables a light effect that expresses a flow of clouds overflowing with a sense of reality by being configured with white, gray, black, or the like. That is, by arbitrarily determining the shape of the light transmission hole 23 and by color-coding the color of the portion of the color design plate 3 that covers the light transmission hole 23 into the plurality of colors, the front side through the color design plate 3 and the light transmission hole 23 With the light transmitted in front of the decorative plate 21, it is possible to obtain a gaming machine equipped with the light decorative component 1 that enables a realistic light production close to the object to be expressed.

  In the above description, the color design plate 3, the light transmission plate 3, the plurality of grooves of the parallel groove pattern portion 46 provided on the front surface of the light diffusion plate 41 extend along the edge of the light transmission hole 23. Although the light decoration component 1 that enables a light effect such that a flame produced by light transmitted through the hole 23 to the front of the front decorative plate 21 flows is illustrated, the rear of the color design plate 3 that blocks the light transmission hole 23 The shape of the pattern of the light diffusing plate 41 positioned at the position may be appropriately determined according to the object to be expressed.

  The light decorative component 1 may be attached to a decorative part other than the center decorative frame 80A provided on the board surface 37A of the game board 30A, or may be directly attached to the board surface 37A of the game board 30A. It may be attached to the gaming machine frame. For example, the light decorative component 1 may be attached so as to cover the front face of the general winning opening 67A. If the game board is a transparent game board such as acrylic, the light decoration component 1 is attached to the back of the transparent game board so that it can be seen through the transparent game board, and the light decoration from the front side of the transparent game board. The component 1 may be visible. In any case, by providing the light decorative component 1, a gaming machine capable of producing a glow effect using effective light can be obtained.

In addition, according to the gaming machine including the light decorative component 1 according to the embodiment, the light from the LED 50 is transmitted to the front of the front decorative plate 21 through the light diffusing plate 41, the color design plate 3, and the front decorative plate 21, and the light. In the case of irradiating the diffuser plate 41, the color design plate 3, and the light transmitting hole 23 so as to pass through the front decorative plate 21, the portion of the light transmitting hole 23 has a pattern or color drawn on the color design plate 3. Is emphasized by light, and the pattern of the front decorative plate 21 is expressed by highlighting the pattern and color drawn on the front decorative plate 21. Therefore, for example, in the normal state, when the LED 50 emits white, orange, or yellow light and links with the effect design displayed on the display screen 51A of the effect display device 50A, the LED 50 performs the flash effect. By irradiating red light, a red effect that dyes the entire light decorative component 1 in red can be achieved. Therefore, it is possible to perform a red flash effect in which both the front decorative plate 21 and the light transmitting hole 23 are illuminated in red. In this way, it is possible to produce an effect in which the colors of the front decorative plate 21 and the light transmission hole 23 are similar colors. Further, it is possible to produce an effect such that the color of the front decorative plate 21 and the light transmitting hole 23 are different. Further, even in the case of the light decorative component 1 including the color design plate 3 composed of light blue, white, black and the like for expressing the flow of the river as described above, a plurality of light decoration parts 1 may be used depending on the color of irradiation of the LED 50 from the rear. Various color change effects can be performed.
In other words, by controlling the color of the light to be irradiated, the irradiation timing, etc., it is possible to produce a color effect with different colors and a pattern effect that emerges with different colors between the front decorative plate 21 portion and the light transmitting hole 23 portion. A gaming machine provided with the light decoration component 1 capable of producing a plurality of patterns with one component can be obtained.

1 light decoration parts, 1A pachinko machine (game machine), 3 color design board, 21 front decoration board,
23 light transmission hole, 41 light diffusion plate, 50 LED (light source).

Claims (4)

  A front decorative plate in which a light transmitting hole penetrating the plate is formed in a light transmitting plate, and a light transmitting property provided to cover the light transmitting hole disposed behind the front decorative plate. A color design board having a light source disposed behind the color design board, and light from the light source is transmitted through the color design board and the front decoration board to the front of the front decoration board and the color. A gaming machine comprising a design board and a light decorative component configured to transmit to the front of the front decorative board through the light transmitting hole.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein a light transmittance of the front decorative board is different from a light transmittance of the color design board.   The gaming machine according to claim 1, further comprising a light diffusing plate behind the color design plate and in front of the light source.   The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a color of a portion of the color design plate that blocks the light transmission hole is color-coded.

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