JP2015198748A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of performing a light emitting presentation with a high presentation effect.SOLUTION: Light guide panels 71, 72 in which images are formed to become visible from the front side by the light guided inside from the outer peripheral surface are disposed inside an opening of an installation port 29a formed in a plate shape member 20 so as to be located in front of a display part 17a of a symbol display device 17; and a light emission body board 110 is disposed between the inner peripheral surface of the installation port 29a and the outer peripheral surface of the light guide panels 71, 72. On the light emission body board 110's surface facing the light guide panels 71, 72, panel light emission bodies 111, 112 emitting light to the outer peripheral surface of the light guide panels 71, 72 are disposed in a raw, and on the opposite surface of the board 110, a cover light emission body 112 emitting light to a light emission part of a decorative cover 92 covering the front side of the board 110 is disposed to visibly brighten the graphic forms of the light guide panels 71, 72 by the light emission of the panel light emission bodies 111, 112, and to brighten the light emission part of the decorative cover 92 by the light emission of the cover light emission body 112.

Description

  In the present invention, a space defining member that defines an accommodation space between the gaming area forming member and the gaming area forming member is disposed on the back side of the gaming area forming member in which a gaming area where a game ball can flow down is formed on the front side. Related to gaming machines.

  A pachinko machine as a kind of gaming machine has an inner frame as a main frame on which various members such as a game board and a control device are installed on an outer frame as a fixed frame installed on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game store. The front frame as a decorative frame provided with a glass plate for see-through protection of the game board is assembled to the front side of the middle frame so as to be opened and closed. The game board is provided with a box-shaped installation member serving as an installation base for various effect members on the rear side of the plate-shaped member in which a game area in which a pachinko ball (game ball) flows down is defined. A symbol display device such as a liquid crystal panel is disposed on the rear side of the installation member, and is disposed at a display opening established in the installation member, a mounting opening established in the plate-like member, and a substantially central position of the game area. The display unit of the symbol display device faces the front side through the window of the frame-shaped decorative body. Then, the pachinko ball that is launched into the game area of the game board wins the start winning device, so that the symbol variation effect is performed on the display unit of the symbol display device.

  In such a pachinko machine, a light emitting effect device equipped with a light emitter such as an LED is disposed at an appropriate position on the game board, such as an installation member or a frame-like decorative body, so that the symbol change effect of the symbol display device can be achieved. At the same time, the lighting effect is turned on and blinking to improve the production effect. As such a light emitting effect device, a transparent panel having an irregular reflection region in which a pattern is formed by unevenness is arranged, and light introduced from the peripheral surface of the transparent panel is irregularly reflected in the irregular reflection region to form the transparent panel. There has been proposed a light emitting effect device in which a design appears to shine (see Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-254959 A

  Here, in the light-emitting effect device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the light-emitting body is switched on and off to change the pattern formed on the transparent panel between a light-emitting display state and a non-display state. Production is possible. However, it is pointed out that the display and non-display of the symbols formed on the transparent panel only change independently by switching on and off the light emitter, and the light emission effect becomes monotonous.

  That is, the present invention has been proposed in view of the above-mentioned problems inherent in gaming machines according to the prior art, and provides a gaming machine capable of providing a light-emitting effect with a high effect. With the goal.

In order to solve the above problems and achieve the intended purpose, the invention according to claim 1 of the present application is
A game area forming member (21) in which a game area (22) in which a game ball can flow down is formed on the front side, and disposed on the back side of the game area forming member (21), the game area forming member (21) A space defining member (45) that defines a storage space (47) between the space defining member (45) and a back side of the space defining member (45), and a visible portion (45c) of the space defining member (45). ) And a symbol display device (17) capable of visually recognizing the display unit (17a) from the front side of the game area forming member (21), the game area forming member (21) and the space defining member (45) In the gaming machine in which the production member (48) is disposed in the storage space (47) between,
A fitting portion (29a) formed in the game area forming member (21) so as to be positioned in front of the display portion (17a) of the symbol display device (17) and opening forward or backward;
It is disposed inside the opening of the fitting portion (29a) and is positioned so as to overlap the front of the display portion (17a) of the symbol display device (17), and faces the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion (29a). A light guide plate (71, 72) formed with a pattern that is visible from the front side by reflecting light introduced into the inside from the outer peripheral surface,
A light emitter that is disposed between the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion (29a) and the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate (71, 72) and extends along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate (71, 72). A substrate (110);
A decorative cover (92) disposed to cover the front side of the light emitter substrate (110) and having a light emitting part capable of transmitting light,
The light-emitting substrate (110) is disposed on the surface facing the light guide plate (71, 72) so as to form a line along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate (71, 72), and toward the outer peripheral surface. The design illuminator (111,112) that irradiates light,
A decorative light emitter that is disposed on a surface opposite to the surface facing the light guide plate (71, 72) in the light emitter substrate (110) and irradiates light toward the light emitting portion of the decorative cover (92) ( 112)
The figure formed on the light guide plate (71, 72) is brightly visible from the front side by causing the design light emitter (111, 112) to emit light, and the decorative light emitter (112) is caused to emit light to emit the decoration. The gist is that the light emitting portion of the cover (92) is configured to be brightly visible from the front side.

  In this manner, the design light emitter and the decorative light emitter are arranged on the light emitter substrate, and the figure formed on the light guide plate by the light emission of the design light emitter is brightly visible from the front side, and the decoration is emitted by the light emission of the decorative light emitter. By making the light emitting part of the cover bright and visible from the front side, not only display / non-display of the design according to the switching of the design light emitter on / off, but also light emission of the light emitting part of the decorative cover It is possible to perform the light emission effect by. As a result, a variety of light emission effects can be realized. At this time, the design illuminant and the decorative illuminant are arranged on different surfaces of the illuminant substrate, so that the illuminant substrate itself functions as a light-shielding plate that blocks light, and is decorated by light emission of the design illuminant. Since it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as the light emitting part of the cover being brightened and the light guide member's design being displayed by the light emission of the decorative light emitter, a predetermined light emission effect is executed using the design light emitter and the decorative light emitter. Can do. Moreover, since the light guide plate is provided so as to overlap the front of the display unit of the symbol display device, the graphic formed on the light guide plate so as to overlap with the effect performed in the display unit according to the light emission of the symbol light emitter Can be displayed, and an unexpected light emission effect can be performed.

The invention according to claim 2
Between the light guide plate (71, 72) and the design light emitter (111, 112), a lens member (121, 122) extending along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate (71, 72) is disposed,
The gist of the invention is that the lens member (121, 122) is formed with a convex lens portion (123) that bulges toward the light guide plate (71, 72) corresponding to each of the symbol light emitters (111, 112).
Thus, by providing a lens member that forms a convex lens portion that bulges toward the light guide plate corresponding to each symbol illuminant, it is possible to improve the straightness of light emitted from each symbol illuminant, The symbol can be clearly displayed by the light of the symbol illuminant introduced into the inside from the outer peripheral surface, and can be displayed so that the symbol is lifted. In addition, since it is possible to display a design that is difficult to be confused with the effect of the symbol display device performed on the rear side on the light guide plate by the light of the symbol illuminant, it is possible to display the graphic formed on the symbol illuminant. It is possible to enhance the production effect due to non-display switching.

The invention according to claim 3
As the light guide plate, a first light guide plate (71) and a second light guide plate (72) arranged to overlap in the front-rear direction with respect to the first light guide plate (71),
The light emitter substrate (110) includes a first symbol light emitter (111) that irradiates light toward an outer peripheral surface of the first light guide plate (71), and a second light guide plate (72). The second symbol illuminator (112) that irradiates light toward the outer peripheral surface is provided so as to form a line along the outer peripheral surface of the corresponding light guide plate (71, 72), and the first symbol illuminant A plurality of fitting holes (114) opened on the light guide plate (71, 72) side are formed between the row of (111) and the row of second design light emitters (112),
Projections (117) corresponding to the positions where the plurality of fitting holes (114) are formed between the rows of the first symbol light emitters (111) and the rows of the second symbol light emitters (112). A non-light-transmitting partition plate (116) formed with a protrusion is disposed, and the edge of the partition plate (116) emits light by inserting the protrusion (117) into the corresponding fitting hole (114). The gist is that the body substrate (110) is configured to be positioned and held in contact with the mounting surface of the body substrate (110).
In this way, by providing the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate so as to overlap in the front-rear direction, the display / non-display of the symbols can be performed according to the switching of the corresponding first and second symbol light emitters on / off. In addition to switching the display, it is possible to perform a light emission effect by the light emission of the light emitting portion of the decorative cover, and it is possible to realize a light emission effect with even more variations. In addition, by arranging a non-light-transmitting partition plate between the first symbol light emitter row and the second symbol light emitter row, the first and second symbol light emitters are turned on / off. Since the display / non-display of symbols on the light guide plate that are not supported can be prevented from being affected when switching between, it is possible to execute a predetermined light-emitting effect using each symbol illuminator or decorative illuminant. be able to.
In addition, a plurality of fitting holes are formed between the first symbol light emitter row and the second symbol light emitter row on the light emitter substrate, and the protruding portion formed on the partition plate is inserted. Thus, it is possible to effectively prevent the partition plate from being displaced with respect to the light emitter substrate, and the first and second pattern light emitters are respectively connected to the outer peripheral surfaces of the corresponding first and second light guide plates. Can be stably opposed to each other.

The invention according to claim 4
A ground plate (130) having a first contact portion (130a) that contacts the first light guide plate (71) and a second contact portion (130b) that contacts the second light guide plate (72). ) Is electrically connected to the ground portion.
Thus, by providing the first contact portion and the second contact portion that are in contact with the first and second light guide plates on the ground plate that is electrically connected to the ground portion, the display portion of the symbol display device is provided. By being positioned so as to overlap the front, static electricity of both light guide plates that are easily charged can be efficiently removed.

  According to the gaming machine according to the present invention, light emission effect by display / non-display of the symbol formed on the light guide plate in front of the display unit of the symbol display device, which is performed according to the switching of lighting / extinction of the symbol luminous body, Various light emission effects can be realized by combining the light emission effects by the light emission of the light emitting portion of the decorative cover by the light emission of the decorative light emitter.

It is a front view which shows the pachinko machine which concerns on an Example. It is a front view which shows the game board which concerns on an Example. It is the sectional view on the AA line of FIG. It is a front view of a frame-shaped decorative body. It is a disassembled perspective view of a frame-shaped decorative body. It is a disassembled perspective view of a panel light-emitting device. It is a perspective view which shows a light-emitting-body board | substrate, a partition plate, the 1st and 2nd lens member, and the attachment base in the state seen from the back side. It is a rear view which expands and shows the principal part of a frame-shaped decorative body. (a) is sectional drawing of the panel light-emitting device in the BB line in FIG. 4, (b) is sectional drawing of the panel light-emitting device in the CC line in FIG. It is the DD sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the illumination part of a panel light-emitting device, Comprising: (a) shows the state which looked at the cross section in the arrangement | positioning position of a 1st lens member from the back side, (b) is arrangement | positioning of a 2nd lens member. The cross section at the installation position is shown as viewed from the back side. It is a principal part expanded sectional view which expands and shows a lens member. It is an enlarged view which shows the arrangement | positioning position of the earth board in the 1st and 2nd light guide panel.

  Next, the gaming machine according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings by way of preferred embodiments. In the embodiment, a pachinko machine 10 that plays a game using a pachinko ball as a game ball will be described as an example. In the following description, “front”, “rear”, “left”, and “right” refer to the pachinko machine 10 viewed from the front side (player side) as shown in FIG. 1 unless otherwise specified. Named by state.

(About pachinko machine 10)
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens front and rear, and an outer frame 11 as a fixed frame that is installed in a vertically installed posture on an installation frame base (not shown) of a game shop. An inner frame 12 (not shown) as a main body frame that detachably holds the game board 20 is detachably assembled to the front side of the opening, and a predetermined condition is established on the back side of the game board 20 ( When the pachinko ball is won at the start winning opening of the first or second start winning portion 37, 41, which will be described later, a design symbol (referred to as a decorative drawing) is displayed on the display unit 17a in a variable manner. A symbol display device 17 is detachably disposed. In addition, the front side of the middle frame 12 is configured to cover the window portion 13a opening front and rear with a glass plate for transparently protecting the game board 20 and a transparent protective plate 13b formed of a transparent synthetic resin material. The front frame 13 is assembled so as to be openable and closable, and a lower ball tray 15 for storing pachinko balls is assembled below the front frame 13 so as to be openable and closable. In the embodiment, an upper ball tray 14 for storing pachinko balls is integrally assembled at a lower position of the front frame 13, and the upper ball tray 14 is also opened and closed integrally with the opening and closing of the front frame 13. Configured to do. Further, the upper ball tray 14 may be formed separately from the front frame 13. The ball trays 14 and 15 are not limited to those provided with the upper and lower two ball trays 14 and 15, and only one ball tray 14 and 15 may be provided.

  The symbol display device 17 employs a liquid crystal display device in which a liquid crystal panel capable of displaying various symbols is accommodated in an accommodation case. The symbol display device 17 according to the embodiment is provided with three rows of symbol display portions (not shown) that can display the decorative drawing in a row, and the decorative drawing of each row is displayed along with the start of the symbol changing effect. By displaying the change in a predetermined change direction (for example, the vertical direction from top to bottom, the horizontal direction from right to left, etc.), and displaying all the decorations in each row at a predetermined timing, once The symbol variation production is finished. In the embodiment, the decoration drawing is basically configured to be variably displayed in the vertical direction. As the symbol display device 17, various conventionally known symbol display devices 17 capable of stopping and variably displaying various symbols such as a drum-type symbol display device 17 and a dot matrix-type symbol display device 17 can be adopted.

  An operation handle 16 for operating a ball striking device (not shown) disposed on the middle frame 12 is provided at a lower right position of the front frame 13. The operation handle 16 includes an operation lever 16a urged in the left rotation direction. When the player turns the operation lever 16a to rotate right, the hitting ball launching device is operated, Pachinko balls stored in the ball tray 14 are launched toward the game board 20. Here, the hitting force of the pachinko ball by the hitting ball launching device is changed in strength according to the turning amount of the operation lever 16a, and the player operates the turning amount of the operation lever 16a, so that the game area The so-called “left-handed” where the pachinko ball flows down in a first ball flow-down region 22a (described later) of 22 and the pachinko ball flows down in a second ball flow-down region 22b (described later) of the game region 22 The so-called “right strike (rubber strike)” can be distinguished.

(About game board 20)
As shown in FIG. 2, the game board 20 of the embodiment includes a plate-like member (game region forming member) 21 in which a game region 22 in which a pachinko ball can flow down is formed on the front side, and the plate-like member 21. An installation member (accommodating space defining member) 45 is provided on the back side and defines an accommodating space 47 between the plate-like member 21 and the plate-like member 21. The plate-like member 21 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape with a predetermined plate thickness from a synthetic resin material, a veneer material, etc., and a pachinko ball can flow down by a substantially circular guide rail 23 disposed on the front surface (board surface). A game area 22 is defined. The plate-like member 21 of the embodiment is a transparent plate formed from an acrylic resin, and the housing space 47 can be seen through from the front side of the plate-like member 21. Further, in the accommodating space 47 between the plate-like member 21 and the installation member 45, various effect members 48 (FIG. 4) such as a light effect device that produces an effect by light emission and a movable effect device that produces an effect by the operation of a movable body. 3) and is configured so that the player can visually observe the effect member 48 in the accommodation space 47 from the front side of the game board 20 through the transparent plate-like member 21. The symbol display device 17 is attached to the back side of the installation member 45 and is provided in an opening (visible part) 45c provided in the installation member 45 and an opening 50a of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 (described later) as will be described later. It is configured so as to be visible from the front side of the game board 20 through the panel light emitting device 60 provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the guide rail 23 includes an outer rail 24 formed in an arc shape that bulges leftward from the lower left portion of the plate member 21 to the upper right portion, and an upper right portion of the plate member 21. The inner rail 25 is formed in an arc shape that bulges in the right direction so as to reach the lower right portion and the upper left portion. The inner rail 25 is connected to the upper right end portion of the outer rail 24 and is disposed from the upper right portion to the lower portion of the plate-like member 21, and the board decoration member 25 a is formed in an arc shape whose left end edge is recessed rightward. And a rail member 25b disposed from the lower part of the plate-like member 21 to the upper left part, connected to the lower end of the panel decoration member 25a, and spaced apart to the right (inner side) of the outer rail 24. The launching passage 26 that is configured and through which one pachinko ball can pass is defined by the outer rail 24 and the rail member 25b. Here, the rail member 25 b constituting the inner rail 25 is arranged so that the open end faces the upper left portion of the plate-like member 21, and defines a launch port that opens to the game area 22 between the rail member 25 b and the outer rail 24. The pachinko ball launched from the hitting ball launcher flies from the lower opening of the launch passage 26 and is launched into the game area 22 from the launch port.

  In the plate-like member 21, a mounting opening (see FIG. 3) penetrating in the front-rear direction is opened at an appropriate position in the game area 22, and various game board installation parts are arranged for each mounting opening. Yes. In the gaming board 20 of the embodiment, the frame-shaped decorative body 50, the first starting winning part 35, the second starting winning part 41, the special winning part 42, the normal winning part 38, the gate part are provided as game board installation parts. A mounting opening for installing 43 and the like is formed. Note that FIG. 3 shows mounting ports 29a and 29b in which the frame-shaped decorative body 50 and the first start winning portion 35 are installed. In the plate-like member 21 of the game board 20, an out port 30 for discharging the pachinko ball that has flowed down to the lowest position of the game area 22 to the outside of the game board 20 is opened at the lowest position of the game area 22. Yes. The out port 30 is formed in a confluence region where a pachinko ball that has flowed down the first ball flow down region 22a and a pachinko ball that has flowed down the second ball flow down region 22b can arrive together in the game region 22. That is, a pachinko ball that is launched from the hitting ball launching device and flows down the game area 22 is provided in the game board installation part (a first start winning part 35, a second start winning part 41, a special prize). Part 42, the normal winning part 38, the gate part 43, etc.), a predetermined game such as paying out a winning ball according to the entered part and executing a symbol variation effect is performed. The pachinko ball that has flowed down to the lowest part of 22 is configured to be discharged to the outside through the out port 30. Note that the number of the mounting openings is appropriately determined according to the arrangement position and the number of game board installation parts attached to the plate-like member 21.

  The plate-like member 21 is provided with a large number of game nails 32 in the game area 22, and a game area 22 (first ball flow-down area 22a) on the left side of a frame-shaped decorative body 50 to be described later. The rotation guide member 33 that rotates in accordance with the contact of the pachinko ball that flows down is rotatably supported, and the flow direction of the pachinko ball changes irregularly by the contact with the game nail 32 and the rotation guide member 33. Has been. The rotation guide member 33 is a member also referred to as a so-called “windmill”, and is a member that releases in the left-right direction so as to play a pachinko ball as the rotation guide member 33 rotates.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the plate-like member 21 according to the embodiment opens in the front and rear in a mounting opening 29 a where a substantial portion of the center of the game area 22 surrounded by the guide rail 23 opens. A frame-shaped decorative body 50 formed in a frame shape is attached, and an opening 45 c of the installation member 45 is positioned behind the opening 50 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 50. That is, the display unit 17 a of the symbol display device 17 is positioned behind the opening 50 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 50.

  In addition, pachinko balls flowing down the game area 22 are attached to the plate-like member 21 at a mounting opening 29b (see FIG. 3) formed at a position below the frame-shaped decorative body 50 (position directly above the out opening 30). A first start winning portion 35 capable of winning is arranged. The first start winning portion 35 is a normally open type winning portion in which a first start winning opening where a pachinko ball can be won always opens upward in the game area 22 (first ball flow down area 22a). The pachinko ball can enter (win) the first start winning opening at an arbitrary timing according to the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the 20 game areas 22 (first ball flow-down area 22a). . In addition, the game area 22 flows down to the plate-like member 21 through a mounting opening (not shown) formed on the left side of the first start winning portion 35 (lower left position of the frame-shaped decorative body 50). A normal winning unit 37 provided with a plurality of normal winning portions 38 capable of winning a pachinko ball is arranged. In addition, each normal winning portion 38, like the first start winning portion 35, always has an ordinary winning opening where a pachinko ball can be won always open upward in the game area 22 (first ball lowering area 22a). It is an open-type winning part, and a pachinko ball enters the normal start winning opening at an arbitrary timing according to the flow mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 (first ball flow down area 22a) of the game board 20 ( A prize).

  The plate-like member 21 has a gate portion 43, a first portion in a mounting opening (not shown) formed on the right side of the first start winning portion 35 (a lower right position of the frame-shaped decorative body 50). A composite winning unit 40 having two start winning units 41 and a special winning unit 42 is provided. The gate part 43 is a normally open type entrance part in which a gate entrance and a gate exit through which a pachinko ball can pass always open up and down in the game area 22 (second ball lowering area 22b). The pachinko ball enters (passes) the gate entrance at an arbitrary timing according to the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 (second ball flow-down area 22b) of the game area 22 through the gate exit. It is discharged to the (second ball flow down region 22b). The second start winning portion 41 is an open / close type winning portion that is closed by an opening / closing member 41a so that the second start winning port where a pachinko ball can be won can be opened in accordance with driving of the driving means. The pachinko ball wins the second start winning opening according to the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 (second ball flow-down area 22b) of the board 20 and the opening operation timing of the opening / closing member 41a by driving of the driving means. Configured to get. Similarly, the special winning portion 42 is an open / close-type winning portion in which a special winning opening through which a pachinko ball can be won is closed by an opening / closing member 42a so that it can be opened as the driving means is driven. The pachinko ball can win a special winning opening according to the flow-down mode of the pachinko ball flowing down the region 22 (second ball flow-down region 22b) and the opening operation timing of the opening / closing member 42a driven by driving means (not shown). ing. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the winning openings of the second start winning portion 41 and the special winning portion 42 are closed by the corresponding opening / closing members 41a and 42a.

  Each of the first start winning section 35, the second start winning section 41, the special winning section 42, and the normal winning section 38 is a winning detection sensor that detects a pachinko ball won in each corresponding winning opening (FIG. (Not shown), and each winning detection sensor is wired to a control board disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10. Then, according to the pachinko ball detection (input of a detection signal for detecting the pachinko ball) by any one of the winning detection sensors provided in the first and second start winning units 40 and 41, a special figure hitting judgment condition (hit judging condition) Is supposed to hold. Then, if the judgment per special figure is established, a special figure judgment is made regarding whether or not a special figure per hit (big hit or small hit) will occur, and if the judgment result is a win, the symbol display As a result of the symbol variation effect performed by the device 17, the decoration figure is fixedly stopped and displayed with a predetermined hit display (for example, three sets of the same symbol, etc.), and the player who opens the opening / closing member 42a of the special winning portion 42 is notified An advantageous winning game is provided. Further, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the winning ball detection condition is configured to be established when the winning detection sensor detects the pachinko ball, and the main control board is illustrated as the prize ball paying condition is satisfied. A control signal is output to the payout control device that does not, and a predetermined number of prize balls are paid out to the upper ball tray 14 or the lower ball tray 15.

The gate portion 43 is provided with a gate sensor (not shown) that detects a pachinko ball that enters the gate port and passes through the gate portion 43. This gate sensor is connected to a control board disposed on the back side of the pachinko machine 10 and is usually connected with the input of a ball detection signal from the gate sensor to the main control board (ie, detection of a pachinko ball). The hit determination condition is established. Then, in accordance with the establishment of the universal hit determination condition, a universal hit determination regarding whether or not to generate a normal hit is performed, and when the determination result is a win determination, the second start winning portion The opening / closing member 41a is opened to open the second start winning opening. In the embodiment, it is set so that the winning ball payout condition is not satisfied when the gate sensor detects the pachinko ball, and the winning ball is not paid out as the pachinko ball passes through the gate portion 43. It has become.

(About the installation member 45)
The installation member 45 includes a substantially rectangular back plate 45a formed in a shape slightly smaller than the outer shape of the plate-like member 21, and an outer peripheral wall portion 45b protruding forward from the outer peripheral edge of the back plate 45a. The plate-shaped member 21 and the installation member 45 are formed in a box shape that opens forward (see FIG. 3), and the front end of the outer peripheral wall 45b is in contact with the back surface of the plate-shaped member 21. And are fixed by screws. Further, a substantially rectangular opening 45c is opened on the back plate 45a of the installation member 45 at a position aligned with the opening 50a of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 in the front-rear direction. The symbol display device 17 is detachably attached to the back side of the back plate 45a, and the display portion 17a of the symbol display device 17 faces the front side of the installation member 45 (game board 20) through the opening 45c. ing. In the installation member 45, various effect members 48 are installed around the opening 45c so that the installation member 45 can be handled as a single unit.

(About the frame-shaped decorative body 50)
Next, the frame-shaped decorative body 50 will be described in detail. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the frame-shaped decorative body 50 has an annular shape extending along the inner side of the mounting opening 29 a where the frame-shaped decorative body 50 established in the plate-like member 21 is disposed. The frame-shaped base 51 is formed, and a hook-shaped portion 52 is provided so as to protrude forward from the front surface of the frame-shaped base 51, and delimits the game area 22, and covers the opening edge of the mounting opening 29a. Thus, the frame-like base 51 is fixed to the plate-like member 21 from the front side by a fixing means such as a screw in a state where the rear surface of the frame-like base 51 is in contact with the front surface of the plate-like member 21. In addition, on the left and right sides of the frame-shaped decorative body 50, passage forming portions 54 and 55 that form ball passages through which pachinko balls can pass are provided, and the first ball flow down region 22a of the game region 22 is provided. The pachinko balls can pass through the passage forming portions 54 and 55 in the process of flowing down the second ball flowing-down region 22b. As shown in FIG. 5, the hook-like portion 52 extends over substantially the entire circumference except for the formation positions of the left and right passage forming portions 54 and 55 in the frame-like decorative body 50 (frame-like base portion 51). The pachinko ball flowing down the game area 22 is restricted from entering the opening 50 a formed by the frame-shaped base 51.

  Here, the left and right passage forming portions 54 and 55 are composed of rear members 54a and 55a that define the rear surface of the ball passage, and front members 54b and 55b that define the front surface of the ball passage. The members 54 a, 54 b, 55 a, 55 b form a ball passage having an upper end and a lower end in the game area 22. The left passage forming portion 54 is formed in a U-shaped cross section in which the rear member 54a opens forward, and is configured to close the front opening of the rear member 54a with the front member 54b. On the other hand, the right-side passage forming portion 55 is configured such that the front and rear members 55a and 55b are formed in a flat plate shape and open between the members 55a and 55b to the side. The side front opening is closed by the inner rail 25 (the inner peripheral surface of the panel decoration member 25a).

  Moreover, the said hook-shaped part 52 is comprised so that the right-and-left inclination direction may change in the position biased to the left in the upper part of the frame-shaped decorative body 50. FIG. That is, in the game area 22 of the embodiment, the left area (the area reaching the upper left or the lower left) of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 with the top of the bowl-shaped part 52 as a boundary is the first ball flow down area 22a. The area on the right side of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 (the area extending from the upper right or the lower right) from the top is defined as the second ball flow-down area 22b, and the first sphere is formed below the frame-shaped decorative body 50. The flow-down region 22a and the second spherical flow-down region 22b are joined together. That is, the pachinko ball launched into the game area 22 by the hitting ball launcher is formed between the bowl-shaped portion 52 of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 and the rail member 25b (inner rail 25) according to the reaching position. Either the first ball flow down region 22a or the second ball flow down region 22b formed between the bowl-shaped portion 52 of the frame-shaped decorative body 50, the outer rail 24, and the panel decoration member 25a (inner rail 25). Flow down. In the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment, when the pachinko ball flows down in the first ball flow down region 22a (when left-handed), the pachinko ball flows down in the second ball flow down region 22b. The pachinko ball is configured to be highly likely to win the first start winning opening of the first start winning portion 35, and when the pachinko ball flows down the second ball flow down region 22b (right-handed In the case), the pachinko ball can win the special winning opening of the special winning section 42 and the second starting winning opening of the second starting winning section 41 as compared with the case where the pachinko ball flows down the first ball falling area 22a. It is configured to increase the performance.

  Further, the frame-shaped decorative body 50 is formed with a plate-like support wall portion 53 (see FIG. 3) extending rearward from the rear surface of the frame-shaped base 51, and the frame-shaped decorative body 50 is plate-shaped. When attached to the shaped member 21, the support wall 53 is inserted into the mounting port 29a from the front side so as to face the inner peripheral surface of the mounting port 29a. Here, the support wall portion 53 is located on the upper edge of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 facing the outer rail 24 extending from the launch port of the launch passage 26 to the buffer rubber. It is provided along the base 51, and the rigidity of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 is enhanced by the support wall 53. That is, by forming the support wall portion 53 at the upper position of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 having a high contact frequency with the pachinko balls launched from the launch port, the frame-shaped decoration associated with the pachinko balls contacting the bowl-shaped portion 52 Damage to the body 50 is prevented. The support wall 53 is provided with fixing portions (not shown) at a plurality of locations (three in the embodiment) spaced along the support wall 53 inside the opening of the frame-shaped decorative body 50. The upper light emitting effect device 58 described later is fixed to the fixing portion of the support wall portion 53.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the frame-shaped base 51 of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 opens in the front-rear direction at a position below the hook-shaped portion 52 positioned at the lower edge of the opening 50a. A horizontally long stage mounting port 51b is established, and a stage 56 on which the pachinko ball can roll in the left-right direction is mounted so as to face the stage mounting port 51b. The stage 56 is located above the first start winning portion 35 so that pachinko balls discharged from the stage 56 to the front side can win the first start winning portion 35. Yes.

  In addition, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the frame-shaped decorative body 50 includes an upper light-emitting effect device 58 disposed at an upper position inside the opening formed by the annular frame-shaped base 51. A panel light emitting device 60 is disposed below the upper light emitting effect device 58 inside the opening of the frame-shaped base 51. The upper light emission effect device 58 is disposed so that substantially the entire upper light emission effect device 58 is positioned above the upper edge of the opening 45c opened in the installation member 45. The upper light emission effect device 58 is located in front of the back plate 45a. Further, the panel light emitting device 60 disposed below the upper light emitting effect device 58 includes a symbol panel body 61 (described later) positioned in front of the opening 45c of the installation member 45, and the symbol panel. The body 61 is positioned so as to overlap the front of the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17. That is, the display unit 17 a of the symbol display device 17 can be viewed from the front of the game board 20 through the symbol panel body 61 of the panel light emitting device 60.

(About panel light emitting device 60)
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the panel light emitting device 60 is disposed inside the opening of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 so as to overlap the front of the display portion 17a of the symbol display device 17, and is seen through from the front side to the rear side. A transparent design panel body 61 that is possible, and an illumination unit 91 that is provided on the outer periphery (upper part) of the design panel body 61 and irradiates light toward the design panel body 61. The symbol that can be seen from the front side is displayed in front of the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17 by the light emitted toward the outer peripheral surface of the symbol panel body 61. That is, the symbol panel body 61 is disposed so as to be located inside the opening of the mounting port 29a formed in the game board 20 (plate member 21), and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting port 29a and the symbol panel. An illumination unit 91 (a light emitter substrate 110 described later) is disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the body 61. Further, the panel light emitting device 60 covers the entire opening area (opening area below the upper light emitting effect device 58) defined in the frame-shaped decorative body 50 with the upper light emitting effect device 58 attached. It is configured. That is, the opening 50 a formed in the frame-shaped decorative body 50 is configured to be closed by the upper light emitting effect device 58 and the panel light emitting device 60. In the frame-shaped decorative body 50, an opening area defined with the upper light emitting effect device 58 attached may be referred to as an installation opening of the panel light emitting device 60.

(About the design panel 61)
As shown in FIG. 6, the design panel body 61 has a mounting base 62 that is formed in an annular shape that opens back and forth, and light that is disposed on the mounting base 62 and is introduced from the outer peripheral surface thereof is reflected. And a plurality of (two in the embodiment) light guide panels (light guide plates) 71 and 72 formed with a pattern that can be viewed from the front side, and the mounting base 62 is connected to the frame-shaped decorative body 50. It is designed to be detachable. The lighting unit 91 is detachably attached to the mounting base 62, and the panel light emitting device 60 is attached to the frame-shaped decorative body 50 by mounting the mounting base 62 to the frame-shaped decorative body 50. It is arranged. The mounting base 62 is formed in a strip shape having a predetermined width on the center side of the installation opening.

(Mounting base 62)
As shown in FIG. 6, the mounting base 62 includes a mounting base 63 extending linearly in the left-right direction so as to cross the opening 50 a of the frame-shaped decorative body 50, and left and right ends of the mounting base 63. An opening edge of the frame-shaped decorative body 50 in a state where the upper light-emitting effect device 58 is attached is formed in an annular shape that is continuous and opens from the contour portion 64 that extends along the frame-shaped base portion 51. It extends to rim. Further, the contour portion 64 has a ridge portion 64a (FIG. 7B, FIG. 7B) extending along the contour portion 64 at a position away from the edge on the inner side of the opening of the mounting base 62. 10) is provided so as to protrude rearward, and the rigidity of the plate-shaped mounting base 62 formed in an annular shape is enhanced. Further, at the formation position of the ridge portion 64a in the contour portion 64, a base fixing projecting rearward at a plurality of locations (eight locations in the embodiment) separated along the extending direction of the contour portion 64 is provided. A portion 64b (a part of which is shown in FIG. 7) is provided, and a screw inserted from the rear through a through hole 51a formed in the frame-like base 51 of the frame-like decorative body 50 is used as a screw hole of the base fixing portion 64b. The mounting base 62 (panel light emitting device 60) is fixed to the frame-shaped decorative body 50 by screwing. Further, the contour portion 64 is provided with a panel fixing portion 64c that protrudes rearward on the edge side that is the inner side of the opening of the mounting base 62 with respect to the formation position of the protruding portion 64a. The panel fixing portion 64c is provided at a plurality of locations (six locations in the embodiment) spaced along the extending direction of the contour portion 64 so as to protrude rearward from the protruding portion 64a.

  The mounting base 63 is a straight line along the upper edge of the opening 45c provided in the installation member 45 in a state where the frame-shaped decorative body 50 to which the mounting base 62 is mounted is disposed on the plate-like member 21. It is formed so that it may extend. And the fitting cylinder part 63a which has the fitting hole 114 penetrated back and forth is formed in the left and right both-ends position in the attachment base part 63 so that it protrudes back, The said illumination part via the said fitting cylinder part 63a 91 is attached to the attachment base 62. In addition, the protrusion 64a formed in the contour portion 64 is configured to be connected to the outer peripheral portion of the fitting tube portion 63a, so that the rigidity of the mounting base 62 is improved. Further, positioning portions 65 for positioning a first lens member 121 described later are formed on the rear surface of the mounting base portion 63 at lateral positions adjacent to the left and right fitting tube portions 63a. A partition plate fixing portion 63b (see FIG. 7) for fixing a partition plate 116, which will be described later, is formed at a lower position adjacent to the fitting cylinder portion 63a.

(About light guide panels 71 and 72)
As shown in FIG. 6, the symbol panel body 61 overlaps the transparent first light guide panel (first light guide plate) 71 located on the front side and the back side of the first light guide panel 71. A transparent second light guide panel (second light guide plate) 72 is provided. The first light guide panel 71 has an upper end that extends in a straight line in the left-right direction (a direction parallel to the light emitter substrate 110 of the illumination unit 91) and has a protrusion 64a formed on the mounting base 62. It is a transparent flat plate-like member formed in an outer shape along the inner peripheral edge, and the front outer peripheral portion of the first light guide panel 71 is in contact with the rear surface of the mounting base portion 63 and the contour portion 64 of the mounting base 62. It is configured. That is, the upper front surface of the first light guide panel 71 is in contact with the rear surface of the mounting base 63, and the outer peripheral front surface from the left and right side portions to the lower portion of the first light guide panel 71 is in contact with the rear surface of the contour portion 64. The opening of the mounting base 62 is configured to be closed by the first light guide panel 71. The first light guide panel 71 is formed with a first fitting recess 71a through which the panel fixing portion 64c can be inserted at a position corresponding to the panel fixing portion 64c formed on the mounting base 62. Has been. Here, the panel fixing portion 64c is formed so as to protrude rearward of the first light guide panel 71, and is inserted in a state where each panel fixing portion 64c is fitted in the corresponding first fitting recess 71a. Thus, the first light guide panel 71 is positioned with respect to the mounting base 62.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the second light guide panel 72 includes a transparent flat plate portion 73 formed in an outer shape substantially matching the outer shape of the first light guide panel 71, and The first light guide panel 71 and the second light guide are composed of an outer peripheral wall portion 74 formed so as to protrude forward (first light guide panel 71) from the outer peripheral end of the flat plate portion 73. When the panel 72 is overlaid, the front end portion of the outer peripheral wall portion 74 comes into contact with the outer peripheral portion of the rear surface of the first light guide panel 71. That is, the flat plate portion 73 of the second light guide panel 72 has an upper end portion that is linear in the left-right direction (a direction parallel to the light emitter substrate 110 of the illumination unit 91), like the first light guide panel 71. And is formed in an outer shape along the inner peripheral edge of the protrusion 64 a formed on the mounting base 62, and is configured to close the opening of the mounting base 62 with the second light guide panel 72. . The second light guide panel 72 is formed with second fitting recesses 73a through which the panel fixing portions 64c can be inserted at positions corresponding to the panel fixing portions 64c formed on the mounting base 62. Has been. That is, by fitting the panel fixing portion 64c inserted through each first fitting recess 71a of the first light guide panel 71 into the second fitting recess 73a of the second light guide panel 72, The second light guide panel 72 is positioned with respect to the mounting base 62 and the first light guide panel 71.

  The outer peripheral wall portion 74 of the second light guide panel 72 is formed to protrude forward from the left and right outer peripheral edge portions of the flat plate portion 73 at a fixed protrusion height, and the first overlapping The light guide panel 71 and the second light guide panel 72 (flat plate portion 73) are configured to be parallel to each other. And the rear end part of the panel fixing | fixed part 64c fitted to the 2nd fitting recessed part 73a of the said 2nd light guide panel 72 is substantially the same position as the rear surface of the said 2nd light guide panel 72 (flat plate part 73). The design panel body 61 (the first and first panels) is interposed between the mounting base 62 and the screw base 80 by screwing a hooked screw 80 from behind into a screw hole formed in the panel fixing portion 64c. Two light guide panels 71, 72) are sandwiched and fixed. Here, the design panel body 61 (the first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) is slightly smaller than the opening 50a formed by the inner periphery of the frame-shaped base 51 in the frame-shaped decorative body 50. The design panel body 61 is configured to be located inside the opening of the mounting opening 29a formed in the plate-like member 21 with the design panel body 61 attached to the mounting base 62. . Specifically, in the embodiment, the second light guide panel 72 is located inside the opening of the mounting opening 29 a of the plate-like member 21, and the first light guide panel 71 is located in front of the front surface of the plate-like member 21. It is supposed to be located.

  Here, on the back surfaces of the first light guide panel 71 and the second light guide panel 72 (specifically, the flat plate portion 73), a required pattern is drawn by forming minute irregularities, The light incident on the inside from the outer peripheral end faces of the light guide panels 71 and 72 is reflected by the minute uneven portions representing the design, so that the design is brightened and can be viewed from the front side. The designs of the light guide panels 71 and 72 are drawn with irregularities having a density and size that do not impair the transparency of the light guide panels 71 and 72, and from the outer peripheral end surfaces of the light guide panels 71 and 72 to the inside. It is hardly visible from the front side when it is not incident. Furthermore, the design drawn on each of the light guide panels 71 and 72 is distracted in the display content of the display unit 17a of the design display device 17 overlapped behind each of the light guide panels 71 and 72. It has become difficult. In addition, the light irradiated from the front and rear surfaces to the first and second light guide panels 71 and 72 is transmitted with almost no reflection at the minute uneven portions representing the design, and the design is almost visually recognized from the front side. It is configured not to be able to. In other words, the symbols of the first and second light guide panels 71 and 72 are not displayed so as to stand out when illuminated by the light of the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17 located on the back side, and the illumination unit When the light emitted from 91 is introduced into the inside from the outer peripheral end face, it is displayed so as to be visible from the front side. Here, different designs are formed on each of the first light guide panel 71 and the second light guide panel 72, and light enters the inside from the outer peripheral end face of the first light guide panel 71. In addition, a different pattern is displayed so as to be raised depending on whether light is incident on the inside from the outer peripheral end face of the second light guide panel 72. The pattern formed on the light guide panels 71 and 72 may be a pattern related to a character that is a motif of the pachinko machine 10, a general geometric pattern, or other patterns, and is not limited to a pattern. A character etc. may be sufficient.

  In addition, as a pattern forming method for the light guide panels 71 and 72, various methods such as a laser engraving method can be used. For example, by forming a printing pattern composed of unevenness of ink by printing on the surface of the printing substrate, forming a transparent panel using a molding die on which the printing substrate having this printing pattern is arranged, and from the obtained transparent panel By peeling the printing substrate and the printing pattern, it is possible to employ a method of forming a pattern composed of irregularities formed by transferring irregularities with ink on the surface. In addition, a protrusion pattern for transfer using a transparent UV curable resin and a printing ink layer for transfer applied to the convex pattern are formed on the surface of the film, and the convex printing ink layer is arranged facing the cavity. It is also possible to adopt a method of forming a pattern on the surface by transferring a printing ink layer with an ultraviolet curable resin by forming a transparent panel by in-mold molding using a mold and peeling the film from the obtained transparent panel. .

(About ground plate 130)
Further, as shown in FIGS. 6, 8, 9 (b), and 13, the symbol panel body 61 is a ground plate that removes static electricity charged in the symbol panel body 61 (light guide panels 71, 72). 130 is attached. The ground plate 130 includes a first contact portion 130a that contacts the rear surface of the first light guide panel 71, a second contact portion 130b that contacts the rear surface of the second light guide panel 72, and the first contact portion 130a. A power supply device (not shown) having a connection portion 130c that is connected to the first contact portion 130a and the second contact portion 130b and contacts the outer surface of the outer peripheral wall 74, and is grounded to the installation frame base. ) Is connected to the ground plate 130. Specifically, the ground plate 130 is formed in a U-shaped cross-section by bending a thin metal plate having high conductivity such as a copper plate, and is grounded from the outside of the outer peripheral wall portion 74 of the second light guide panel 72. By fitting the plate 130, the first contact portion 130 a comes into contact with the rear surface of the first light guide panel 71 and the second contact portion 130 b comes into contact with the rear surface of the second light guide panel 72. It has become.

  The ground plate 130 is disposed so that the panel fixing portion 64c formed on the mounting base 62 and the second contact portion 130b overlap each other, and the second contact portion 130b includes the panel fixing portion 64c and the panel fixing portion 64c. A through hole 130d penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at a corresponding position. And the earthing board 130 is designed by inserting a screw with a hook used for fixing the light guide panels 71 and 72 from the rear of the second contact portion 130b and screwing it into the panel fixing portion 64c. It can be attached to the panel body 61. Note that a ring portion 131a through which a hooked screw can be inserted is provided at the end of the ground wire 131. By screwing the hooked screw 80 inserted through the ring portion 131a into the panel fixing portion 64c, the ground wire 131 is grounded. The wire 131 is fixed in contact with the ground plate 130 (second contact portion 130b). A locking portion 135 (see FIG. 8) is formed on the decorative cover 92 (the rear cover portion 98 and the rear wall portion 100 of the rear cover body 97), and the ground wire 131 is located behind the light guide panels 71 and 72. It is locked to the locking portion 135 so as not to overlap.

(About lighting unit 91)
As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, and 9, the illuminating unit 91 is fixed to the upper portion of the mounting base 62 and has a non-light-transmitting decorative cover 92 having a light emitting unit that emits light by discarding light, A light emitter substrate 110 disposed on the decorative cover 92 and facing the upper end portion (outer peripheral end surface) of the symbol panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels 71 and 72), and the light emitter substrate 110 Panel light emitters 111 and 112 (design light emitters) that are provided to irradiate light toward the outer peripheral end surfaces of the design panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels 71 and 72), and the light emitter substrate 110 A cover light emitter 113 (decorative light emitter) that is disposed and emits light toward the decorative cover 92 is provided. That is, by causing the panel light emitters 111 and 112 of the illuminating unit 91 to emit light, it is displayed that the symbol that has been saved in the symbol panel body 61 (the first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) is lifted. In addition to being visible from the front side, the light emitting portion of the decorative cover 92 is illuminated so as to be visible from the front side by causing the cover light emitter 113 to emit light.

(Decorative cover 92)
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the decorative cover 92 has a front cover body 93 that covers the front surface of the mounting base portion 63 of the mounting base 62, and the design panel body 61 (first panel) between the front cover body 93. 1 and the second light guide panels 71 and 72), and the light emitter substrate 110 is formed in a space defined between the front cover body 93 and the rear cover body 97. It is configured to be accommodated. The front cover body 93 has a substantially cross-section from a front cover portion 94 that covers the entire front surface of the mounting base portion 63 of the mounting base 62 and a front upper wall portion 95 that extends rearward from the upper end portion of the front cover portion 94. The light-emitting substrate 110 is screwed to a plurality of fixing portions (not shown) formed on the lower surface side of the front upper wall portion 95. Then, on the left and right ends of the front cover portion 94, fitting protrusions 94a projecting rearward are formed at positions corresponding to the fitting cylinder portions 63a formed on the attachment base 62 (attachment base portion 63). The front cover body 93 is positioned with respect to the mounting base 62 by fitting the fitting protrusion 94a to the corresponding fitting cylinder portion 63a from the front.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the rear cover body 97 includes a rear surface covering portion 98 formed in a horizontally long rectangular plate facing the rear of the front surface covering portion 94 of the front cover body 93, and the rear surface covering portion. 98 extends rearward from the upper end of 98 and extends downward from the rear end of the lower wall 99 facing the lower surface of the light emitter substrate 110 and covers the rear end of the light emitter substrate 110. The rear wall portion 100 and a rear upper wall portion 101 extending forward from the rear end portion of the rear wall portion 100 are formed. A through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at a position aligned in the front-rear direction with the fitting protrusion 94 a of the front cover body 93 at both left and right ends of the rear-surface cover part 98. The front cover body 93 and the rear cover body 97 are fixed by screwing screws inserted through the through holes from the rear into the screw holes of the fitting protrusions 94a. The rear end portion of the front upper wall portion 95 of the front cover body 93 and the front end portion of the rear upper wall portion 101 of the rear cover body 97 are configured to be aligned in the front-rear direction. An upper wall portion of the decorative cover 92 is formed by the side upper wall portion 101. Note that fixed protrusions 102 extending upward are formed at a plurality of locations (two in the embodiment) spaced apart in the left-right direction at the front end portion of the rear upper wall portion 101. The upper light-emitting effect device 58 and the panel light-emitting device 60 are screwed into a fixing protrusion (not shown) formed in the upper light-emitting effect device 58 by inserting a screw inserted through a through hole formed so as to penetrate the front and rear. Are connected to each other.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 9, the front cover portion 94 of the front cover body 93 and the rear cover portion 98 of the rear cover body 97 are separated by a thickness dimension in the front-rear direction of the symbol panel body 61. , Provided to extend in parallel. That is, the front cover portion 94 and the rear cover portion 98 are configured to be spaced apart from each other by a separation distance from the front surface of the mounting base 62 (mounting base portion 63) to the rear surface of the second light guide panel 72. A front surface covering portion 94 abuts on the front surface of 63, and a rear surface covering portion 98 abuts on the rear surface of the second light guide panel 72. The panel light emitters 111 and 112 provided on the light emitter substrate 110 are disposed above the opening formed by the front cover portion 94 and the rear cover portion 98.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the decorative cover 92 includes a light emitter housing portion 103 that houses the cover light emitter 113 at a position corresponding to the position where the cover light emitter 113 is disposed on the light emitter substrate 110. Is formed. The light emitter housing portion 103 is formed in a box shape that is continuous with the lower surface of the front upper wall portion 95 on the rear surface side of the front cover portion 94 in the front cover body 93 and opens downward. A cover light emitter 113 disposed on the substrate 110 is accommodated in the light emitter accommodating portion 103 through the lower opening. The front cover portion 94 of the decorative cover 92 (front cover body 93) is formed with a light emitting window portion 103a penetrating in the front-rear direction corresponding to the position where the light emitter housing portion 103 is formed. Light from the cover light emitter 113 housed in the housing portion 103 is irradiated forward through the light emitting window portion 103a. The light emitting window 103 a is configured to be covered with a light-transmitting decorative sheet 104 affixed to the front surface of the front cover 94, and the cover light emitter accommodated in the light emitter accommodating portion 103. The decorative sheet 104 is configured to emit light through the light emitting window 103a by causing the light 113 to emit light. In other words, in the embodiment, the light emitting portion that emits light when irradiated with light is formed by the light emitting window portion 103 a opened in the front cover portion 94 and the decorative sheet 104. The front cover body 93 is provided with the same number of light emitter housing portions 103 as the number of the cover light emitters 113 (two in the embodiment) arranged side by side, and each cover light emitter 113 emits light. It is individually accommodated in the body accommodating portion 103.

(About the light emitter substrate 110)
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the light emitter substrate 110 is formed in a horizontally long rectangular shape facing the entire length of the upper end portion (outer peripheral end surface) extending linearly in the left-right direction in the symbol panel body 61. Then, it is attached to the decorative cover 92 with the mounting surface facing up and down. The panel light emitters 111 and 112 for irradiating light toward the design panel body 61 are disposed on the lower surface of the light emitter substrate 110 (opposite surface facing the upper end portion of the design panel body 61). A decorative light emitter that irradiates light toward the light emission window portion 103a of the decorative cover 92 is disposed on the top surface of the light emitter substrate 110 (the surface opposite to the surface facing the design panel body 61). In the embodiment, surface-mounted LEDs are provided as the panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the decorative light emitter, but the present invention is not limited to this, and naturally known light emitters can be adopted. It is.

(Panel light emitters 111, 112)
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 11, the light emitter substrate 110 is opposed to the upper end portion (outer peripheral end face) of the first light guide panel 71 as the panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the first light emitter panel 110. A plurality of first panel light emitters 111 arranged so as to be linearly arranged along the light guide panel 71 and the upper end portion (outer peripheral end face) of the second light guide panel 72 and the first panel light emitters 111. A plurality of second panel light emitters 112 arranged in a straight line along the two light guide panels 72 are provided in two rows in the front-rear direction. Then, by emitting light from the first panel light emitter 111, the symbol formed on the first light guide panel 71 on the front side of the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17 is brightened so as to be visible from the front side. By emitting light from the second panel light emitter 112, the symbols formed on the second light guide panel 72 on the front side of the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17 are brightly visible from the front side.

  Specifically, the plurality of first panel light emitters 111 are fixed along the upper end portion of the first light guide panel 71 with respect to the light emitter substrate 110, as shown in FIG. It is provided in a row so as to be spaced apart from each other, and the plurality of first panel light emitters 111 can emit light at the same time so that the entire design formed on the first light guide panel 71 can be brightened so as to be visible from the front side. It is like that. Further, as shown in FIG. 11B, the plurality of second panel light emitters 112 are spaced from the light emitter substrate 110 along the upper end portion of the second light guide panel 72 at a constant interval. The light emitter row groups R1 to R3 provided in a row so as to be spaced apart from each other are formed, and the light emitter row groups R1 to R3 are separated along the upper end portion of the second light guide panel 72. Are provided in plurality. That is, by causing the second panel light emitters 112 forming the respective light emitter row groups R1 to R3 to emit light, a region to be brightened so as to be visible from the front side among the symbols formed on the second light guide panel 72. It is different. The light emitter substrate 110 of the embodiment is provided with the second panel light emitter 112 so as to form three light emitter row groups R1 to R3 spaced apart in the left-right direction. The number of the second panel light emitters 112 forming each light emitter row group R1 to R3 is set to be different for each light emitter row group R1 to R3, and depends on the light emitter row groups R1 to R3 that emit light. The range in which the symbols formed on the second light guide panel 72 are brightly visible from the front side is different. The left light emitter row group is designated as the first light emitter row group R1, the right light emitter row group is designated as the second light emitter row group R2, and the first and second light emitter rows. The light emitter row group between the groups R1 and R2 may be referred to as a third light emitter row group R3.

  Here, among the symbols formed on the second light guide panel 72 when the second panel light emitter 112 constituting the first light emitter row group R1 is caused to emit light, the symbol display device The display located on the front side of the fluctuating display area of the decorative pattern of the left symbol display section in the display section 17a of the seventeen is brightened, and the second panel light emitter 112 constituting the second light emitter row group R2 is caused to emit light. In this case, in the display unit 17a, the symbol located on the front side of the variable display region of the decorative pattern on the right symbol display unit is brightened, and the second panel luminous body constituting the third luminous body row group R3. When 112 is caused to emit light, the symbol located on the front side of the variable display area of the decorative pattern of the middle symbol display portion in the display portion 17a is brightened. That is, by causing the second panel light emitter 112 to emit light for each of the first to third light emitter row groups R1 to R3, the left symbol, the right symbol, and the middle symbol displayed on the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17 It is possible to execute an effect linked to the display in the variable display area of each of the symbols, and to cause all of the second panel light emitters 112 forming the first to third light emitter row groups R1 to R3 to emit light simultaneously. Thus, the entire design formed on the second light guide panel 72 can be brightened so as to be visible from the front side.

(Cover light emitter 113)
As shown in FIG. 7 and FIG. 9, a plurality of (two in the embodiment) postures in which light is emitted toward the front at positions shifted to the left side at the front end portion on the upper surface of the light emitter substrate 110. A cover light emitter (decorative light emitter) 113 is provided. The cover light emitters 113 are provided so as to be adjacent to each other in the left-right direction, and are individually housed in the two light emitter housing portions 103 formed in the decorative cover 92, so that the cover light emitters 113 are mounted. When light is emitted, light is emitted to the light emitting window 103a (decorative sheet 104) of the corresponding light emitter housing 103.

(Partition plate 116)
As shown in FIGS. 6, 7, 9, and 11, a non-light transmissive partition plate is provided between the row of the first panel light emitters 111 and the row of the second panel light emitters 112. 116 is arranged. The partition plate 116 is formed in a horizontally long strip shape extending over the entire width of the light emitter substrate 110 in the left-right direction, and the upper end portion of the partition plate 116 abuts the lower surface of the light emitter substrate 110. The lower end portion of the partition plate 116 is located between the first light guide panel 71 and the second light guide panel 72. That is, in the illumination unit 91, the first panel light emitter 111 and the second panel light emitter 112 are separated from each other by the partition plate 116 in the front and rear directions, so that the first panel light emitter The light of the body 111 is prevented from being applied to the second light guide panel 72, and the light of the second panel light emitter 112 is prevented from being applied to the first light guide panel 71. Accordingly, when the first panel light emitter 111 is caused to emit light, only the symbols formed on the corresponding first light guide panel 71 can be brightly visible from the front side, and the second panel light emitter 112 is illuminated. When the light is emitted, only the symbol formed on the corresponding second light guide panel 72 can be brightly visible from the front side. Further, at the lower end portion of the partition plate 116, a front light-shielding portion 116 a that extends forward and contacts the rear surface of the first light guide panel 71, and extends rearward and on the front surface of the second light guide panel 72. A rear light shielding portion 116b that abuts is provided over the entire left and right length of the partition plate 116. That is, the light from the first and second panel light emitters 111 and 112 is brought into contact with the corresponding first and second light guide panels 71 and 72 by the front light-shielding part 116a and the rear light-shielding part 116b, respectively. Is effectively prevented from entering the light guide panels 71 and 72 which do not correspond.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 7, the light emitter substrate 110 has a plurality of (practical implementation) penetrating vertically between the first panel light emitter 111 row and the second panel light emitter 112 row. In the example, two fitting holes 114 are formed, and the upper end portion of the partition plate 116 is formed in the fitting hole 114 corresponding to the formation position of the fitting hole 114 of the light emitter substrate 110. Plural (two in the embodiment) projecting portions 117 that can be fitted are formed so as to project upward. Further, at both left and right end portions of the partition plate 116, the partition plate fixing portions 63b formed on the mounting base 62 (mounting base portion 63) in a state where the projecting portions 117 are inserted into the corresponding fitting holes 114 from below. A through-hole 116c penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at a position aligned in the front-rear direction, and a screw inserted through the through-hole 116c from the rear is screwed into a screw hole of the partition plate fixing portion 63b, so that the partition plate 116 is fixed. That is, the protrusions 117 are inserted into the corresponding fitting holes 114 from below, and the upper ends of the partition plates 116 are brought into contact with the mounting surfaces of the first and second panel light emitters 111 and 112 on the light emitter substrate 110. Positioned and held in contact. The fitting hole 114 only needs to open at least downward (on the design panel body 61 side) so that the protruding portion 117 of the partition plate 116 can be fitted.

(Lens member 121, 122)
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, the illuminating unit 91 is provided between the first panel light emitter 111 and the first light guide panel 71 and between the second panel light emitter 112 and the second light guide panel. Lens members 121 and 122 extending along upper end portions (outer peripheral surfaces) of the respective light guide panels 71 and 72 are disposed between the respective light guide panels 71 and 72. Specifically, the lens members 121 and 122 include the first lens member 121 disposed between the first light guide panel 71 and the first panel light emitter 111 and the second light guide panel. 72 and the second lens member 122 disposed between the second panel light emitter 112 and the light emitted from the first panel light emitter 111 and transmitted through the first lens member 121 is first. The light that enters from the upper end of the first light guide panel 71, is irradiated from the second panel light emitter 112, and passes through the second lens member 122 is incident from the upper end of the second light guide panel 72. It has become. Here, since the first lens member 121 and the second lens member 122 have basically the same configuration, the same configuration will be described with the same reference numerals for both members.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the first and second lens members 121 and 122 are provided at the front positions of the panel light emitters 111 and 112 corresponding to the lens members 121 and 122, respectively. A plurality of lower convex lens portions (convex lens portions) 123 bulging to the side (lower side in the embodiment) are formed. That is, the lower surfaces of the first and second lens members 121 and 122 are formed in a wave shape in which the lower convex lens portions 123 are continuously formed in the left-right direction by the number of the corresponding panel light emitters 111 and 112. The light beams 111 and 112 are individually transmitted through the corresponding lower convex lens portions 123. That is, the light emitted from the panel light emitters 111 and 112 is transmitted through the lower convex lens portion 123, so that the straightness of the light is increased and the light guide panels 71 and 72 are separated from the light emitter substrate 110. It is configured so that light can reach the end.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the first and second lens members 121 and 122 are arranged in front of the panel light emitters 111 and 112 corresponding to the lens members 121 and 122, respectively. A plurality of upper convex lens portions 124 bulging to the 112 side (upper side in the embodiment) are formed. That is, the upper surface of the first and second lens members 121 and 122 is formed in a wave shape in which the upper convex lens portions 124 are continuously formed in the left-right direction by the number of the corresponding panel light emitters 111 and 112, and each panel light emitter 111. , 112 are individually transmitted through the corresponding upper convex lens portions 124. That is, the light emitted from the panel light emitters 111 and 112 passes through the upper convex lens portion 124 and the upper convex lens portion 124, so that the straightness of the light is further enhanced, and the corresponding light guide panels 71 and 72 emit light. Light is configured to reach an end portion away from the body substrate 110. Here, the upper convex lens portion 124 is set to have a smaller projecting dimension than the lower convex lens portion 123.

  Here, in the embodiment, the first lens member 121 is formed as a single horizontally long member that covers the entire row of the first panel light emitters 111. Further, the second lens member 122 is formed as a separate member independent for each of the light emitter row groups R1 to R3 formed by the second panel light emitter 112. That is, when the second panel light emitter 112 emits light for each of the light emitter row groups R1 to R3, another light emitter different from the light emitter row groups R1 to R3 including the second panel light emitter 112 that emits light. The second lens member 122 corresponding to the row groups R1 to R3 is not transmitted, and the light irradiation range is determined for each of the light emitter row groups R1 to R3. Each of the plurality of second lens members 122 is formed with the lower convex lens portion 123 and the upper convex lens portion 124 corresponding to the number of the second panel light emitters 112 constituting the corresponding light emitter row group R1 to R3. Is done. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, an image wall portion 118 protruding between the three second lens members 122 is formed on the rear surface of the partition plate 116, and the second lens member 122 is irradiated. The configured light is configured not to enter the adjacent second lens member 122. That is, the image wall portion 118 extends in the vertical direction and is formed so as to protrude rearward from the second lens members 122 so as to partition the arrangement region of the second lens members 122. It has become.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the front and rear surfaces of the first and second lens members 121 and 122 are end portions on the panel light emitters 111 and 112 side (upper end portions serving as end portions of the upper convex lens portion 124). ) From the light guide panels 71 and 72 side (the lower end portion serving as the end portion of the lower convex lens portion 123) toward the end portion, and the lens members 121 and 122 are formed in an inclined shape so that the front and rear thicknesses are reduced. Yes. And the thickness before and behind the edge part by the side of the light guide panel 71,72 in each lens member 121,122 is set so that it may become slightly thinner than the thickness of the light guide panels 71,72. That is, the light transmitted through the lens members 121 and 122 can be incident on the corresponding light guide panels 71 and 72 without leaking to the outside, and the pattern formed on the light guide panels 71 and 72 by the light. Can be clearly brilliant.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 11, the first and second lens members 121 and 122 are formed with positioning protrusions 125 protruding outward from the left and right ends, respectively. By engaging the positioning protrusions 125 of 121, 122 with the corresponding positioning portions 119, the upper end portions (upper convex lens portions 124) of the respective lens members 121, 122 are opposed to the lower sides of the panel light emitters 111, 112. It is positioned at the position. Here, in the embodiment, the positioning portion 65 with which the positioning protrusion 125 provided on the first lens member 121 is fitted is formed on the rear surface of the mounting base 63 in the mounting base 62 and the second. A positioning portion 119 into which a positioning protrusion 125 provided on the lens member 122 is fitted is formed on the rear surface of the partition plate 116. The positioning portions 65 and 119 are provided so as to face the positions between which the lens members 121 and 122 to be positioned are sandwiched on the left and right sides, and are formed in a U-shaped cross section that opens to the side and the rear facing each other. That is, the mounting base 62 is formed with a pair of positioning portions 65 at both ends of the mounting base 63 for positioning one first lens member 121. The first lens member 121 is positioned by fitting positioning protrusions 125 formed on the left and right ends of the lens member 121 from the rear. Similarly, three pairs of positioning portions 119 for positioning the three second lens members 122 are formed on the partition plate 116, and the left and right sides of the second lens member 122 with respect to each pair of positioning portions 119. Each of the second lens members 122 is positioned by fitting the positioning protrusions 125 formed at both ends from behind.

(Operation of Example)
Next, the operation of the pachinko machine 10 according to the embodiment configured as described above will be described.

  In the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the panel light emitting device 60 is disposed inside the opening 50a formed in the frame-shaped decorative body 50 that defines the inner edge of the game area 22, and the pattern variation effect is performed. The panel light emitting device 60 is configured to overlap the front of the display unit 17a of the display device 17. The panel light emitting device 60 includes a design panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) so as to overlap the front of the display unit 17 a of the design display device 17. By emitting light from the panel light emitters 111 and 112, the design formed on the design panel body 61 (the first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) is brightened and displayed so that it can be viewed from the front side. By turning off the light emitters 111 and 112, the symbols formed on the symbol panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) are not displayed so that they cannot be seen from the front side. Can do. That is, by arranging the panel light emitting device 60 in front of the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17, the design panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels) is superimposed on the display content on the display unit 17a. 71, 72) can be displayed to produce a highly surprising light emission effect. In addition, the design of the light guide panels 71 and 72, which are displayed differently from the design variation effect performed on the display unit 17a of the design display device 17, overlaps the design variation effect, thereby creating an interesting game effect. Can be realized.

  Further, the panel light emitting device 60 includes a plurality of (two) light guide panels 71 and 72 so as to overlap the display unit 17a of the symbol display device 17, so that the symbol variation effect displayed on the display unit 17a can be achieved. A plurality of different symbols can be displayed in an overlapping manner, and the variety of effects can be improved. Further, the figure of the design panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) can be changed by simply switching the light emission and extinction of the first and second panel light emitters 111 and 112 of the panel light emitting device 60. Since it can be superimposed on the symbol variation effect displayed on the display unit 17a, it is possible to diversify the effect without complicating the display control of the symbol display device 17. In addition, the design panel body 61 (first and second light guide panels 71 and 72) is disposed at a position spaced forward from the display unit 17a of the design display device 17, so The symbols formed on the light guide panels 71 and 72 with the panel light emitters 111 and 112 turned off can be made more inconspicuous, and the symbols formed on the light guide panels 71 and 72 are displayed on the display unit 17a. Will not interfere with the production. Further, the second panel light emitter 112 is divided into a plurality (three in the embodiment) of light emitter row groups R1 to R3, and the second light guide panel 72 is divided for each of the light emitter row groups R1 to R3. By configuring so that different areas can be irradiated with light, it is possible to increase the number of symbol variations to be superimposed on the symbol variation effect.

  In the panel light emitting device 60, a cover light emitter 113 is provided on the light emitter substrate 110 on which the first and second panel light emitters 111 and 112 are provided separately from the panel light emitters 111 and 112. Then, not only the figure formed on the corresponding light guide panels 71 and 72 is brightly visible from the front side by the light emission of the first and second panel light emitters 111 and 112, but also the light emission of the cover light emitter 113. Thus, the light emitting portion (the light emitting window portion 103a and the decorative sheet 104) of the decorative cover 92 is configured to be bright and visible from the front side. As a result, not only the display / non-display of the symbol is switched according to the switching of turning on / off of the first and second panel light emitters 111, 112, but also the light emission effect by the light emission of the light emitting portion of the decorative cover 92 is adjusted. Since it can be performed, it is possible to realize a variety of light emission effects.

  In addition, since the panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the cover light emitter 113 are disposed on different surfaces on the top and bottom (front and back) of the light emitter substrate 110, the light emitter substrate 110 itself functions as a light shielding plate that blocks light. Can do. That is, it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as the light emission part of the decorative cover 92 being brightened by the light emission of the panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the light guide member symbol being displayed by the light emission of the cover light emitter 113. And a predetermined light emission effect can be reliably executed by using each of the cover light emitters 113. As described above, in the pachinko machine 10 of the embodiment, the light emission effect by displaying / hiding the symbols formed on the light guide panels 71 and 72 according to the switching of the lighting and extinguishing of the panel light emitters 111 and 112, and the cover light emitter Various light emission effects can be realized by combining the light emission effects by the light emission of the light emitting part of the decorative cover 92 by the light emission of 113.

  Further, the panel light emitting device 60 (design panel body 61) includes a first contact portion 130a that contacts the first light guide panel 71 and a second contact portion 130b that contacts the second light guide panel 72. Since the ground plate 130 is provided so that the ground plate 130 is electrically connected to the ground portion, the ground plate 130 can be easily charged by being positioned in front of the display portion 17a of the symbol display device 17. The static electricity of both the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be efficiently removed. That is, since the static electricity charged in the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be removed, it is possible to prevent malfunction due to noise.

  Further, in the panel light emitting device 60 of the embodiment, the first lens members 121 are disposed corresponding to the rows of the first panel light emitters 111, and the second lens light sources corresponding to the rows of the second panel light emitters 112 are arranged. The lens member 122 is disposed. The first and second lens members 121 and 122 are provided with lower convex lens portions 123 that bulge toward the corresponding light guide panels 71 and 72, corresponding to the panel light emitters 111 and 112, respectively. Therefore, when the panel light emitters 111 and 112 emit light, it is possible to improve the straightness of the light that passes through the lens members 121 and 122 and enters the light guide panels 71 and 72. For this reason, the light of the panel light-emitting bodies 111 and 112 introduced into the inside from the upper end part (outer peripheral surface) of each light guide panel 71 and 72 can be effectively delivered to the lower end part side of the light guide panel 71 and 72. Therefore, it is possible to clearly brighten the entire symbols formed on the light guide panels 71 and 72 and display the symbols so as to float. Further, by increasing the straightness of the light by the lower convex lens portion 123 of each of the lens members 121 and 122, the intensity of the light applied to the minute unevenness forming the pattern of the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be reduced. Since the height of the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be increased, the design of the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be made clearer and brighter. For this reason, the design of the symbol display device 17 performed in a state of being overlapped on the rear side of the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be visually recognized by the light guide panels 71 and 72 by the light of the panel light emitters 111 and 112. Since it can be displayed on the screen and made to be perceived by the player, it is possible to enhance the effect produced by switching between display and non-display of the figures formed on the panel light emitters 111 and 112.

  In addition, the first and second lens members 121 and 122 not only form the lower convex lens portion 123 but also include upper convex lens portions 124 that bulge toward the opposing panel light emitters 111 and 112. Since the panel light emitters 111 and 112 are provided corresponding to each of the panel light emitters 111 and 112, when the panel light emitters 111 and 112 are caused to emit light, the light guide panels 71 and 72 correspondingly travel straight. The sex can be further enhanced. Therefore, by forming the first and second lens members 121 and 122, the pattern formed on each of the light guide panels 71 and 72 can be clearly and brighter than when only the lower convex lens portion 123 is formed. , It is possible to display the symbol so that it floats. Similarly, when the first and second lens members 121 and 122 are configured so that the thickness dimension in the front-rear direction decreases from the upper end toward the lower end, the straightness of the light applied to the corresponding light guide panels 71 and 72 is achieved. The effect of production can be improved by switching between display and non-display of graphics.

  Further, since the non-light transmissive partition plate 116 is disposed between the row of the first panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the row of the second panel light emitters 112, the first panel light emitters 111 and 112 are disposed. Can be incident only on the upper end portion of the corresponding first light guide panel 71, and the light of the second panel light emitter 112 can be incident only on the upper end portion of the corresponding second light guide panel 72. That is, the first and second panel light emitters 112 are turned on / off by the partition plate 116 disposed between the first panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the second panel light emitter 112 row. Since it is possible to prevent the display / non-display of the symbols of the light guide panels 71 and 72 that are not supported at the time of switching from being affected, the panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the cover light emitters 113 are used to perform predetermined display. Can be executed.

  The plurality of protrusions 117 formed on the partition plate 116 are configured to be inserted into the plurality of fitting holes 114 formed on the light emitter substrate 110, and the upper end portion of the partition plate 116 is brought into contact with the light emitter substrate 110. By doing so, it is possible to reliably partition the light irradiation region by the first panel light emitters 111 and 112 and the light irradiation region by the second panel light emitter 112. Further, by inserting the protruding portion 117 of the partition plate 116 into the fitting hole 114 formed in the light emitter substrate 110, it is possible to effectively prevent the partition plate 116 from being displaced with respect to the light emitter substrate 110. The state where only the corresponding first and second panel light emitters 112 face the upper end portions (outer peripheral surfaces) of the first and second light guide panels 71 and 72 can be stably maintained.

(Change example)
In addition, as a gaming machine, not only what was shown in the Example but various structures are employable.

(1) In the embodiment, a frame-shaped decorative body is disposed in a fitting portion (mounting port) formed in a game area forming member (plate-shaped member) in which a game area is formed, and the opening of the frame-shaped decorative body By positioning the light guide plate (light guide panel) of the panel light emitting device on the inside, the light guide plate (light guide panel) is disposed inside the opening of the fitting portion (mounting port) via the frame-shaped decorative body. However, the light guide plate may be disposed directly inside the opening of the fitting portion without using the frame-shaped decorative body. In addition, a member different from the frame-shaped decorative body is disposed in a fitting portion (mounting port) formed on the game area forming member (plate-like member), and a light guide plate (light guide panel) is formed in the opening of the separate member. ) May be positioned.
(2) In the embodiment, one of the two light guide plates (light guide panels) overlapped in the front and rear is located inside the opening of the fitting portion, but all the light guide plates (light guide panels) are opened in the fitting portion. It may be located inside.
(3) The light guide plate (light guide panel) of the embodiment is formed with a size that the entire front surface of the display unit of the symbol display device overlaps, but part of the display unit of the symbol display device and the light guide plate (light guide panel) May be overlapped.
(4) In the embodiment, the outer shapes of the two light guide plates (light guide panels) that overlap in the front and rear are formed to substantially match, but the outer shapes of the light guide plates (light guide panels) that overlap in the front and rear may be different. , Can be formed in any shape. The outer shape of the light guide plate (light guide panel) that overlaps the front and back is formed into a shape that substantially matches, and the opening (installation opening) of the frame-shaped decorative body is closed, so that the existence of the light guide plate (light guide panel) itself Can be made difficult to be perceived by the player.
(5) In the embodiment, the light emitter substrate is disposed so as to extend along the upper end portion of the light guide plate (light guide panel), but at the left and right end portions and the lower end portion of the light guide plate (light guide panel). The phosphor substrate may also be kicked so as to extend along. Further, the end portion (outer peripheral surface) of the light guide plate (light guide panel) facing the light emitter substrate does not need to extend linearly, and the end portion (outer peripheral surface) can be formed in a curved shape. For example, a flexible substrate capable of flexibly deforming the light emitter substrate in the thickness direction is adopted, and the light emitter substrate extends along the end portion (outer peripheral surface) of the curved light guide plate (light guide panel). Can be arranged.
(6) The light emitter substrate of the example is provided with the pattern light emitters (first panel light emitter and second panel light emitter) in a two-row relationship, but is not limited thereto. Only one row of design light emitters may be provided, or three or more rows of design light emitters may be provided. Similarly, the number of decorative light emitters (cover light emitters) can be arbitrarily changed.
(7) Although the lens member of the example is configured to include the convex lens portion at the top and bottom, it can be configured to include at least one convex lens portion, and includes only the convex lens portion that bulges to the light guide plate side. May be.
(8) In the embodiment, the frame-shaped decorative body is disposed in the fitting portion (mounting port) formed in the game area forming member (plate-shaped member) in which the game area is formed, and the opening of the frame-shaped decorative body The structure is such that the light guide plate (light guide panel) of the panel light emitting device is positioned inside, but if the configuration is such that the light guide plate (light guide panel) is positioned so as to overlap the front of the display unit of the symbol display device, the gaming area The configuration may not be such that the light guide plate (light guide panel) is disposed on the forming member (plate-like member). That is, the light guide plate is disposed so as to be positioned in front of the display unit of the symbol display device, and is positioned so as to overlap with the front of the display unit of the symbol display device, and light introduced into the inside from the outer peripheral surface is reflected. Thus, a configuration in which a symbol that can be viewed from the front side is formed can be obtained.
(9) In the embodiment, a pachinko machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various gaming machines such as an arrangement ball machine and a pinball machine can be adopted. That is, a configuration is provided that includes a gaming area forming member in which a gaming area is formed, a space defining member disposed on the back side of the gaming area forming member, and a symbol display device disposed on the back side of the space defining member. The present invention can be suitably used for the gaming machines that have been used.

(10) The gaming machine is not limited to a gaming machine that launches a gaming ball (pachinko ball) as a gaming medium in a gaming area of a gaming area forming member, and a gaming ball or medal as a gaming medium is determined in advance. It is also possible to apply to a slot machine machine (rotating game machine) in which one game is executed by consuming (injecting) a number. That is, a pattern that is visible from the front side is formed by reflecting light introduced from the outer peripheral surface so as to overlap the front of the display unit of the display means that can display the effect display provided in the slot machine machine The light guide plate (light guide panel) is disposed and a decorative cover is disposed to cover the front side of the light emitter substrate extending along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate. The light emitters that irradiate light toward the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate are arranged in a row along the outer peripheral surface on the opposite surface of the light guide plate. You may make it arrange | position the decoration light-emitting body which irradiates light toward the light emission part of a decoration cover on the surface.

  Here, a specific configuration of the slot machine machine in which the light guide plate is disposed on the front side of the display means will be described. In the slot machine machine, a display device having a plurality of (for example, three) reels (rotating bodies) in which a plurality of symbols as identification information is displayed on the outer peripheral portion is housed in a box-shaped housing that opens forward. In addition, a front door that closes the front opening of the casing is provided so as to be openable and closable, and the rotating body can be viewed from the front side through the display window portion of the front door. In addition, a start lever as a start operation means is provided on the front surface of the slot machine machine (front surface of the front door), and each rotating body rotates when the player tilts the start lever. Is started to fluctuate, and whether or not a game profit is to be given is determined. In addition, stop buttons as stop operation means are provided on the front face of the slot machine machine (front face of the front door) corresponding to each rotating body, and when the player presses the stop button, Display results derived when the rotation of each rotating body is stopped so that the combination of symbols according to the judgment is displayed in the display window, and the rotation of all rotating bodies is stopped (the arrangement of symbols on the effective line) In accordance with the order etc., various game profits are given after the end of the production accompanying the symbol variation. Note that the gaming profits that are given as a result of the determination of success / failure include small roles (the role that gives the player the benefits of paying out a predetermined number of game media for each type), bonuses (players from the next game) A gaming state that gives the player the benefit of shifting to a gaming state advantageous to the player).

  In addition, in the slot machine machine, an effect display device capable of displaying an effect corresponding to the result of the success / failure determination performed in accordance with the operation of the start lever is located above, below or on the left and right sides of the display window. Some of them are arranged on the housing or the front door. In a slot machine equipped with such an effect display means, the light introduced into the inside from the outer peripheral surface is reflected so that it can be seen from the front side so as to overlap the display part of the effect display means. A light guide plate (light guide panel) on which a pattern is formed and a decorative cover is provided so as to cover the front side of the light emitter substrate extending along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate. In the surface facing the light guide plate, the pattern light emitters that irradiate light toward the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate are arranged in a row along the outer peripheral surface, and the surface facing the light guide plate in the light emitter substrate A decorative light emitting body that irradiates light toward the light emitting portion of the decorative cover may be disposed on the opposite surface. That is, the display means in which the light guide plate (light guide panel) and the display unit overlap each other may be a rotating body that performs a pattern variation effect, or a display means for effect display provided separately from the rotating body. There may be.

  Here, the light guide plate (light guide panel) is disposed on the front side of the light guide plate (light guide panel) with a light guide plate support member disposed on the housing and the front door, and front of the light guide plate support member. Alternatively, by forming a fitting portion that opens to the rear, it can be configured in the same manner as the pachinko machine of the embodiment in which the light guide plate is disposed in the fitting portion formed in the game area forming member (plate-like member) described above. it can. It is also possible to attach a light guide plate (light guide panel) to the frame-like body and dispose it at the fitting portion of the light guide plate support member.

The present application includes, for example, the following technical ideas.
(A) In a gaming machine equipped with display means capable of displaying an effect display,
It is disposed so as to be positioned in front of the display unit of the display unit and is positioned so as to overlap the front of the display unit of the display unit, and can be visually recognized from the front side by reflecting light introduced into the inside from the outer peripheral surface. A light guide plate on which a pattern is formed;
A light emitter substrate disposed between the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate and extending along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate;
A decorative cover that is disposed so as to cover the front side of the light emitter substrate and has a light emitting portion that can transmit light;
A pattern light emitter that is arranged on the surface of the light emitter substrate facing the light guide plate so as to form a line along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate, and irradiates light toward the outer peripheral surface;
A decorative light emitter that is disposed on a surface of the light emitter substrate opposite to the surface facing the light guide plate and that emits light toward the light emitting portion of the decorative cover;
The figure formed on the light guide plate is brightly visible from the front side by causing the design light emitter to emit light, and the light emitting part of the decorative cover is brightly visible from the front side by causing the decorative light emitter to emit light. A gaming machine whose gist is that it is configured.
In this manner, the design light emitter and the decorative light emitter are arranged on the light emitter substrate, and the figure formed on the light guide plate by the light emission of the design light emitter is brightly visible from the front side, and the decoration is emitted by the light emission of the decorative light emitter. By making the light emitting part of the cover bright and visible from the front side, not only display / non-display of the design according to the switching of the design light emitter on / off, but also light emission of the light emitting part of the decorative cover It is possible to perform the light emission effect by. As a result, a variety of light emission effects can be realized. At this time, the design illuminant and the decorative illuminant are arranged on different surfaces of the illuminant substrate, so that the illuminant substrate itself functions as a light-shielding plate that blocks light, and is decorated by light emission of the design illuminant. Since it is possible to prevent inconveniences such as the light emitting part of the cover being brightened and the light guide member's design being displayed by the light emission of the decorative light emitter, a predetermined light emission effect is executed using the design light emitter and the decorative light emitter. Can do. Moreover, since the light guide plate is provided so as to overlap the front of the display unit of the display means, the figure formed on the light guide plate is superimposed on the effect performed in the display unit according to the light emission of the design light emitter. It can be displayed, and a surprising light emission effect can be performed.
Of course, the inventions described in paragraphs [0009] to [0011] can also be applied to the gaming machine described in (A).

17 Symbol display device 17a Display unit 21 Plate member (game area forming member)
22 gaming area 29a mounting port (fitting part)
45 Installation member (space defining member)
45c Opening (visible part)
47 accommodation space 48 stage member 71 first light guide panel (light guide plate, first light guide plate)
72 Second light guide panel (light guide plate, second light guide plate)
92 decorative cover 110 light emitter substrate 111 first panel light emitter (design light emitter, first design light emitter)
112 Second panel light emitter (design light emitter, second design light emitter)
113 Cover light emitter (decorative light emitter)
114 Fitting hole 116 Partition plate 117 Projection 121 121 First lens member (lens member)
122 Second lens member (lens member)
123 Lower convex lens part (convex lens part)
130 ground member 130a first contact portion 130b second contact portion

Claims (4)

A space area in which a game area in which a game ball can flow is formed on the front side and a space area that is disposed on the back side of the game area formation member and defines an accommodation space between the game area formation member The game area, comprising: a component member; and a graphic display device disposed on a back side of the space defining member and capable of visually recognizing the display unit from the front side of the game area forming member through the visible portion of the space defining member. In the gaming machine in which the production member is disposed in the accommodating space between the forming member and the space defining member,
A fitting portion that is formed on the game area forming member so as to be positioned in front of the display portion of the symbol display device, and opens forward or backward;
The light introduced inside is reflected from the outer peripheral surface facing the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion, which is disposed inside the opening of the fitting portion and is positioned so as to overlap the display portion of the symbol display device. A light guide plate on which a pattern that can be seen from the front side is formed,
A light emitter substrate disposed between the inner peripheral surface of the fitting portion and the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate, and extending along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate;
A decorative cover that is disposed so as to cover the front side of the light emitter substrate and has a light emitting portion that can transmit light;
A pattern light emitter that is arranged on the surface of the light emitter substrate facing the light guide plate so as to form a line along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate, and irradiates light toward the outer peripheral surface;
A decorative light emitter that is disposed on a surface of the light emitter substrate opposite to the surface facing the light guide plate and that emits light toward the light emitting portion of the decorative cover;
The figure formed on the light guide plate is brightly visible from the front side by causing the design light emitter to emit light, and the light emitting part of the decorative cover is brightly visible from the front side by causing the decorative light emitter to emit light. A gaming machine that is configured to be configured. Between the light guide plate and the design light emitter, a lens member extending along the outer peripheral surface of the light guide plate is disposed,
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the lens member is formed with a convex lens portion that bulges toward the light guide plate corresponding to each design light emitter. As the light guide plate, a first light guide plate and a second light guide plate arranged to overlap in the front-rear direction with respect to the first light guide plate,
The light emitter substrate is irradiated with light toward the outer peripheral surface of the first light guide plate, and the second design light emitter that emits light toward the outer peripheral surface of the second light guide plate. The pattern light emitters are provided so as to form a row along the outer peripheral surface of the corresponding light guide plate, and the light guide plate side is disposed between the first pattern light emitter row and the second symbol light emitter row. Are formed with a plurality of fitting holes,
A non-light-transmitting partition plate in which protrusions are formed between the first symbol light emitter rows and the second symbol light emitter rows corresponding to the positions where the plurality of fitting holes are formed. 3. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the protruding portion is inserted into the corresponding fitting hole so that the edge of the partition plate is positioned and held in contact with the mounting surface of the light emitter substrate. The gaming machine described.   A ground plate having a first contact portion that contacts the first light guide plate and a second contact portion that contacts the second light guide plate is electrically connected to the ground portion. Item 3. The gaming machine according to item 3.

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