JP2016013317A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance excitement of a game area in a transparent game panel itself constituting the game area by a board surface decoration using the transparency of the panel in a game machine.SOLUTION: A game machine 1 is provided provide with a transparent game panel 15 on whose surface game balls can flow down. On the surfaces of the transparent game panel 15, front face side symbols and back face side symbols, both leaving transparent parts C, are disposed. And on side faces, small laser beam projection bodies are disposed for projecting a laser beam between the front face side symbols and the back face side symbols. Lateral inner sides of the transparent panel are formed as mirror surfaces to reflect the laser beam, and by transilluminating the front face side symbols as well as the laser beam and the back face side symbols, a board surface decoration with a stereoscopic depth due to a combination between the front face side symbols, the laser beam, the back face side symbols, and the depth of the game panel is provided.

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a transparent gaming panel in which gaming balls can flow down.

2. Description of the Related Art In gaming machines in which a player hits a game ball into a game area of a game board and flows down the panel surface of the game area, a transparent panel such as an acrylic resin is often used for the game panel. The transparent game panel makes various effects or decorations on the front surface of the game board that can be seen by the player by utilizing the transparency.
In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, the game board 2 (game panel) is constituted by a light guide plate such as acrylic resin. Then, light is incident from the light source 6 attached to the side of the light guide plate into the surface of the light guide plate, and the incident light is transmitted through the light guide plate and reflected by the reflecting plate 7 disposed on the back side of the light guide plate. The The reflected incident light is emitted from the front of the game board 2. In order to emit incident light from the side part from the front side, diffusion on the inner surface of the light guide plate, a reflecting plate 7 arranged on the back side of the light guide plate, or a plurality of quadrangular concave portions 21 provided on the back side of the light guide plate are used. Has been. According to this structure, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the gaming board is bright and the effect can be improved.

In Patent Document 1, LEDs that emit light of R, G, and B are combined to make the light emission color of the light source 6 a plurality of colors, or a second light guide plate is provided on the main body frame side and a second light source is provided on the outer edge thereof. Are arranged so that light is incident on the inside of the second light guide plate and emitted from the periphery of the game board 2.
Furthermore, in addition to the LED described above, a diode laser and a light bulb are taken up as the light source 6, and the use of an LED array or a full color LED as the LED is also described. It also describes the aspect of the power supply such as the intensity of current supplied to the light source 6 and the intermittentness.

In addition, the effect of a cover that blurs or diffuses the light of the light source 6 and the structure of the reflector 7 are described. The reflector 7 is a film coated with a white pigment, a film on which a metal is deposited, or the like.
In addition, in the pachinko machine 1 of Patent Document 2, a synthetic resin-made translucent substrate 13 is used for the game board, and a synthetic resin sheet having irregularities 18 a is arranged on the back side of the substrate 13. The light diffusing unit is supposed to improve the electric decoration effect by diffusing light from a light source disposed behind the game board.

JP 2007-14607 A JP 2008-167807 A

However, the configuration as described above is already known, and with the same configuration, it has been difficult to further enhance interest by decorating a transparent gaming panel.
This invention makes it a subject to provide the gaming machine which aims at the further interest improvement by the new board surface decoration using a transparent game panel.

[Means 1]
A gaming machine having a transparent gaming panel having a predetermined thickness on which a game ball can flow down,
A projecting body for projecting light having directivity within the thickness of the gaming panel from a side surface of the gaming panel;
A reflector that is provided on both or one of the front side and the back side of the gaming panel and reflects light projected from the side surface of the gaming panel into the thickness of the gaming panel toward the other side of the gaming panel; With
A gaming machine characterized in that light projected within the thickness of the gaming panel is reflected by the reflector so that the decoration on the board due to light refraction within the thickness of the gaming panel can be visually recognized.

In the gaming machine according to the first aspect, the gaming panel has a structure in which light particles such as a light scatterer are mixed in a transparent material (for example, acrylic resin) so that an optical path such as a laser beam can be visually recognized ( It is preferable to use a material having a smoke structure).
In order to make the optical path visible in this way, for example, the difference in refractive index from the base material is 0.001 or more, such as a light scatterer made of polymethyl methacrylate, and the size of the light path is visible light. It is conceivable to set the wavelength to 200 to 2000 nm, which is the same as or twice the wavelength. The degree of mixing is determined by the balance between the transparency required for the game panel and the visibility of the optical path.

[Means 2]
A front side picture is provided on the surface of the game panel, a back side picture is provided on the back side, and a plurality of small laser light projectors are mounted on the same side at intervals.
The inside of the side surface of the transparent gaming panel is formed as a mirror surface to serve as a laser light reflecting surface.
The beam projected from the laser light projection body forms an optical path that can be visually recognized in the transparent game panel by the smoke structure of the transparent game panel. The optical path passes between the front side picture and the back side picture and repeats reflection by the reflector.
The laser beam and the back side picture can be seen through from the blank part without the front side picture on the surface of the gaming panel, the transparent part formed on the front side picture, or the side of the gaming panel.

That is, the laser beam appears on the front side of the back side pattern in a portion where there is no front side pattern, and is hidden behind the back side in places where the front side pattern is present. And since the transparent gaming panel has a thickness in the place where the front side picture and the back side picture overlap, when seen from a slight angle, the laser light penetrates between these front side picture and back side picture looks like.
Thus, by seeing through the laser light and the back side design together with the front side design, the depth by the combination of the front side design, the laser beam, the back side design, and the thickness of the gaming panel It is a feature that the decoration with a mark becomes visible.

[Means 3]
A gaming machine according to means 2, wherein
A transparent gaming panel has a cut groove cut into the plane of the panel,
The cut groove is arranged to block a part of the optical path of the laser light that repeats the reflection.
The laser light diffuses from the groove wall where it is blocked by the cut groove and appears as a shining spot that is not present in the vicinity of the player, so that the effect of the board decoration is improved.

[Means 4]
A gaming machine according to means 3, wherein
The reflector is provided on the rear surface of the front-side pattern and the front surface of the back-side pattern, and the laser light is repeatedly reflected using these reflectors in addition to the mirror surface on the side surface.
[Means 5]
A gaming machine according to means 2, wherein
The transparent game panel is characterized in that the side surface perpendicular to the plane is partially inclined from the vertical, and the reflection direction of the laser light is varied.

  A new board decoration using a transparent game panel can further enhance interest.

The perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a pachinko gaming machine. The front view of the pachinko machine which removed the door frame. The perspective view which decomposes | disassembles and shows a game board. The perspective view which expanded and showed a part of game panel (Example 1). The perspective view which expanded and showed a part of game panel (Example 2). The perspective view which looked at the game panel from the front (Example 3). The figure which showed the cross section of the game panel typically. The figure which shows the edge part location of a transparent game panel typically in a cross section (Example 4). The typical perspective view which showed transparently the side part of the transparent game panel.

[Example 1]
As shown in FIG. 1, the pachinko gaming machine 1 includes an outer frame 2, a main body frame 3, a game board 4, and a door frame 5. The pachinko gaming machine 1 is one of gaming machines provided with a transparent gaming panel on which a game ball can flow down.
The outer frame 2 is a rectangular frame installed in the island facility of the game hall.
The main body frame 3 is a box-shaped frame that is pivotally supported by the outer frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed and the front side is opened. Inside the main body frame 3, there are arranged a power supply unit 6, a game ball launching device 7, a prize ball paying mechanism 8, a collected game ball collecting mechanism (not visible), and the like.
The game board 4 is mounted and fixed to the main body frame 3 from the front side. The game board 4 also has a game area 9 into which game balls as game media are driven. The game board 4 will be described later.

  The door frame 5 is pivotally supported so as to be openable and closable with respect to the main body frame 3 so as to close the front surfaces of the main body frame 3 and the game board 4 from the player side. The door frame 5 includes a window 10 fitted with glass so that a player can visually recognize the game area 9 of the game board 4, and an upper plate 11 that stores a game ball below the window 10 of the door frame, A lower plate 12 is provided. Further, a handle device 13 operated by a player is provided at the lower front portion of the door frame 5.

FIG. 2 shows the pachinko gaming machine 1 with its door frame 5 removed, and a gaming board 4 attached to the main body frame 3 is visible.
As shown in an exploded view in FIG. 3, the game board 4 includes a front component member 14, a game panel 15, a center accessory 16, a back unit 17, a liquid crystal device 18, a board holder 19, a main control board box 20, and the like. ing.
The front component member 14 is rectangular as a whole and has a circular window hole 21 on the inside, and the inner peripheral surface defines the outer periphery of the game area 9. The game area 9 is an area in which a game ball is driven when the player operates the handle device 13.

The front component 14 includes an outer rail 22, an inner rail 23, an inner peripheral rail 24, and an out port guide surface 25.
The outer rail 22 is a rail that extends in a circular arc shape from the lower left end of the left-right direction center to the clockwise circumferential direction in the front view, and extends to the upper right side that passes the upper end of the left-right center in the front view. .
The inner rail 23 is arranged along the outer rail 22 with a passing interval of game balls inside the outer rail 22 in the front view, and from the central lower part in the left-right direction to the upper left part in the front view. It extends in an arc shape.

The inner peripheral rail 24 extends in a circular arc shape in the counterclockwise direction so as to smoothly continue from the lower end of the inner rail 23 in a front view, and its end (upper end) is the end (upper end) of the outer rail 22. Are connected by a stop 26. The said stop part 26 is arrange | positioned in the up-down direction substantially.
The starting ends (lower ends) of the inner rail 23 and the inner peripheral rail 24 are connected to the out-port guide surface 25. Further, a backflow preventing member 27 is pivotally supported at the upper end of the inner rail 23 and is biased by a spring in a direction to close the space between the inner rail 23 and the outer rail 22. The backflow prevention member 27 passes the game ball that has been launched from the game ball launching device 7 and moved between the outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23 to the game area 9, but once released to the game area 9 However, contrary to the above, it is a one-way valve which prevents the reverse movement between the outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23 toward the launching device 7 side.

  Further, the lower ends of the outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23 are spaced apart to form a lower end opening 28. In the state in which the game board 4 is attached to the main body frame 3, the lower end opening 28 of the front component member 14 is positioned on the extension line of the launch rail 29 in the game ball launcher 7 of the main body frame 3. ing. A foul space 30 for collecting a foul ball is formed between the lower end of the outer rail 21 and the upper end of the firing rail 29. The game ball launched from the game ball launching device 7 is vigorously guided by the launch rail 29 and jumps over the foul space 30, and the outside from the lower end opening 28 between the outer rail 22 and the inner rail 23. It is driven between the rail 22 and the inner rail 23.

  Although the front component member 14 is not specifically illustrated, it further includes a game board stopper for attaching and holding the game board 4 to the game board holding port of the main body frame 3, and a positioning member on the main body frame 3 side. It has a fixed recess to be fitted. Reference numeral 31 denotes a notch for the ball passage on the front component side (FIG. 3), which pays out a prize ball to the upper plate 11 on the door frame 5 side or returns a foul ball to the lower plate 12. When a game ball passes.

The game panel 15 is formed of a transparent acrylic resin plate having a predetermined thickness (for example, 18 mm to 21 mm), and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, in this embodiment, the outline of the front component member 14 is substantially omitted. It has the same external shape. In addition, as a raw material of the game panel 15, transparent synthetic resin plates, such as polycarbonate resin, polyarylate resin, and methacrylic resin, can be raised.
The game panel 15 has an opening 32 in the center in a front view, an out port 33 corresponding to the out port guide surface 25 in the front component member 14 on the lower side, a notch 34 for a ball passage on the panel side, and a function display unit. An insertion hole 35 into which the rearward protrusion is inserted is provided.
The game panel 15 is coupled with the front component member 14 and a plurality of mounting bosses, and is fixed by screws inserted from a plurality of mounting holes. The inner rail 23 is positioned and attached by fitting small projections formed on the lower side thereof into a plurality of inner rail fixing holes formed on the surface of the game panel 15.

A center accessory 16 is attached to the opening 32 of the game panel 15 to decorate the periphery of the opening 32. The center accessory 16 is basically annular and has a structure in which the central portion is opened so that the liquid crystal display device 18 (FIGS. 3 and 6) can be seen. It also has a warp entrance and a stage.
The center accessory 16 decorates only the periphery of the opening 32, and the remaining surface of the gaming panel 15 is provided with a picture that matches the theme of the presentation that the pachinko gaming machine provides to the customer. In FIG. 4, in addition to the opening 32, a cutout 36 penetrating in the front-rear direction according to the pattern is formed in the game panel 15 in FIG. 4.
The game area 9 is set on the surface of the game panel 15, and its outer periphery is defined by the outer rail 22 of the front component member 14. Further, the surface of the game panel 15 is the rear end (rear surface) of the game area 9 viewed in the front-rear direction. Although not shown in the drawing, parts necessary for pachinko games such as obstacle nails, winning holes, electric tulips, chuckers, and windmills are mounted on the rear surface. The gaming board 4 shown in FIG. 1 omits the details of the gaming area 9 and is shown as blank, but the above-described members actually exist.

The game panel 15 has a pattern on the front side and the back side, and FIG. 4 shows an example of the pattern. In this embodiment, the pattern has the same contour on the front side and the back side. Are aligned in front view (front-rear direction).
Further, a laser light projection device 15a is arranged on the side surface of the transparent game panel 15 (the outer peripheral surface and the inner peripheral surface of the transparent game panel 15 and the outer peripheral surface in this embodiment). The laser light projection device 15a is a combination of a laser diode (LD) and a collimating lens for collecting laser light emitted from the laser diode (LD) into a beam (light beam). The laser diode preferably emits visible light (directional light) having an output of about 10 to 50 mw and a wavelength of about 635 nm. A beam from a high power laser diode can exhibit a brighter light path, but is dangerous when the beam leaks to the player. In addition, since it is necessary to create a visible optical path, the wavelength of the laser light is in the visible light range. As for the color of visible light, one color can be selected or a combination of a plurality of colors can be selected in accordance with an effect concept as a gaming machine.
Although a constant current circuit and a control device are necessary for driving the laser diode, it can be assembled as a part of a peripheral control device described later. The control device is for performing control such as flashing in accordance with the timing of light emission and effects in the progress of the game, switching of the optical path, or vibrating the optical path (reciprocating in a fan shape). The laser light emitted from the laser light projector 15a is not limited to a linear shape, and may be a fan shape.

There are a plurality of laser light projectors 15 a, each of which is arranged with the beam projecting direction facing the opposite inner peripheral surface of the transparent game panel 15. These laser light projection devices 15 a are incorporated in advance in the outer peripheral portion of the front component member 14, and face the side surface of the game panel 15 when the transparent game panel 15 is attached to the front component member 14.
Similarly, when it is desired to place the laser light projection device 15a on the inner peripheral surface of the transparent game panel 15, the laser light projection device 15a is attached to the center accessory 16 side, and the center accessory 16 is made transparent. When attached to the opening 32 of the game panel 15, a structure can be adopted in which the game panel 15 is disposed to face the inner peripheral surface of the game panel 15.
The inner surface of the outer peripheral surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 and the inner surface of the inner peripheral surface, that is, the inner surface of the side surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 are mirror surfaces. The mirror surface can be achieved by depositing a metal vapor deposition or a metal vapor deposited film.

The front side picture A is a complex design of color that matches the theme of the game machine (shown by hatching in the figure), but the back side picture B is the shadow of the front side picture A, only the outline The coloring is consistent with a dark color such as black. Further, this pattern is not a pattern that covers the entire surface of the game panel so that the back side cannot be seen, but a transparent portion C that can see the back side. In this embodiment, the pattern is formed by attaching cells.
The transparent portion C does not have to be the same as the transparency of the transparent game panel, as long as the back side picture can be seen through. The degree can be selected variously. Alternatively, a gradation expression may be made such that a part is transparent and the surroundings gradually become opaque.

  In this way, with the board decoration that the front and back sides are patterned and one side is darkened, the back side picture B can be seen through the cut end face D of the transparent acrylic plate and the transparent part C of the picture, and the front side picture A and the back side. A distance is generated between the side pattern B. Further, when the laser light projector 15a is driven, a visible light beam is projected in each direction from several places on the outer periphery of the transparent game panel 15 toward the inner periphery, and the visible light beam is generated as shown in FIG. Reflection is repeated between the inner peripheral surface and the mirror surface of the outer peripheral surface, and the beam is reflected from the fine particles mixed in the transparent game panel to generate a zigzag optical path. This optical path is concealed in the front side picture part (thin broken line) and crosses over it in the back side picture (thick broken line), so that the state of light passing between the front side picture and the back side picture is clearly visible .

For this reason, when viewed from a player who looks a little diagonally from the front, the front side picture A and the back side picture B appear to be shifted, and the beam passes between them. A stereoscopic effect that appears to float from the back-side pattern B with a thickness equivalent to the thickness occurs.
Thus, since there is no conventional three-dimensional effect generated from the game area 9 of the transparent game panel, it is possible to give a fresh stimulus by a new board decoration to a player who plays looking at the game area 9. Furthermore, this effect is enhanced not only by looking through the transparent part of the front side picture A through the back side picture B but also through the notched end face of the game panel 15, so that a cutout 36 is provided as in the embodiment. The effect is enhanced by increasing the number of places that can be seen from the notch end face.
As shown in FIG. 4, the cutout 36 is formed so as to cut from the inner periphery to the outer periphery of the transparent game panel 15, so that the optical path of the laser beam is blocked, and the laser beam is put into space at that location. It diverges and appears to the player as bright radiant light and can provide a different kind of board decoration.

The degree of solid that the player feels depends on the viewing direction and angle, or the direction in which the back side picture B is shifted relative to the front side picture A.
Various modifications can be considered for the panel decoration. For example, if the back side picture B is made opaque and the light from behind the transparent game panel is blocked, the brightness difference between the picture part and the back becomes large and the stereoscopic effect becomes stronger.
The front side picture A is formed in a transparent color film like a color picture that transmits light from the rear side, the back side picture B is also formed in a pattern that is not just a shadow, and the back side picture B is formed on the front side picture A. In combination, it is possible to make a panel decoration like a stained glass shining with light from the back.

[Example 2]
In FIG. 5, the contour is the same as that of the front side picture A (A1 to A3), but the back side picture B (B1 to B3) has a different position and orientation. Because the position and orientation are different, it appears that the front side pattern is present on the front side and the back side pattern is present independently on the back side, and the laser beam passes between them. In combination with being obstructed by the pattern on the front side (thin broken line) or becoming difficult to see the optical path, the stereoscopic effect (space visibility) is enhanced.
By combining the above means, various board decorations can be made.
The above is a case where the outer shapes of the front side picture A and the back side picture B are the same, but a combination of patterns having different outlines, such as the front side picture A and the back side picture B, may be used.

Example 3
FIG. 6 shows a state in which the center accessory 16 is attached to the transparent game panel 15. A game area 9 is between a substantially circular outer broken line (outer rail 22) and the opening 32 hidden in the center accessory 16. Since the production concept in the pachinko gaming machine of this embodiment is occult, the game area 9 has a rough surface G1, from the outer peripheral side to the inner peripheral side of the game area 9, as shown in FIGS. Surface side patterns A1 and A2 that look like G2 and black clouds are arranged so as to overlap with the waveform or the scale of fish. Further, a black cloud-like back side picture B having the same outer shape is pasted on the back side, and the front side picture A1, A2 and the back side picture B are configured by pasting sheets printed in a black cloud shape and a fish scale shape. doing.
The rough surfaces G1 and G2 are formed by applying a pattern with a pattern removed to the surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 and blowing blasting sand, or by attaching a plastic sheet previously formed on the rough surface. is there.
The sheets on the front side pattern A1 and A2 and the sheet on the back side pattern B are cut into corrugations and fish scales, but the circular outer periphery is darker and the portion corresponding to the scaly root is gradually lightened. The structure is highly transparent. Then, the back side all or part of the sheet of the front side picture A1, A2 has a mirror surface, and the back side picture B sheet also has the whole or part of the front side as a mirror surface (in FIG. Is displayed). The mirror surface is the same as described above.

  A laser light projection device 15 a is attached to the outer periphery of the center accessory 16 on the inner peripheral surface of the transparent game panel 15. In this embodiment, the outer peripheral surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 is formed not only on a vertical surface but also on a partially inclined surface 39. As described above, both the inner side of the outer peripheral surface and the outer side of the inner peripheral surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 are mirror surfaces.

With the above configuration, when the pachinko gaming machine 1 is operated, the back side of the game area 9 is brightened by the light sources for various purposes arranged in the back box 37. Therefore, the front side picture A1, A2 and the back side picture B The black clouds appear to spring up and out, creating a disturbing atmosphere. There, laser light is projected from the side of the transparent game panel by the laser light projection device 15a. Then, an optical path appears across the back side picture B by the laser light, and is hidden on the back side of the picture A at the position of the front side picture A. For this reason, if the projection of the laser beam is such that the optical path appears for a moment and then disappears immediately, it is possible to make a board decoration that lightning runs for a moment during a storm.
Also, the laser light is reflected by the mirror surface on the outer peripheral side, and part of the laser light is further reflected by the mirror surface m provided on the back surface of the front surface side design to illuminate the back side design B, or placed on the front side of the transparent game panel 15 The rough surfaces G1 and G2 collide and diffusely reflect, and the pattern of the rough surfaces G1 and G2 appears brightly. This is a stormy atmosphere overall. In this way, it is possible to decorate the board according to the game theme.

The board holder 19 is a horizontally long box-like member that is disposed at the lower rear side of the game panel 15 and is open on the front and front, and supports the main control board box 20 on the rear surface in a detachable manner.
The substrate holder 19 is formed such that the upper surface of the bottom wall portion is lowered toward the out-sphere discharge portion. The out ball discharge unit is connected to the out port 33 of the game panel 15 and discharges the game ball to the lower side of the game board 4. Further, the substrate holder 19 is assembled to the front component member 14 with the game panel 15 interposed therebetween.

The main control board box 20 is a horizontally long box-shaped member composed of a board base and a board cover, and stores the main control board. On the main control board, electronic parts, terminals, and the like necessary for controlling the operation and performance of the pachinko gaming machine 1 are mounted. The board base that houses the main control board and the board cover are sealed with a sealing seal that covers the board, ensuring confidentiality. In addition, the board cover leaves a trace of opening and closing. Is done.
Further, the main control board box 20 has a RAM clear switch, a test terminal, various connection terminals for connecting to a peripheral control board, a payout control board, and the like attached to the main control board facing to the rear side.

The game board 4 includes a main control board and a peripheral control board, and a program on the main control board drives the main control MPU to control the progress of the game. The main control MPU is a microprocessor that incorporates various processing programs for game progression, ROM that stores various commands, RAM that temporarily stores data, etc., and various commands related to control of game effects and pachinko gaming machines 1 Various commands related to the state of the are transmitted to the peripheral control board.
The peripheral control board includes a peripheral control MPU as a microprocessor, various processing programs, a peripheral control ROM that stores various commands and various schedulers, a sound source IC that performs high-quality sound, and sound information such as music and sound effects that refer to the sound source IC. A stored sound ROM or the like is provided.

  Then, when the peripheral control MPU receives various commands from the main control board at a plurality of ports, the peripheral control MPU lights, blinks or floors a plurality of LEDs provided on each decorative board of the game board 4 based on the received various commands. The lighting is adjusted, various movable bodies provided on the game board 4 are operated, and the light emission and sound on the door frame 5 side are controlled.

  With the above configuration, the player operates the handle device 13 to drive a game ball into the game area 9, and the game ball is disturbed by the obstacle nail while falling down the game area 9, and approaching the winning opening, etc. The game can be enjoyed by the thrill of, and the image and sound and light that excite it. At that time, as described above, the rear surface of the game area 9 is composed of a transparent game panel 15, in which a pattern A on the front side, a pattern B on the back side, and a three-dimensional board decoration with laser light. Therefore, it is interesting to receive an impression that is different from the conventional flat picture made of a single cell picture attached to the surface of a plywood game panel. In addition, there has never been a state in which laser light passes through the lower surface side of the front-side pattern A, and the visibility of recognizing a solid or space is high. In addition, this effect basically utilizes the thickness of the transparent gaming panel, and can be obtained simply by placing a pattern on the front and back surfaces of the transparent gaming panel and disposing the laser light projector.

Example 4
FIG. 8 schematically shows a portion corresponding to the II cross section in FIG. 6. The outer peripheral edge of the transparent game panel 15 is fitted into the front component member 14, and the opening 32 of the game panel 15 is inserted. A center accessory 16 is attached. As shown in FIG. 8, the outer peripheral edge and the inner peripheral edge of the transparent gaming panel 15 shine brightly and brilliantly at the boundary part with the front component member 14 and the boundary part with the center accessory 16 as viewed from the player. It is a thing. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 9, the side surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 has the mirror surface portions 40 and the laser light projecting bodies 15a alternately arranged on the inner peripheral surface and the outer peripheral surface in this embodiment. Each laser light projection device 15a faces the mirror surface portion 40 on the opposite side, and the projected laser light is guided forward at the mirror surface location, and is emitted forward (external, player side) from there. If the surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 where the beam diffuses to the outside is roughened, the rough surface can be shined, and by diffusing the beam, there is a risk that the player will look directly at the beam. It can be avoided. In FIG. 9, the transparent gaming panel 15, the laser light projection device 15 a, and the mirror surface portion 40 on the opposite side are all directly facing each other, but the schematic outer peripheral surface and inner peripheral surface of the transparent gaming panel 15 are actually Is bent.
When the laser beam projection device 15a is driven, the laser beam is emitted forward from the opposite side, so that the player has a board surface decoration in which the outer periphery and inner periphery of the game panel 15 shine.

The embodiment has been described above.
Other than the configuration relating to the gaming panel 15, a configuration of a pachinko gaming machine that is already known can be employed.
Note that the smoke structure in the above-described embodiment functions as a means for making a player visually recognize the optical path when laser light from a laser semiconductor or divergent light from an LED is converged in a light beam. Other configurations may be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pachinko machine 2 Outer frame 3 Main body frame 4 Game board 5 Door frame 6 Power supply unit 7 Game ball launching device 8 Prize ball payout mechanism 9 Game area 10 Door frame window

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Upper plate 12 Lower plate 13 Handle apparatus 14 Front component 15 Game panel 16 Center object 17 Back unit 18 Liquid crystal device 19 Substrate holder 20 Main control board box

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 Circular window hole 22 Outer rail 23 Inner rail 24 Inner peripheral rail 25 Out port guide surface 26 Stop part 27 Backflow prevention member 28 Lower end opening part 29 Launch rail 30 Foul space

31 Notch for ball passage (front component)
32 opening 33 out port 34 notch for ball passage (game panel)
35 Insertion hole of function display unit 36 Cutout 37 Back box 38 Decorative object 39 Inclined surface 40 Mirror surface

A Front side picture B Back side picture C Transparent part D Notch end face E "Shadow"
F Pattern on display board G1, G2 Rough surface

Claims (1)

A gaming machine having a transparent gaming panel having a predetermined thickness on which a game ball can flow down,
A projecting body for projecting light having directivity within the thickness of the gaming panel from a side surface of the gaming panel;
A reflector that is provided on both or one of the front side and the back side of the gaming panel and reflects light projected from the side surface of the gaming panel into the thickness of the gaming panel toward the other side of the gaming panel; With
A gaming machine characterized in that light projected within the thickness of the gaming panel is reflected by the reflector so that the decoration on the board due to light refraction within the thickness of the gaming panel can be visually recognized.

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