JP2018050703A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a game machine capable of generating an unprecedented three-dimensional visual effect by arranging a solid structure between a plurality of light guide plates.SOLUTION: A game machine includes a light guide plate 161 capable of displaying first identification information and a light guide plate 162 capable of displaying second identification information as display means 100 capable of displaying identification information related to progress of a game, and a solid structure 171 formed three-dimensionally into a shape capable of displaying third identification information. Such a constitution is adopted that the light guide plate 161 and the light guide plate 162 are arranged in piles, and that the solid structure 171 is arranged between the light guide plate 161 and the light guide plate 162.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a display unit for effects.

Conventionally, a gaming machine such as a slot machine or a pachinko machine installed in a game arcade is equipped with a display unit including a liquid crystal TV, an LED, and the like as a production means for exciting the game.
For example, a gaming machine equipped with a display unit that displays a multiplexed video by combining a plurality of video lights including image information irradiated by an LED using a half mirror has been proposed (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-94230 A

  However, such conventional gaming machines have room for improvement.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine comprising display means capable of displaying identification information related to the progress of the game, wherein the identification information includes at least first identification information and second identification information. And the display means displays the first identification information as a light guide plate that can display the identification information by emitting light incident on the end face from the surface. A first light guide plate capable of displaying the second identification information, and a three-dimensional structure formed in a shape capable of displaying the third identification information. And the second light guide plate are arranged to overlap each other, and the three-dimensional structure is arranged between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate.

It is a schematic perspective view which shows the external appearance of a gaming machine. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the internal structure of a game machine. It is a block diagram which shows the control structure of a gaming machine. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the external appearance of the display unit mounted in a game machine. It is the assembly perspective view which looked at the display unit from back. It is the assembly perspective view which looked at the display unit from the front. It is the assembly perspective view which decomposed | disassembled all the main parts which comprise a display unit. It is AA sectional drawing of the display unit shown in FIG. 4, (a) is a cross-sectional perspective view, (b) is a cross section. It is BB sectional drawing of the display unit shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the light emission part with which a display unit is equipped, (a) is a figure of a back light emission part, (b) is a figure of a side light emission part. It is an example of a display of the identification information displayed with a printing sheet. The example of a display of the light-guide plate 161 is shown, (a) is a display example of the identification information displayed when light is incident from the rear end surface, (b) is the identification information displayed when light is incident from the side end surface. Is a display example. The display example of the light-guide plate 162 is shown and it is a display example of the identification information displayed when light is incident from the rear end face. The example of a display of the light-guide plate 163 is shown, (a) is a display example of the identification information displayed when light is incident from the rear end surface, (b) is the identification information displayed when light is incident from the side end surface. Is a display example. The example of a display of the light-guide plate 164 is shown, (a) is a display example of the identification information displayed when light is incident from the rear end surface, (b) is the identification information displayed when light is incident from the side end surface. Is a display example. (A) is a perspective view of a three-dimensional structure, (b) is a display example of identification information displayed by a three-dimensional structure. It is a display example of the identification information displayed by the combination of a printing sheet, the light guide plate 161, the light guide plate 162, and a three-dimensional structure. It is a display example of the identification information displayed by the combination of a printing sheet, the light-guide plate 162, and a three-dimensional structure. It is a display example in the case of performing a display effect in which one piece of identification information moves so as to draw a loop-shaped locus. This is a display example in which light is incident on the rear end surface and the side end surface of the light guide plate 164 to display one piece of identification information. It is an example of a display in the case of changing the intensity of the light which injects into the light-guide plate which displays character information. It is a modification display example in the case of performing the display effect which moves so that one identification information may draw a loop-shaped locus | trajectory. It is a display example when the intensity of light incident on the light guide plate is made weaker than usual. It is a display example of a display effect in which one piece of identification information performs a predetermined movement. It is a display example showing a difference between when light is incident on the side end surface of the light guide plate 161 and when light is incident on the side end surface and the rear end surface of the light guide plate 161. It is an example of a display in the case of performing the display effect which expands one identification information gradually.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Game machine]
There are various types of gaming machines such as slot machines and pachinko machines. The case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the slot machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a housing 1 b that includes a plurality of reels 41 a, 41 b, 41 c that are pivotally supported and is open on the front side, and a housing 1 b. The front door 1a covers the front side of the main body 10 so that it can be opened and closed. Inside, the main control unit 10 is constituted by a microcomputer or the like, and in response to a command from the main control unit 10, the speaker 8, the lamp 9, and the display unit 100 The sub-control unit 20 that controls the notification means, and the necessary machines and devices are housed.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the front door 1 a is a door body that is attached to the casing 1 b of the slot machine 1 through a hinge or the like so that it can be opened and closed, and the front door 1 a is provided with a plurality of operation sections related to game operations. Thus, the front portion of the slot machine 1 is configured.

  As the operation unit, for example, a medal insertion slot 2 into which medals are inserted, a bet button 2a for throwing medals stored as credits in the apparatus into the game, and a start lever 3 for starting rotation of each reel 41a, 41b, 41c. And three stop buttons 5a, 5b, 5c and the like for stopping the rotating reels 41a, 41b, 41c.

Furthermore, the front door 1a is provided with a display window 6 on the upper side of each operation unit so that the symbols displayed on the reels 41a, 41b, and 41c can be visually recognized.
The display window 6 is provided with a housing-side window 6a. From the housing-side window 6a, an effect display by the display unit 100 arranged on the back surface of the display window 6 can be visually recognized.
Moreover, the speaker 8 from which a sound effect, a sound, etc. are output is provided in the lower part and upper part of the front door 1a.

In the center of the housing 1b, a drum unit 4 including reels 41a, 41b, and 41c, a motor (not shown) that rotates each of the reels 41a, 41b, and 41c, a sensor that detects a rotation position, and the like is provided.
In addition, a medal payout device 7 for storing and paying out medals is provided at the lower part of the housing 1b. The medal payout device 7 is provided with a hopper 7a for storing medals. The medal inserted from the medal slot 2 is detected by the medal selector 2b and guided to the hopper 7a.

[Main control section]
The main control unit 10 includes a main board on which a control chip in which a main CPU, main ROM, main RAM, and the like are integrated, a board case that accommodates the main chip, and the like. Based on the signal from the medal selector 2b, each device such as the drum unit 4 and the medal payout device 7 is controlled to advance the following slot machine game.

Specifically, when a player inserts a medal from the medal insertion slot 2, the medal is detected by the medal selector 2 b and a detection signal is input to the main control unit 10. When the bet button 2 a is operated, the operation signal is input to the main control unit 10. The main control unit 10 monitors the number of medals that can be played based on whether or not these signals are input, and also monitors the operation of the start lever 3.
When the start lever 3 is operated when the number of medals that can start the game is reached, the main control unit 10 controls the drum units 4 to rotate and rotate the reels 41a, 41b, and 41c.

  Further, the main control unit 10 can select from a plurality of winning combinations (including a lost game combination) such as a bonus combination, a small combination, and a re-playing combination that are start combinations that shift to a bonus game when the start lever 3 is operated. An internal lottery is performed in which the game lottery result is determined in advance before the reel 41 is stopped, and the game is stopped with a combination of symbols corresponding to the lottery result based on the timing of pressing the stop buttons 5a, 5b, 5c. Then, stop control of the rotating reels 41a, 41b, 41c is performed.

  Further, the main control unit 10 determines a combination of symbols to be stopped and displayed on each of the reels 41a, 41b, 41c, and controls to pay out a predetermined number of medals to the medal payout device 7 in the case of a predetermined combination of symbols. Then, the medal is paid out from the medal payout opening 7b.

  In the slot machine 1, in the slot machine game as described above, the main control unit 10 outputs a predetermined control signal at a predetermined game timing (for example, start lever operation, stop button operation, bonus game start, bonus winning). By outputting to the sub-control unit 20, the sub-control unit 20 controls the notification means such as the speaker 8, the lamp 9, the display unit 100, etc. based on the pre-stored effect program according to this control signal, and a predetermined game. Production is to be performed.

  The control signal output from the main control unit 10 to the sub control unit 20 is won as a result of the internal lottery in addition to the control signal indicating the progress of the game such as start lever operation, stop button operation, and bonus game start. There is a winning target signal indicating the lottery target (for example, a signal indicating the type of bonus combination [Big Bonus, Regular Bonus], the type of selected small role, the replaying role, the loser, etc.).

[Sub-control section]
The sub-control unit 20 is configured as a computer similarly to the main control unit 10, and controls the speaker 8, the lamp 9, and the display unit 100 to perform predetermined display effects and sound effects.
The sub-control unit 20 includes a sub-board on which an effect chip such as a sub-CPU, sub-ROM, and sub-RAM is mounted, a board case for housing the sub-chip, and the sub-CPU executes a program stored in the sub-ROM. By doing so, the display unit 100 is caused to perform a display effect in a predetermined display mode, the predetermined sound data is output from the speaker 8, and the lighting control of the lamp 9 is further performed.

The sub-control unit 20 having such a configuration operates as follows based on the control signal from the main control unit 10.
Specifically, the sub CPU determines the current state of the slot machine 1 based on the control signal from the main control unit 10 and performs the speaker 8, the lamp 9, and the display unit so as to produce effects according to the state. 100 is controlled.
For example, when a control signal indicating winning of a bonus combination is received from the main control unit 10 as a winning target signal indicating a lottery target won as a result of the internal lottery, the display unit 100 is controlled to perform a display effect related to the bonus winning. . After the transition to the bonus game, the lamp 9 is blinked at a predetermined timing, and a predetermined sound effect such as a fanfare sound is output from the speaker 8.

[Display unit]
Next, the display unit 100 according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
The display unit 100 according to the present embodiment operates, for example, as an informing means for informing through a display effect that a bonus combination has been won internally.
As shown in FIG. 4, the display unit 100 includes a case front part 120 and a case rear part 110, and includes a case 101 having a shape obtained by obliquely cutting off one upper side of a substantially rectangular parallelepiped.
A window 121 that allows the inside of the case to be visually recognized is provided in front of the upper portion of the case 101 (case front portion 120).
Such a display unit 100 is mounted on the back surface of the front door 1a such that the window 121 is disposed so as to face the housing-side window 6a and the upper portion thereof is inclined toward the housing 1b (see FIG. 2).

As shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, the display unit 100 includes a reflection mirror 130 and a display means accommodating portion 140, and has a unit structure in which these are enclosed by a case front portion 120 and a case rear portion 110 from the front and rear. Have.
The case front part 120 and the case rear part 110 are made of a resin material (black resin) such as plastic and are formed so as to be fitted to each other.
The reflection mirror 130 has a mirror surface on a glass or plastic surface having a certain rigidity, and totally reflects light incident on the mirror surface.
A structure for attaching the reflection mirror 130 is provided on the upper portion of the case 101. Specifically, the upper part of the case rear part 110 is provided with a mirror installation surface 111 having a shape (rectangular shape) corresponding to the mirror surface of the reflection mirror 130 and inclined obliquely forward. In order to correspond to this mirror installation surface 111, a mirror support portion 122 that is inclined backward and supports the periphery of the reflection mirror 130 from below is provided.
The reflection mirror 130 is sandwiched between the mirror support portion 122 and the mirror installation surface 111 with the mirror surface facing downward.
Thereby, the reflecting mirror 130 is fixed to the upper part of the case in a state where the mirror surface is inclined forward by about 45 ° with respect to the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the display means accommodating section 140 includes a plurality of display means capable of displaying identification information related to the progress of the game.

The display means includes a print sheet 151, a plurality of light guide plates 161 to 164, and a three-dimensional structure 171, and each is configured to be able to display identification information while being stacked along a substantially vertical direction.
Further, the lower light emitting unit 154 that irradiates the lower surface of the print sheet 151, the rear light emitting unit 143 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plates 161 to 164 and the three-dimensional structure 171, and the side end surfaces of the light guide plates 161, 163, and 164 are irradiated. A side light emitting unit 144 is provided.

  The print sheet 151 is made of a translucent resin sheet, and is divided into a translucent area 151a and a non-translucent area 151b as shown in FIG. The boundary between the translucent area 151a and the non-translucent area 151b is formed in, for example, a circle, and thus when the light emitted from the lower light emitting unit 154 passes through the print sheet 151, the translucent area is formed in a circle. An image 151 a (this image is also indicated by 151 a) is emitted from the print sheet 151. In other words, the print sheet 151 is configured to receive the light from the lower light emitting unit 154 and display graphic information as identification information. Moreover, the translucent area | region 151a is colored purple, for example, and is a colored transparent area | region.

The light guide plates 161 to 164 are made of a rectangular translucent plate material made of transparent resin, glass, or the like, and grooves or the like are formed on the front and back surfaces of the light guide plates 161 to 164 along identification information such as characters and figures. The concavo-convex modeling is given.
When light is incident on the end faces of the light guide plates 161 to 164, the light propagated in the light guide plates 161 to 164 is reflected by the concave-convex modeling, and the reflected light, that is, the light representing the identification information is guided to the light guide plate. The light is emitted from the surfaces 161 to 164 in a direction substantially orthogonal to the surface. That is, the light guide plates 161 to 164 are configured to be able to display identification information by emitting light incident on the end surfaces thereof from the surface.

In addition, among the light guide plates 161 to 164, the light guide plates 161, 163, and 164 are provided with two types of concave / convex modeling with different end surfaces to be light incident surfaces. The concave / convex modeling can display one identification information, and the other concave / convex modeling can display other identification information by the incidence of light from the other end face.
This can be realized by configuring the concavo-convex modeling so as to reflect light in a specific incident direction.
For example, by providing a V-shaped groove along the desired identification information, when light is incident from a direction orthogonal to the groove direction, the light can be guided to the surface direction by the reflection on the groove slope and emitted. However, even if light is incident in parallel to the groove direction, the light is not sufficiently reflected.
By using such a method, the concave-convex shape that reflects the incident light in the predetermined direction while reflecting the incident light in the other direction, and reflects the incident light in the predetermined direction while reflecting the incident light in the other direction. Do not perform other concavo-convex modeling on one light guide plate, one concavo-convex modeling displays one identification information by the incidence of light from one end face, and the other concavo-convex form by the incidence of light from the other end face Modeling can display other identifying information.

In addition, since the light guide plates 161 to 164 are made of a translucent member, light incident from the back surface (lower side in FIG. 7) can be emitted from the front surface (upper side in FIG. 7). It is configured.
A display example of identification information displayed by each of the light guide plates 161 to 164 will be described below.

  12 to 15 are display examples of identification information displayed by the light guide plates 161 to 164, respectively.

The light guide plate 161 is disposed on the upper layer of the print sheet 151. As shown in FIG. 12, when the rear end surface is the entrance surface (a), the outer shape (circular shape) of the translucent area 151a of the print sheet 151 is formed in a strip shape. When the graphic information 1611 consisting of a bordered diagram is displayed as one piece of identification information and the side end surface is the incident surface (b), the graphic consisting of a circle that is the same as or similar to the translucent area 151a of the printed sheet 151 The information 1612 can be displayed as other identification information.
In addition, the light guide plate 161 and the print sheet 151 are overlapped with a predetermined interval so that the translucent area 151a and the graphic information 1612 overlap each other so that the graphic information 1611 surrounds the translucent area 151a. Is done.

  The light guide plate 162 is arranged in the upper layer of the light guide plate 161 so that the three-dimensional structure 171 is sandwiched between the light guide plate 161, and is made of capital letters as shown in FIG. Character information 1621 of “AAAAA” can be displayed as identification information.

The light guide plate 163 is arranged on the upper layer of the light guide plate 162. As shown in FIG. 14, when the rear end face is the entrance surface (a), two character information 1631 and 1632 of “AAAAA” consisting of middle characters are displayed. Each piece of information is displayed as one piece of identification information, and when the side end face is the incident surface (b), the character information 1633 of “AAAAAA” consisting of lowercase letters can be displayed as other piece of identification information.
Further, since the two pieces of character information 1631 and 1632 are arranged at positions away from each other in the direction along the rear end face, the character information 1631 is obtained by making light mainly propagating through the region 163a incident from the rear end face. The character information 1632 can be displayed by making light mainly propagating through the region 163b incident from the rear end face.

The light guide plate 164 is disposed on the upper layer of the light guide plate 163. As shown in FIG. 15, when the rear end surface is the entrance surface (a), the graphic information 1641 is displayed as one identification information, and the side end surface is displayed. When the incident surface is used (b), the graphic information 1642 can be displayed as other identification information.
The graphic information 1641 and the graphic information 1642 are each configured as a part of one graphic information, and are displayed as one graphic information when light is simultaneously incident on the rear end surface and the side end surface.

Specifically, one piece of graphic information is “decorative”, graphic information 1641 has a portion corresponding mainly to “central part” of “decorative”, and graphic information 1642 is “decorative”. Graphic information 1642a corresponding to “end portion” and graphic information 1642b corresponding to part of “center portion” are included.
Each graphic information 1641, 1642 is displayed at a position where one actual display part complements the other non-display part. For example, the graphic information 1641 includes a “central part” as an actual display part. On the contrary, the graphic information 1642 includes “end” as an actual display portion, but does not display part of “center”.
With such a configuration, when different colors of light are incident on the rear end face and the side end face, as shown in FIG. 20, the color-coded ornaments of “center part” and “end part” are displayed. Can do.

Further, in each of the graphic information 1641 and 1642, a “slanting” vertical line pattern is displayed at the “center”. In the graphic information 1641, three vertical line patterns are displayed, and in the graphic information 1642 (1642b), two vertical line patterns are displayed, and one real display part complements the other non-display part. The actual display part and the non-display part are arranged adjacent to each other with regularity that is substantially equally spaced.
With this arrangement, when different colors of light are incident on the rear end surface and the side end surface, as shown in FIG. 20, it is possible to display “decorative tools” in which the “central portion” has a striped pattern. .
In each graphic information 1641 and 1642, the “central part” has a pattern such as a square, and the real display part and the non-display part are arranged adjacent to each other with regularity at almost equal intervals, thereby the rear end face and the side end face. When different colors of light are incident on each, a “decorative tool” having a lattice pattern can be displayed.

As shown in FIG. 16, the three-dimensional structure 171 is made of a translucent member including a three-dimensional modeling portion 1711 and a light guide portion 1712, and is made of, for example, a milky white resin molded product having translucency. .
The three-dimensional modeling part 1711 is made of a three-dimensional structure having a height along the light propagation direction (vertical direction in FIG. 7), and its outer shape itself is, for example, character information consisting of characters “BBBBBBB” (also this 1711). The three-dimensional modeling unit 1711 has a tapered shape that tapers as it goes in the light propagation direction (from below to above). Thereby, when the inside of the display unit 100 is looked into from the window part 121, the three-dimensional modeling part 1711 is further stereoscopically viewed.
The light guide unit 1712 propagates the light from the rear light emitting unit 143 incident from the end surface 1713 to the three-dimensional modeled unit 1711 while diffusing. As a result, when light is emitted from the rear light emitting unit 143, as shown in FIG. 16B, the character information 1711 of “BBBBBBB” becomes visible through the window 121 as identification information, and the rear light emission is performed. When light is not irradiated from the part 143, the character information 1711 of “BBBBBBB” becomes invisible or difficult.

In addition, the light guide unit 1712 is provided between the first light guide unit 1712a provided near the rear light emitting unit 143 serving as a light source and the three-dimensional modeled unit 1711, and has a vertical step between the first light guide unit 1712a. And a second light guide part 1712c having a refracting part 1712b provided between the first light guide part 1712a and the second light guide part 1712c.
The second light guide part 1712c is arranged at a position (close to the light guide plate 161) lower than the first light guide part 1712a in order to secure the vertical height of the three-dimensional modeling part 1711, and the refracting part 1712b is It has the function of connecting the steps between them.

The display means such as the print sheet 151, the plurality of light guide plates 161 to 164, and the three-dimensional structure 171 described above are stacked in the vertical direction as shown in FIGS. Be placed.
As shown in FIG. 7, the display unit storage unit 140 includes a base unit 141 that can stack and store each display unit, and a lower light emitting unit 154, a rear light emitting unit 143, and a side on which a light source such as an LED is mounted. A side light emitting unit 144 is attached.

The base portion 141 is formed of, for example, a black resin, and is configured to be able to arrange display means in the vertical direction. Specifically, a thin plate-like shelf receiver 1411 extending in the horizontal direction is provided at the rear and side thereof, and the periphery of each display means is supported by the shelf receiver 1411.
The shelf receiver 1411 has a total of seven levels, and the printing sheet 151, the diffusion sheet 152, the substrate holder 153, and the lower light emitting unit 154 are loaded together in the first level at the bottom.

The lower light emitting unit 154 includes a plurality of LEDs 1541, a substrate 1540 capable of controlling light emission of these LEDs, and the like, and is configured to emit light toward the print sheet 151.
As a result, when the LED 1541 is turned on, the print sheet 151 is irradiated, and an image representing the light-transmitting region 151a is transmitted through the light guide plates 161 to 164 and reflected by the reflection mirror 130, so that the window portion The image 151a is visually recognized through 121 (see FIG. 11).
The diffusion sheet 152 is composed of a milky white resin sheet having translucency, and diffuses light from the LED 1541. Thereby, the print sheet 151 is evenly irradiated by the LEDs 1541.
The substrate holder 153 is configured such that the lower light emitting unit 154 can be fixed, and the diffusion sheet 152 and the printing sheet 151 can be placed in this order.

The light guide plate 161 is inserted into the shelf receiver 1411 at the second level from the bottom.
A light collecting member 165 is disposed between the rear end surface of the light guide plate 161 and the rear light emitting unit 143, and the light collecting member 166 is disposed between the side end surface of the light guide plate 161 and the side light emitting unit 144. Is arranged.
The condensing members 165 and 166 have a function of condensing light emitted from the LEDs included in the rear light emitting unit 143 and the side light emitting unit 144 toward the rear end surface and the side end surface, respectively.

The three-dimensional structure 171 is inserted into the shelf receiver 1411 at the third level from the bottom.
The three-dimensional structure 171 is inserted into the shelf receiver 1411 in a state where the black holder 172 is superimposed on the light guide portion 1712.
The holder 172 prevents leakage light from the light guide unit 1712.

Light guide plates 162 to 164 are inserted into the shelf receivers 1411 at the fourth to sixth stages from the bottom, respectively.
Further, similarly to the light guide plate 161, a light collecting member 165 is disposed between the rear end surfaces of the light guide plates 162 to 164 and the rear light emitting unit 143, respectively. In addition, between the light guide plate 163 and the rear light emitting unit 143, two light collecting members 165a and 165b are arranged as the light collecting member 165.

A mask plate 181 is inserted into the seventh shelf receiver 1411 located at the top.
The mask plate 181 is configured as a rectangular thin plate member in accordance with the shape of the light guide plates 161 to 164, and based on a transparent resin member, only the peripheral region of the end portion corresponding to the end portions of the light guide plates 161 to 164 is provided. In addition, an opaque region that does not transmit light is provided. The opaque region can be formed, for example, by applying or sticking a transparent paint or member such as a black paint or a seal around the transparent base member.
By overlapping the mask plate 181 having such an opaque region on the light emission side of the light guide plates 161 to 164, “light leakage” generated around the end portions of the light guide plates 161 to 164 is suppressed.

The “light leakage” in the present embodiment is caused by using a point light source that emits highly directional light such as an LED, and the amount of light in the vicinity of the ends near the light source of the light guide plates 161 to 164 locally increases. This refers to a phenomenon in which the amount of light around the edge is locally increased due to a phenomenon or a component that leaks out of the light emitted from the light source without being incident on the edge.
In the present embodiment, the mask plate 181 is arranged in the uppermost layer, so that light including identification information such as characters and figures emitted from the light guide plates 161 to 164 is transmitted, and each of the light guide plates 161 to 164 is transmitted. It is possible to prevent leakage light generated around the end portion from being transmitted through the opaque region. Further, by disposing the mask plate 181 in the uppermost layer, it is possible to block light entering the unit from the outside of the display unit 100 through the window 121, and the lower light emitting unit 154, the rear light emitting unit 143, As long as the LED mounted on the side light emitting unit 144 is not turned on, the space in the window 121 can be made dark.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, and 10 (a), the rear light emitting unit 143 is disposed to face the rear end surfaces of the light guide plates 161 to 164 and the three-dimensional structure 171, and these are controlled by the LEDs 1431 to 1435 and the sub control unit 20. And a substrate 1430 configured to be capable of independently controlling light emission.
The LEDs 1431 to 1435 are provided corresponding to the light guide plates 161 to 164 and the three-dimensional structure 171, respectively.

The LEDs 1431 are light sources configured to be able to irradiate the rear end face of the light guide plate 161, and six LEDs 1431 are provided at equal intervals along the rear end face.
The six LEDs are made up of, for example, full-color LEDs, each of which is controlled to emit light independently by the sub-control unit 20. For example, moving lighting and lighting colors along the left-right direction can be individually changed. As a result, when the LED 1431 is turned on, the rear end face of the light guide plate 161 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the graphic information 1611 is transmitted through the light guide plates 162 to 164 and the mask plate 181, and to the reflection mirror 130. Reflected and a circular diagram is visually recognized through the window 121 (see FIG. 12A).

The LEDs 1432 are light sources configured to be able to irradiate the rear end surface 1713 of the three-dimensional structure 171, and four LEDs 1432 are provided at equal intervals along the rear end surface.
The four LEDs are, for example, full-color LEDs, each of which is controlled to emit light independently by the sub-control unit 20. For example, moving lighting and lighting colors along the left-right direction can be individually changed.
Accordingly, when the LED 1432 is turned on, the rear end surface 1713 of the three-dimensional structure 171 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the three-dimensional structure 1711 is transmitted through the light guide plates 162 to 164 and the mask plate 181 and reflected. Reflected by the mirror 130, “BBBBBBB” becomes visible through the window 121 (see FIG. 16B).
Further, when the LED 1432 is not turned on, “BBBBBBB” becomes invisible or difficult.

The LEDs 1433 are light sources configured to be able to irradiate the rear end face of the light guide plate 162, and six LEDs 1433 are provided at equal intervals along the rear end face.
The six LEDs are made up of, for example, full-color LEDs, each of which is controlled to emit light independently by the sub-control unit 20. For example, moving lighting and lighting colors along the left-right direction can be individually changed.
Thus, when the LED 1433 is turned on, the rear end face of the light guide plate 162 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the character information 1621 is emitted from the surface of the light guide plate 162, and the light guide plates 163 and 164 and the mask plate 181. , And is reflected by the reflecting mirror 130 so that “AAAAA” consisting of capital letters is visually recognized through the window 121 (see FIG. 13).

The LEDs 1434 are light sources configured to irradiate the rear end face of the light guide plate 163, and four LEDs 1434 are provided along the rear end face.
The four LEDs are, for example, full-color LEDs, each of which is controlled to emit light independently by the sub-control unit 20. For example, moving lighting and lighting colors along the left-right direction can be individually changed. In addition, two LEDs 1431a and 1431b are arranged in pairs on the left and right sides, and light is emitted toward each of the condensing members 165a and 165b disposed to face each other.
Thus, when the LED 1434 is turned on, the rear end face of the light guide plate 163 is irradiated, and images corresponding to the character information 1631 and 1632 are emitted from the surface of the light guide plate 163, and the light guide plate 164 and the mask plate Two “AAAAA” composed of middle letters are visually recognized through the window 121 while being transmitted through 181 and reflected by the reflection mirror 130 (see FIG. 14A).

The LEDs 1435 are light sources configured to irradiate the rear end face of the light guide plate 164, and two LEDs 1435 are provided at equal intervals along the rear end face.
The two LEDs are, for example, full-color LEDs, and the sub-control unit 20 controls light emission independently of each other. For example, the moving lighting and lighting color along the left-right direction can be individually changed.
Thus, when the LED 1435 is turned on, the rear end face of the light guide plate 164 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the graphic information 1641 is emitted from the surface of the light guide plate 164 and transmitted through the mask plate 181 and reflected. Reflected by the mirror 130, the “central part” of the “decorative tool” is visually recognized (see FIG. 15A).

As shown in FIGS. 7, 9, and 10 (b), the side light emitting unit 144 is disposed to face the side end surfaces (for example, the left end surface) of the light guide plates 161 to 164, and the LED 1441 to 1443 and the sub control unit. 20 and a substrate 1440 configured to be capable of controlling light emission independently of each other.
The LEDs 1441 to 1443 are provided corresponding to the light guide plates 161, 163, and 164, respectively.

The LED 1441 is a light source configured to be able to irradiate the side end surface of the light guide plate 161, and four LEDs are provided at equal intervals along the side end surface.
The four LEDs are, for example, full-color LEDs, and each sub-control unit 20 controls light emission independently. For example, the moving lighting and lighting color along the front-rear direction can be individually changed. Moreover, four LED irradiates light toward the condensing member 166 arrange | positioned facing.
Accordingly, when the LED 1441 is turned on, the side end surface of the light guide plate 161 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the graphic information 1612 is emitted from the surface of the light guide plate 161, and the light guide plates 162 to 164 and the mask plate While passing through 181, it is reflected by the reflecting mirror 130, and a circular shape is visually recognized through the window 121 (see FIG. 12B).

The LED 1442 is a light source configured to be able to irradiate the side end surface of the light guide plate 163, and one LED 1442 is provided to face the side end surface.
This LED is, for example, a full color LED, and light emission is controlled by the sub-control unit 20.
Accordingly, when the LED 1442 is turned on, the side end surface of the light guide plate 163 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the character information 1633 is emitted from the surface of the light guide plate 163, and the light guide plate 164 and the mask plate 181 are moved. While being transmitted, it is reflected by the reflecting mirror 130 and “AAAAA” consisting of lower case letters is visually recognized through the window 121 (see FIG. 14B).

The LED 1443 is a light source configured to be able to irradiate the side end face of the light guide plate 164, and two LEDs 1443 are provided along the side end face.
The two LEDs are, for example, full-color LEDs, each of which is controlled to emit light independently by the sub-control unit 20, and for example, moving lighting along the front-rear direction and lighting color can be individually changed.
As a result, when the LED 1443 is turned on, the side end surface of the light guide plate 164 is irradiated, and an image corresponding to the graphic information 1642 (1642a, 1642b) is emitted from the surface of the light guide plate 164, and the mask plate 181. And is reflected by the reflecting mirror 130 so that the “end part” and “center part” of the “decorative tool” are partly visible (see FIG. 15B).
Further, by changing the lighting color of the LED 1443 and the lighting color of the LED 1435 capable of irradiating the rear end face of the light guide plate 164, as shown in FIG. 20, “end” and “center” are color-coded “decoration” In addition to being able to display a “tool”, it is also possible to display a “decoration tool” in which the “center” is a striped pattern.

According to the display unit 100 having such a configuration, the sub-control unit 20 controls lighting of the LEDs included in the lower light emitting unit 154, the rear light emitting unit 143, and the side light emitting unit 144 (the light is turned off, blinks, and the lighting color is changed) Including, the same applies hereinafter), the light is irradiated simultaneously or selectively toward the printing sheet 151, the light guide plates 161 to 164, and the three-dimensional structure 171.
Thereby, light is incident on the printing sheet 151, the light guide plates 161 to 164, and the three-dimensional structure 171 and the image light L including identification information is emitted from each of them (see FIG. 8B).
The video light L passes through the upper layer light guide plate and the mask plate 181 and travels straight to the reflection mirror 130, is totally reflected by the reflection mirror 130, and travels straight toward the window 121, that is, the player's eyes.
The video light L is visually recognized by the player as an aspect in which the identification information is reversed left and right by the reflection mirror 130.

In addition, since the printing sheet 151, the light guide plates 161 to 164, and the three-dimensional structure 171 are stacked in layers, the light emitted from each has a front-rear relationship along the propagation direction. For this reason, the identification information included in the light emitted from each has a perspective difference corresponding to the interval between the layers.
In other words, when viewed from the window 121, an image ("circular") representing the light-transmitting region 151a is seen on the farthest side, and graphic information 1611 and 1622 ("circular") are seen thereon. Furthermore, the three-dimensional modeling part 1711 (“BBBBBBB”) is displayed thereon, the character information 1621 (“AAAAA”) is displayed thereon, and the character information 1631 to 1633 (“AAAAA”) is displayed thereon. In addition, graphic information 1641 and 1642 (“decoration tools”) can be seen, and each piece of identification information gives a sense of perspective and can be seen three-dimensionally.

In addition, by using a highly directional light source such as an LED, light having high straightness reflected by the reflection mirror 130 is propagated to the window 121, and further, light leakage is prevented by using the mask plate 181. Yes.
For this reason, only the player can see the image light L from the printing sheet 151, the light guide plates 161 to 164, and the three-dimensional structure 171.

[Features of display unit]
The display unit 100 having such a configuration has the following characteristics.
8A is an AA cross-sectional perspective view of the display unit 100 shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 8B is an AA cross-sectional view, and FIG. 9 is a BB cross-sectional view.
As can be seen from these drawings, the three-dimensional structure 171 is disposed between the light guide plate 161 and the light guide plate 162 that are disposed to overlap each other. That is, when one of the light guide plate 161 and the light guide plate 162 is the first light guide plate and the other is the second light guide plate, the three-dimensional structure is arranged between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate. Yes. With this arrangement, when the identification information of each light guide plate 161, 162 is displayed (corresponding LED is turned on) and the LED 1432 corresponding to the three-dimensional structure 171 is turned on, the two light guide plates 161, 162 are stacked. In addition to the perspective resulting from the relationship, the three-dimensional structure 1712 has a three-dimensional effect, and the three-dimensional structure 171 appears to float between the identification information of each of the light guide plates 161 and 162 in the space extending in the window 121. Three-dimensional visual effects are promoted.

In addition, the light guide plate 161, the light guide plate 162, and the light guide plate 163 are overlapped in this order, and the distance between the light guide plate 161 and the light guide plate 162 is greater than the distance between the light guide plate 162 and the light guide plate 163. Are also arranged to be longer. That is, when the light guide plate 161, the light guide plate 162, and the light guide plate 163 are the first light guide plate, the second light guide plate, and the third light guide plate, respectively, the distance between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate. Is arranged to be longer than the distance between the second light guide plate and the third light guide plate.
With such an arrangement, a sufficient height of the three-dimensional modeled portion 1711 can be secured between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate, and the effect of making the three-dimensional modeled portion 1711 look three-dimensional is promoted. .

Further, the light guide plates 161 to 164 and the three-dimensional structure 171 are arranged so that the distance between the light guide plate 161 and the light guide plate 162 is longer than the distance between the light guide plate 162 and the light guide plate 163. As shown in FIG. 10A, the LEDs 1431 to 1435 are arranged along the direction in which the light guide plates 161 to 164 are stacked on the substrate 1430 of the rear light emitting unit 143 where light is incident. They are arranged side by side at a predetermined interval.
That is, the LEDs 1431 to 1435 are arranged at equal intervals along the stacking direction of the light guide plates 161 to 164.
This is realized by providing the refracting portion 1712b. That is, the first light guide part 1712a is arranged at equal intervals together with the light guide plates 161 to 164 while ensuring the height of the three-dimensional modeling part 1711 by the refraction part 1712b.
With such an arrangement, on the substrate 1430, the intervals between the printed wirings connected to each of the LEDs 1431 to 1435 so as to be able to supply power can be made equal, and the printed wiring pattern design effort can be reduced.

[Light intensity of light source]
Further, the lighting control for each LED 1431, 1433-1435, 1441-1443 of the sub-control unit 20, the wattage (or lumen, candela) of each LED 1431, 1433-1435, 1441-1443, and each LED 1431, 1433-1435, 1441 The intensity (luminous intensity) of light incident on each of the light guide plates 161 to 164 can be changed by changing at least one of the number of ˜1443.
As the lighting control by the sub-control unit 20, for example, PWM gradation control is adopted, and the duty ratio of each of the LEDs 1431, 1433 to 1435, 1441 to 1443 is changed to change the light incident on each of the light guide plates 161 to 164. You can change the strength.

  As described above, in order to change the intensity of light incident on each of the light guide plates 161 to 164, at least one of the lighting control for the LEDs, the LED wattage (or lumen, candela), and the number of LEDs is changed. By doing so, the brightness (brightness) of the identification information displayed by each light guide plate 161-164 can be adjusted, and each can be clearly shown at the optimal timing.

Specifically, when the light guide plate 161 is the first light guide plate, the light guide plate 162 is the second light guide plate, the LED 1431 is the first light source, and the LED 1433 is the second light source, the light that the LED 1431 enters the light guide plate 161 is. And the intensity of light incident on the light guide plate 162 by the LED 1433 can be made different.
Since the light guide plate 161 is positioned on the lower layer side than the light guide plate 162 (because the distance to the player's eyes is far), the identification information displayed by the light guide plate 161 is darker than the identification information displayed by the light guide plate 162. There is a drawback of being visible. Therefore, such a drawback can be eliminated by making the light that the LED 1431 enters the light guide plate 161 stronger than the light that the LED 1433 enters the light guide plate 162.
In this case, since the number of LEDs 1431 and 1433 is the same as each of the six LEDs, the LED 1431 is more than the light incident on the light guide plate 162 by changing the wattage (or lumen) or changing the lighting control. The light incident on the light guide plate 161 can be strengthened.

The light guide plate 161 is configured to be able to display graphic information 1612 (“circular”, first identification information) when light is emitted from the LED 1441 toward the side end surface.
The light guide plate 162 is configured to display character information 1621 (“AAAAA”, second identification information) when light is emitted from the LED 1433 toward the rear end face.
In such a configuration, when the light guide plate 161 is the first light guide plate, the light guide plate 162 is the second light guide plate, the LED 1441 is the first light source, and the LED 1433 is the second light source, the LED 1441 is incident on the light guide plate 161. The light that the LED 1433 enters the light guide plate 162 can be made stronger than the light that is transmitted.
In this way, the character information 1621 (“AAAAA”) can be displayed brighter than the graphic information 1612, and the character information has a larger amount of information than the graphic information, so the information is more discriminating than the graphic information. The disadvantage of being inferior can be compensated.
In the case of the present embodiment, the number of LEDs is six for each of the LEDs 1441, and the number of LEDs 1433 is six. Therefore, the light that the LED 1433 enters the light guide plate 162 is more light than the light that the LED 1441 enters the light guide plate 161. It is getting stronger. Note that by making the number of LEDs the same and changing the lighting control, the light that the LED 1433 enters the light guide plate 162 can be made stronger than the light that the LED 1441 enters the light guide plate 161.

In addition, the print sheet 151 is an image (third identification information) that represents a light-transmitting region 151a that is the same as or similar to the graphic information 1612 when light is irradiated from behind (lower in FIGS. 7 to 10) by the LED 1541. ) Can be displayed.
In addition, the sub-control unit 20 turns on the LED 1441 (first light source) and turns on the graphic information 1612 (first identification information) by the light guide plate 161 (first light guide plate) and the LED 1433 (second light source). A first display for displaying character information 1621 (“AAAAAA”, second identification information) by the light plate 162 (second light guide plate) can be executed.
Further, the sub-control unit 20 turns on the LED 1541 to turn on the image 151a (third identification information) by the printing sheet 151, and turns on the LED 1433 to turn on the character information 1621 (“AAAAAA”, “AAAAA”, 2nd display which displays (2nd identification information) can be performed.

In this case, the sub-control unit 20 can change the intensity of light that the LED 1433 enters the light guide plate 162 in the first display and the intensity of light that the LED 1433 enters the light guide plate 162 in the second display. is there.
That is, although the print sheet 151 and the light guide plate 161 display the same or similar identification information, the light is emitted upward because one has different light incident directions (one is on the lower side and the other is the end face). As a result, the visibility of the character information 1621 (“AAAAA”) synthesized with the emitted light changes. Therefore, the brightness (luminance) of the character information 1621 (“AAAAA”) is changed between when the identification information (151a) is displayed on the print sheet 151 and when the identification information (1612) is displayed on the light guide plate 161. Is preferred.

If the direction from the lower light emitting unit 154 toward the reflecting mirror 130 is a light propagation path, the LED 1541 of the lower light emitting unit 154 is arranged to have an optical axis along the propagation path, but the rear light emitting unit 143 and the side The optical axes of the LEDs 1431 to 1435 and the LEDs 1441 to 1443 of the light emitting unit 144 are orthogonal to the propagation path. If it does so, generally the light from the lower light emission part 154 which has an optical axis along a propagation path will look brighter than the light from the back light emission part 143 and the side light emission part 144. FIG.
Therefore, when the identification information (151a) is displayed on the print sheet 151, the LED 1433 is displayed more than when the identification information (1612) is displayed on the light guide plate 161 in order to increase the identification power of the character information 1621 (“AAAAAA”). However, it is preferable to increase the intensity of light incident on the light guide plate 162. That is, it is preferable that the intensity of the light that the LED 1433 is incident on the light guide plate 162 in the second display is stronger than the intensity of the light that the LED 1433 is incident on the light guide plate 162 in the first display.
In this case, the intensity of light incident on the light guide plate 162 can be changed by changing the lighting control of the LED 1433 between the first display and the second display.
Note that the present invention is not limited to this example, and the intensity of light incident on the light guide plate 162 from the LED 1433 in the first display can be made stronger than the intensity of light incident on the light guide plate 162 in the second display. .

In addition, an image (third identification information) representing the translucent area 151a is displayed in a predetermined color (for example, transparent purple) on the print sheet 151. In particular, in the second display, when the lighting color of the LED 1541 is white, the predetermined color is displayed prominently.
On the other hand, the graphic information 1612 displayed in the first display is displayed in a color different from a predetermined color, for example, by causing light such as red to enter the light guide plate 161 by controlling the lighting of the LED 1441. It is preferable.
Thereby, although the printing sheet 151 and the light guide plate 161 display the same or similar identification information, the identification information (151a) displayed by the printing sheet 151 is fixed as a predetermined color, and it is difficult to change the color. On the other hand, the identification information (1612) displayed by the light guide plate 161 is the same type of identification information by switching between the first display and the second display because the lighting color of the LED 1441 can be freely changed. However, since the color changes, you can give a different impression to the viewer.
The first display and the second display may be performed at the same time, and the same or similar identification information may be displayed at the same time with different colors. Moreover, since the light from the lower light emission part 154 has an optical axis along a propagation path, it is preferable to give priority to the production | presentation by a 2nd display, in order to ensure stable visibility.

[Display effects]
Further, the sub-control unit 20 controls the lighting of each of the LEDs 1431 to 1435 and 1441 to 1443 to combine the identification information displayed by the display means such as the print sheet 151, the plurality of light guide plates 161 to 164, and the three-dimensional structure 171. Various display effects as shown below can be performed.
The following display effects are preferably performed after the bonus is won and before the bonus game is started (bonus symbol is stopped).

  For example, the LED 1541 that irradiates the print sheet 151, the LED 1431 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 161, the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162, and the LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171 When the control unit 20 controls lighting, a display effect as shown in FIG. 17 can be performed.

FIG. 17A shows a display when the LED 1431 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 161, the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162, and the LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171 are lit. It is an example which shows production.
With such a display effect, in the dark internal space that spreads within the display unit 100, the image “BBBBBBB” of the three-dimensional modeling unit 1711 is superimposed on the graphic information 1611 formed of a circular diagram, and further, An image in which the character information 1621 of “AAAAA” appears to overlap can be displayed.

17B and 17C illustrate an LED 1431 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 161, an LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162, an LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171, and a printing sheet. It is an example which shows the display effect when LED1541 which irradiates 151 is lighted.
As a result of such a display effect, graphic information 1611 made up of a circular diagram is superimposed on an image corresponding to the light-transmitting region 151a in a dark internal space that spreads within the display unit 100, and further, a three-dimensional image is formed thereon. An image in which the character information 1621 of the image “BBBBBBB” and “AAAAA” of the modeling unit 1711 appears to overlap can be displayed.
In particular, in FIGS. 17B and 17C, each of the six LEDs 1431 that irradiate the rear end face of the light guide plate 161 is changed from left (b) to right (c) or from right (c) to left (b). The display effect when the light is sequentially moved and turned on is shown. In addition to such moving lighting, it is preferable to perform a gradation effect that changes the lighting color of the LED to seven colors according to the moving lighting timing.

FIG. 18A is an example showing a display effect when the LED 1541 that irradiates the print sheet 151 and the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end face of the light guide plate 162 are lit.
With such a display effect, it is possible to display an image in which the character information 1621 of “AAAAA” is superimposed on the image corresponding to the light-transmitting region 151 a in a purely dark internal space spreading in the display unit 100.
FIG. 18B is an example showing a display effect when the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162 and the LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171 are turned on.
With such a display effect, it is possible to display an image in which the character information 1621 of “AAAAA” and the image “BBBBBBB” of the three-dimensional modeling unit 1711 appear to float in the air.

FIG. 19 illustrates an LED 1541 that irradiates the print sheet 151, an LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end face of the three-dimensional structure 171, an LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end face of the light guide plate 162, and an LED 1434 that irradiates the rear end face of the light guide plate 163. It is an example which shows the display effect when lighting-controlling LED1442 which irradiates the side end surface of the light-guide plate 163. FIG.
In this example, while the LED 1541 and the LED 1432 are kept lit, the lighting timings of the LED 1433, LED 1434 (1434a, 1434b), and LED 1442 are sequentially switched so that one piece of identification information moves in a predetermined locus. The example which performs the display effect to show is shown.

One piece of identification information is, for example, character information consisting of “AAAAAA”, and the locus is a loop-like locus.
The loop-shaped locus K overlaps with the light guide plate 162 and the light guide plate 163 when a part Ka (thick two-dot chain line) thereof is viewed in plan, and the other portion Kb (thin two-dot chain line) overlaps with the light guide plate 162 and the light guide plate 163. It is located in a virtual space other than
The light guide plate 162 (third light guide plate) and the light guide plate 163 (fourth light guide plate) have frame division identification information representing the movement forms of “AAAAA” at a plurality of locations on the locus K.
For example, as the frame division identification information, the light guide plate 162 has character information 1621 composed of capital letters “AAAAAA”, and the light guide plate 163 is composed of two character information 1631 and 1632 composed of middle characters “AAAAAA” and lowercase letters. Character information 1633 consisting of “AAAAA”.

The sub-control unit 20 operates as a display mode switching unit, and sequentially switches the lighting timing of the LED 1433, the LEDs 1434a, 1434b, and the LED 1442 while keeping the LED 1541 and the LED 1432 lit, so that each frame division identification information The display mode is switched between display and non-display.
For example, FIG. 19A shows an example in which the character information 1631 is displayed by turning on only the LED 1434a and turning off the other LEDs (LEDs 1433, 1434b, and LED 1442).
FIG. 19B shows an example in which the character information 1621 is displayed by turning on only the LED 1433 and turning off the other LEDs (1434a, 1434b, LED 1442).
FIG. 19C shows an example in which the character information 1632 is displayed by turning on only the LED 1434b and turning off the other LEDs (LEDs 1433, 1434a, and LED 1442).
FIG. 19D shows an example in which the character information 1633 is displayed by turning on only the LED 1442 and turning off the other LEDs (LEDs 1433, 1434a, and LED 1434b).
It is preferable that the switching timing of each of FIGS. 19A to 19D, that is, the lighting timing of each LED, is a timing that assumes that “AAAAA” moves along a loop-shaped locus at a constant speed.
In this way, by switching the display mode of each frame division identification information (1621, 1631 to 1633) to either display or non-display, one identification information ("AAAAAA") draws a loop-like trajectory. Thus, a display effect of moving counterclockwise can be performed.

  Further, in a period in which one piece of identification information (“AAAAA”) is assumed to be moving along a part Ka of the locus K, one piece of identification information (“AAAAA”) is constant for a part Ka of the locus K. The frame division identification information (1621, 1631 to 1633) representing each of the movement forms of one identification information corresponding to a plurality of places is displayed (corresponding LED lighting) or non-displayed at a timing assumed to move at a speed of In the period in which it is assumed that one identification information (“AAAAAA”) is moving along the other part Kb of the trajectory K, the movement form of one identification information corresponding to a plurality of places It is preferable to switch all the frame division identification information (1621, 1631 to 1633) representing each to non-display (the corresponding LED is turned off).

For example, it is assumed that “AAAAAA” moves along the trajectory K in one round 10 seconds, and the partial Ka is 4 seconds from the ratio of the distances (lengths) of the part Ka and the other part Kb in the trajectory K, and the other part Kb. Is calculated to move in 6 seconds, one identification information (“AAAAAA”) is assumed to be moving part Ka of the trajectory K. It is assumed that the display of frame division identification information (1621, 1631 to 1633) representing each movement form of one corresponding identification information is switched, and the other part Kb of the trajectory K is assumed to be “6 seconds”. During the interval, all the frame division identification information (1621, 1631 to 1633) representing the movement forms of one identification information corresponding to a plurality of places are not displayed (the corresponding LEDs are turned off).
Thereby, it is possible to give an impression that one piece of identification information is moving even in the virtual space (other part Kb), and the credibility of the production can be enhanced.

FIG. 20 is an example showing a display effect when the LED 1435 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 164 and the LED 1443 that irradiates the side end surface of the light guide plate 164 are lit.
As described above, the graphic information 1641 and the graphic information 1642 (1642a, 1642b) are each configured as a part of the “decoration”, and therefore when light is incident simultaneously on the rear end surface and the side end surface of the light guide plate 164. , “Adornment” is displayed.
In addition, by changing the lighting colors of the LED 1435 and the LED 1443, it is possible to display “decorative tools” in which “center portion” and “end portion” are color-coded.
Further, in the “center portion”, the graphic information 1641 displays three vertical line patterns, the graphic information 1642 (1642b) displays two vertical line patterns, and one actual display part is the other non-display part. Since the actual display portion and the non-display portion are arranged adjacent to each other with regularity that is almost equally spaced, the lighting colors of the LED 1435 and the LED 1443 are different from each other. It is possible to display “decorative tools” in which the “central part” has a striped pattern.

FIG. 21 is an example showing display effects when lighting control is performed on the LED 1541 that irradiates the print sheet 151, the LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171, and the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162. is there.
In this example, a display effect is shown in which the luminance of the image observed from the window 121 is changed by adjusting the intensity (luminance) of the light from each LED.
For example, FIG. 21A shows a display effect when the brightness of the images of the translucent area 151a, the character information 1621 of “AAAAA”, and the character information 1712 of “BBBBBBB” are the same. b) is a display effect when the brightness of the image of the character information 1621 of “AAAAA” is higher than the other images, and FIG. 21C shows the brightness of the image of the character information 1621 of “AAAAA” of the other. This is a display effect when the image is further raised than the image.
In this way, by adjusting the intensity (luminance) of light from each LED, the brightness of each image can be changed, and the image to be emphasized can be changed according to each display effect or scene.
In addition, the display effects of FIGS. 21A to 21B are each an effect of gradation control, and a gradation effect of brightness can be performed by continuously switching these effects.

FIG. 22 is a modification of the display effect shown in FIG.
In the display effect shown in FIG. 19, the character information “AAAAA” moves counterclockwise in the order of (a) to (d). However, the display effect shown in FIG. ) Is different in that “AAAAAA” is an effect of moving clockwise.
By providing such a difference in production, for example, the presentation effect is divided according to the type of bonus that has been won, such as a counterclockwise effect when winning a big bonus and a clockwise effect when winning a regular bonus. Can do. In this case, a lottery may be performed as to which effect is to be performed after winning each.
It is also possible to provide a predetermined operation means (for example, a stop button 5) that enables the operation other than during the slot machine game, and allow the player to select a desired effect by operating the operation means.

FIG. 23 is an example showing a display effect when the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end face of the light guide plate 162 is turned on.
In particular, it is a display effect when the brightness of the image of the character information 1621 of “AAAAAA” is lowered by reducing the intensity (luminance) of the light of the LED 1433 as compared to the effect at the normal time.
With such an effect, the player feels uncomfortable whether or not the bonus has been won. Thereafter, for example, by performing an effect of gradually increasing the brightness of the image, the player can be confident of winning the bonus.

FIG. 24 is a modified example of the display effect shown in FIG. 19. The LED 1541 that irradiates the print sheet 151, the LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171, and the LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162. It is an example which shows the display effect when carrying out lighting control of LED1434 which irradiates the rear end surface of the light-guide plate 163. FIG.
In this example, while the LED 1541 and the LED 1432 are kept lit, the lighting timing of the LED 1433 and the LED 1434 (1434a, 1434b) is sequentially switched to perform a display effect in which one identification information moves along a predetermined locus. An example is shown.

The sub-control unit 20 operates as a display mode switching unit, and sequentially switches the lighting timings of the LEDs 1433, LEDs 1434a, and 1434b while keeping the LEDs 1541 and the LEDs 1432 lit, thereby changing the display mode of each frame division identification information. , Switch to display or non-display.
For example, FIG. 24A shows an example in which the character information 1631 and 1632 are displayed by simultaneously turning on the LEDs 1434a and 1434b and turning off the LED 1433.
FIG. 24B shows an example in which the character information 1621 is displayed by turning on only the LED 1433 and turning off the LEDs 1434a and 1434b.
As a result, it is possible to produce an effect in which the character information “AAAAAA” is gathered from the left and right to the center along the part Ka of the trajectory K, or separated to the left and right.

FIG. 25 shows an LED 1431 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 161, an LED 1441 that irradiates the side end surface of the light guide plate 161, an LED 1433 that irradiates the rear end surface of the light guide plate 162, and the rear end surface of the three-dimensional structure 171. It is an example which shows the display effect when carrying out lighting control of LED1432 to perform.
In this example, by switching the lighting (b) and extinguishing (a) of the LED 1431 temporally while keeping the LED 1432, the LED 1433, and the LED 1441 turned on, by the combination of the graphic information 1612 and the graphic information 1611, It is possible to produce an effect in which the circle becomes larger (b) or smaller (a).
In this case, it is preferable that the lighting colors of the LED 1431 and the LED 1441 be the same color.

FIG. 26 shows a modified example in which character information “AAAAA” having different sizes is provided on each of the light guide plates 161 to 164.
In this example, the LED 1541 that irradiates the print sheet 151 and the LED 1432 that irradiates the rear end face of the three-dimensional structure 171 remain turned on, and the display effect when the LEDs that irradiate each light guide plate are sequentially switched is displayed. Show.
In this case, the size of the character information “AAAAA” preferably has a relationship of light guide plate 161 <162 <163 <164.

FIG. 26A shows an example in which the LED corresponding to the light guide plate 161 is turned on and the LED corresponding to the other light guide plate is turned off. FIG. 26B shows that the LED corresponding to the light guide plate 162 is turned on. FIG. 26C shows an example in which the LEDs corresponding to other light guide plates are turned off. FIG. 26C shows an example in which the LEDs corresponding to the light guide plates 163 are turned on and the LEDs corresponding to other light guide plates are turned off. ) Shows an example in which the LED corresponding to the light guide plate 164 is turned on and the LEDs corresponding to other light guide plates are turned off.
Then, the sub-control unit 20 switches the lighting of each LED over time in the order of FIGS. 26 (a) to (d) or the order of FIGS. 26 (d) to (a). It is possible to produce an effect that makes the information appear larger or smaller.
In particular, the size of the character information “AAAAA” is between the size of each character information “AAAAA” provided on each light guide plate 161-164 and the distance from each light guide plate 161-164 to the window 121. As the distance increases, the distance to the window 121 decreases, so that a three-dimensional visual effect is promoted, and a realistic presentation can be performed.

As described above, according to the slot machine 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the plurality of light guide plates 161 to 164 are arranged to overlap each other, and the three-dimensional structure 171 is disposed between the plurality of light guide plates 161 to 164. Since the three-dimensional structure 171 has a three-dimensional effect in addition to the perspective resulting from the stacked relationship of the plurality of light-guide plates 161 to 164, the light-guide plates 161 to 164 are displayed in the space extending in the window portion 121. The three-dimensional structure 171 appears to float between the identification information, and a three-dimensional visual effect that has never existed can be created.
Moreover, since the sub-control part 20 can selectively switch the incident light to the printing sheet 151, each light-guide plate 161-164, and the three-dimensional structure 171, a various production can be performed and it can raise interest. it can.
Further, the intensity of incident light is made different for each of the plurality of light guide plates 161 to 164 arranged in an overlapping manner, and from the type of identification information (characters, figures) to be displayed and the eyes of the player to each light guide plate 161 to 164 Because the brightness of the identification information displayed on each light guide plate can be changed according to the distance of the identification information, the identification information that you want to enhance by adjusting the brightness of each identification information to make it easier to see, or depending on the display effect and the scene Can be changed.

On the other hand, in a gaming machine having a conventional display unit (for example, Patent Document 1), a display effect that gives perspective to each of the three pieces of image information is performed using a half mirror, but the structure is complicated. In addition, there is a limit to the variation of the production, there is a problem that it is not possible to perform a variety of productions, and the player is quickly bored.
In addition, optical parts such as half mirrors must be accurately arranged in a limited space, and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost is high.
According to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to solve all or part of such problems that the conventional gaming machine should improve.

  The preferred embodiment of the gaming machine of the present invention has been described above, but the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, the number of three-dimensional structures is not limited to one, and two or more three-dimensional structures can be provided. In this case, the light guide plate on which the three-dimensional structure is disposed may be between the same light guide plates as in the present embodiment, or may be between different light guide plates.
Moreover, although the incident surface of the three-dimensional structure is the rear end surface, other incident surfaces such as a side end surface can be provided in addition to or instead of the rear end surface. In the case of providing a plurality of incident surfaces, as shown in FIG. 14, it is also possible to configure so that only different three-dimensionally shaped parts are irradiated depending on the incident surfaces by not overlapping the light propagation ranges.
The identification information includes not only visually meaningful information such as circles, squares, and characters but also visually insignificant information widely included in the concept of identification information.

1 slot machine (game machine)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main control part 20 Sub control part 100 Display unit 151 Print sheet 151a Translucent area | region (3rd identification information)
161 Light guide plate (first light guide plate)
1611 Graphic information (identification information)
1612 Graphic information (first identification information)
162 Light guide plate (second light guide plate or fourth light guide plate)
1621 Character information (second identification information, frame division identification information)
163 Light guide plate (third light guide plate or fourth light guide plate)
1631-1633 Character information (identification information, frame division identification information)
164 Light guide plate (third light guide plate)
1641 Graphic information (part of third identification information)
1642 Graphic information (other part of third identification information)
171 Three-dimensional structure 1711 Three-dimensional modeling part (third identification information)
1712 Light guide portion 1712a First light guide portion 1712c Second light guide portion 1712b Refraction portion 143 Back light emitting portion 1430 Substrate 1431 to 1435 LED (light source)
144 Side light emitting unit 1440 Substrate 1441 to 1443 LED (light source)

Claims (7)

In a gaming machine comprising display means capable of displaying identification information related to the progress of a game,
The identification information includes at least first identification information, second identification information, and third identification information,
The display means includes
A first light guide plate capable of displaying the first identification information and the second identification information are displayed as a light guide plate configured of a translucent member and capable of displaying the identification information by emitting light incident on the end face from the surface. A possible second light guide plate;
A three-dimensional structure three-dimensionally formed in a shape capable of displaying the third identification information;
With
The gaming machine, wherein the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate are disposed to overlap each other, and the three-dimensional structure is disposed between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate. . As the light guide plate, a third light guide plate is provided,
Each light guide plate is disposed in the order of the first light guide plate, the second light guide plate, and the third light guide plate, and the distance between the first light guide plate and the second light guide plate is the second. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the gaming machine is arranged to be longer than a distance between the light guide plate and the third light guide plate. The three-dimensional structure is
It consists of a translucent member equipped with a light guide part and a three-dimensional modeling part,
When the light of the light source is incident from the end face of the light guide unit, the third identification information can be visually recognized.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the third identification information is invisible or difficult when light from a light source is not incident from an end face of the light guide unit. In the light guide part, a first light guide part provided near the light source, a second light guide part provided near the three-dimensional modeling part and having a step between the first light guide part, The gaming machine according to claim 3, further comprising: a refraction unit provided between the first light guide unit and the second light guide unit. Each light guide plate and a substrate provided with a light source for making light incident on the three-dimensional structure,
The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein light sources corresponding to the respective light guide plates and the three-dimensional structure are arranged on the substrate at predetermined intervals. . In the case of performing a display effect in which one identification information moves so as to draw a loop-shaped trajectory, the frame has identification information representing each movement form of the one identification information at a plurality of locations on the trajectory,
The display mode switching means for switching the display mode of each frame division identification information to either display or non-display,
The display mode switching means switches the display mode of each frame division identification information to either display or non-display at a timing on the assumption that the one identification information moves along the trajectory at a constant speed. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein: A fourth light guide plate capable of displaying the frame division identification information;
The locus has a part of the locus overlapping the fourth light guide plate, and the other part of the locus is located in a virtual space other than the fourth light guide plate,
The fourth light guide plate can display frame division identification information representing each of movement forms of one identification information corresponding to a plurality of places in a part of the locus, and movement forms of one identification information in the other part of the locus. Cannot be displayed
The display mode switching means includes
In a period in which it is assumed that the one identification information is moving a part of the trajectory, a plurality of locations are obtained at a timing at which it is assumed that the one identification information moves at a constant speed. The frame division identification information representing each of the movement forms of one identification information corresponding to is switched to either display or non-display,
In the period in which it is assumed that the one identification information is moving on the other part of the trajectory, all the frame division identification information representing each of the movement forms of the one identification information corresponding to a plurality of places is switched to non-display. The gaming machine according to claim 6.