JP2018143324A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a decrease in illumination effect without decreasing design.SOLUTION: On the back surface side of a reflector 42 is provided a light source board 36 mounted with a plurality of LEDs 36a on a front surface, and the reflector 42 is arranged in the state that a back surface is in contact with the front surface of the light source board 36. The reflector 42 is formed in the way that it further divides an area surrounded by a wall part 48 into left and right by a wall part 50. The wall part 50 is provided in the way that it overlaps a front of the LED 36a mounted in the center of the light source board 36 and forms an escape part 70 on the back surface side. The escape part 70 is formed by notching a part of the wall part 50 so that both L1 to be a distance between the LED 36a and the wall part 50 in an illumination direction of illumination light and L2 to be a distance between the LED 36a and the wall part 50 in a direction parallel to the illumination direction becomes prescribed distances or longer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine installed in a game hall such as a pachinko parlor.

  Slot machines are widely known as gaming machines installed in amusement halls such as pachinko parlors. For example, the slot machine is provided with an illumination device that produces a slot machine by illuminating a decorative panel on which a model name, a character pattern, and the like are written. In the electrical decoration device, an optical functional member is disposed between the light source substrate on which the light source is mounted and the decorative panel in order to illuminate the decorative panel more effectively.

As the optical function member, a reflector that has a wall portion that forms an optical path of the illumination light from the light source (illumination optical path) and guides the illumination light to the decorative panel is used (for example, see Patent Document 1 below). In the slot machine, depending on the side to be illuminated, that is, the design of the decorative panel (the shape of the decorative panel as a whole and the contents of the pattern and characters described on the decorative panel), the specific shape of the reflector (the position of the illumination light path, Number, shape, etc.).

Japanese Patent No. 5386624

  As described above, since the specific shape of the reflector is determined by the design of the decorative panel, it differs depending on the type of slot machine. On the other hand, a common light source board may be used between different models for cost reduction.

However, depending on the design of the decorative panel, the reflector (wall) and the light source overlap (or approach) in the illumination light irradiation direction, and a gap is generated when the light source is sandwiched between the reflector and the light source substrate. There is a problem that the illumination effect is reduced due to leakage of illumination light from the gap to the adjacent illumination optical path.
On the other hand, changing the design of the side to be illuminated according to the position of the light source causes a decrease in design.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can prevent a decrease in lighting effect without deteriorating designability.

  In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention includes a light source board having a light source mounted on the front surface, and a wall portion that is disposed on the front surface of the light source board and forms an optical path of illumination light emitted from the light source. And a relief portion provided between the light source and the wall portion so that the light source and the wall portion are separated from each other.

  The escape portion may be provided at a position where the light source and the wall portion overlap in the irradiation direction of the illumination light.

  In the present invention, since the light source and the reflector (wall portion) are separated by providing the relief portion, it is possible to prevent the illumination effect from deteriorating without deteriorating the design.

It is an external view of a slot machine. It is an external view of an electrical decoration unit. It is an exploded view of an electrical decoration unit. It is an exploded view of an optical function member. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the engagement groove | channel is formed in the wall part of a reflector. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the front end surface of a reflector and an inner lens is flush. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the light source board | substrate is arrange | positioned at the back surface of a reflector. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the light source board | substrate is arrange | positioned at the back surface of a reflector. It is explanatory drawing which shows a mode that the escape part is formed. It is explanatory drawing which shows the escape part from which an aspect differs. It is explanatory drawing which shows the escape part from which an aspect differs. It is explanatory drawing which shows the escape part from which an aspect differs.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the slot machine (game machine) 10 includes a storage box 11 and a front door 12, and a gaming machine main body is constituted by these. The storage box 11 stores a reel unit in which a plurality of reels are unitized, a hopper device for paying out medals, and the like. The front door 12 is divided into an upper door 12a and a lower door 12b. The upper door 12a and the lower door 12b are pivotally attached to the storage box 11 and supported so as to be freely opened and closed.

  The upper door 12a is provided with a liquid crystal display 15 for displaying various images and a transparent window 16 for visually recognizing the reel on the front surface. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of the reel. When the reel is stopped, three symbols are displayed for each reel through the transparent window 16.

  The lower door 12b has a medal slot 22 for inserting medals, a bet button 23 that is operated when betting credited medals, a start lever 24 that is operated when starting a game, and a rotating reel. Stop buttons 26a to 26c for stopping, a medal tray 28 for receiving medals paid out from the hopper device, and a clearing button 29 for clearing credited medals are provided.

  In the slot machine 10, the start lever 24 is activated when a medal is betted by inserting a medal into the medal insertion slot 22 or by operating the bet button 23, and the game starts when the activated start lever 24 is operated. Is done. When the game is started, the winning combination lottery is executed to determine one of a plurality of types of winning combinations or lose, and the reel starts to rotate. When the rotation speed of the reel reaches a constant speed and becomes a steady rotation, the operation of the stop buttons 26a to 26c is activated, and when the activated stop buttons 26a to 26c are operated, the reel corresponding to the operated stop button is stopped. Can be made. When all the reels are stopped and the symbol combination corresponding to the winning combination determined in the winning combination lottery is displayed, the winning combination is won, and the process corresponding to the winning winning combination (winning process) Is executed.

<Lighting unit>
Further, the slot machine 10 is provided with an electric decoration unit (electric decoration device) 30 at the center of the upper end of the upper door 12a. The electrical decoration unit 30 includes an outer cover 32, and a frame portion 32 a is formed at the front end portion of the outer cover 32. And the decorative panel 34 is arrange | positioned at the back side of this frame part 32a.
The decorative panel 34 includes a print sheet on which a model name of the slot machine 10 and a character symbolizing the slot machine 10 are printed, a transparent protective panel disposed on the front surface of the print sheet, and the like, on a light source board 36 to be described later. Illuminated from the back side by illumination light from the mounted LED (light source) 36a, the slot machine 10 is produced.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electrical decoration unit 30 includes an optical functional member 38 in addition to the outer cover 32, the decorative panel 34, and the light source substrate 36 described above. The optical functional member 38 is disposed on the back side of the decorative panel 34, and the decorative panel 34 is sandwiched and supported between the front end portion of the optical functional member 38 and the outer cover 32 (frame portion 32a). A light source substrate 36 is disposed on the back side of the optical function member 38. The light source substrate 36 is attached to the front side of the base member 40 and is disposed on the back side of the optical function member 38 together with the base member 40.

<Assembly structure of reflector and inner lens>
As shown in FIG. 4, the optical function member 38 includes a reflector 42 and inner lenses 44 and 46, and the inner lenses 44 and 46 are assembled to the front end portion of the reflector 42.

The reflector 42 is made of, for example, a white resin and includes walls 48 and 50.
The wall portion 48 is formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the entire optical path (illumination optical path) of illumination light from the LED 36 a of the light source substrate 36, and is provided so as to connect the decorative panel 34 and the light source substrate 36. The illumination light is guided to the decorative panel 34.
On the other hand, the wall portion 50 is provided so as to partition the region surrounded by the wall portion 48 to the left and right, and serves as a partition plate that divides the illumination region illuminated by the LED 36a of the light source substrate 36 into a left side and a right side. It has the function of.
In this manner, the walls 48 and 50 form an illumination light path for illumination light that illuminates the left illumination area and an illumination light path for illumination light that illuminates the right illumination area.

As shown in FIG. 5A in which the range A1 surrounded by the circular broken line in FIG. 4 is enlarged, the wall portion 48 is engaged with a protrusion 58 described later to support the inner lenses 44 and 46 (this book). In the embodiment, an engagement groove 52 for mainly restricting movement to the rear (backward and left and right) is provided. In the present embodiment, the engagement groove 52 is formed so as to penetrate the wall portion 48.
By doing so, the projecting portion 58 can be made larger than when the engaging groove 52 does not penetrate the wall portion 48, so that the inner lenses 44 and 46 can be supported more reliably. On the other hand, since the engaging groove 52 penetrates the wall portion 48, there is a possibility that the illumination light leaks from the engaging groove 52 to the outside of the wall portion 48. Since there is no member to be illuminated or transparent member and only the outer cover 32 exists, even if the illumination light leaks into the inner portion of the outer cover 32, it is not visually recognized by the player (not easily visible).

Further, as shown in FIG. 5B in which a range B1 surrounded by a circular broken line in FIG. 4 is enlarged, the wall portion 50 is engaged with a protrusion 60 described later to support the inner lenses 44 and 46. (In the present embodiment, an engagement groove 54 is mainly provided for restricting movement backward (backward and up and down)). In the present embodiment, the engaging groove 54 is formed within the thickness range of the wall portion 50 so as not to penetrate the wall portion 50.
By doing so, the protrusion 60 is reduced in size as compared with the case where the engaging groove 54 penetrates the wall portion 50, but the problem due to leakage of the illumination light to the adjacent illumination light path can be prevented. That is, since the wall part 50 has a function as a partition plate that partitions the left and right illumination light paths, if there is a penetrating part in the wall part 50, the illumination light leaked from here leaks into the opposite illumination light path, Although there is a problem that the lighting effect is reduced, this embodiment can prevent such a problem.

Returning to FIG. 4, the inner lenses 44 and 46 are formed by, for example, injection molding in which a transparent resin is injected into a mold (molding die), and include a main body portion 56 and projecting portions 58 and 60.
The main body 56 is formed in a plate shape, and a lens cut made of a plurality of light refracting surfaces with different angles is applied to the plate surface (front surface, back surface, or both surfaces) of the main body portion 56. Thereby, the main-body part 56 has the function to scatter the light which permeate | transmits.
The inner lenses 44 and 46 only need to have a function of converting the transmitted light. For example, a plurality of convex lenses and concave lenses are arranged on the plate surface of the main body portion 56 to partially transmit the transmitted light. Specific specifications such as using a lens having a function of condensing or diffusing as the inner lenses 44 and 46 can be appropriately changed.

Also, the main body 56 of the inner lens 44 has an illumination light path on the left side toward the front of the gaming machine main body among the left and right illumination light paths partitioned by the wall 50 (a reflector formed by the walls 48 and 50). Of the two inner peripheral portions of 42, the inner peripheral portion on the left side toward the gaming machine main body) is formed to be approximately the same size. The inner lens 44 is disposed in the illumination light path (inner peripheral portion) on the left side.
Similarly, the main body portion 56 of the inner lens 46 has an illumination light path on the right side of the left and right illumination light paths partitioned by the wall portion 50 (the reflector 42 formed by the wall portions 48 and 50). Of the two inner peripheral portions, the inner peripheral portion on the right side toward the gaming machine main body) is formed to be approximately the same size. The inner lens 46 is disposed in the illumination light path (inner peripheral portion) on the right side.

  As described above, in the slot machine 10, the inner lenses 44 and 46 (main body portion 56) are arranged on the inner peripheral portion of the reflector 42. For this reason, for example, the inner lenses 44 and 46 are integrated into a single plate, and this is disposed between the reflector 42 and the decorative panel 34, so that there is a gap between the reflector 42 and the decorative panel 34. The illumination effect does not deteriorate due to the leakage of illumination light from the gap.

The protruding portions 58 and 60 are formed so as to protrude from the outer peripheral portion of the main body portion 56 toward the outside (side) of the main body portion 56. Further, the protrusion 58 is formed at a position corresponding to the engagement groove 52, and the protrusion 60 is formed at a position corresponding to the engagement groove 54. The protrusion 58 is engaged with the engagement groove 52 and the protrusion 60 is engaged with the engagement groove 54, and the inner lenses 44 and 46 are supported by this engagement.
In this way, the protrusions 58 and 60 are provided, and the protrusions 58 and 60 are supported by supporting the inner lenses 44 and 46 by engaging the protrusions 58 and 60 with the engagement grooves 52 and 54. The inner lenses 44 and 46 can be more reliably supported as compared with the case where no lens is provided.

The projecting portions 58 and 60 are formed so as to project outward from the main body portion 56 formed in a size substantially equal to the two left and right inner peripheral portions provided in the reflector 42, and the wall portions 48 and 50.
Are engaged with the engaging grooves 52 and 54 formed in. That is, the protrusions 58 and 60 are not disposed on any of the two left and right inner peripheral portions provided on the reflector 42, but are disposed in an area overlapping the wall portions 48 and 50. In other words, the protrusions 58 and 60 are disposed outside the illumination optical path of the illumination light from the LED 36a (outside the illumination optical path). For this reason, the illumination effect is not reduced by the protrusions 58 and 60.

Thus, even if the protrusions 58 and 60 arranged outside the illumination optical path have scratches, dents, burrs, etc., the illumination effect does not deteriorate. For this reason, in the manufacturing process of the inner lenses 44 and 46, the inner lenses 44 and 46 are removed from the mold for molding the inner lenses 44 and 46 by pressing the protrusions 58 and 60. That is, the protrusions 58 and 60 function as pressed parts that are pressed when the inner lenses 44 and 46 are removed from the mold. Thereby, the fall of a lighting effect can be prevented.

That is, the inner lenses 44 and 46 are formed by injection molding in which a resin or the like is injected into a molding die. The molding die is provided with a mold main body and a separation part that can be separated from the mold main body. After being cured in the mold, the mold is pressed from an opening formed by separating the separating portion from the mold body and removed from the mold body.
At this time, if the main body portion 56 of the inner lenses 44 and 46 is a pressed portion, a pressing mark is generated in the main body portion 56.
Further, in the configuration (molding die) in which the main body portion 56 of the inner lenses 44 and 46 is a pressed portion, the portion to be pressed, that is, the portion where the separation portion of the molding die is disposed is the main body portion 56 of the inner lenses 44 and 46. It becomes. And in this site | part, a burr | flash will arise when resin enters into the clearance gap between the main-body part of a shaping | molding die, and a isolation | separation part.
As described above, in the configuration in which the main body portion 56 of the inner lenses 44 and 46 is the pressed portion, a pressing mark or a burr is generated in the main body portion 56, so that the illumination effect is reduced.
On the other hand, in the slot machine 10, since the projecting portions 58 and 60 arranged outside the illumination optical path are pressed portions, the illumination effect does not deteriorate even if pressing marks or burrs are generated. .

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6A in which the range A2 surrounded by the circular broken line in FIG. 3 is enlarged, in the present embodiment, the front end surface of the protruding portion 58 is positioned forward of the front surface of the main body portion 56, Further, in a state where the inner lenses 44 and 46 are assembled to the reflector 42, the protrusion 58 is directed forward so that the front end surface of the protrusion 58 is flush with the front end surface of the reflector 42 (wall portion 48). It is extended.
Similarly, as shown in FIG. 6B in which a range B2 surrounded by a circular broken line in FIG. 3 is enlarged, in this embodiment, the front end surface of the projecting portion 60 is positioned forward of the front surface of the main body portion 56. In the state where the inner lenses 44 and 46 are assembled to the reflector 42, the protrusion 60 is moved forward so that the front end face of the protrusion 60 is flush with the front end face of the reflector 42 (wall part 50). It extends toward.

In this way, the rear surface of the decorative panel 34 is more evenly applied to the front end surface of the optical functional member 38 (the front end surfaces of the reflector 42 (wall portions 48 and 50) and the inner lenses 44 and 46 (projecting portions 58 and 60)). It is possible to prevent the illumination effect from being lowered.
That is, when the front end surfaces of the reflector 42 (wall portions 48, 50) and the inner lenses 44, 46 (protruding portions 58, 60) are not flush with each other, the force pressing the back surface of the decorative panel 34 becomes uneven, and the decorative panel 34 Distorts the lighting effect, etc. In particular, a thin member such as a printed sheet is likely to be distorted, and the illumination effect is likely to deteriorate. On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the front end surfaces of the reflector 42 (wall portions 48, 50) and the inner lenses 44, 46 (protruding portions 58, 60) are flush with each other, the back surface of the decorative panel 34 is evenly applied. Can be pressed. Thereby, the distortion of the decorative panel 34 can be prevented and the deterioration of the lighting effect can be prevented.

  In addition, although both the protrusion parts 58 and 60 were extended ahead and demonstrated in the example made flush with the front end surface of the reflector 42 (wall part 48 or wall part 50), only one of the protrusion parts 58 and 60 was demonstrated. May be extended forward and flush with the front end face of the reflector 42.

<Light source escape structure>
As described above, in the slot machine 10, by devising the assembly structure of the reflector 42 and the inner lenses 44 and 46, the illumination effect is prevented from being lowered while the inner lenses 44 and 46 are reliably supported. In addition to the above, in the slot machine 10, the design is improved while suppressing the cost by devising the structure of the rear end portion of the reflector 42. Below, the structure of the rear-end part of the reflector 42 is demonstrated using FIGS. 7-9.

As shown in FIG. 7, a light source substrate 36 having a plurality of LEDs 36 a mounted on the front surface is provided on the back side of the reflector 42, and the reflector 42 is disposed on the front surface of the light source substrate 36 as shown in FIG. 8. The back surface of the wall portion 48 or the wall portion 50 is brought into contact with the front surface of the light source substrate 36.
As described above, the reflector 42 (wall portions 48 and 50) has a function of forming an illumination optical path of illumination light from the light source substrate 36 (LED 36a). More specifically, the wall portion 48 is formed in a cylindrical shape surrounding the illumination light path of illumination light from the light source substrate 36 (LED 36a), and the wall portion 50 moves the illumination light path of illumination light from the light source substrate 36 left and right. The walls 48 and 50 form two left and right illumination light paths.
For this reason, if there is a gap between the front surface of the light source substrate 36 and the back surface of the reflector 42 (the wall portion 48 or the wall portion 50), the illumination light from the LED 36a leaks into the adjacent illumination light path, resulting in an illumination effect. May decrease.
On the other hand, in the slot machine 10, the back surface of the reflector 42 (wall portion 48 or wall portion 50) is brought into contact with the front surface of the light source substrate 36, so that the illumination light from the LED 36 a leaks into the adjacent illumination light path. Without being incident on the inside (inner peripheral portion) of the reflector 42, the decorative panel 34 can be illuminated efficiently. In FIG. 8, for the illustration of the reflector 42, only the rear portion of the front portion (the front side portion of the reflector 42) and the rear portion (the back side portion of the reflector 42) is indicated by a broken line. Note that the front portion is not shown.

  As described above, the reflector 42 is provided with the left and right illumination light paths by further partitioning the region surrounded by the wall 48 by the wall 50. The illumination light from the LED 36a mounted on the left side of the light source substrate 36 enters the left illumination optical path. Also, the illumination light from the LED 36a mounted on the right side of the light source substrate 36 enters the right illumination light path. Each LED 36a is controlled in lighting state for each corresponding illumination light path.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the reflector 42 is provided with the left and right illumination light paths, but the specific shape of the reflector 42 (wall portions 48 and 50), that is, the number of illumination light paths to be provided and the number of illumination light paths. About the shape, size, and shape of the illumination light path as a whole that combines each illumination light path, the design of the makeup panel illuminated by illumination light from each illumination light path (the shape of the makeup panel as a whole and the pattern described on the makeup panel) And the content of characters). For this reason, it is different for each type of slot machine.

  On the other hand, with respect to the light source board 36, there is a case where the common light source board 36 is used even in different models by arranging the LEDs 36 a uniformly over the entire light source board 36. A common light source substrate 36 is used. By doing so, costs can be reduced.

  However, as described above, the shape of the reflector 42 (wall portions 48 and 50) differs depending on the type of the slot machine according to the design of the decorative panel. Therefore, depending on the design of the decorative panel, the front of the LED 36a (irradiation of illumination light) In some cases, the reflectors 42 (wall portions 48, 50) overlap each other in the direction). Also in the present embodiment, the wall portion 50 is provided so as to overlap the front of the LED 36a mounted at the center of the light source substrate 36 (see FIG. 9A).

Thus, when the wall part 50 and LED36a have overlapped, LED36a is pinched | interposed between the front surface of the light source board | substrate 36 which should contact | abut originally, and the back surface of the wall part 50, Therefore There is a problem that a gap is formed between the rear surface of the portion 50 and the illumination light leaks from the gap to an adjacent illumination optical path, resulting in a decrease in illumination effect. The LED 36a (the LED 36a that overlaps the wall 50) disposed in the center is intended to make illumination light incident on the right illumination light path, but there is a gap between the light source substrate 36 and the wall 50. The illumination light from the LED 36a leaks into the left illumination optical path, and the illumination effect is reduced.
On the other hand, determining the side to be illuminated according to the position of the LED 36a, that is, the design of the decorative panel, causes a decrease in design.

For this reason, in the slot machine 10, the escape portion 70 is formed between the LED 36 a and the wall portion 50.
FIG. 9A shows a state where the wall 50 and the LED 36a are observed from the front side of the slot machine 10, and FIG. 9B shows a state where the wall 50 and the LED 36a are observed from the lower side of the slot machine 10. As shown, the escape portion 70 has a distance L1 between the LED 36a and the wall portion 50 in a direction perpendicular to the light source substrate 36 (illumination light irradiation direction), and between the LED 36a and the wall portion 50 in a direction parallel to the light source substrate 36. When the distance is set to L2, it is formed by cutting out the wall portion 50 so that both L1 and L2 are equal to or greater than a predetermined distance (for example, 2 mm).
Thus, by providing the escape portion 70, it is possible to prevent damage to the LED 36a and light leakage to an adjacent region (illumination optical path) without deteriorating the design.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the escape part 70 is formed by notching the wall part 50, it does not have a bad influence on an adjacent area | region (illumination optical path). In other words, it is possible to provide the relief portion by forming the wall portion into the adjacent region by bending the wall portion into the adjacent region in a bowl shape (see FIG. 11). . However, in this case, the illumination light in the adjacent region may be blocked by the wall portion that has entered the adjacent region, and the illumination effect may be reduced. On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the wall part 50 does not penetrate | invade into the area | region which adjoined, there is no fear as mentioned above.

  In the above embodiment, the escape portion 70 is formed by cutting out a part on the back side of the wall portion 50. However, the escape portion may be provided at a portion where L1 and L2 are equal to or longer than a predetermined distance. For example, the escape portion may be formed by cutting out a part of the side surface side of the wall portion 50.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the wall part 50 and LED36a overlapped in the irradiation direction of illumination light, it demonstrated by the example which forms the escape part 70 by notching the wall part 50, but this invention is this. It is not limited to. For example, when the wall portion 48 and the LED 36a overlap in the illumination light irradiation direction, the relief portion may be formed by cutting out the wall portion 48. Of course, the escape portion is not limited to one place, and may be provided at a plurality of places.

Moreover, although the said embodiment demonstrated the example which provides an escape part in the site | part with which LED36a and the reflector 42 (wall part 50) overlap (overlap) in the irradiation direction of illumination light, this invention is not limited to this.
Even if the LED 36a and the reflector 42 (wall portion 50) are designed not to overlap (do not overlap) in the illumination light irradiation direction, the LED 36a and the reflector 42 may contact or overlap due to manufacturing errors or assembly errors. In order to prevent this, as shown in FIG. 10, a relief portion 80 may be provided to separate the LED 36a from the reflector 42 (wall portion 50).
In FIG. 10, the escape portion 80 is formed such that both L1 and L2 are equal to or greater than a predetermined distance, similar to the escape portion 70 (see FIG. 8) described above.
By doing so, it is possible to prevent a problem that the LED 36a and the reflector 42 contact or overlap each other due to a manufacturing error or an assembly error.
10A shows a state in which the wall 50 and the LED 36a are observed from the front side of the slot machine 10, and FIG. 10B shows the wall 50 and the LED 36a from the lower side of the slot machine 10. It shows how it was observed. Moreover, in the description using drawings after FIG. 10, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the member similar to embodiment mentioned above, and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  In the above-described embodiment, for example, an example in which the relief portion is formed so that L1 and L2 are equal to or greater than a predetermined distance (the same value), for example, both L1 and L2 are 2 mm or more is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the relief portion may be formed so that L1 and L2 are not less than a predetermined distance different from each other, such that L1 is 1.5 mm or more and L2 is 2.5 mm or more.

In addition, when forming an escape part so that L1 and L2 may become more than the predetermined distance which is mutually different, it is preferable to set the direction of L2 longer than L1.
That is, the values of L1 and L2 change due to manufacturing errors, assembly errors, and the like, but the values of L1 change only depending on the relationship between the reflector 42 and the light source substrate 36 (manufacturing errors and assembly errors). On the other hand, the value of L2 varies depending not only on the relationship between the reflector 42 and the light source substrate but also on the relationship with the base member 40 to which the light source substrate 36 is attached. As described above, since the value of L2 is affected by the manufacturing error and assembly error of more members than L1, the range of the value to be changed tends to increase.
For this reason, by setting L2 larger than L1, it is possible to more reliably prevent the LED 36a and the reflector 42 from contacting or overlapping.

  L2 is preferably set in consideration of terminals called LED legs. That is, some LEDs have legs extending outward. When the present invention is applied to a slot machine using such an LED, L2 is set so that a portion where the foot or foot is connected to the light source board (such as a portion to be soldered) does not come into contact with the reflector. Is preferred.

Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example which forms an escape part by notching the wall part of a reflector was demonstrated, this invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, the relief portion 90 may be provided by forming a wall portion 85 in a shape that enters an adjacent region.
However, as described above, if the wall portion has a shape that enters the adjacent region, the illumination light in the adjacent region is blocked by the wall portion, and the illumination effect may be reduced.
For this reason, in the example of FIG. 11, the escape part 90 is formed by bending the wall part 85 of a reflector in a bowl shape. By doing so, it is possible to suppress the portion that enters the adjacent region to be small, and it is possible to reduce the adverse effect on the adjacent region.
In addition, when using a common illumination board with another model, depending on the design of the decorative panel, there may be a case where an unused LED (not emitting light) is generated. In such a case, as shown in FIG. 12, the escape portion 100 may be formed so as to surround the LED 36a that is not used.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the present invention is applied to a slot machine as a gaming machine has been described. However, the present invention may be applied to a gaming machine other than a slot machine, such as a pachinko machine.

10 Slot machines (gaming machines)
12 Front door 12a Upper door 12b Lower door 24 Start lever 26a-26c Stop button

30 Illumination Unit 32 Outer Cover 32a Frame 34 Cosmetic Panel 36 Light Source Board 36a LED (Light Source)
38 Optical function member 40 Base member 42 Reflector 44, 46 Inner lens 48, 50, 85 Wall portion 52, 54 Engaging groove 56 Main body portion 58, 60 Protruding portion 70, 80, 90, 100 Escape portion

Claims (2)

A light source board with a light source mounted on the front surface;
A reflector having a wall portion disposed on the front surface of the light source substrate and forming an optical path of illumination light emitted from the light source;
An escape portion provided between the light source and the wall so that the light source and the wall are separated from each other;
A gaming machine characterized by comprising:   The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the escape portion is provided at a position where the light source and the wall portion overlap in the irradiation direction of the illumination light.

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