JP2018175243A - Illumination unit and game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an illumination unit having peculiar illumination performance effect, and to provide a game machine.SOLUTION: An illumination unit 10A includes: LED13 for an apparatus storage body; an apparatus storage case 24d; an apparatus 24b encapsulated inside the apparatus storage case 24d and reflecting light from the LED13 for an apparatus storage body; an apparatus storage body 24 rotating about a rotation axis P; and a motor 15 and a linkage driven gear 14 for rotating the apparatus storage body 24 about the rotation axis P.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an electric decoration unit used for a game machine such as a pachinko machine and a slot machine, and a game machine provided with the same.

  Conventionally, in a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine, a push button type operation switch is provided to enable a player to participate in the rendering operation of the gaming machine.

  For example, in the gaming machine button device disclosed in Patent Document 1, a technology is proposed in which the button operating member is made to emit light as part of the effect of the gaming machine.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2012-45338 (March 8, 2012 publication)

  However, in the conventional button device for a gaming machine, even if the button operation member emits light during the game, it does not mean that the jackpot is determined. Therefore, the player loses interest in the light-emitting effect of the button operation member and becomes bored, and has a problem that the game property is lowered.

  This invention is made in view of the said conventional problem, Comprising: The objective is to provide the electric decoration unit and game machine which have a unique electric decoration effect.

  An electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention is an electric decoration unit provided in a game machine to solve the above-mentioned problems, and is provided in a light source, an enclosure case, and the inside of the enclosure case and from the light source It has a light reflecting member that reflects light, and further includes a light reflecting member enclosing unit that rotates around a rotation axis, and a rotary drive unit that rotates the light reflecting member enclosing unit around the rotation axis. It is characterized by

  According to the above configuration, the light reflection member enclosing unit is rotated about the rotation axis by the rotation driving unit. Here, the light reflecting member sealing portion has a sealing case, and a light reflecting member sealed in the inside of the sealing case and reflecting light from the light source. Furthermore, the light reflecting member enclosing portion rotates around the rotation axis. For this reason, the light reflecting member reflects the light from the light source inside the enclosing case of the rotating light reflecting member enclosing part. As a result, the player can observe the light reflection member which shines while rotating. Observing the light reflecting member that glows while rotating is a scene that is not often seen in this type of lighting. That is, in the electric decoration unit in one aspect of the present invention, when the light reflection member rotates, the reflection direction of the reflected light changes, and the light shines.

  Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has an unusual electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In addition, in the electric decoration unit of this structure, even if there is no cylindrical body mentioned later, the electric decoration effect by reflection of the light reflection member accompanying rotation of a light reflection member enclosure part is acquired.

  In the electric decoration unit in one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the light reflecting member is movably sealed inside the sealing case.

  Thus, the light reflecting member moves inside the sealing case as the light reflecting member sealing portion rotates. When the light reflecting member moves, the light reflecting member reflects the light from the light source. As a result, the player can observe the light reflecting member which shines while moving. Observing a light reflecting member that glows while moving like this is a scene that is not often seen in this type of lighting. That is, in the lighting unit in one aspect of the present invention, for example, a scene in which snow and petals fall can be seen.

  Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In addition, in the electric decoration unit of this structure, even if there is no cylindrical body mentioned later, the electric decoration effect by movement of the light reflection member accompanying rotation of a light reflection member enclosure part is acquired.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a tubular body having a polygonal sectional shape in which an inner wall surface is formed by a reflecting surface is provided on the player side of the light reflecting member enclosing unit.

  As a result, the light reflecting member moving inside the sealing case by the rotation of the light reflecting member sealing portion is projected as a mirror image on the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body having a polygonal cross section, which is the reflecting surface. As a result, the player can see a scene looking through a kaleidoscope. Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, the tubular body having the polygonal cross section includes a partition wall which connects each vertex and the center of the polygonal cross section and extends to the player side, and the partition wall The surface of is preferably formed of a reflective surface.

  As a result, the number of mirror surfaces is increased, so that more complicated rendition by multiple kaleidoscopes can be performed.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body has an inclined surface whose opening increases in size toward the player.

  For example, in a general kaleidoscope, the visual field of the inner wall surface is expanded entirely by bringing the eyes close to the cylindrical body and looking into the cylindrical body. However, in the electric decoration unit of this configuration, since the player looks at the inside of the tubular body from a distance, the kaleidoscope display can be seen only in part of the player's field of view. For this reason, the effect of the kaleidoscope is small.

  On the other hand, the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body of this configuration has an inclined surface whose opening becomes larger as it goes to the player side. As a result, even if the actual depth is shallow, the human eyes have a sense of perspective as seen in the perspective view. Therefore, the player can enjoy the effects of the kaleidoscope even when the lighting unit is viewed from a distance.

  It is preferable that the electric decoration unit in 1 aspect of this invention is provided with the cylindrical body rotation drive part which rotates the said cylindrical body.

  Thereby, since the cylindrical body rotates, the mirror image by the movement of the light reflecting member, which is projected to the inner wall surface of the reflecting surface of the cylindrical body having a polygonal cross section, also changes. Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided. In this case, the rotational direction of the cylindrical body and the rotational direction of the light reflecting member enclosing portion may be the same or different.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, the cylindrical body rotational drive unit rotates the cylindrical body in the direction opposite to the rotational direction of the light reflecting member enclosing unit as the light reflecting member enclosing unit rotates. It is preferable to rotate.

  As a result, the rotational direction of the light reflecting member enclosing portion and the rotational direction of the cylindrical body become opposite to each other. Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, the cylindrical body rotational drive unit is engaged with a planetary gear that rotates with the rotation of the light reflection member enclosing unit, the planetary gear, and the cylindrical body. It is preferable that the internal gear includes a slit for detecting an initial position of the cylindrical body having a polygonal cross section, as well as an integrally formed internal gear.

  Thus, the planetary gear rotates with the rotation of the light reflecting member enclosure, and the internal gear engaged with the planetary gear rotates with the rotation of the planetary gear. And since the internal gear is integrated with the cylindrical body, the cylindrical body rotates. As a result, a specific configuration of the cylindrical body rotation drive unit can be provided.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, the internal gear is provided with a slit for detecting an initial position of the cylindrical body having the polygonal cross section. For this reason, the slit can detect the initial position of the cylindrical body having the polygonal cross section. As a result, for example, it is possible to start rotation of the tubular body from the initial position every time and to stop rotation at the initial position.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, in the case of the light reflection member case, the light reflection member case is disposed around the rotation axis with the rotation axis of the light case being horizontal. It is preferable that a partition member is provided to lift the light reflecting member upward when it is rotated and to drop the light reflecting member on the upper side.

  Thus, the light reflecting member enclosed in the enclosing case is lifted upward by the partition member and dropped at the upper side by the rotation of the light reflecting member enclosing part. Therefore, the light reflecting member is forcibly dropped and moved by the rotation of the light reflecting member enclosing portion. Therefore, the player can observe the light reflecting member which is constantly moving and shining.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a design sheet having at least one of a color and a pattern be provided in the sealing case of the light reflecting member sealing portion.

  As a result, the color and pattern of the design sheet are reflected by the reflective member, so that the player can see the color and pattern of the design sheet reflected by the moving light reflective member. Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, a hemispherical light guide member is provided on the player side of the light reflection member enclosing unit, and a light guide is provided at an end of the light guide member. A light source for member irradiation is provided, and light emitted from the light source for irradiating light guide is incident on an end portion of the light guide and is guided in the inside of the light guide to be the hemispherical surface It is preferable that the light is emitted to the player from the light emission surface of the

  Thereby, the light emitted from the light source for irradiating the light guiding member is incident on the end of the light guiding member, is guided in the inside of the light guiding member, and is emitted to the player side from the hemispherical emission surface Ru.

  As a result, an effect using the light guide member can be performed. Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, the light source for irradiating a light guide member is the left and right end portions of the light guide member when viewed from the front side of the hemispherical surface of the light guide member in the hemispherical shape. The light guide member is provided at the upper and lower end portions, and the hemispherical surface of the light guide member guides the light incident from the light source irradiation light source provided at the left and right end portions. Left and right light source light path changing units for emitting light to the light emitting surface, and upper and lower light source light path changing units for guiding light incident from the light source irradiation light sources provided at the upper and lower end portions and emitting the light to the light emitting surface Is preferably formed.

  Thus, when the light source for irradiating the light guide member provided at the left and right ends is turned on, the light is guided by the total reflection in the light guide member, and the total reflection condition is broken in the left and right light source light path changer. It is emitted to the player side from the emission surface of the surface. On the other hand, when the light source for irradiating the light guiding member provided at the upper and lower ends is turned on, the light is guided by the total reflection in the light guiding member and the total reflection condition is broken in the light path changing portion for the upper and lower light sources Is emitted to the player side from the exit surface of the

  As a result, in the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, different displays can be performed by making the left and right light source optical path changing unit and the upper and lower light source optical path changing unit different from each other. In addition, by simultaneously turning on the light source for irradiating the light guiding member provided at the left and right ends and the light source for irradiating the light guiding members provided at the upper and lower ends, the light path changing portion for left and right light sources and the light path for the upper and lower light sources Both displays with the change unit can be performed simultaneously.

  Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In the electric decoration unit according to one aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that a lens with a cut be provided around the cylindrical body having the polygonal cross section.

  Thereby, since the light source illuminates the reflecting member, the light is irradiated to the player side through the lens with the cut. Cut lenses, for example, scatter light in various directions, such as diamond cuts. Therefore, the electric decoration unit which has a further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  A game machine according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized by including the lighting unit.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to provide a gaming machine provided with a lighting unit having a unique lighting effect.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, it is possible to provide an electric decoration unit and a game machine having a unique electric decoration effect.

(A) shows the electric decoration unit of Embodiment 1 in this invention, Comprising: It is a perspective sectional view which shows the cross section of the left half of an electric decoration unit, (b) is a cross section of the lower half of an electric decoration unit It is a perspective sectional view showing. (A) is a front view which shows the whole structure of the game machine provided with the said electric decoration unit, (b) is a side view which shows the whole structure of the game machine provided with the said electric decoration unit. (A) is a perspective view showing the appearance composition of the electric decoration unit when the electric decoration unit is seen from the front side, (b) is the appearance of the electric decoration unit when the electric decoration unit is seen from the rear side It is a perspective view showing composition. (A) is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the electric decoration unit when the electric decoration unit is seen from the front side, (b) shows the structure of this electric decoration unit when the said electric decoration unit is seen from the rear side It is a disassembled perspective view shown. (A) is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of this internal assembly when the internal assembly of the said electrical decoration unit is seen from the front side, (b) is this, when this internal assembly is seen from the back side It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of an internal assembly. (A) is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of this reflector attachment body when the reflector attachment body of the said electrical decoration unit is seen from the front side, (b) is this decomposition when the said reflector attachment body is seen from the back side It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a reflector mounting body. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of the reflector of the said electric decoration unit, (b) is an AA line arrow directional cross-sectional view of (a) which shows the structure of the said reflector, (c) is the said reflector It is a BB arrow directional cross-sectional view of (a) which shows the structure of (a). (A) is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the said tool container when the tool container of the said electrical decoration unit is seen from the front side, (b) is this when this tool container is seen from the back side It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of a tool container. It is a perspective view which shows the detailed structure of the rotational drive member of the said electrical decoration unit. It is a perspective view which shows the meshing state of the motor drive gear of the said electric decoration unit, a connection driven gear, and a sun gear. (A) is a disassembled perspective view which shows the relationship of the reflector attachment body of the said electrical decoration unit, a tool accommodation body, a rotation drive member, and a connection driven gear, (b) is a perspective view when a reflector attachment body is seen from back side. FIG. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of the reflector attachment body shown excluding the lens with a cut and reflector of the said electric decoration unit, a tool accommodation body, and a rotational drive member, (b) is a front which shows the structure of an electric decoration unit FIG. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of the tool container of the said electrical decoration unit, (b) is a front view which shows the structure of the modification of the said tool container. (A) is a front view which shows the structure of the internal assembly of the said electrical decoration unit, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the said internal assembly. (A) is a front view which shows the electric decoration unit of Embodiment 2 in this invention, Comprising: It is a front view which shows the structure of the said electric decoration unit, (b) is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the said electric decoration unit . (A) is a front view showing a display state of a light guide member displayed by turning on a light source for irradiating a light guide member provided at left and right ends of the light guide member in the electric decoration unit, (b ) Is a front view showing a display state of the light guide member displayed by lighting the light source for irradiating the light guide member provided at the upper and lower ends of the light guide member in the electric decoration unit, and FIG. By simultaneously lighting the light source for irradiating the light guiding member provided at the left and right ends of the light guiding member in the electric decoration unit and the light source for irradiating the light guiding member provided at the upper and lower ends of the light guiding member It is a front view which shows the display state of the light guide member displayed.

First Embodiment
One embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS.

  The electric decoration unit of the present embodiment is, for example, an electric decoration unit used for a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to this, and may be applied to game machines such as other various game machines.

  FIG. 2A is a front view showing an overall configuration of a slot machine 1 as a gaming machine provided with the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment. FIG. 2B is a side view showing the overall configuration of the slot machine 1.

  The configuration of the gaming machine provided with the lighting unit 10A of the present embodiment will be described based on FIG.

  As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 2, the slot machine 1 as a gaming machine has a reel display area 2, a start lever 3, a stop button 4, a medal outlet 5 and the like. In the present embodiment, the electric decoration unit 10A is provided, for example, beside the reel display area 2.

  In the slot machine 1 configured as described above, when the start lever 3 is pulled, each reel of the reel display area 2 is rotated. Thereafter, when the three stop buttons 4 are sequentially pressed, the reels of the reel display area 2 stop rotating. The medal is released from the medal outlet 5 depending on the display state of the numbers on the reel display area 2 when the rotation is stopped. Further, in the present embodiment, since the electric decoration unit 10A is provided in the slot machine 1, effects such as kaleidoscope are performed by the electric decoration of the electric decoration unit 10A itself.

  The electric decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment is attached in the slot machine 1 so that the light guide lens 21 faces the front side, that is, the front side. However, in one aspect of the present invention, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto, and the light guide lens 21 may face upward.

  (A) of FIG. 1 is a perspective sectional view showing a cross section of the left half of the electric decoration unit 10A. (B) of FIG. 1 is a perspective sectional view showing a cross section of the lower half of the electric decoration unit 10A.

  The configuration of the lighting unit 10A provided in the slot machine 1 will be described based on (a) and (b) of FIG.

  As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 1, the electrical decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment is for a tool container as a light source that illuminates the inside of the main body case portion 11 that is a housing and the main body case portion 11. An LED 13, a tool housing 24 as a light reflection member enclosing portion, a motor 15 as a rotation driving portion, a motor drive gear 15 a and a connection driven gear 14 are provided.

  The tool container 24 has a tool 24b as a light reflecting member described later, which is movably sealed in the room, and rotates around the rotation axis P. Further, the motor 15, the motor drive gear 15a and the connection driven gear 14 as the rotation drive unit rotate the tool housing 24 around the rotation axis P.

  With this configuration, for example, the motor 15, the motor drive gear 15a, and the connection driven gear 14 rotate as the rotation drive unit and the tool housing 24 rotate around the rotation axis P while the tool housing LED 13 is lit. Can. Thereby, since the tool 24b is movably enclosed in the tool housing 24, the light from the tool housing LED 13 is reflected by the moving tool 24b and glows. As a result, when the player is viewed from the front, the tool 24b is reflected and glittered in the inside, so that the lighting function of the lighting unit 10A is exhibited. The operation of the electric decoration unit 10A is interlocked with the operation of the slot machine 1, or regardless of the operation of the slot machine 1, the lighting of the tool housing LED 13, the lighting of the cut lens LED 27 described later, which will be described later. Lighting of the light guide lens LED 16, rotation of the tool container 24, and rotation of the reflector attachment 23 described later are performed in various combinations. This control is performed by a control unit (not shown).

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, it is possible to provide the electric decoration unit 10A having a unique rendering effect and the slot machine 1 including the same.

  The detailed structure of the electric decoration unit 10A having the above-described function will be described based on (a), (b) of FIG. 3 to (a), (b) of FIG. (A) of FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance configuration of the electric decoration unit 10A when the electric decoration unit 10A is viewed from the front side. (B) of FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an appearance configuration of the electric decoration unit 10A when the electric decoration unit 10A is viewed from the rear side. (A) of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the electric decoration unit 10A when the electric decoration unit is viewed from the front side. (B) of FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the electric decoration unit 10A when the electric decoration unit 10A is viewed from the rear side.

  First, the appearance configuration of the electric decoration unit 10A will be described based on (a) and (b) of FIG. 3 and (a) and (b) of FIG.

  As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 3, the electric decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment has an inner assembly 20 having a light guide lens 21 formed of a headed cylindrical transparent member on the front side. And has a bottomed cylindrical main body case 11 for holding the inner assembly 20 on the rear side. In the electric decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment, the inner assembly 20 side of the main body case 11 is described as the front side.

  As shown in (a) of FIG. 4, for example, three screws 11 b can be penetrated through the bottom 11 a of the main body case 11. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4B, on the rear side of the circuit board 26 provided in the internal assembly 20, three screw stoppers 26c are provided. As a result, the inner assembly 20 and the main body case 11 are fixed by the screw 11 b and the screw stopper 26 c.

  A motor drive gear insertion hole 11d is formed at a position shifted from the center of the body case bottom 11a, and a motor drive gear 15a and a motor shaft are formed in the motor drive gear insertion hole 11d from the rear side of the body case bottom 11a. Is inserted. On the other hand, a connection driven gear 14 is pivotally supported at the rear center of the circuit board 26 of the internal assembly 20 as shown in FIG. 4B. As a result, as also shown in FIG. 10 described later, the motor drive gear 15 a of the motor 15 meshes with the connection driven gear 14.

  FIG. 5A is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the inner assembly 20 when the inner assembly 20 is viewed from the front side. FIG. 5B is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the inner assembly 20 when the inner assembly 20 is viewed from the rear side.

  Next, the configuration of the inner assembly 20 will be described based on (a) and (b) of FIG. As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 5, the inner assembly 20 includes, in order from the front, the light guide lens 21, the stopper 22, the reflector attachment 23, the tool container 24, and the rotation drive member 25. And the circuit board 26.

  The inner assembly 20 is provided with a circuit board 26 on the rear side. The circuit board 26 has, for example, a plurality of light guide lens LEDs 16 at the left and right and upper and lower sides of the front surface, and a plurality of cut lens LEDs 27 at the middle portion, and further a plurality of tools at the center portion. It has LED13 for containers. In the present embodiment, the tool container LED 13, the cut-out lens LED 27 and the light guide lens LED 16 can emit various full-color light emission colors.

  The light guide lens 21 is formed of a transparent hemispherical surface, and the light of the light guide lens LED 16 is incident from the edge surface. In addition, a predetermined prism group is formed on the back surface of the light emitting surface of the light guide lens 21. Thereby, in the present embodiment, the light emitted from the light guide lens LED 16b existing in the vertical direction of the light guide lens 21 is made incident from the edge of the light guide lens 21, and a predetermined prism cut is performed. Patterned light is emitted from the front side of the light guide lens 21. On the other hand, light emitted from the light guide lens LED 16a present in the left and right direction of the light guide lens 21 is made incident from the edge of the light guide lens 21, and another predetermined prism cut of the prism group is performed. Patterned light is emitted from the front side of the light guide lens 21. The light guide lens 21 will be described in detail in a second embodiment described later.

  The stopper 22 is for fixing the reflector attachment 23 and the tool housing 24 in a state of being stored in the rotation drive member 25.

  FIG. 6A is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the reflector mounting body 23 when the reflector mounting body 23 is viewed from the front side. FIG. 6B is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the reflector mounting body 23 when the reflector mounting body 23 is viewed from the rear side. (A) of FIG. 7 is a front view which shows the structure of the reflector 23a of the lighting unit 10A. FIG. 7B is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 7A showing the configuration of the reflector 23a. FIG. 7C is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B in FIG. 8A showing the configuration of the reflector 23a.

  Next, the configuration of the reflector attachment 23 shown in (a) and (b) in FIG. 5 will be described in detail based on (a) and (b) in FIG. 6 and (a) (b) and (c) in FIG. .

  As shown to (a) and (b) of FIG. 6, the reflector attachment body 23 is equipped with the reflector 23a as a cylindrical body, the lens 23b with a cut, and the internal gear 23c.

  The outer shape of the reflector 23a is, for example, a hexagonal cylinder having a cross-sectional shape, and has a honeycomb shape in which six three-dimensional shapes of triangular cylinders are collected in the hexagonal cylinder having a cross-sectional shape. The inner wall of each triangular cylinder is a reflective surface, that is, a mirror surface. Therefore, the reflector 23a is provided with the inner wall surface 23a1 of the cross-sectional shape hexagonal cylinder, and the partition wall 23a2 connecting the respective apexes and centers of the cross-sectional hexagonal shape of the cross-sectional shape hexagonal cylinder and extending to the player side . The surfaces of the inner wall surface 23a1 and the partition wall 23a2 are formed of reflective surfaces. For this reason, when the tool 24b of the tool container 24 described later moves, the reflected image of the tool 24b appears to be reflected by the reflector 23a. As a result, the reflector 23a has a function as a so-called kaleidoscope. The kaleidoscope is generally composed of a triangular cylinder having a triangular cross section. On the other hand, the reflector 23a according to the present embodiment has a hexagonal cross-sectional shape, so that a complex pattern more complicated than that of the triangular cylinder is projected. In particular, in the present embodiment, six three-dimensional shapes of triangular cylinders are accumulated inside the cross-sectional shape hexagonal cylinder. As a result, since the number of mirror surfaces is increasing, it is possible to perform more complicated rendition by multiple kaleidoscopes.

  Here, in the inner wall surface 23a1 and the partition wall 23a2 of the reflector 23a in the present embodiment, as shown in (a), (b) and (c) of FIG. It has an inclined surface.

  For example, in a general kaleidoscope, by bringing the eyes close to the cylindrical body and looking into the cylindrical body, the field of view of the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body consisting of a deep straight wall is expanded throughout. However, in the electric decoration unit 10A of this configuration, the depth of the reflector 23a can not be increased, and the player looks at the inside of the reflector 23a from a distance. For this reason, since the display of the kaleidoscope can be viewed only in part of the player's field of view, the effect of the kaleidoscope is small.

  On the other hand, the inner wall surface 23a1 and the partition wall 23a2 of the reflector 23a of this configuration have an inclined surface whose opening increases in size toward the player. As a result, even if the actual depth is shallow, the human eyes have a sense of perspective as seen in the perspective view. Therefore, the player can enjoy the rendering effect of the kaleidoscope even when viewing the lighting unit 10A from a distance. In addition, a general kaleidoscope has a mirror surface of a triangular cylinder, but in the present embodiment, as described above, it has a mirror surface of a hexagonal cylinder. Also by this, even if the depth of the reflector 23a is shallow, the effect of the kaleidoscope is enhanced by increasing the number of reflecting surfaces.

  The cut-out lens 23b shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6 is a convex lens having a support wall that functions as a support frame for supporting the reflector 23a having an outer shape of a hexagon at the center. The support wall is adapted to fit the reflector 23a. A large number of cut shapes are formed on the lens surface outside the support wall in the lens with cut 23b. As a result, when the light of the cut-off lens LED 27 passes through the many cut shapes of the cut-off lens 23b from the rear side, it is emitted in various directions due to the large number of cut shapes on the surface. For this reason, the lens with a cut 23b can produce a glittering state.

  The internal gear 23c shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 6 is a ring-shaped member, and supports and fixes the lens 23b with a cut in which the reflector 23a is fitted. An internal gear is formed on the inner periphery of the ring-shaped member in the internal gear 23c. Therefore, the internal gear 23c is rotated by a sun gear 24e and a planetary gear 25c, which will be described later, and as a result, the reflector mounting body 23 is rotated around the central axis.

  FIG. 8A is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the tool housing 24 when the tool housing 24 is viewed from the front side. FIG. 8B is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the tool housing 24 when the tool housing 24 is viewed from the rear side.

  Next, the tool container 24 shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 5 will be described based on (a) and (b) of FIG. The tool container 24 includes a tool 24b as a reflecting member movably enclosed in the tool case 24d, and rotates around the rotation axis P.

  As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 8, the tool container 24 has a case lid 24 a, a tool 24 b, a design sheet 24 c, a case 24 d as an enclosing case, and a sun gear 24 e. doing.

  The case lid 24a is made of a transparent plate, and covers the tool 24b housed in the tool case 24d so as not to leak to the outside.

  The tool 24b is made of, for example, a plurality of colored or transparent beads in the present embodiment. The tool 24b is moved within the tool case 24d by the tool housing 24 being rotationally moved in a state where the tools 24b made of the plurality of beads are irradiated to the tool housing LED 13. In the lighting unit 10A of the present embodiment, this makes it possible to enjoy the effects of the kaleidoscope. In the present embodiment, the tool 24b is made of, for example, a plurality of colored or transparent beads, and used is one that is easy to roll and reflects light. However, the tool 24b may be composed of a plurality of colored strips or the like, as in a general kaleidoscope, not necessarily limited thereto.

  In the present embodiment, the design sheet 24c is made of, for example, Chiyogami, as will be described later, and is made of Japanese paper rich in print and pattern. For this reason, since the design and pattern of the design sheet 24c are abundant, the tool 24b made of a plurality of beads moving on the surface is preferably colorless and transparent. As a result, since the print and the pattern of the Chiyogami are refracted by the plurality of beads, a complex pattern based on the print and the print of the Chiyogami is displayed as a kaleidoscope image. Therefore, it is preferable to change the color of the tool 24b depending on the type of the design sheet 24c. For example, in the case where the design sheet 24c is made white or other single color, it is preferable to color the beads and display an image of the beads as a kaleidoscope image.

  As described above, the design sheet 24c is made of, for example, Japanese paper rich in crests and patterns such as Chiyogami. Japanese paper such as Chiyogami has sufficient light transmission. Also, the design sheet 24c can be easily replaced. As a result, various complicated patterns based on the print and pattern of Chiyogami will be displayed as a kaleidoscope image. The design sheet 24c does not necessarily have to be made of a rich Japanese paper such as a chiyogami or the like. For example, the pattern does not have to be rich in a pattern or a pattern, and may be white or other single color. Also, it does not have to be made of Japanese paper.

  Further, the design sheet 24c has a sheet groove 24c1 in the outer peripheral portion that conforms to the shape of the tool lifting partition 24d1 as a partition member formed in the cylindrical case 24d. Thereby, it is possible to lay the design sheet 24c in the back of the case 24d.

  The filling case 24 d is formed of a case having a light transmission property of a bottomed cylindrical shape. Thereby, when the LED 13 for the tool container is irradiated from the rear side of the tool case 24d, the pattern etc. of the design sheet 24c can be displayed brightly. Further, the design sheet 24c and the tool 24b are used for the tool case 24d. The tool 24b is movably enclosed in the inside of the tool case 24d by being housed inside and covered with the case lid 24a. As shown in FIG. 8B, a gear shaft 24d2 is provided at the center on the rear side, that is, on the back side of the bottomed portion of the filling case 24d. Is fixed for installation.

  The sun gear 24e is a ring-shaped member having a gear portion on the outer periphery. The sun gear 24e is configured such that the case 24d is fitted inside and integrally attached. As a result, when the motor drive gear 15a of the motor 15 is rotated, the coupled driven gear 14 is rotated, and at this time, the tool housing 24 integrally attached and fixed to the coupled driven gear 14 is integrally rotated. There is.

  Next, the detailed structure of the rotary drive member 25 shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 5 will be described based on FIG. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the detailed structure of the rotation drive member 25. As shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the rotary drive member 25 is rotatable on a bottomed cylindrical portion 25a, three planetary gear shafts 25b erected on the outer peripheral portion of the bottomed cylindrical portion 25a, and a planetary gear shaft 25b. And a loosely fitted planet gear 25c.

  The planetary gear shaft 25b is provided such that the central angle is 120 degrees at a position of a constant radius from the center of the bottomed cylindrical portion 25a.

  The planetary gear 25c meshes with the sun gear 24e at the center side of the bottomed cylindrical portion 25a by being loosely fitted to the planetary gear shaft 25b, and the internal gear 23c at the outer peripheral side of the bottomed cylindrical portion 25a. Engage in As a result, when the motor 15 and the motor drive gear 15a are rotated, the coupled driven gear 14 is rotated, and at this time, the tool housing 24 integrally fixed to the coupled driven gear 14 is integrally rotated. In addition, the sun gear 24e is rotated by the rotation of the tool housing 24. Further, since the planetary gear 25c meshing with the sun gear 24e meshes with the internal gear 23c, the reflector mounting body 23 integrally provided with the internal gear 23c is rotated.

  FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a meshing state of the motor drive gear 15a, the connection driven gear 14 and the sun gear 24e. (A) of FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between the reflector attachment body 23, the tool accommodation body 24, the rotation driving member 25 and the connection driven gear 14. (B) of FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the reflector mounting body 23 as viewed from the rear side. FIG. 12A is a front view showing the configuration of the reflector attachment 23, the tool housing 24, and the rotation drive member 25 shown excluding the lens 23 b with a cut and the reflector 23 a. (B) of FIG. 12 is a front view showing the configuration of the lighting unit 10A. FIG. 14A is a front view showing the configuration of the tool container 24. FIG. (B) of FIG. 14 is a front view showing a configuration of a modification of the tool container 24. As shown in FIG.

  About rotation operation of the reflector attachment body 23 and the tool accommodation body 24 in the electric decoration unit 10A of the structure mentioned above, FIG. 10, (a) (b) of FIG. 11, (a) (b) of FIG. a) It demonstrates based on (b).

  As shown in FIG. 10, the motor drive gear 15a joined to the shaft of the motor 15 is meshed with the coupled driven gear 14, and the coupled driven gear 14 and the sun gear 24e are coaxially integrally fixed. It is done. As a result, when the motor drive gear 15a is rotated, the sun gear 24e of the tool container 24 is rotated via the connection driven gear 14.

  As shown in FIG. 12 (a), the sun gear 24e of the tool housing 24 is meshed with the planetary gear 25c, and the planetary gear 25c is an internal gear 23c of the reflector attachment 23 also shown in FIG. 11 (b). Are engaged.

  As a result, as shown in (a) of FIG. 11 and (a) of FIG. 12, when the motor drive gear 15a is rotated, the device housing 24 and the sun gear 24e are, for example, counterclockwise. Rotate around. At this time, the planetary gear 25c meshing with the sun gear 24e rotates clockwise, and the internal gear 23c of the reflector attachment 23 meshed with the planetary gear 25c rotates clockwise similarly to the planetary gear 25c. Do.

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 12, as a result, when viewed from the front of the electric decoration unit 10A, the tool housing 24 seen behind the central portion rotates counterclockwise and the reflector attachment 23 The lens 23b etc. with a cut rotates clockwise. Therefore, since two rotating bodies simultaneously rotate in opposite directions, a unique rendering effect is provided.

  In particular, in the electric decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13A, by rotating the tool container 24, the tools 24b consisting of a plurality of beads are lifted by the tool lifting partition 24d1. When the tool 24b is lifted to the upper side, the tool 24b freely falls from the gap between the tool lifting partition 24d1 and the tool lifting partition 24d1. As a result, due to the rotation of the tool housing 24, the tool 24b is freely dropped and moved in a random state in a state where the tool 24b is enclosed in the inside of the tool housing 24. Since this falling operation is reflected on the reflector 23a which collects the triangular cylinders, a kaleidoscope-like display is produced.

  The shape of the tool lifting partition 24d1 according to the present embodiment is T-shaped as shown in (a) of FIG. However, the shape is not limited to this, and for example, as shown in (b) of FIG. 14, it may be V-shaped. Alternatively, it may be L-shaped or I-shaped. Also by these, it is possible to lift the tool 24b dropped to the lower side to the upper side and to drop the tool 24b at the upper side as much as possible. In addition, since it is preferable that the tool 24b be dropped on the upper side as much as possible in effect, it is preferable that there is a bent portion that hooks the tool 24b along the rotation direction rather than the I shape. The root side of the bent portion of the tool lifting partition 24d1 may be a curved plate instead of a flat plate.

  In the present embodiment, by installing the electric decoration unit 10A in the slot machine 1 so that the light guiding lens 21 can be seen in the front, the tool 24b made of a plurality of beads is rotated when the tool container 24 is rotated. There is an effect of being lifted by the tool lifting partition 24d1 and falling freely. However, in the electric decoration unit 10A according to one aspect of the present invention, the electric decoration unit 10A need not necessarily be installed in the slot machine 1 so that the light guide lens 21 can be seen in the front. For example, it is possible to form the bottom surface of the tool case 24d into a concave shape in which the central portion is lowered and blow away the tool 24b collected at the center by rotation of the tool container 24 to the outer peripheral side. Even with such a configuration, it is possible to cause the tool 24b to drop and move even when the light guiding lens 21 faces the upper surface.

  Moreover, even if the bottom surface of the case 24d is flat, for example, the tool 24b can be moved inside the case 24d by vibrating the case 24d.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rotational speed of the motor 15 can be changed. As a result, it is possible to change the rotational speed of the tool container 24 and to have the electric decoration effect by the speed of the rotational speed.

  Furthermore, it is also possible to change the rotational speed of the tool housing 24 and the rotational speed of the reflector 23a depending on the type of the planetary gear 25c.

  Thus, the electric decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment includes the tool container LED 13 as a light source. Further, it has a tool case 24 d as a sealing case, and a tool 24 b as a light reflecting member which is sealed inside the tool case 24 d and reflects light from the LED 13 for a tool container, and further, a rotation axis P The tool container 24 is provided as a light reflecting member enclosing unit that rotates about the In addition, a motor 15 as a rotation drive unit for rotating the tool housing 24 around the rotation axis P, a motor drive gear 15 a, and a connection driven gear 14 are provided.

  According to the above configuration, the tool container 24 rotates around the rotation axis P by the motor 15, the motor drive gear 15 a and the connection driven gear 14. For this reason, the tool 24 b reflects the light from the tool housing LED 13 inside the tool case 24 d of the rotating tool housing 24. As a result, the player can observe the illuminating tool 24b while rotating. Observing the illuminating tool 24b while rotating like this is a scene that is not often seen in this type of illumination. That is, in the electric decoration unit 10A according to the present embodiment, when the tool 24b rotates, the reflection direction of the reflected light changes, resulting in a glittering state.

  Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has an unusual electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the tools 24b having different sizes, shapes, colors and the like are used. That is, if the size, shape, and color of the tool 24b are changed, the effect reflected in the reflector 23a is also different. Therefore, it is possible to introduce new variations while suppressing the cost.

  In the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the tool 24b is movably sealed in the inside of the case 24d.

  Accordingly, the tool 24b moves inside the tool case 24d as the tool housing 24 rotates. Then, when the tool 24b is moved, the tool 24b reflects the light from the tool container LED 13. As a result, the player can observe the illuminating tool 24b while moving. Observing the illuminating tool 24b while moving like this is a scene that is not often seen in this type of illumination. That is, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, for example, a scene in which snow and petals fall can be seen. For this reason, it is possible to perform a rendering operation that gives the player a sense of expectation and a sense of exhilaration. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Further, the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment is provided with a reflector 23a as a cylindrical body having a polygonal sectional shape in which the inner wall surface 23a1 is formed by a reflection surface on the player side of the tool housing 24. Thereby, the tool 24b which moves inside the tooling case 24d by the rotation of the tool container 24 is projected as a mirror image on the inner wall surface 23a1 which is a reflecting surface of the reflector 23a having a polygonal cross section. As a result, the player can see a scene looking through a kaleidoscope. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the reflector 23a having a hexagonal cross section is provided with a partition wall 23a2 connecting the apexes of the hexagonal cross section with the center and extending to the player side. The surface of the partition wall 23a2 is formed of a reflective surface. As a result, the number of mirror surfaces is increased, so that more complicated rendition by multiple kaleidoscopes can be performed.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the inner wall surface 23a1 and the partition wall 23a2 of the reflector 23a have an inclined surface whose opening increases in size toward the player. As a result, even if the actual depth is shallow, the human eyes have a sense of perspective as seen in the perspective view. Therefore, the player can enjoy the rendering effect of the kaleidoscope even when viewing the lighting unit 10A from a distance.

  Moreover, as shown to (a) and (b) of FIG. 14, the reflector unit 23a, the tool container 24, and LED 13 for tool containers are provided in the electrical decoration unit 10A in this Embodiment sequentially from the front side. As a result, the illumination light of the tool container LED 13 passes through the tool container 24 and the transmitted light is reflected as a mirror image on the inner wall surface 23a1 of the reflector 23a having a polygonal cross section. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has a specific electric decoration effect can be provided reliably.

  The electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment is provided with a cylindrical body rotation drive unit for rotating the reflector 23a. As a result, the reflector 23a is rotated, so that the mirror image by the movement of the tool 24b projected on the inner wall surface 23a1 formed by the reflection surface of the reflector 23a having a polygonal cross section also changes. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the cylindrical body rotation drive unit rotates the reflector 23a in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the tool housing 24 as the tool housing 24 rotates. As a result, the rotation direction of the tool container 24 and the rotation direction of the reflector 23a become opposite to each other. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Moreover, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the cylindrical body rotation drive portion is meshed with the planetary gear 25c that rotates with the rotation of the tool housing 24 and the planetary gear 25c and integrally with the reflector 23a. And the formed internal gear 23c. Thus, the planetary gear 25c rotates with the rotation of the tool housing 24, and the internal gear 23c meshed with the planetary gear 25c rotates with the rotation of the planetary gear 25c. Since the internal gear 23c is integral with the reflector 23a, the reflector 23a rotates. As a result, a specific configuration of the cylindrical body rotation drive unit can be provided.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11B, the internal gear 23c is formed with a slit 23d for detecting the initial position of the reflector 23a having a polygonal cross section. ing. Therefore, the slit 23d can detect the initial position of the reflector 23a having a polygonal cross section.

  Specifically, the slits 23 d are provided at six positions at equal intervals at the outer peripheral end of the rear side of the reflector mounting body 23. And six slits 23d are formed corresponding to the positions of the respective apexes of the cross-sectional regular hexagon of the hexagonal cylinder of the reflector 23a.

  On the other hand, the circuit board 26 is provided with a rotational position detection sensor 26 b. The rotational position detection sensor 26 b includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and light is emitted from the light emitting unit toward the light receiving unit. The outer peripheral end on the rear side of the reflector mounting body 23 is inserted between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. Therefore, when the convex portion at the outer peripheral end on the rear side of the reflector mounting body 23 is located between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, the light directed from the light emitting portion to the light receiving portion is blocked. However, when the slit 23 d at the outer peripheral end on the rear side of the reflector mounting body 23 is located between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, light directed from the light emitting portion to the light receiving portion is transmitted. Therefore, the initial position of the reflector 23a can be detected by the rotational position detection sensor 26b.

  As described above, since the six slits 23d are formed corresponding to the positions of the apexes of the hexagonal cross section of the hexagonal cylinder of the reflector 23a, the position of any one of the slits 23d is the initial position. Become. Thus, at the stop position of the reflector 23a, for example, the pair of outer peripheries facing each other can be stopped in a state of being horizontal. As a result, for example, it is possible to start rotating the reflector 23a from the initial position every time and to stop the rotation at the initial position.

  Here, as described above, in the present embodiment, in order to detect the initial position with a small number of rotations, the number of slits 23d is 6 corresponding to the position of each vertex of the cross-sectional regular hexagon of the hexagonal cylinder of reflector 23a. It is formed at However, in one aspect of the present invention, in order to stop rotation at the initial position, it is not necessarily limited to this, and it may be formed in one place.

  Further, in the electrical decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, in the tool case 24d of the tool housing 24, the tool housing 24 is set to the rotation axis P in a state where the rotation axis P of the tool housing 24 is horizontal. A tool lifting partition 24d1 is provided as a partitioning member that lifts the tool 24b upward when the tool 24 is rotated and allows the tool 24b to drop by its own weight on the upper side. Accordingly, the tool 24b enclosed in the toolcase 24d is lifted upward by the tool lifting partition 24d1 and dropped at the upper side by the rotation of the tool container 24. Therefore, the tool 24b is forcibly dropped and moved by the rotation of the tool container 24. Therefore, the player can observe the illuminating tool 24b while constantly moving.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, the design case 24d of the tool container 24 is provided with the design sheet 24c having at least one of color and pattern. Thereby, the color and the pattern of the design sheet 24c are reflected by the tool 24b, so the color and the pattern of the design sheet 24c are reflected on the reflector 23a as a mirror image. Therefore, the player can see the color and pattern of the design sheet 24c reflected by the moving tool 24b. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10A in the present embodiment, a lens 23b with a cut is provided around the reflector 23a having a polygonal cross section. As a result, since the cut-out lens LED 27 illuminates the inside of the cut-off lens 23b, the light is emitted to the player through the cut-off lens 23b. The lens with cut 23 b scatters light in various directions, for example, like a cut of a diamond. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10A which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  In addition, the slot machine 1 as a game machine in the present embodiment includes the electric decoration unit 10A. As a result, it is possible to provide the slot machine 1 provided with the lighting unit 10A having a unique lighting effect.

Second Embodiment
It will be as follows if other embodiment of this invention is described based on FIG.15 and FIG.16. The configuration other than that described in the present embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment. Further, for convenience of explanation, members having the same functions as the members shown in the drawings of the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  The electric decoration unit 10B of the present embodiment differs from the electric decoration unit 10A of the first embodiment in that a light guiding lens 21 is provided.

  (A) of FIG. 15 is a front view which shows the structure of the lighting unit 10B in this Embodiment. (B) of FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view showing the configuration of the lighting unit 10B. FIG. 16A is a front view showing a display state of the light guide lens 21 displayed by lighting the light source for irradiating light guide members provided at the left and right ends of the light guide lens 21 in the electric decoration unit 10B. FIG. FIG. 16B is a front view showing a display state of the light guide lens 21 displayed by lighting the light source for irradiating light guide members provided at the upper and lower ends of the light guide lens 21 in the electric decoration unit 10B. FIG. (C) of FIG. 16 shows light sources for irradiating light guide members provided at the left and right ends of the light guide lens 21 in the electric decoration unit 10B and light guide members provided at the upper and lower ends of the light guide lens 21. It is a front view which shows the display condition of the light guide lens 21 displayed by simultaneously lighting with the light source for irradiation.

  The structure of the electric decoration unit 10B in this Embodiment is demonstrated based on (a), (b) of FIG.

  As shown in (a) and (b) of FIG. 15, in the electric decoration unit 10B of the present embodiment, a hemispherical light guide member is provided on the player side of the device housing 24 as the light reflection member enclosure. A light guiding lens 21 as shown in FIG. Further, at the end of the light guide lens 21, a light guide lens LED 16 as a light source for light guide member irradiation is provided. For this reason, the light emitted from the light guide lens LED 16 is incident on the end of the light guide lens 21 and is guided in the inside of the light guide lens 21 to the player side from the hemispherical emission surface It is supposed to be emitted. As a result, an effect using the light guide lens 21 can be performed. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10B which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  Further, in the electric decoration unit 10B according to the present embodiment, the left and right end portions of the light guide lens 21 when viewed from the front surface of the hemispherical surface of the light guide lens 21 having the hemispherical shape. The LED 16 a for left and right light guiding lens provided in the above and the LED 16 b for upper and lower light guiding lens provided at the upper and lower ends of the light guiding lens 21.

  Then, on the hemispherical surface of the light guide lens 21, a light path changing unit (not shown) for guiding the light incident from the left and right light guide lens LEDs 16a provided at the left and right ends and emitting the light to the exit surface. And a light path changing portion (not shown) for guiding light incident from the upper and lower light guiding lens LEDs 16b provided at the upper and lower end portions and emitting the light to the light emitting surface. The left and right light source optical path changing units and the upper and lower light source optical path changing units are formed of, for example, a plurality of prism groups formed on the rear side of the light guide lens 21. The plurality of prism groups are formed such that the light refracting directions are different from each other by the left and right light source optical paths and the upper and lower light source optical paths. In addition, for example, when only the light source of only one direction of the LED 16a for left and right light guiding lenses is provided, the light path changing part for left and right light sources can also be formed with a printing dot pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 16 (a), when the LEDs 16a for left and right light guiding lenses provided at the left and right ends are lighted, the light is guided by total reflection in the light guiding lens 21 and used for left and right light sources. The total reflection condition is broken in the light path changing unit, and the light is emitted to the player from the emission surface of the hemispherical surface.

  As shown in (b) of FIG. 16, when the LEDs 16 b for upper and lower light guiding lenses provided at the upper and lower ends are lighted, the light is guided by total reflection in the light guiding lens 21 and the light paths for upper and lower light sources The total reflection condition is broken at the change unit, and the light is emitted to the player side from the emission surface of the hemispherical surface.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16C, when the LED 16a for left and right light guiding lens and the LED 16b for upper and lower light guiding lens are simultaneously lighted, the emitted light by the left and right light source optical path changing portion and the emitted light by the upper and lower light source light path changing portion Both the light and the light are emitted.

  As a result, in the electric decoration unit 10B according to the present embodiment, different displays can be performed by making the left and right light source optical path changing unit and the upper and lower light source optical path changing unit different from each other. Also, by simultaneously lighting the left and right light guide lens LEDs 16a provided at the left and right end portions and the upper and lower light guide lens LEDs 16b provided at the upper and lower end portions, the left and right light source light path changing portions and the upper and lower light source light paths Both displays with the change unit can be performed simultaneously.

  Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10B which has the further unique electric decoration effect can be provided.

  The LED 16 a for left and right light guiding lenses and the LED 16 b for upper and lower light guiding lenses according to the present embodiment are provided at the end of the light guiding lens 21 so as to protrude beyond the outer shape of the light guiding lens 21. As a result, the light emitted from the left and right light guiding lens LED 16 a and the upper and lower light guiding lens LED 16 b is incident on the end of the light guiding lens 21 and can be viewed from the side of the light guiding lens 21. Therefore, the electric decoration unit 10B of this Embodiment has a rich electric decoration effect also by the structure.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims, and the technical means disclosed in different embodiments can be combined as appropriate. The embodiments of the present invention are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Slot machine 10A * 10B Electric decoration unit 11 Body case part 11a Body case part bottom 13 LED (light source) for tool containers
14 Connected driven gear (rotational drive)
15 Motor (rotational drive)
15a Motor drive gear (rotational drive)
16 LED for light guide lens (light source for light guide member irradiation)
16a LED for left and right light guide lens (light source for light guide member irradiation)
16b LED for upper and lower light guide lens (light source for light guide member irradiation)
20 internal assembly 21 light guide lens (light guide member)
22 stopper 23 reflector mounting body 23a reflector (cylindrical body)
23a1 inner wall surface 23a2 partition wall 23b lens with cut 23c internal gear (tubular body rotation drive unit)
23d Slit 24 Device Housing (Light Reflective Member Enclosed Part)
24a case lid 24b tool (light reflecting member)
24c design sheet 24c1 sheet groove 24d filling case (encapsulation case)
24d1 Tool Lifting Partition (Parting Member)
24d2 gear shaft 24e sun gear 25 rotational drive member 25a bottomed cylindrical portion 25b planetary gear shaft 25c planetary gear (tubular body rotational drive portion)
26 Circuit board 26b Rotational position detection sensor 27 LED with cut lens

Claims (14)

In the lighting unit provided in the gaming machine,
Light source,
An enclosing case, and a light reflecting member enclosing part including a light reflecting member enclosed within the enclosing case and reflecting light from the light source, and further rotating around a rotation axis;
An electric decoration unit, comprising: a rotational drive unit configured to rotate the light reflection member enclosing unit around the rotation axis.   The illumination unit according to claim 1, wherein the light reflecting member is movably sealed inside the sealing case.   The electric decoration unit according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a tubular body having a polygonal sectional shape in which an inner wall surface is formed by a reflecting surface is provided on the player side of the light reflecting member enclosing unit.   The tubular body having the polygonal cross section includes a partition wall which connects the apexes of the polygonal cross section with the center and extends to the player side, and the surface of the partition wall is formed of a reflective surface. The electric decoration unit of Claim 3 characterized by these.   The electric decoration unit according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the inner wall surface of the cylindrical body has a large inclined surface as the opening part becomes larger toward the player side.   The cylindrical unit rotational drive part which rotates the said cylindrical body is provided, The electrical decoration unit of any one of Claims 3-5 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The cylindrical body rotation drive unit rotates the cylindrical body in the direction opposite to the rotational direction of the light reflecting member enclosing unit in accordance with the rotation of the light reflecting member enclosing unit. Lighting unit described. The cylindrical body rotation drive unit includes a planetary gear that rotates with the rotation of the light reflection member enclosing unit, and an internal gear geared with the planetary gear and integrally formed with the cylindrical body. As well as
8. The electric decoration unit according to claim 6, wherein a slit for detecting an initial position of the cylindrical body having the polygonal cross section is formed in the internal gear.   In the case of the light reflecting member sealing portion, the light reflecting member sealing portion is rotated around the rotation axis in a state where the rotation axis of the light reflecting member sealing portion is horizontal. The electric decoration unit according to any one of claims 1 to 8, further comprising a partition member which is lifted upward and which causes the light reflecting member to fall at the upper side.   The design unit which attached at least one of a color and a pattern is provided in the enclosure case of the said light reflection member enclosure part, The electrical decoration unit of any one of the Claims 1-9 characterized by the above-mentioned. A hemispherical light guiding member is provided on the player side of the light reflecting member enclosing portion, and a light source for irradiating the light guiding member is provided at an end of the light guiding member.
The light emitted from the light source for irradiating the light guide member is incident on the end of the light guide member, is guided in the inside of the light guide member, and is emitted to the player side from the hemispherical emission surface The lighting unit according to any one of claims 1 to 10, characterized in that: The light source for irradiating the light guide member is provided at the left and right end portions of the light guide member and the upper and lower end portions of the light guide member when viewed from the front side of the hemispherical surface of the hemispherical light guide member. As well as being
The hemispheric surface of the light guide member guides the light incident from the light source for irradiating the light guide member provided at the left and right ends and guides the light incident on the left and right light source, and the upper and lower light path changing units The upper and lower light source optical path changing portion for guiding the light incident from the light source for irradiating the light guiding member provided at the end of the light source and emitting the light to the emission surface is formed. Lighting unit.   The lens with a cut is provided in the circumference | surroundings of the said cross-sectional polygonal cylindrical body, The electrical decoration unit of any one of Claims 3-8 characterized by the above-mentioned.   A gaming machine comprising the lighting unit according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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