JP2018201994A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine including a liquid crystal display device that can radiate heat efficiently and can be utilized for various applications.SOLUTION: A backlight unit of a game machine includes: a plurality of light guide plates (liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c); a plurality of light sources (a plurality of LEDs 258) for applying light to the plurality of light guide plates; a plurality of partitioning parts (253, 254) for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates; and a heat radiation member (heat radiation member 246) that is disposed over the plurality of light guide plates and radiates heat of the plurality of light guide plates. At least one of the plurality of light guide plates is an image light guide plate for guiding light for displaying an image of a liquid crystal panel, and those other than the liquid crystal light guide plate among the plurality of light guide plates are decoration panel light guide plates for guiding light for allowing a part that the liquid crystal panel opposes to emit light in monochrome.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 28

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  Conventionally, a game called pachi-slot, comprising a plurality of reels each having a plurality of symbols provided on the surface, a start switch, a stop switch, a stepping motor provided for each reel, and a control unit. The machine is known. The start switch detects that the start lever has been operated by the player (hereinafter also referred to as “start operation”) after a game medium such as a medal or coin has been inserted into the gaming machine, and the rotation of all reels is detected. Outputs a signal requesting start. The stop switch detects that a stop button provided for each reel has been pressed by the player (hereinafter also referred to as “stop operation”), and outputs a signal requesting the rotation of the corresponding reel to stop. To do. The stepping motor transmits the driving force to the corresponding reel. Further, the control unit controls the operation of the stepping motor based on the signals output from the start switch and the stop switch, and performs the rotation operation and stop operation of each reel.

  In such a gaming machine, when a start operation is detected, lottery processing using random numbers (hereinafter referred to as “internal lottery processing”) is performed on the program, and the result of the lottery (hereinafter referred to as “internal winning combination”). And the rotation of the reel is stopped based on the timing of the stop operation. Then, when the rotation of all the reels is stopped and the symbol combination related to the winning is displayed, a privilege corresponding to the symbol combination is given to the player. As an example of a privilege granted to a player, a replay (hereinafter also referred to as “replay”) in which an internal lottery process is performed again without paying out game media (medals, etc.) or consuming the game media. An operation of a bonus game in which a game medium payout opportunity increases can be cited.

  Conventionally, in the gaming machine having the above configuration, a decorative sheet is interposed between a protective cover and a liquid crystal display device (for example, see Patent Document 1). A light emitting unit for irradiating the decorative sheet with light is provided on the left and right side portions of the front panel in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, and an effect of causing the decorative sheet to emit light is performed.

JP2015-110121A

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Patent Document 1, the brightness of the light emitted from the liquid crystal display device is insufficient to cause the decoration sheet to emit light by the light emitted from the liquid crystal display device. Therefore, a light emitting unit is provided, and the decorative sheet is caused to emit light using light different from that of the liquid crystal display device.

  In reality, it is possible to increase the luminance of light emitted from the liquid crystal display device. However, when the brightness of the light emitted from the liquid crystal display device is increased, the liquid crystal display device becomes hot, resulting in a problem that heat radiation cannot be made in time. Therefore, it has been difficult to increase the luminance of light emitted from the liquid crystal display device to such an extent that the decorative sheet emits light.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine equipped with a liquid crystal display device that can efficiently dissipate heat and can be used for various applications. It is to be.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine main body (for example, an exterior body 2 described later),
A liquid crystal display device (for example, a liquid crystal panel unit 201 described later) disposed in the gaming machine body and having a liquid crystal panel (for example, a liquid crystal panel 241 described later) and a backlight unit facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel; With
The backlight unit is
A plurality of light guide plates (for example, liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c described later);
A plurality of light sources for irradiating light to the plurality of light guide plates (for example, a plurality of LEDs 258 described later);
Partition portions (for example, partition portions 253 and 254 described later) for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates;
A heat dissipating member (for example, a heat dissipating member 246 described later) that is disposed across the plurality of light guide plates and dissipates heat of the plurality of light guide plates;
At least one of the plurality of light guide plates is an image light guide plate that guides light for displaying an image of the liquid crystal panel, and other than the image light guide plate of the plurality of light guide plates, A gaming machine, characterized by being a light guide plate for a decorative panel that guides light for causing a facing portion of a liquid crystal panel to emit light in a single color.

  According to the gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the heat dissipation member is set to a size that spans the plurality of light guide plates. Thereby, the heat_generation | fever of a some light-guide plate can be efficiently transmitted to a heat radiating member, and the heat dissipation (cooling) effect of a some light-guide plate can be improved. In addition, at least one of the plurality of light guide plates is an image light guide plate that guides light for displaying an image on the liquid crystal panel, and the other light guide plates are used as light guide plates for decorative panels. It can be used for various purposes.

In addition, the gaming machine configured as described above
A board on which the plurality of light sources are mounted;
The heat dissipation member may be in contact with a surface of the substrate on which the plurality of light sources are not mounted.

  According to the gaming machine having the above configuration, heat generated in the board is transmitted to the heat dissipation member, and the cooling efficiency of the board can be increased.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to efficiently dissipate the heat of the liquid crystal display device, and the liquid crystal display device can be utilized for various applications.

It is a figure explaining the functional flow of the game machine in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of the game machine in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the game machine in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the whole circuit structure with which the game machine of one Embodiment of this invention is provided. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the microprocessor in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the sub control circuit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the front panel in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a rear view of the front panel in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the front panel in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the lower decoration cover in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the lower decoration cover in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the lower decoration lens part in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the lower decoration lens part in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the lens case in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the lower decoration unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the state which removed the transparent cover from the front panel in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the side decoration unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the partition member and substrate for side decoration in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by the side decoration cover side of the side decoration unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view by the side lens part side of the side decoration unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which removed the upper frame from the front panel in one Embodiment of this invention, and was seen from the back surface. It is a disassembled perspective view of the liquid crystal display device in one Embodiment of this invention. It is the perspective view which looked at the liquid crystal display device in one embodiment of the present invention from the back side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the light-guide plate unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the light-guide plate in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the light-guide plate unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the liquid crystal panel unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal panel unit in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the substrate unit for liquid crystals in one embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the board | substrate block in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a cross-sectional view of a substrate block in one embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, a pachislot machine is taken as an example of a gaming machine showing an embodiment of the present invention, and the configuration thereof will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Function flow>
First, the functional flow of the pachislot will be described with reference to FIG. In the pachislot machine of this embodiment, medals are used as game media for playing games. In addition to medals, for example, coins, game balls, game point data, tokens, or the like can be applied as game media.

  When a player inserts a medal into the pachislot and operates the start lever, one value (hereinafter referred to as a random value) is extracted from random numbers in a predetermined numerical range (for example, 0 to 65535).

  The internal lottery means performs lottery based on the extracted random number value and determines an internal winning combination. This internal lottery means is one of various processing means (processing functions) provided in a main control circuit described later. By determining the internal winning combination, a combination of symbols that permits display along an after-mentioned effective line (winning determination line) is determined. The types of symbol combinations include those related to “winning” in which benefits such as payout of medals, replay (replay) operation, bonus operation, etc. are given to the player, and so-called “out of” other than that. Such a thing is provided.

  Further, when the start lever is operated, a plurality of reels are rotated. Thereafter, when the player presses the stop button corresponding to the predetermined reel, the reel stop control means performs control to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel based on the internal winning combination and the timing when the stop button is pressed. Do. This reel stop control means is one of various processing means (processing functions) provided in a main control circuit described later.

  In the pachislot, basically, a control for stopping the rotation of the corresponding reel is performed within a specified time (190 msec or 75 msec) from when the stop button is pressed. In the present embodiment, the number of symbols that move with the rotation of the reel within the specified time is referred to as “the number of sliding symbols”. In this embodiment, when the specified period is 190 msec, the maximum number of sliding pieces (maximum number of sliding pieces) is set to 4 symbols, and when the specified period is 75 msec, the maximum sliding piece Set the number to one symbol.

  The reel stop control means, when the internal winning combination permitting the symbol combination display related to the winning is determined, normally, the symbol combination is placed on the active line within a specified time of 190 msec (four symbols). The rotation of the reel is stopped so as to display as much as possible. Furthermore, the reel stop control means uses various specified times corresponding to the gaming state to stop the rotation of the reels so that combinations of symbols that are not permitted to be displayed by the internal winning combination are not displayed along the active line. Let

  Thus, when the rotation of the plurality of reels is all stopped, the winning determination means determines whether or not the combination of symbols displayed along the active line relates to winning. This winning determination means is also one of various processing means (processing functions) provided in the main control circuit described later. Then, when it is determined by the winning determination means that the displayed symbol combination is related to winning a prize, a reward such as a medal payout is given to the player. In the pachislot, a series of flows as described above is performed as one game (unit game).

  Also, in the pachislot, in the above-described series of gaming operations, video display performed by a display device such as a liquid crystal display device, light output performed by various lamps, sound output performed by a speaker, or a combination thereof is performed. Various effects are performed using it.

  Specifically, when the start lever is operated, an effect random number value (hereinafter referred to as an effect random number value) is extracted in addition to the random number value used to determine the internal winning combination described above. When the effect random number is extracted, the effect content determination means determines the effect to be executed this time from lots of effects related to the internal winning combination. This effect content determination means is one of various processing means (processing functions) provided in a sub-control circuit described later.

  Next, when the content of the effect is determined by the effect content determination means, the effect execution means responds in conjunction with each opportunity such as when the rotation of the reel starts, when the rotation of each reel stops, or when the presence or absence of a prize is determined. Execute. In this way, in the pachislot machine, the player has the opportunity to know or predict the determined internal winning combination (in other words, the combination of symbols to be aimed at) by executing the production contents associated with the internal winning combination. It is possible to improve the player's interest.

<Pachislot structure>
Next, the structure of the pachislot machine according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

[Appearance structure]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external structure of the pachi-slot 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the pachi-slot 1 includes an exterior body 2 that is a gaming machine main body. The exterior body 2 includes a cabinet 2a that houses a reel, a circuit board, and the like, and a front door 2b that is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be openable and closable. Handles 7 are provided on both side surfaces of the cabinet 2a (only one handle 7 is shown in FIG. 2). The handle 7 is a recess that can be put on by the carrier when carrying the pachi-slot 1. The cabinet 2a may be referred to as a “fixed frame” and the front door 2b may be referred to as a “door body”, and the exterior body 2 may be configured by the “fixed frame” and the “door body”.

  Inside the cabinet 2a, three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are provided in a horizontal row. Hereinafter, the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R are also referred to as a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R, respectively. Each reel 3L, 3C, 3R has a reel body formed in a cylindrical shape, and a translucent sheet material mounted on the peripheral surface of the reel body. A plurality of (for example, 21) symbols are drawn on the surface of the sheet material at predetermined intervals along the circumferential direction.

  The front door 2b includes a door body 9, a front panel 10, and a liquid crystal display device 11 showing a specific example of the display device. The door body 9 is attached to the cabinet 2a so as to be openable and closable using a hinge (not shown). The hinge is provided at the left end of the door body 9 when the door body 9 is viewed from the front of the pachi-slot 1.

  The liquid crystal display device 11 is attached to the upper part of the door body 9 and executes an effect by displaying an image. The liquid crystal display device 11 includes three display windows 4L (left display window), 4C (middle display window), and 4R (right display window) for displaying symbols drawn on the three reels 3L, 3C, and 3R, respectively. A display unit (display screen) including the display window unit 4 is provided. In the present embodiment, an image is displayed using the area above the display window unit 4, and an effect is executed. The liquid crystal display device 11 shows a specific example of the display device and the rendering device according to the present invention.

  Each display window is formed of a transparent member such as an acrylic plate. Each of the three display windows 4L, 4C, 4R is provided at a position overlapping with the arrangement area of the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R when viewed from the front (player side), and in front of the three reels (game) It is provided so that it may be located in the person side. Therefore, the player can visually recognize the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R provided behind the display window 4 through the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R.

  In the present embodiment, the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R are arranged in succession among a plurality of types of symbols drawn on each reel when the rotation of the corresponding reel provided behind the display windows 4L, 4C, 4R is stopped. It is set to a size that can display two symbols. That is, in the frame of each display window, there are provided upper, middle and lower areas where the corresponding reel symbols are displayed, and one symbol is displayed in each area. In this embodiment, a line connecting the middle stage area of the left reel 3L (display window 4L), the middle stage area of the middle reel 3C (display window 4C), and the middle stage area of the right reel 3R (display window 4R) is awarded. It is defined as an effective line for determining whether or not.

  The front panel 10 is attached to the upper part of the door main body 9 and the size thereof is set to cover the liquid crystal display device 11. The front panel 10 has a panel opening 111a for exposing the liquid crystal display device 11 and the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R.

  A pedestal 12 is formed in the center of the door body 9. The pedestal portion 12 is provided with various devices (medal slot 13, MAX bet button 14, 1 bet button 15, start lever 16, stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R) that are to be operated by the player.

  The medal slot 13 is provided for receiving a medal dropped on the pachislot 1 from the outside by the player. The medals accepted from the medal slot 13 are used for one game with the preset number (for example, three) as the upper limit, and the amount exceeding the preset number is deposited in the pachislot 1. (So-called credit function).

  The MAX bet button 14 and the 1 bet button 15 are provided to determine the number used for one game from medals deposited in the pachislot 1. Although not shown in FIG. 2, the pedestal portion 12 is provided with a settlement button. This checkout button is provided to pull out (discharge) medals deposited inside the pachi-slot 1 to the outside.

  The start lever 16 is provided to start rotation of all reels (3L, 3C, 3R). The stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are provided in association with the left reel 3L, the middle reel 3C, and the right reel 3R, respectively, and each stop button is provided to stop the rotation of the corresponding reel. Hereinafter, the stop buttons 17L, 17C, and 17R are referred to as a left stop button 17L, a middle stop button 17C, and a right stop button 17R, respectively.

  The pedestal 12 is provided with a 7-segment display 23 made up of 7-segment LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes). The 7-segment display 23 has information such as the number of medals to be paid out to the player as a privilege (hereinafter referred to as the paid-out number), the number of medals deposited inside the pachislot 1 (hereinafter referred to as the number of credits), and the like. Is digitally displayed.

  At the lower part of the door body 9, a medal payout port 18, a medal tray 19, lower speakers 20L, 20R, and the like are provided. The medal payout port 18 guides medals discharged by driving a medal payout device 43 described later to the outside. The medal tray 19 stores medals discharged from the medal payout opening 18. In addition, the lower speakers 20L and 20R output sound such as sound effects and music corresponding to the contents of the production.

[Internal structure]
Next, the internal structure of the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the internal structure of the pachislot 1.

  The cabinet 2a has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape in which one surface on the front side is opened. A main control board 41 constituting a main control circuit 91 (see FIG. 5) is provided in the upper part of the cabinet 2a. The main control circuit 91 is a circuit that controls main operations of the game in the pachislot 1 and the flow between the operations, such as determination of an internal winning combination, rotation and stop of each reel, determination of presence / absence of a prize, and the like. The specific configuration of the main control circuit 91 will be described later.

  Three reels (a left reel 3L, a middle reel 3C, and a right reel 3R) are provided in the central portion of the cabinet 2a. Although not shown in FIG. 3, each reel is connected to a corresponding stepping motor via a gear having a predetermined reduction ratio. The three reels 3L, 3C, 3R and the stepping motor show a specific example of the variable display device according to the present invention.

  In the lower part of the cabinet 2a, a medal payout device 43 (hereinafter referred to as a hopper device 43) having a structure capable of accommodating a large amount of medals and discharging them one by one is provided. In the cabinet 2a, a power supply device 44 is provided on the left side of the hopper device 43 (on the left side when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front).

  Further, in the cabinet 2a, a medal auxiliary storage 45 is provided on the right side of the hopper device 43 (right side when the inside of the cabinet 2a is viewed from the front). The medal auxiliary storage 45 stores medals overflowing from the hopper device 43. The medal auxiliary storage 45 is engaged with the bottom surface of the cabinet 2a and is detachably attached to the cabinet 2a.

  A sub-control board 42 constituting a sub-control circuit 101 (see FIG. 9) to be described later is provided on the upper portion of the front door 2b on the back side (the part opposite to the display screen). The sub-control circuit 101 is a circuit that controls execution of effects by displaying images. The specific configuration of the sub control circuit 101 will be described later.

  Furthermore, a selector 46 is provided at a substantially central portion on the back surface side of the front door 2b. The selector 46 is a device for selecting whether or not the material or shape of the medal inserted from the outside through the medal insertion slot 13 is appropriate, and guides the medal determined to be appropriate to the hopper device 43. Although not shown in FIG. 3, a medal sensor that detects that an appropriate medal has passed is provided on the path through which the medal passes in the selector 46. This medal sensor shows a specific example of the insertion operation detecting means according to the present invention.

<Control system for pachislot>
Next, a control system provided in the pachislo 1 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the control system of the pachislot 1.

  The pachi-slot 1 includes a main control board 41 disposed in the cabinet 2a and a sub control board 42 disposed in the front door 2b. The main control board 41 is electrically connected to the reel relay terminal board 51, the setting key switch 52, the cabinet side relay board 53, the door relay terminal board 54, and the power board 44 b of the power supply device 44. The

  The reel relay terminal board 51 is disposed inside the reel body of each reel. The reel relay terminal board 51 is electrically connected to a stepping motor (not shown) of each reel, and relays a signal output from the main control board 41 to the stepping motor. The setting key type switch 52 is used when changing the setting of the pachislot 1 or when checking the setting of the pachislot 1.

  The cabinet side relay board 53 is electrically connected to the external concentration terminal board 56, the hopper device 43, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57. The cabinet-side relay board 53 relays signals output from the main control board 41 to the external concentration terminal board 56, the hopper device 43, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57. That is, the external concentration terminal board 56, the hopper device 43, and the medal auxiliary storage switch 57 are connected to the main control board 41 via the cabinet side relay board 53.

  The external concentration terminal board 56 is attached to the cabinet 2 a and is provided for outputting signals such as a medal insertion signal, a medal payout signal, and a security signal to the outside of the pachislot 1. Since the hopper device 43 has been described above, the description thereof is omitted.

  The medal auxiliary storage switch 57 penetrates the medal auxiliary storage 45. This medal auxiliary storage switch 57 detects whether or not the medal auxiliary storage 45 is full of medals.

  A power switch 44 a is connected to the power board 44 b of the power device 44. The power switch 44a is turned on when supplying necessary power to the pachi-slot 1.

  Connected to the door relay terminal board 54 are a medal sensor (not shown), a door open / close monitoring switch 61, a BET switch 62, a settlement switch 63, a start switch 64, a stop switch board 65, a game operation display board 66 and a sub relay board 67. Is done. That is, the medal sensor, the door open / close monitoring switch 61, the BET switch 62, the checkout switch 63, the start switch 64, the stop switch board 65, the game operation display board 66, and the sub relay board 67 are mainly controlled via the door relay terminal board 54. Connected to the substrate 41.

  The medal sensor detects that the medal has passed through the selector 46 and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. The door open / close monitoring switch 61 outputs a security signal for notifying the opening / closing of the front door 2b to the outside of the pachi-slot 1. The BET switch 62 detects that the MAX bet button 14 and the 1 bet button 15 (see FIG. 2) have been pressed by the player, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41.

  The settlement switch 63 detects that a settlement button (not shown) has been pressed by the player, and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. The start switch 64 detects that the start lever 16 has been operated by the player (start operation), and outputs the detection result to the main control board 41. This start switch 64 shows a specific example of the start operation detecting means according to the present invention.

  The stop switch board 65 includes a circuit for stopping the rotating reel and a circuit for displaying the stopable reel by an LED or the like. Therefore, the stop switch board 65 is provided with a stop switch. The stop switch is a specific example of the stop operation detecting means according to the present invention, and detects that each stop button 17L, 17C, 17R is pressed (stop operation) by the player.

  The game operation display board 66 displays the number of inserted medals on the 7-segment display 23 when accepting insertion of medals, when the three reels 3L, 3C, 3R are rotatable and when replaying. It is a substrate for making it. Therefore, the 7-segment display 23 and the LED 69 are connected to the game operation display board 66. The LED 69 lights, for example, a mark for displaying the start of a game or a mark for performing a replay.

  The sub relay board 67 is a board that relays connection wiring between the sub control board 42 and the main control board 41. The sub relay board 67 is a board that relays connection wiring between the sub control board 42 and a plurality of boards disposed around the sub control board 42. That is, the sub control board 42, the sound I / O board 71, the LED board 72, and the 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74 are electrically connected to the sub relay board 67.

  The sub control board 42 is connected to the main control board 41 via the door relay terminal board 54 and the sub relay board 67. The sub control board 42 is electrically connected to the sound I / O board 71, the LED board 72, the touch sensor relay board 73, and the 24h door open / close monitoring unit 74 via the sub relay board 67. .

  The sound I / O board 71 outputs sound to the lower speakers 20L and 20R and intermediate speakers 131L and 131R described later. The LED board 72 causes the LED group 21 to emit light and display a blinking pattern in accordance with the contents of effects executed by the control of the sub-control circuit 101 (see FIG. 9 described later).

  The 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74 stores opening / closing history information of the front door 2b. The 24h door opening / closing monitoring unit 74 outputs a signal for displaying an error on the liquid crystal display device 11 to the sub control board 42 (sub control circuit 101) when the front door 2b is opened.

  A ROM cartridge substrate 76 and a liquid crystal relay substrate 77 are connected to the sub control substrate 42. The ROM cartridge substrate 76 is a substrate for managing production images (video), sound, light (LED group 21 described later) and communication data. The liquid crystal relay substrate 77 is a specific example of a substrate provided with a control circuit according to the present invention, and is a substrate that relays connection wiring between the sub control substrate 42 and the liquid crystal display device 11.

<Main control circuit>
Next, the configuration of the main control circuit 91 mounted on the main control board 41 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the main control circuit 91 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The main control circuit 91 is mainly composed of a microcomputer 92 mounted on the main control board 41. The microcomputer 92 includes a main CPU 93, a main ROM 94, and a main RAM 95.

  The main ROM 94 stores a control program executed by the main CPU 93, a data table, data for transmitting various control commands (commands) to the sub control circuit 101, and the like. The main RAM 95 is provided with a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination determined by execution of the control program.

  The main CPU 93 is connected to a clock pulse generation circuit 96, a frequency divider 97, a random number generator 98 and a sampling circuit 99. The clock pulse generation circuit 96 and the frequency divider 97 generate clock pulses. The main CPU 93 executes a control program based on the generated clock pulse. The random number generator 98 generates a random number in a predetermined range (for example, 0 to 65535). The sampling circuit 99 extracts one value from the generated random numbers.

  The main CPU 93 counts the number of times pulses are output to the stepping motor of each reel after detecting the reel index. Thus, the main CPU 93 manages the rotation angle of each reel (mainly, how many symbols the reel has rotated). The reel index is information indicating that the reel has made one revolution. The reel index includes, for example, an optical sensor having a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and a detection piece provided at a predetermined position of each reel and interposed between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit by the rotation of each reel. It is detected by a reel position detector (not shown).

  Here, the management of the rotation angle of each reel will be specifically described. The number of pulses output to the stepping motor is counted by a pulse counter provided in the main RAM 95. Each time the output of a predetermined number of pulses (for example, 16 times) necessary for the rotation of one symbol is counted by the pulse counter, the symbol counter provided in the main RAM 95 is incremented by one. A symbol counter is provided for each reel. The value of the symbol counter is cleared when a reel index is detected by a reel position detector (not shown).

  That is, in the present embodiment, by managing the symbol counter, it is managed how many symbols have been rotated since the reel index was detected. Therefore, the position of each symbol on each reel is detected with reference to the position where the reel index is detected.

  In the present embodiment, the maximum number of sliding symbols is basically determined for four symbols. Therefore, when the left stop button 17L is pressed, the symbols of the left reel 3L displayed in the middle area of the display window 4L and the symbols within the range up to four symbols ahead are displayed on the display window 4L. The symbol can be stopped in the middle area.

<Sub control circuit>
Next, the configuration of the sub control circuit 101 mounted on the sub control board 42 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the sub control circuit 101 of the pachi-slot 1.

  The sub control circuit 101 is electrically connected to the main control circuit 91 and performs processing such as determination and execution of effect contents based on a command transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The sub-control circuit 101 basically includes a sub CPU 102, a sub RAM 103, a rendering processor 104, a drawing RAM 105, and a driver 106.

  The sub CPU 102 controls the output of video, sound, and light according to the control program stored in the ROM cartridge substrate 76 in accordance with the command transmitted from the main control circuit 91. The ROM cartridge substrate 76 basically includes a program storage area and a data storage area.

  A control program executed by the sub CPU 102 is stored in the program storage area. For example, the control program includes a main board communication task for controlling communication with the main control circuit 91 and an effect registration task for extracting and registering effect contents (effect data) by extracting effect random numbers. Various programs for executing are included. In addition, the control program includes a drawing control task for controlling display of an image by the liquid crystal display device 11 (see FIG. 2) based on the determined contents of the effect, and a lamp for controlling output of light by a light source such as an LED group 21 described later. Various programs for executing a control task, a voice control task for controlling sound output from the speakers 20L, 20R, 131L, and 131R and the like are also included.

  The data storage area includes a storage area for storing various data tables, a storage area for storing effect data constituting each effect content, and a storage area for storing animation data related to creation of video. Further, the data storage area includes a storage area for storing sound data related to BGM and sound effects, a storage area for storing lamp data related to a light on / off pattern, and the like.

  The sub-RAM 103 is provided with a storage area for registering the determined contents and effects data, and a storage area for storing various data such as an internal winning combination transmitted from the main control circuit 91.

  The sub CPU 102, the rendering processor 104, the drawing RAM (including the frame buffer) 105, and the driver 106 create a video according to the animation data designated by the content of the presentation, and display the created video on the liquid crystal display device 11.

  Further, the sub CPU 102 causes the speakers 20L, 20R, 131L, and 131R to output sounds such as BGM in accordance with the sound data specified by the production contents. Further, the sub CPU 102 controls lighting and extinguishing of the LED group 21 in accordance with the lamp data designated by the contents of the effect.

<Front panel configuration>
Next, the configuration of the front panel will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a front view of the front panel. FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the front panel. FIG. 9 is a rear view of the front panel.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the front panel 10 includes a base frame 111, an upper decorative unit 112 to which the base frame 111 is attached, upper decorative members 113 and 114, lower decorative members 115 and 116, and a side decorative unit. 117, 118.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the base frame 111 is formed in a rectangular frame shape having a panel opening 111a. The base frame 111 has an upper side 121, a lower side 122, a left side 123, and a right side 124. An upper ground member 119, an upper decorative unit 112, and upper decorative members 113 and 114 are attached to the upper side 121.

  The upper ground member 119 is formed in a rectangular plate shape that extends in the left-right direction along the upper side portion 121. The length of the upper ground member 119 in the left-right direction (the direction along the upper side portion 121) is set to be equal to the length of the upper side portion 121 in the left-right direction. The upper ground member 119 is disposed on the front side of the upper side portion 121, and openings 121 a and 121 b (see FIG. 9) that expose the upper ground member 119 rearward are formed in the upper side portion 121.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the upper decoration unit 112 includes a translucent plate 126, a translucent plate holding unit 127 that holds the translucent plate 126, a translucent base 128 to which the translucent plate holding unit 127 is connected, And a substrate 129 on which the LED group 21 is mounted. The translucent plate 126 and the translucent base 128 are made of a material having translucency.

  The translucent plate 126 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape. The translucent plate holding part 127 is formed in a frame shape having a fitting hole 127a into which the translucent plate 126 is fitted. A reflector (not shown) that reflects the light emitted from the LED group 21 (the plurality of LEDs 21 a) of the substrate 129 toward the light transmissive plate 126 is engaged with the light transmissive plate holding portion 127. The reflector and translucent plate holding portion 127 are plated. The reflector and translucent plate holding portion 127 are each connected to the upper ground member 119 using screws.

  The translucent base 128 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape that opens rearward, and is attached to the front surface of the upper side portion 121. A translucent plate holding portion 127 is connected to a surface facing the front of the translucent base 128. On the other hand, the substrate 129 is attached to the front surface of the upper side portion 121. The substrate 129 and the upper ground member 119 are covered with a light transmissive base 128 to which a light transmissive plate holding portion 127 is connected.

  The LED group 21 is mounted on the surface facing the front of the substrate 129. The LED group 21 includes a plurality of LEDs 21a and a plurality of LEDs 21b. The plurality of LEDs 21a face a reflector (not shown), and are used as a light source for irradiating light to the translucent plate 126. The plurality of LEDs 21 b are opposed to the translucent base 128 and are used as light sources for irradiating the translucent base 128 with light.

  The upper decorative members 113 and 114 are disposed on both sides of the translucent base 128 in the left-right direction, and are attached to the front surface of the upper side portion 121. The upper decorative members 113 and 114 are plated. The upper decorative members 113 and 114 are connected to the upper ground member 119 using screws.

  A side decoration unit 117 is attached to the left side part 123, and a side decoration unit 118 is attached to the right side part 124. The side decoration units 117 and 118 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  Intermediate speakers 131 </ b> L and 131 </ b> R are attached to both ends of the lower side portion 122. The middle speakers 131L and 131R are arranged on the rear surface (rear surface) side of the lower side 122, and speaker holes 122a and 122b for exposing the middle speakers 131L and 131R to the front are formed in the lower side 122. Yes.

  Further, at both ends of the lower side portion 122, lower decorative lens portions 134 and 135 are attached above the speaker holes 122a and 122b, respectively. The lower decorative lens portions 134 and 135 are disposed in front of the lower side portion 122, and lower decorative members 115 and 116 are disposed in front of the lower decorative lens portions 134 and 135. The lower decorative lens portions 134 and 135 emit light that passes through openings 146a described later provided in the lower decorative members 115 and 116. The configuration of the lower decorative lens portions 134 and 135 will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  Further, lower decorative members 115 and 116 are attached to both end portions of the lower side portion 122, respectively. The lower decorative member 115 faces the speaker hole 122a and the lower decorative lens portion 134 of the lower side portion 122, and the lower decorative member 116 faces the speaker hole 122b and the lower decorative lens portion 135 of the lower side portion 122. Yes.

  The lower decorative member 115 and the lower decorative lens part 134 constitute a lower left decorative unit 132. The lower decorative member 116 and the lower decorative lens unit 135 constitute a lower right decorative unit 133. The lower left decorative unit 132 and the lower right decorative unit 133 each show a specific example of the light emitting effect device according to the present invention.

  The lower decorative members 115 and 116 are plated. As shown in FIG. 9, the lower decorative members 115 and 116 are connected to connection ground members 137 and 138 using screws, respectively. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, lower ground members 197 and 198 are attached to the lower side in the center of the lower side portion 122. The lower ground members 197 and 198 are disposed on the rear surface (back surface) side of the lower side portion 122.

[Lower decorative member]
Next, the configuration of the lower decorative member will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11.
FIG. 10 is a front view of the lower decorative member. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the lower decorative member.

  The lower decorative members 115 and 116 are formed in a substantially symmetrical shape. Here, when the front panel 10 is viewed from the front, the shape of the lower decorative member 116 disposed on the right side will be described, and the description of the lower decorative member 115 disposed on the left side will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the lower decorative member 116 has a substantially triangular shape when viewed from the front, and has two openings 141a and 141b arranged in the vertical direction. The two openings 141a and 141b are formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the opening 141a is disposed above the opening 141b. The two openings 141 a and 141 b are opposed to the speaker hole 122 b provided in the lower side portion 122.

  A recessed portion 143 recessed backward is provided above the opening 141a in the lower decorative member 116. The concave portion 143 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape as viewed from the front and is long in the left-right direction. And have.

  The upper wall surface 146, the lower wall surface 147, and the left wall surface 148 are planes substantially parallel to the front-rear direction, and the right wall surface 149 is inclined in a direction facing the front. Further, the upper wall surface 146 and the lower wall surface 147 are opposed to each other in the vertical direction.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the upper wall surface 146 has an opening 146a. A lens member 162 (to be described later) of the lower decorative lens portion 135 is opposed to the opening 146a. Further, a fitting recess 151 into which the lens member 162 is fitted and a fitting boss portion 152 to be fitted into a fitting hole 173 described later of the lens member 162 are formed on the back surface of the lower decorative member 116. .

[Lower decorative lens]
Next, the configuration of the lower decorative lens unit will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the lower decorative lens portion. FIG. 13 is an exploded perspective view of the lower decorative lens portion. FIG. 14 is a perspective view of the lens case as viewed from below.

  The lower decorative lens portions 134 and 135 are formed in a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape. Here, when the front panel 10 is viewed from the front, the configuration of the lower decorative lens unit 135 disposed on the right side will be described, and the description of the lower decorative lens unit 134 disposed on the left side will be omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the lower decorative lens unit 135 includes a lens case 161, a lens member 162 attached to the lens case, and a light source substrate 163. The lens case 161 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape with an opening facing rearward, and includes an upper plate 161a, a lower plate 161b, a left plate 161c, a right plate 161d, and a front plate 161e. Have.

  A wiring guide 165 is provided on the upper plate 161 a of the lens case 161. The wiring guide 165 guides the ground wire 199 (see FIG. 21) that passes above the lower decorative lens portion 134. As a result, the ground wire 199 can be prevented from being displaced backward from the wiring guide 165. The front plate 161e is inclined so that the surface faces obliquely upward. Therefore, the back surface of the front plate 161e is inclined so as to face downward, and reflects the irradiated light downward.

  As shown in FIG. 14, an opening 166 is formed in the lower plate 161 b of the lens case 161. The opening 166 is closed by a light transmitting plate 171 described later of the lens member 162. The lower plate 161b is provided with a substrate fixing portion 167 that protrudes downward. The board fixing portion 167 is formed with a notch 167a for avoiding interference with a connector 175 described later mounted on the board.

  The right side plate 161 d of the lens case 161 is provided with a translucent plate engaging recess 169 and a fitting portion 170. A translucent plate 171 (described later) of the lens member 162 is engaged with the translucent plate engaging recess 169. Moreover, the fitting part 170 is formed in the bottomed cylinder shape opened ahead. A fitting protrusion 172 (to be described later) of the lens member 162 is fitted to the fitting portion 170.

  As illustrated in FIG. 13, the lens member 162 is formed of a light-transmitting material, and includes a light-transmitting plate 171 and a fitting protrusion 172 that is continuous with the light-transmitting plate 171. The translucent plate 171 is a substantially arc-shaped plate body that extends along the lower plate 161 b of the lens case 161, and is set to a size that closes the opening 166 of the lens case 161. The translucent plate 171 closes the opening 166 and faces the opening 146 a of the lower decorative member 116.

  The fitting protrusion 172 protrudes upward from one end of the translucent plate 171, the tip is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape, and has a fitting hole 173. The fitting protrusion 172 is fitted to the fitting portion 170 of the lens case 161. Further, the fitting boss 152 of the lower decorative member 116 is fitted into the fitting hole 173.

  The light source substrate 163 is formed of a substantially rectangular plate and closes the opening facing the rear of the lens case 161. A plurality of LEDs 174 and a connector 175 are mounted on the light source substrate 163. The light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 174 enters the light transmitting plate 171 of the lens member 162 and is emitted from the surface facing the lower side of the light transmitting plate 171. Further, part of the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 174 is reflected by the back surface of the front plate 161 e in the lens case 161 and enters the light transmitting plate 171.

FIG. 15 is a longitudinal sectional view of the lower decoration unit.
As shown in FIG. 15, part of the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 174 mounted on the light source substrate 163 directly enters the light transmitting plate 171 of the lens member 162. Of the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 174, the light directed to the front plate 161 e in the lens case 161 is reflected by the back surface of the front plate 161 e and enters the light transmitting plate 171 of the lens member 162.

  The light incident on the light transmitting plate 171 of the lens member 162 is emitted from the surface facing the lower side of the light transmitting plate 171. That is, the translucent plate 171 emits surface light. The light emitted from the translucent plate 171 passes through the opening 146a of the lower decorative member 116, and is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the lower wall surface 147 of the lower decorative member 116 that has been plated.

  By irradiating light substantially perpendicularly to the lower wall surface 147, less light is reflected by the lower wall surface 147 and travels toward the player. Thereby, to the player, the corner portion 176 that is the boundary portion between the back wall surface 145 and the lower wall surface 147 in the lower wall surface 147 appears to shine more strongly than the other portions. As a result, a high rendering effect can be obtained using the lower right decoration unit 133 (light emission rendering device).

  In addition, about the effect of the light in the lower left decoration unit 132 (light emission effect device), since it is the same as the lower right decoration unit 133 mentioned above, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Further, the rear wall surface 145 of the lower decorative member 116 is inclined so as to face upward. That is, the corner portion 176 formed by the lower wall surface 147 and the back wall surface 145 is formed at an obtuse angle. As a result, when the light emitted from the translucent plate 171 is reflected in the vicinity of the corner portion 176 in the back wall surface 145, it is directed to the lower wall surface 147 in the vicinity of the corner portion 176. As a result, the corner portion 176 appears to shine more strongly, and a high effect can be obtained.

  The lower decorative member 116 has two openings 141a and 141b facing the speaker hole 122b. That is, the lower decorative member 116 has openings 141a and 141b through which sound output from the middle speaker 131R passes. Thereby, the lower decorative member 116 has a role as a cover that covers the front of the middle speaker 131R and a role as an effect member that reflects the light emitted from the light source. As a result, while reducing the number of parts, it is possible to improve design and produce an effect using light.

  The upper wall surface 146 and the lower wall surface 147 may be substantially parallel surfaces. In this case, the light reflected by the lower wall surface 147 irradiates the upper wall surface 146, so that the top and bottom of the concave portion 143 can be seen to be shining, and the production effect can be enhanced. Further, the translucent plate 171 that is a surface that closes the opening 146a emits light. Thereby, unevenness of light passing through the opening 146a can be suppressed, and the corner portion 176 (edge portion) can be illuminated uniformly.

  In the present embodiment, the recess 143 is formed in the lower decorative members 115 and 116, so that the lower wall surface 147 serving as the light irradiation inner wall surface and the upper wall surface 146 serving as the inner wall surface formed with the opening are provided. However, the decorative member according to the present invention is not limited to forming the recess 143 as long as at least the lower wall surface 147 is provided. That is, you may provide a light irradiation inner wall surface in a protrusion part.

  In the present embodiment, the opening 146a is provided in the upper wall surface 146, and the light emitted from the translucent plate 171 of the lower decorative lens unit 135 passes through the opening 146a. As a result, the lower decorative lens portion 135 is disposed behind the lower decorative member 116 so that it cannot be seen from the front (player). As a result, it is difficult for the player to recognize the light source, and the effect of the light emitting effect device can be enhanced.

  However, the light emitting effect device according to the present invention is not limited to the lower decorative lens portion 135 disposed behind the lower decorative member 116, and the lower decorative lens portion may be exposed forward, for example. In this case, it is not necessary to provide the upper wall surface on the lower decorative member, and the lower decorative lens portion is disposed above the lower wall surface of the lower decorative member. And the light radiate | emitted from the lower decoration lens part is irradiated substantially perpendicularly with respect to the lower wall surface of a lower decoration member. As a result, from the player, the edge portion (corner portion) of the lower wall surface appears to shine, and a high effect can be obtained.

  In addition, the lower decorative lens unit 135 according to the present embodiment has a structure in which the plurality of LEDs 174 are covered with the lens case 161 and the lens member 162 (translucent plate 171). Thereby, the design property of the apparatus which radiates | emits light can be improved, and even if the lower decoration lens part 135 is exposed ahead, it can be made not to be uncomfortable.

  In the present embodiment, the opening 146a is provided in the upper wall surface 146, and the lower wall surface 147 is used as the light irradiation inner wall surface. As a result, when the upper wall surface 146 is disposed below the player's line of sight, the opening 146a is not visible to the player, making it difficult to understand the portion where the light is emitted, thereby enhancing the effect of the light-emitting effect device. Can do. Further, even when the upper wall surface 146 is arranged above the player's line of sight, it is difficult to visually recognize the opening 146a unless the player peeks from below. As a result, it is difficult to understand the portion where the light is emitted, and the effect of the light emitting effect device can be enhanced.

  However, the light emitting effect device according to the present invention is not limited to the provision of the opening 146a in the upper wall surface 146 and the lower wall surface 147 as the light irradiation inner wall surface. The light irradiation inner wall surface according to the present invention may be a surface parallel to the front-rear direction. For example, the upper wall surface 146 facing downward may be used as the light irradiation inner wall surface. Moreover, the surface orthogonal to the left-right direction may be sufficient, and the surface which is parallel to the front-back direction and faces diagonally upward, and the surface which faces diagonally downward may be sufficient. In addition, when the surface provided with the opening through which the light emitted from the light source passes is positioned closer to the center of the display device (or the front panel 10) than the surface irradiated with the light, the opening is formed from the player's eyes. The effect of rendering can be enhanced by making it difficult to see the portion where the light is emitted and the light is emitted.

  In the present embodiment, the entire lower decorative member 115, 116 is plated. However, as the light emitting effect device according to the present invention, it is only necessary that at least the light-irradiating inner wall surface be processed to reflect light. In addition, as a process which reflects light, a mirror surface process can be mentioned, for example.

[Side decoration unit]
Next, the structure of a side decoration unit is demonstrated with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram of a state in which the exterior cover is removed from the front panel. FIG. 17 is an exploded perspective view of the side decoration unit. FIG. 18 is a front view of the partition member and the side decoration substrate. FIG. 19 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the side decoration unit on the side decoration cover side. FIG. 20 is a longitudinal sectional view of the side decoration unit on the side lens portion side.

  As shown in FIG. 16, the side decoration unit 117 is covered with a transparent cover 177. Further, the side decoration unit 118 is covered with a transparent cover 178. The transparent covers 177 and 178 are made of a substantially rectangular plate that is long in the vertical direction, and have a substantially arc shape in which the horizontal cross-sectional shape is convex to the front.

  The side decoration units 117 and 118 are formed in a substantially bilaterally symmetric shape. Here, when the front panel 10 is viewed from the front, the configuration of the side decoration unit 117 disposed on the left side will be described, and the description of the side decoration unit 118 disposed on the left side will be omitted.

  The side decoration unit 117 includes a side decoration substrate 181 on which a plurality of LEDs 186 are mounted, a partition member 182 that partitions the plurality of LEDs 186, a side decoration cover 183 that covers the front (front) side of the partition member 182, and a side lens member 184. And.

  The side decoration substrate 181 is formed of a rectangular plate extending in the vertical direction, and a plurality of LEDs 186 are mounted on a surface facing the front. The plurality of LEDs 186 include a plurality of LEDs 186 a facing the side lens member 184 and a plurality of LEDs 186 b facing the side decoration cover 183.

  The plurality of LEDs 186a are arranged on the left side of the side decoration substrate 181 when viewed from the front, and are arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. On the other hand, the plurality of LEDs 186b are arranged on the right side of the side decoration substrate 181 when viewed from the front, and have a group of LEDs arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction. Each LED group is composed of two LEDs 186b, and the LEDs 186b of each LED group are arranged at an appropriate distance in an oblique direction downward toward the right side.

  The partition member 182 is disposed in front of the side decoration substrate 181. The side decoration substrate 181 is fixed to the partition member 182 using screws, for example. The partition member 182 includes a frame portion 187, a first partition piece 188, a plurality of second partition pieces 189, and a plurality of third partition pieces 190.

  The frame portion 187 is formed in a substantially rectangular frame shape surrounding the plurality of LEDs 186a and the plurality of LEDs 186b. The 1st partition piece 188 is arrange | positioned in the frame part 187, and is extended in the up-down direction. This 1st partition piece 188 partitions the area | region in the frame part 187 into the area | region where several LED186a is arrange | positioned, and the area | region where several LED186b is arrange | positioned.

  The plurality of second partition pieces 189 are provided in a region where the plurality of LEDs 186a are disposed, and each extend in the left-right direction. The plurality of second partition pieces 189 partition the plurality of LEDs 186a one by one. As shown in FIG. 18, the second partition piece 189 has a first inclined surface 189a and a second inclined surface 189b.

  The first inclined surface 189a of the second partition piece 189 is inclined upward, and the second inclined surface 189b is inclined downward. The light emitted from the LED 186a and applied to the first inclined surface 189a is reflected by the first inclined surface 189a and travels forward. Further, the light emitted from the LED 186a and applied to the second inclined surface 189b is reflected by the second inclined surface 189b and travels forward.

  The plurality of third partition pieces 190 are provided in an area where the plurality of LEDs 186b are disposed, and extend in an oblique direction toward the lower side as they reach the right side. The plurality of third partition pieces 190 partition the plurality of LEDs 186b into the above-described LED group. As shown in FIG. 17, the third partition piece 190 has a first partition-side light reflecting surface 190a and a second partition-side light reflecting surface 190b.

  The first partition-side light reflecting surface 190a is a plane that extends along an oblique direction that goes downward as it reaches the right side, and is directed obliquely upward to the right. The second partition-side light reflecting surface 190b is a plane that extends along an oblique direction that goes downward as it reaches the right side, and faces upward in the front direction. The first partition-side light reflecting surface 190a and the second partition-side light reflecting surface 190b reflect light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 186b.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the side decorative cover 183 is disposed in front of the partition member 182. The side decoration cover 183 engages with the partition member 182 and is fixed to the left side portion 123 of the base frame 111 using, for example, a screw. Further, the side decoration cover 183 is plated. The side decoration cover 183 is connected to the connection ground member 137.

  The side decorative cover 183 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the up-down direction, and has a substantially arc shape in which a horizontal cross-sectional shape is convex to the front. The side decorative cover 183 is provided with a plurality of openings 191 facing the front. The plurality of openings 191 are arranged corresponding to the above-described LED groups, and are arranged at appropriate intervals in the vertical direction.

  The plurality of openings 191 are each formed in a substantially rectangular shape extending in an oblique direction that becomes lower toward the right side, and the right side reaches the right side of the side decorative cover 183. The opening 191 has an upper side 191a that forms an upper side when viewed from the front, a lower side 191b that forms a lower side, and a left side 191c that forms a left side.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the upper side portion 191 a is an inclined surface that faces obliquely downward in the front, and the lower side portion 191 b is an inclined surface that faces obliquely upward in the front. The side decorative cover 183 includes a first cover side light reflecting surface 192a and a second cover side light reflecting surface 192b.

  The first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a is formed on the upper edge of the opening 191 on the back surface of the side decorative cover 183, and is an inclined surface facing obliquely downward at the rear. The first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a is located below the two LEDs 186b of the corresponding LED group.

  The second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b is continuous with the lower side 191b of the opening 191 and is disposed rearward (back side) of the opening 191. The second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b is exposed from the opening 191. The second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b is positioned below the first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a, and is an inclined surface facing obliquely upward at the front, like the lower side portion 191b. .

  The light emitted from the two LEDs 186b of the LED group is reflected by the first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a and travels toward the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b. Then, the light is reflected by the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b and passes through the opening 191. As a result, it is possible to produce an effect in which the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b on the back side of the opening 191 emits light, and it is possible to enhance the interest of the effect.

  In addition, since the player sees the light reflected twice by the first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a and the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b, the grain feel is more than that when directly viewing the light emitted from the LED 186b. Alleviated. As a result, it is possible to make the surface appear to emit light by the member that reflects light, and the interest of the effect using light can be improved.

  Moreover, since the 2nd cover side light reflection surface 192b was provided in the back | inner side of the opening part 191, it can show that the opening part 191 has depth, and can improve an effect. Further, since the lower side portion 191b is inclined in the same direction as the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b, the range in which the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b exposed from the opening 191 can be visually recognized is widened. it can. As a result, it is possible to enhance the interest of the effect of causing the second cover side light reflecting surface 192b to emit light.

  Further, since the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b is formed continuously with the lower side portion 191b of the opening portion 191, it seems that the lower side portion 191b continues to the back side. Accordingly, it is possible to make it appear as if a part of the lower side portion 191b emits light, and it is possible to improve the effect. Moreover, the structure of the side decoration cover 183 can be simplified, and productivity can be improved.

  Further, since the upper side portion 191a of the opening 191 is an inclined surface facing forward and obliquely downward, light from the outside, in particular, light emitted from above such as illumination is difficult to enter the back side of the opening 191. can do. As a result, when the LED 186b is turned off, the back side of the opening 191 becomes dark, the LED 186b cannot be seen from the opening 191, and the light source is not known.

  Further, the light emitted from the two LEDs 186b of the LED group and traveling toward the first partition-side light reflecting surface 190a of the partition member 182 is reflected by the first partition-side light reflecting surface 190a and reflected by the first cover-side light. Head to face 192a. Similarly, the light traveling toward the second partition-side light reflecting surface 190b of the partition member 182 is reflected by the second partition-side light reflecting surface 190b and travels toward the first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a. As a result, the amount of light traveling toward the first cover-side light reflecting surface 192a can be increased, and as a result, the emission intensity of the second cover-side light reflecting surface 192b can be increased.

  Moreover, the horizontal cross-sectional shape of the side decoration cover 183 was made into the substantially circular arc shape convex to the front, and the opening part 191 along the circular arc was provided. As a result, the viewing angle of the emitted second partition-side light reflecting surface 190b can be widened compared with the case where an opening is provided in a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and the effect of rendering using light can be improved. Can do. Moreover, since LED186b opposes the part outside the outline in the opening part 191, even if the opening part 191 is viewed from the front, LED186b can be made not to be seen directly.

  In addition, since the plurality of second cover side light reflecting surfaces 192b are arranged side by side and integrated, a member that reflects a plurality of lights can be easily attached. Moreover, the 2nd cover side light reflection surface 192b exposed from each opening part 191 can be made to light, respectively, and the interest of the production using light can be improved.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the side lens member 184 is disposed in front of the partition member 182 and is engaged with the partition member 182. The side decoration cover 183 is formed of a light-transmitting material and is formed of a substantially rectangular plate that covers an area in the frame portion 187 where the plurality of LEDs 186a are disposed.

  As shown in FIG. 20, the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 186 a and traveling toward the side lens member 184 passes through the side lens member 184. Thereby, the side lens member 184 can produce an effect of emitting light.

  Further, light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 186a and directed toward the first inclined surface 189a and the second inclined surface 189b is reflected by the first inclined surface 189a and the second inclined surface 189b, and is reflected on the side lens member 184. Head. Thereby, the light quantity which goes to the side lens member 184 can be increased, As a result, the emitted light intensity of the side lens member 184 can be raised. Further, light can be directed to a portion of the side lens member 184 far from the LED 186a, and unevenness in light emission of the side lens member 184 can be prevented.

  Moreover, the 1st partition piece 188 was provided in the partition member 182, and the area | region in the frame part 187 was partitioned into the area | region where several LED186a is arrange | positioned, and the area | region where several LED186b is arrange | positioned. Thereby, when the effect which makes the side lens member 184 light-emit is performed, it can prevent that several LED186a light heads to the 2nd cover side light reflection surface 192b of the side decoration cover 183. FIG. As a result, it is possible to prevent the second cover side light reflecting surface 192b from emitting light when not intended.

[Grounding of decorative members]
Next, the grounding of the decorative member provided on the front panel 10 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 21 is an explanatory diagram viewed from the rear side with the upper frame removed from the front panel.

  The front panel 10 is provided with upper decorative members 113 and 114, lower decorative members 115 and 116, a translucent plate holding portion 127 (see FIG. 8), and a side decorative cover 183 that are plated. Thus, the plated parts are attached to the upper side 121, the lower side 122, the left side 123, and the right side 124 of the frame-shaped front panel 10.

  In the case where the base frame 111 is attached to a part that has been plated in this way, the space occupied when dipped in the plating solution can be reduced compared to the case where the entire front panel 10 is plated. Processing costs can be reduced.

  As shown in FIG. 21, lower ground members 197 and 198 are attached to the lower side portion 122 of the base frame 111. Further, as described above, the upper ground member 119 faces the upper side 121 of the base frame 111. The upper ground member 119 is connected to the upper decorative members 113 and 114 and the translucent plate holding portion 127 (see FIG. 8) using screws.

  Further, the side decoration cover 183 of the side decoration unit 117 is connected to the lower decoration member 115 by a connection ground member 137. Further, the side decoration cover 183 of the side decoration unit 118 is connected to the lower decoration member 116 by a connection ground member 138.

  Upper ground member 119 is electrically connected to lower ground member 198 by ground wire 199. The connection ground member 137 is electrically connected to the lower ground member 197 via a ground wire (not shown), and the connection ground member 138 is electrically connected to the lower ground member 198 via a ground wire (not shown). Yes. The lower ground members 197 and 198 are grounded by a ground wire (not shown). As a result, the plated parts provided on the front panel 10 can be easily grounded.

  Further, the upper ground member 119 is exposed on the back side of the base frame 111 through the openings 121 a and 121 b of the base frame 111. Thereby, the ground wire 199 can be easily connected from the back side of the base frame 111. The connection ground members 137 and 138 are exposed on the back side of the base frame 111. Thereby, a ground wire (not shown) can be easily connected from the back side of the base frame 111, and the grounding operation can be easily performed.

  Furthermore, the length of the upper ground member 119 in the left-right direction is made equal to the length of the upper side 121 in the left-right direction. Thus, even if a part subjected to plating is attached to any part of the upper side 121, the part can be easily connected to the upper ground member 119. Moreover, the freedom degree of the location which connects the earth wire 199 can be raised, and an assembly operation can be simplified.

<Configuration of liquid crystal display device>
Next, the structure of the liquid crystal display device will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 22 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal display device 11. FIG. 23 is a perspective view of the liquid crystal display device as viewed from the back side.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the liquid crystal display device 11 includes a liquid crystal panel unit 201, a holding member 202 that holds the liquid crystal panel unit 201, a sheet member 203, a cover member 204, and cover pressers 205 and 206. Yes.

  The liquid crystal panel unit 201 includes a liquid crystal panel 241 (see FIG. 27) described later, a liquid crystal window 247, and the like. The liquid crystal window 247 is disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel 241 and the reels 3L, 3C, 3R (see FIG. 2) exposed below the liquid crystal panel 241. The liquid crystal window 247 is formed of a transparent material that allows the liquid crystal panel 241 and the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R to be visually recognized. The configuration of the liquid crystal panel unit 201 will be described later with reference to FIG.

  The holding member 202 is formed in a substantially rectangular casing shape having an open front, and has an upper portion 202a, a lower portion 202b, a left side portion 202c, a right side portion 202d, and a back plate 202e. The liquid crystal panel 241 is disposed in the upper half area in the holding member 202, and the reels 3 </ b> L, 3 </ b> C, 3 </ b> R are opposed to the lower half area in the holding member 202.

  The holding member 202 is provided with light guide plate units 221L and 221R. The light guide plate units 221 </ b> L and 221 </ b> R are disposed in front of the liquid crystal window 247 and on both the left and right sides in the holding member 202. The configuration of the light guide plate units 221L and 221R will be described later with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 23, the rear plate 202e of the holding member 202 is formed with a reel opening 208 for exposing the reels 3L, 3C, 3R. A plurality of vent holes 209 are formed in the back plate 202e. Air for cooling the liquid crystal panel unit 201 passes through the plurality of air holes 209. Further, a liquid crystal substrate unit 271 is attached to the rear surface of the back plate 202e.

  As shown in FIG. 22, the sheet member 203 is disposed in front of the light guide plate units 221 </ b> L and 221 </ b> R, and is formed in a rectangular sheet shape that is substantially the same as the opening of the holding member 202. The sheet member 203 has a liquid crystal opening 211 facing the liquid crystal panel 241. A reel exposure opening 212 facing the reel opening 208 of the holding member 202 is formed.

  The liquid crystal opening 211 is formed in a rectangular shape smaller than the liquid crystal panel 241 (see FIG. 27). On both sides of the liquid crystal opening 211 in the left-right direction, character display portions 213 and 214 on which a character related to the pachislot 1 is drawn are provided. The character display portions 213 and 214 are opposed to the liquid crystal panel 241 (see FIG. 27). When the liquid crystal panel 241 is irradiated with light, the character display portions 213 and 214 emit light and are visually recognized by the player.

  In addition, information display portions 215 and 216 on which information related to the game is drawn are provided in regions of the sheet member 203 facing the light guide plate units 221L and 221R. When the light emitted from the light guide plate units 221L and 221R is irradiated, the information display units 215 and 216 emit light to notify the player of information related to the game. The information display units 215 and 216 are each configured with a plurality of patterns, and the light guide plate units 221L and 221R are configured to be able to separately irradiate the plurality of patterns with light. Further, as information related to the game, for example, a type of bonus to be started, a display indicating that the bonus is won, a type of ART (AT) to be started, a display for informing the order of the stop operation, and the like can be given. .

  In the present embodiment, the character display units 213 and 214 and the information display units 215 and 216 are provided on the sheet member 203. However, the display unit provided in the seat member according to the present invention is not limited to information and characters related to the game, and may display information notified to other players.

  The cover member 204 is disposed in front of the sheet member 203. The cover member 204 is made of a transparent material, and is made of a rectangular plate that covers the opening of the holding member 202. The cover holders 205 and 206 are fixed with the cover member 204 sandwiched between the holding member 202.

  The cover presser 205 is formed in a plate shape extending along the left side of the sheet member 203, and is fixed to the left side portion 202c of the holding member 202 with a screw. The cover presser 206 is formed in a plate shape that extends along the right side of the sheet member 203, and is fixed to the right side portion 202 d of the holding member 202 with a screw.

[Light guide plate unit]
Next, the structure of the light guide plate unit will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 24 is an exploded perspective view of the light guide plate unit. FIG. 25 is a perspective view of the light guide plate. FIG. 26 is a longitudinal sectional view of the light guide plate unit. FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal display device.

  As shown in FIG. 24, the light guide plate unit 221L includes a bracket 223L, a light source substrate 224, a plurality of light guide plates 225, and a plurality of reflection plates 226. The light guide plate unit 221R includes a bracket 223R, a light source substrate 224, a plurality of light guide plates 225, and a plurality of reflection plates 226.

  The bracket 223L of the light guide plate unit 221L and the bracket 223R of the light guide plate unit 221R are formed symmetrically. Therefore, here, the bracket 223R will be described, and the description of the bracket 223L will be omitted.

  The bracket 223R is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a front surface facing forward and a rear surface facing rear. The bracket 223R is attached to the back plate 202e of the holding member 202 using screws.

  A plurality of light guide plate engaging portions 231 are provided on the front surface of the bracket 223R. The plurality of light guide plate engaging portions 231 are arranged in the vertical direction and are each formed in a quadrangle corresponding to the shape of the light guide plate 225. Each light guide plate engaging portion 231 has a curved surface 231a that goes backward as it reaches the right side of the bracket 223R. The plurality of light guide plate engaging portions 231 are partitioned according to the plurality of patterns of the information display portions 215 and 216 so that the light guided by each light guide plate 225 is not mixed.

  A light source slit 232 is formed at the right side end of the light guide plate engaging portion 231. The light source slit 232 extends in the vertical direction. The light source substrate 224 passes through the light source slit 232. In the light source substrate 224 that passes through the light source slit 232 and is exposed forward, a plurality of LEDs 235 described later are mounted on the portion that passes through the light source slit 232 and is exposed forward. Therefore, the plurality of LEDs 235 are disposed on the front surface (curved surface 231a) side of the bracket 223L and face the light guide plate 225.

  A board mounting portion 233 is provided on the rear surface of the bracket 223R. The board attachment portion 233 is formed in a rectangular frame shape that opens in the front-rear direction. The vertical length of the board mounting portion 233 is set to be substantially the same as the vertical length of the bracket 223R, and the horizontal length is the length from the center of the bracket 223R to the right side in the horizontal direction. Is set.

  The board attaching portion 233 has an engaging claw (not shown) that engages with the light source board 224. The substrate mounting portion 233 and the light source substrate 224 are disposed between the left side portion 202 c of the holding member 202 and the liquid crystal panel unit 201. A portion from the center of the bracket 223R to the left side in the left-right direction is disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel unit 201. In addition, the portion from the center to the right side of the bracket 223L in the left-right direction is disposed in front of the liquid crystal panel unit 201.

  The light source substrate 224 has both planes orthogonal to the left-right direction, and a plurality of LEDs 235 are mounted on one plane. The plurality of LEDs 235 are arranged at an appropriate interval in the vertical direction. The light source substrate 224 is engaged with the substrate mounting portion 233 of the bracket 223R (bracket 223L).

  The plurality of light guide plates 225 are arranged in a vertical direction and are each formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape having a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 25, the light guide plate 225 includes a light emitting surface 225 a facing forward, an engagement surface 225 b that engages with the light guide plate engaging portion 231, a first end surface 225 c that faces the plurality of LEDs 235, A first end face 225c and a second end face 225d which is the opposite end face.

  The light emission surface 225a is a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction. That is, the light emission surface 225 a is a plane parallel to the display surface of the liquid crystal display device 11. The length of the first end surface 225c in the front-rear direction is longer than the length of the second end surface 225d in the front-rear direction. That is, the thickness of the light guide plate 225 is continuously reduced from the first end surface 225c toward the second end surface 225d.

  The engaging surface 225b is a curved surface that goes backward as it goes from the second end surface 225d to the first end surface 225c. The engaging surface 225b engages with the curved surface 231a of the light guide plate engaging portion 231 provided on the bracket 223R. In addition, the engagement surface 225b is processed to diffusely reflect light, and the second end surface 225d side has higher reflection efficiency than the first end surface 225c side. Thereby, the light quantity of the light radiate | emitted from the light-projection surface 225a can be made uniform. Examples of the process for irregularly reflecting the light provided on the engagement surface 225b include a texture process and dot printing.

  A light introducing portion 236 is formed on the first end face 225c. The light introduction part 236 is a part that faces the plurality of LEDs 235 and protrudes from the first end face 225c. Thereby, the light introduction part 236 of the light guide plate 225 can be brought close to the plurality of LEDs 235, and the light incident efficiency can be increased.

  Projections 237 are formed at both ends of the light introducing portion 236. As shown in FIG. 26, the protrusion 237 faces the plurality of LEDs 235 in a direction (vertical direction) parallel to the first end surface 225c. Thereby, the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 235 and traveling in the direction along the first end surface 225c enters the protrusion 237. As a result, the light incident efficiency with respect to the light guide plate 225 can be increased.

  Further, the protrusion 237 also serves as a partition that partitions the plurality of LEDs 235 so as to correspond to the respective light guide plates 225. Thereby, it is not necessary to provide a partition part separately from the light guide plate 225, and the number of parts can be reduced. In addition, you may provide the protrusion 237 in all between several LED235.

  As shown in FIG. 27, each of the plurality of reflection plates 226 is disposed between the engagement surface 225b of the light guide plate 225 and the curved surface 231a of the light guide plate engagement portion 231. The plurality of reflection plates 226 are formed in a substantially rectangular sheet shape that is the same as the engagement surface 225b of the light guide plate 225, and can be bent and deformed. The reflection plate 226 reflects the light emitted from the engagement surface 225 b of the light guide plate 225 and returns it to the light guide plate 225.

  In the present embodiment, a part of the light guide plate units 221L and 221R is arranged in front of the liquid crystal panel unit 201 and overlapped in the front-rear direction. Thereby, space saving of the space which arrange | positions light guide plate unit 221L, 221R can be achieved, maintaining the function to light-emit light guide plate unit 221L, 221R uniformly.

  In addition, the light guide plate units 221L and 221R are arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal panel unit 201 so that they do not overlap in the front-rear direction. The distance from the light guide plate 225 is reduced. Thereby, while being able to expect the synergistic effect of the production | presentation by the liquid crystal panel unit 201 and the production | presentation by the light-guide plate units 221L and 221R, the design property of a production | presentation apparatus can be improved.

  In addition, the thickness of the plurality of light guide plates 225 of the light guide plate units 221L and 221R is continuously reduced from the first end surface 225c toward the second end surface 225d. Thereby, the area of the 1st end surface 225c in which the light from several LED235 enters can be ensured, and the incident efficiency of light can be improved. Further, since the thickness of the light guide plate 225 on the second end face 225d side is reduced, the space secured in front of the liquid crystal panel unit 201 can be reduced.

  Further, the engaging surface 225b is a curved surface that goes backward as it goes from the second end surface 225d to the first end surface 225c. Thereby, the whole 2nd end surface 225d side can be made thin from the center of the light-guide plate 225, and the space saving of the space ensured ahead of the liquid crystal panel unit 201 can be achieved.

  Further, assuming that the thickness of a certain region (region overlapping the liquid crystal panel unit 201 in the front-rear direction) of the light guide plate 225 on the second end surface 225d side is thin, a certain region on the second end surface 225d side from the LED 235 (light source). The amount of light reaching the second end face 225d side of the certain region is increased by forming it so as to be thin on the curved surface, rather than forming it so as to be gradually thin on the plane until reaching the region. Can do.

  The light guide plate units 221L and 221R have brackets 223L and 223R, respectively, and the brackets 223L and 223R are attached to the holding member 202 of the liquid crystal display device 11. Thereby, attachment work of the light source substrate 224 (the plurality of LEDs 235), the plurality of light guide plates 225, and the plurality of reflection plates 226 can be facilitated.

  Further, by attaching the brackets 223L and 223R to the holding member 202, the space generated in the liquid crystal display device 11 is effectively used, and the light source substrate 224 (the plurality of LEDs 235), the plurality of light guide plates 225, and the plurality of reflections. A plate 226 can be placed. As a result, the space for arranging the light guide plate units 221L and 221R can be saved.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of light guide plate engaging portions 231 are provided in the brackets 223L and 223R, and the light guide plate 225 and the reflection plate 226 are disposed in each light guide plate engaging portion 231. However, the gaming machine according to the present invention may have a configuration in which one light guide plate engaging portion is provided on the bracket, and one light guide plate and one reflector are arranged on the light guide plate.

[LCD panel unit]
Next, the configuration of the liquid crystal panel unit will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 28 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal panel unit. FIG. 29 is a longitudinal sectional view of the liquid crystal panel unit.

As shown in FIG. 28, the liquid crystal panel unit 201 includes a liquid crystal panel 241, a liquid crystal diffusion sheet 242, liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c, a rear frame 244, a light source substrate 245, and a heat dissipation member 246. And the liquid crystal window 247 described above.
The liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c, the rear frame 244, and the light source substrate 245 constitute a backlight unit according to the present invention.

  The liquid crystal panel 241 is composed of a substantially rectangular plate that is long in the left-right direction, and is composed of two substrates and a liquid crystal material or the like interposed therebetween. The aforementioned liquid crystal window 247 (see FIG. 24) is arranged in front of the liquid crystal panel 241. As described above, the liquid crystal window 247 is formed of a transparent material that allows the liquid crystal panel 241 and the reels 3L, 3C, and 3R to be visually recognized.

  The liquid crystal diffusion sheet 242 is disposed behind the liquid crystal panel 241 and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape similar to the liquid crystal panel 241. The liquid crystal diffusion sheet 242 diffuses the light emitted from the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c and causes the light to enter the liquid crystal panel 241.

  The liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c are disposed behind the liquid crystal diffusion sheet 242 and each have a rectangular plate. The front faces of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c are light emitting surfaces and face the liquid crystal diffusion sheet 242.

  The liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c are arranged in the left-right direction, and the shape in which the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c are arranged is substantially the same rectangle as the liquid crystal panel 241. The liquid crystal light guide plate 243a is disposed at the left end when viewed from the front, and the liquid crystal light guide plate 243c is disposed at the right end. In addition, the liquid crystal light guide plate 243b is disposed in the middle.

  The liquid crystal light guide plates 243a and 243c are used as a decorative panel light guide plate that guides light for emitting light in a single color (for example, white) at the opposite portion of the liquid crystal panel 241. On the other hand, the liquid crystal light guide plate 243b is used as an image light guide plate for guiding light for displaying an image on the liquid crystal panel 241. Therefore, the amount of light emitted from the light exit surface of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a and 243c is larger than the amount of light emitted from the light exit surface of the liquid crystal light guide plate 243b.

  The portion of the liquid crystal panel 241 that faces the liquid crystal light guide plate 243 b faces the liquid crystal opening 211 of the sheet member 203 described above. In addition, portions of the liquid crystal panel 241 that face the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a and 243c (portions that emit light in a single color) face the character display portions 213 and 214 described above.

  The rear frame 244 holds the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c, the liquid crystal diffusion sheet 242, and the liquid crystal panel 241. The rear frame 244 includes a frame portion 251 formed in a rectangular frame shape, a heat conductive plate 252, and partition portions 253 and 254.

  The heat conductive plate 252 is disposed inside the frame portion 251 and is formed of a rectangular plate having a size that occupies the upper half of the frame portion 251. An opening 251a for exposing the reels 3L, 3C, 3R is provided below the heat conducting plate 252 inside the frame 251.

  The heat conduction plate 252 is formed of a member having high heat conduction, such as a sheet metal, and has a first plane 252a facing forward and a second plane 252b facing rearward (see FIG. 29). Yes. The rear surfaces of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c are in contact with the first flat surface 252a of the heat conducting plate 252 via a reflection sheet (not shown). The heat radiating member 246 contacts the second flat surface 252b of the heat conducting plate 252. Further, a substrate slit (not shown) through which the light source substrate 245 passes is provided between the heat conducting plate 252 and the upper side 251b of the frame portion 251.

  The partition portions 253 and 254 are provided on the first plane 252 a of the heat conducting plate 252. The partition parts 253 and 254 are ridge members extending in the vertical direction, and divide the first plane 252a into three regions arranged in the horizontal direction. Further, the plurality of LEDs 258 mounted on the light source substrate 245 are divided into three groups corresponding to the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c.

  The light source substrate 245 is attached to the upper side 251 b of the frame portion 251. The light source substrate 245 is formed in a rectangular plate shape extending along the upper side 251b of the frame portion 251 and has two planes orthogonal to the vertical direction. A plurality of LEDs 258 (see FIG. 29) and a plurality of connectors 259 are mounted on a plane facing the lower side of the light source substrate 245.

  The plurality of LEDs 258 are arranged on the first flat surface 252a side of the heat conducting plate 252. The light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 258 is applied to the upper end surfaces of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c. The light source substrate 245 is provided with a plurality of wide portions 245a for mounting the plurality of connectors 259. The plurality of wide portions 245a and the plurality of connectors 259 are disposed on the second flat surface 252b side of the heat conducting plate 252.

  The heat dissipating member 246 is disposed behind the rear frame 244 and abuts against the second flat surface 252b of the heat conducting plate 252. The heat dissipating member 246 is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the left-right direction, and the length in the left-right direction is set to a length across the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c. As shown in FIG. 29, a plurality of fins 246a are provided on the surface of the heat radiating member 246 opposite to the surface in contact with the heat conducting plate 252. The plurality of fins 246a are opposed to the plurality of vent holes 209 (see FIG. 28) provided in the back plate 202e of the holding member 202.

  A substrate bonding portion 261 is provided on the upper side of the heat dissipation member 246. The substrate bonding portion 261 is formed in a plate shape that protrudes forward continuously from the upper side of the heat radiating member 246, and has two planes orthogonal to the vertical direction. On the plane facing the lower side of the substrate bonding portion 261, the plane facing the upper side of the light source substrate 245 is attached using a heat conductive adhesive tape. Thereby, the heat generated in the light source substrate 245 is transmitted to the heat radiating member 246, and the cooling efficiency of the light source substrate 245 can be increased. And since the heat conductive adhesive tape was interposed between both, heat conductivity can be raised.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 29, the flat surface of the heat dissipating member 246 that faces upward of the substrate bonding portion 261 contacts the upper side 251 b of the rear frame 244. Thereby, the contact area of the heat radiating member 246 and the rear frame 244 can be increased, and the cooling efficiency of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c can be increased.

  The heat dissipating member 246 is provided with a plurality of openings 262 for avoiding interference with the plurality of wide portions 245 a and the plurality of connectors 259 of the light source substrate 245. Accordingly, the light source substrate 245 is secured to the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c while ensuring a contact area between the heat dissipation member 246 and the heat conduction plate 252 (the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c) of the rear frame 244. Can be placed close together. As a result, the incident efficiency of light with respect to the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c can be increased, and the cooling efficiency of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c can be increased.

  In the present embodiment, the heat dissipation member 246 is set to a size that straddles the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c. Accordingly, the heat generated by the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c can be efficiently transmitted to the heat dissipation member 246, and the heat dissipation (cooling) effect of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c can be enhanced.

  In general, a backlight of a liquid crystal display device has one light guide plate and a plurality of light sources that irradiate light to the light guide plate. Therefore, the surface-emitting light with a substantially uniform light amount enters the liquid crystal panel. On the other hand, in this embodiment, the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c are provided. Accordingly, different amounts of light (brightness) can be incident on the three regions of the liquid crystal panel 241, and the effect of using the liquid crystal display device can be enhanced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a and 243c are used as decorative panel light guide plates that guide light for emitting light in a single color at the opposite portions of the liquid crystal panel 241. The liquid crystal light guide plate 243b was used as an image light guide plate for guiding light for displaying an image on the liquid crystal panel 241. Thereby, using the liquid crystal display device, it is possible to produce an effect other than displaying an image or an image, that is, an effect of causing the decoration panel to emit light, and the liquid crystal display device can be used for various purposes.

  Further, even when some of the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c generate heat, the heat dissipation member 246 can dissipate the generated heat, and the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c dissipate heat. (Cooling) effect can be enhanced.

  Further, the rear frame 244 has a heat conductive plate 252 that contacts the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c. Accordingly, the heat generated by the plurality of liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c can be efficiently transmitted to the heat radiating member 246, and heat can be radiated by the heat conducting plate 252.

  Further, the rear frame 244 includes partition portions 253 and 254 that partition the liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, and 243c and the plurality of LEDs 258, respectively. Thereby, two objects can be partitioned by one partitioning portion, and the number of parts can be reduced. Moreover, the light of the liquid crystal light guide plates adjacent to each other can be prevented from affecting each other, and the production effect can be enhanced.

  In the present embodiment, the sheet member 203 facing the liquid crystal panel 241 is provided. When the light emitted from the light guide plate units 221L and 221R is irradiated, the information display units 215 and 216 of the sheet member 203 emit light to notify the player of information related to the game. A cutout (opening) may be provided in a part of the sheet member 203 to provide a relatively small video display area different from the liquid crystal opening 211.

  In addition, the member facing the liquid crystal panel (light guide plate unit) according to the present invention may be a member other than the sheet member, for example, a three-dimensional object, or the like, as long as it can produce an effect upon receiving light. In this case, instead of the design provided on the sheet member, it is preferable that the modeling shows some character. Moreover, the member facing the liquid crystal panel according to the present invention is not limited to a member having translucency, and may be a member that produces an effect by reflecting received light, for example. Specifically, the structures of the side decorative cover 183 and the lower decorative member 116 may be diverted.

[Liquid crystal substrate unit]
Next, the configuration of the liquid crystal substrate unit will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 30 is an exploded perspective view of the liquid crystal substrate unit. FIG. 31 is an exploded perspective view of the substrate block. FIG. 32 is a cross-sectional view of the substrate block.

  As shown in FIG. 30, the liquid crystal substrate unit 271 includes a substrate block 272 and a substrate cover 273 that covers the substrate block 272.

  The substrate cover 273 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is long in the vertical direction, and is provided with a cover convex portion 275 that faces a first heat radiating member 282 to be described later of the substrate block 272. A plurality of vent holes 275a are formed in the cover convex portion 275. The board cover 273 has connector through holes 276a, 276b, and 276c through which connectors 289a, 289b, and 289c described later of the board block 272 pass.

  As shown in FIG. 31, the substrate block 272 includes a liquid crystal substrate 281, a first heat radiating member 282, a second heat radiating member 283, a first heat radiating sheet 284, a second heat radiating sheet 285, and washers 286 and 287. And have.

  The liquid crystal substrate 281 has a first plane 281a facing rearward and a second plane 281b facing front and facing the back plate 202e of the holding member 202. A plurality of connectors 289a, 289b, 289c, and 289d are mounted on the first plane 281a of the liquid crystal substrate 281. A plurality of electronic components (not shown) are mounted on the first plane 281a. On the other hand, only the printed wiring (pattern) is provided on the second plane 281 b of the liquid crystal substrate 281.

  The first heat radiating member 282 is disposed behind the liquid crystal substrate 281 and is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction. One plane of the first heat radiating member 282 contacts the first plane 281a of the liquid crystal substrate 281 with the first heat radiating sheet 284 interposed therebetween. A plurality of fins 282 a are provided on the other plane of the first heat radiating member 282. Further, the first heat radiating member 282 is provided with a plurality of screw holes into which a plurality of screws 290 described later are screwed.

  The second heat radiating member 283 is disposed in front of the liquid crystal substrate 281 and is formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape that is long in the vertical direction. One plane of the second heat radiating member 283 is in contact with the second plane 281b of the liquid crystal substrate 281 with the second heat radiating sheet 285 interposed therebetween. A plurality of fins 283 a are provided on the other plane of the second heat dissipation member 283. Further, the second heat radiating member 283 is provided with a plurality of through holes through which a plurality of screws 290 described later pass.

  As described above, the first heat dissipating sheet 284 is interposed between the first flat surface 281a of the liquid crystal substrate 281 and one of the first heat dissipating members 282, and the heat generated in the liquid crystal substrate 281 is generated by the first heat dissipating sheet 284. 1 is transmitted to the heat radiating member 282. The first heat dissipation sheet 284 is provided with a plurality of through holes 284a through which a plurality of screws 290 described later pass. Further, washers 286 through which the screws 290 pass are respectively disposed in the plurality of through holes 284a. The thickness of the washer 286 is set to be approximately the same as the thickness of the first heat dissipation sheet 284.

  As described above, the second heat radiating sheet 285 is interposed between the second flat surface 281b of the liquid crystal substrate 281 and one flat surface of the second heat radiating member 283. 2 is transmitted to the heat dissipation member 283. The second heat dissipation sheet 285 is provided with a plurality of through holes 285a through which a plurality of screws 290 described later pass. In addition, washers 287 through which the plurality of screws 290 pass are respectively disposed in the plurality of through holes 285a. The thickness of the washer 287 is set to be substantially the same as the thickness of the first heat dissipation sheet 284.

  As shown in FIG. 32, the liquid crystal substrate 281, the first heat radiating member 282, the second heat radiating member 283, the first heat radiating sheet 284, the second heat radiating sheet 285, and the washers 286 and 287 of the substrate block 272 have a plurality of screws. 290 are integrally assembled. That is, the plurality of screws 290 pass through the second heat radiating member 283, the washer 287, the second heat radiating sheet 285, the liquid crystal substrate 281, the washer 286, and the first heat radiating sheet 284, and are screwed into the first heat radiating member 282. Yes.

  As described above, the washer 286 is disposed in the through hole 284 a of the first heat radiation sheet 284, and the washer 287 is disposed in the through hole 285 a of the second heat radiation sheet 285. Accordingly, when the plurality of screws 290 are screwed into the first heat radiating member 282, the portions of the heat radiating sheets 284, 285 that are in contact with the periphery of the through holes 284a, 285a can be prevented from being crushed. As a result, it is possible to prevent a gap from being generated between the heat radiation sheets 284 and 285 and the liquid crystal substrate 281 and the heat radiation members 282 and 283.

  A plurality of electronic components (not shown) mounted on the first plane 281a are in contact with the first heat dissipation sheet 284. Thereby, the heat | fever of an electronic component (not shown) can be efficiently transmitted to the 1st thermal radiation sheet | seat 284. FIG.

<Appendix (summary of the present invention)>
[First to third gaming machines]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine is known in which light emitted from a light source is guided to a decorative portion by a light guide plate, and the decorative portion emits light uniformly (see, for example, JP-A-2006-093599). Furthermore, in recent years, it is common to provide a plurality of decorative portions as described above.

  However, when a plurality of decorative portions are provided in the gaming machine, it is necessary to arrange the decorative portions so as not to interfere with each other. For this reason, it is required to save the space of each decorative part.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above first problem, and a first object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of saving the space of the decorative portion.

  In order to solve the first problem, the present invention provides a first gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A production member (for example, a liquid crystal panel unit 201) arranged in the gaming machine main body,
A decoration having a light guide plate (for example, light guide plate 225) that is disposed in front of the effect member and partially overlaps the edge of the effect member, and a light source (for example, LED 235) that irradiates light to the light guide plate Members (for example, light guide plate units 221L, 221R),
The light guide plate is formed in a flat plate shape having a first end surface (for example, a first end surface 225c) facing the light source and a second end surface (for example, a second end surface 225d) opposite to the first end surface. The second end face side overlaps the edge of the effect member in the front-rear direction,
The gaming machine, wherein the thickness of the light guide plate is continuously reduced from the first end surface toward the second end surface.

  According to the first gaming machine configured as described above, the second end face side of the light guide plate overlaps with the edge of the effect member in the front-rear direction. Thereby, space saving of the space which arrange | positions a light-guide plate can be achieved, maintaining the function of making a light-guide plate light-emit. Moreover, since the thickness of the light guide plate is continuously reduced from the first end face toward the second end face, the area of the first end face on which light from the light source is incident can be ensured. Furthermore, since the thickness of the second end face side of the light guide plate is reduced, the space secured in front of the effect member can be reduced.

In addition, the first gaming machine configured as described above
A surface of the light guide plate facing the effect member may be formed in a curved surface shape.

  According to the 1st game machine of the said structure, the 2nd end surface side whole can be made thin from the center of a light-guide plate, and the further space-saving of the space ensured ahead of a production | presentation member can be achieved.

In addition, the first gaming machine configured as described above
The light guide plate is processed to diffuse light,
The second end face side may have a higher diffusion efficiency than the first end face side.

  In order to solve the first problem, the present invention provides a second gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A display device (for example, a liquid crystal panel unit 201) disposed in the gaming machine body;
A light guide plate (e.g., light guide plate 225) disposed in front of the display device and covering an edge of the display surface of the display device;
A light source (for example, LED 235) that irradiates light to the light guide plate,
The light guide plate includes a first end surface (for example, a first end surface 225c) that is a plane orthogonal to the display surface of the display device, and a second end surface (for example, a second end surface 225d) opposite to the first end surface. Is formed into a flat plate shape having
The light source faces the first end surface of the light guide plate,
The first end surface side of the light guide plate does not face the display surface of the display device,
The gaming machine, wherein the second end face side of the light guide plate faces a display face of the display device.

  According to the second gaming machine configured as described above, the second end face side of the light guide plate faces the display surface of the display device. Thereby, space saving of the space which arrange | positions a light-guide plate can be achieved, maintaining the function of making a light-guide plate light-emit.

In addition, the second gaming machine configured as described above
The thickness of the light guide plate may be continuously reduced from the first end face toward the second end face.

  According to the second gaming machine having the above configuration, the space secured in front of the effect member can be reduced.

In addition, the second gaming machine configured as described above
The display device includes a display unit having the display surface, and a frame unit that holds the display unit,
The light source and the light guide plate may be attached to the frame portion.

  According to the second gaming machine having the above configuration, the light source and the light guide plate can be arranged by effectively utilizing the space generated in the display device, and the space for arranging the light source and the light guide plate can be saved. Can be achieved.

  In order to solve the first problem, the present invention provides a third gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A production member (for example, a liquid crystal panel unit 201) arranged in the gaming machine main body,
A light guide plate (e.g., light guide plate 225) disposed in front of the effect member and partially overlapping with an edge of the effect member;
A light source (for example, LED 235) that irradiates light to the light guide plate,
The light guide plate is formed in a flat plate shape having a first end surface (for example, a first end surface 225c) facing the light source and a second end surface (for example, a second end surface 225d) opposite to the first end surface. And
The second end face side of the light guide plate overlaps the edge of the effect member in the front-rear direction,
A game machine characterized in that a projection (for example, a projection 237) facing the light source in a direction parallel to the first end surface is formed on the first end surface of the light guide plate.

  According to the 3rd game of the said structure, the 2nd end surface side of the light-guide plate has overlapped with the edge part of the direction member in the front-back direction. Thereby, space saving of the space which arrange | positions a light-guide plate can be achieved, maintaining the function of making a light-guide plate light-emit. In addition, since a protrusion facing the light source is formed on the first end face of the light guide plate in a direction parallel to the first end face, the light emitted from the light source and traveling in the direction along the first end face is incident on the protrusion. Incident. As a result, the light incidence efficiency with respect to the light guide plate can be increased.

In addition, the third game of the above configuration is
The thickness of the light guide plate may be continuously reduced from the first end face toward the second end face.

  According to the 3rd game of the said structure, the space ensured ahead of an effect member can be made small.

In addition, the third game of the above configuration is
The plurality of light guide plates and a bracket for holding the plurality of light sources,
The bracket may be attached to the effect member.

  According to the third game having the above configuration, the light source and the light guide plate can be easily attached.

[Fourth to sixth game machines]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine having the above configuration is known in which a decorative sheet is interposed between a protective cover and a liquid crystal display device (see, for example, JP-A-2015-110121). A light emitting unit for irradiating the decorative sheet with light is provided on the left and right side portions of the front panel in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, and an effect of causing the decorative sheet to emit light is performed.

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-110121, the brightness of the light emitted from the liquid crystal display device is insufficient to cause the decoration sheet to emit light by the light emitted from the liquid crystal display device. Therefore, a light emitting unit is provided, and the decorative sheet is caused to emit light using light different from that of the liquid crystal display device.

  In reality, it is possible to increase the luminance of light emitted from the liquid crystal display device. However, when the brightness of the light emitted from the liquid crystal display device is increased, the liquid crystal display device becomes hot, resulting in a problem that heat radiation cannot be made in time. Therefore, it has been difficult to increase the luminance of light emitted from the liquid crystal display device to such an extent that the decorative sheet emits light.

  The present invention has been made to solve the second problem, and a second object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal display device that can efficiently dissipate heat and can be utilized for various applications. It is to provide a gaming machine equipped with.

  In order to solve the second problem, the present invention provides a fourth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A liquid crystal display device (e.g., liquid crystal panel unit 201) that is disposed in the gaming machine body and includes a liquid crystal panel (e.g., liquid crystal panel 241) and a backlight unit facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel;
The backlight unit is
A plurality of light guide plates (for example, liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c);
A plurality of light sources (for example, a plurality of LEDs 258) for irradiating the plurality of light guide plates with light;
A gaming machine comprising: a heat radiating member (for example, a heat radiating member 246) disposed across the plurality of light guide plates and radiating heat of the plurality of light guide plates.

  According to the 4th game machine of the said structure, the heat radiating member is set to the magnitude | size straddling a some light-guide plate. Thereby, the heat_generation | fever of a some light-guide plate can be efficiently transmitted to a heat radiating member, and the heat dissipation (cooling) effect of a some light-guide plate can be improved. Moreover, since a plurality of light guide plates are provided, the brightness (light quantity) of each light guide plate can be varied, and the liquid crystal display device can be utilized for various applications.

In addition, the fourth gaming machine configured as described above
A sheet member (for example, a sheet member 203) facing the liquid crystal panel,
At least one of the plurality of light guide plates may emit light to the sheet member through the liquid crystal panel to cause the sheet member to emit light.

  According to the fourth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, even when the amount of light for causing the sheet member to emit light is emitted from at least one of the plurality of light guide plates, the heat generated by the light guide plate is efficiently transmitted to the heat dissipation member. be able to.

  In order to solve the second problem, the present invention provides a fifth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A liquid crystal display device (e.g., liquid crystal panel unit 201) that is disposed in the gaming machine body and includes a liquid crystal panel (e.g., liquid crystal panel 241) and a backlight unit facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel;
The backlight unit is
A plurality of light guide plates (for example, liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c);
A plurality of light sources (for example, a plurality of LEDs 258) for irradiating the plurality of light guide plates with light;
Partition parts (eg, partition parts 253 and 254) for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates;
A heat dissipating member (e.g., heat dissipating member 246) disposed across the plurality of light guide plates and dissipating heat from the plurality of light guide plates;
At least one of the plurality of light guide plates is an image light guide plate that guides light for displaying an image of the liquid crystal panel, and the light guide plates other than the liquid crystal light guide plate of the plurality of light guide plates, A gaming machine, characterized in that it is a light guide plate for a decorative panel that guides light for causing an opposing portion of a liquid crystal panel to emit light.

  According to the fifth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the heat dissipation member is set to a size straddling the plurality of light guide plates. Thereby, the heat_generation | fever of a some light-guide plate can be efficiently transmitted to a heat radiating member, and the heat dissipation (cooling) effect of a some light-guide plate can be improved. In addition, at least one of the plurality of light guide plates is an image light guide plate that guides light for displaying an image on the liquid crystal panel, and the other light guide plates are used as light guide plates for decorative panels. It can be used for various purposes.

In addition, the fifth gaming machine configured as described above
A board on which the plurality of light sources are mounted;
The heat dissipation member may be in contact with a surface of the substrate on which the plurality of light sources are not mounted.

  According to the fifth gaming machine configured as described above, the heat generated in the substrate is transmitted to the heat dissipation member, and the cooling efficiency of the substrate can be increased.

  In order to solve the second problem, the present invention provides a sixth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A liquid crystal display device (e.g., liquid crystal panel unit 201) that is disposed in the gaming machine body and includes a liquid crystal panel (e.g., liquid crystal panel 241) and a backlight unit facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel;
The backlight unit is
A plurality of light guide plates (for example, liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c);
A plurality of light sources (for example, a plurality of LEDs 258) for irradiating the plurality of light guide plates with light;
A rear frame (for example, a rear frame 244) that holds the plurality of light guide plates and the plurality of light sources;
A heat radiating member (for example, a heat radiating member 246) to which heat of the plurality of light guide plates is transmitted through the rear frame,
The rear frame has a first plane (for example, the first plane 252a) that contacts the plurality of light guide plates and a second plane (for example, the second plane 252b) that contacts the heat dissipation member. (E.g., heat conduction plate 252) and partition portions (e.g., partition portions 253 and 254) that partition the plurality of light guide plates and the plurality of light sources, respectively.
The game machine, wherein the heat dissipation member is disposed across the plurality of light guide plates.

  According to the sixth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the heat dissipation member is set to have a size straddling a plurality of light guide plates. Thereby, the heat_generation | fever of a some light-guide plate can be efficiently transmitted to a heat radiating member, and the heat dissipation (cooling) effect of a some light-guide plate can be improved.

  In addition, since the rear frame includes the heat conducting plates that come into contact with the plurality of light guide plates, the heat generated by the plurality of light guide plates can be efficiently transmitted to the heat radiating member, and the heat conduction plates can also radiate heat. Furthermore, since the rear frame has partition portions for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates and the plurality of light sources, two objects can be partitioned by one partition portion, and the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, the sixth gaming machine having the above-described configuration is
A board having a plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane of the heat conducting plate, wherein the plurality of light sources are mounted on the plane;
The substrate has a wide portion protruding rearward from the second plane,
The heat dissipation member may have an opening for avoiding interference with the wide portion.

  According to the sixth gaming machine configured as described above, the substrate can be disposed close to the plurality of light guide plates while ensuring a contact area between the heat radiating member and the heat conducting plate. As a result, the incident efficiency of light with respect to the plurality of light guide plates can be increased, and the cooling efficiency of the plurality of light guide plates can be increased.

[7th and 8th game machines]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine having the above-described configuration is known in which various devices such as a production device are provided on a front door (see, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2010-057738). According to such a gaming machine, an effect device, an operation device, and the like on the front surface facing the player are arranged, and effects such as improvement in convenience and improvement in effect can be achieved.

  However, in the gaming machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-057738, it is necessary to ground various devices or members without impairing the effects and appearance.

  The present invention has been made to solve the third problem, and a third object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can be easily grounded to various devices or members. That is.

  In order to solve the third problem, the present invention provides a seventh gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A resin base frame (for example, base frame 111) provided in the gaming machine body and having a frame hole (for example, panel opening 111a) facing forward;
A first decorative member (for example, a side decorative cover 183) and a second decorative member (for example, a lower decorative member 115) attached to the base frame and plated;
A grounding member (for example, a connection grounding member 137) for connecting the first decorative member and the second decorative member and grounding the first decorative member and the second decorative member;
The game machine, wherein the ground member is exposed on the back side of the base frame.

  According to the seventh gaming machine configured as described above, since the first decorative member and the second decorative member are connected by the ground member, the first decorative member and the second decorative member can be easily grounded. Further, since the ground member is exposed on the back side of the base frame, the grounding wiring can be easily connected from the back side of the base frame, and the grounding work can be easily performed.

In addition, the seventh gaming machine configured as described above
A light source (e.g., LED 174) that emits light to the second decorative member;
The first decorative member has a first surface (for example, an upper wall surface 146) and a second surface (for example, a lower wall surface 147) that face each other in a direction crossing the front-rear direction.
The first surface has an opening (for example, an opening 146a) through which light from the light source passes,
The second surface may be formed in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which light from the light source travels, and may be irradiated with light from the light source.

  According to the seventh gaming machine having the above configuration, the second surface is a flat surface, and light is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the second surface. Thereby, from the player, the rear edge portion in the front-rear direction of the second surface appears to shine, and a high effect can be obtained.

  In order to solve the third problem, the present invention provides an eighth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A resin base frame (for example, base frame 111) provided in the gaming machine body and having a frame hole (for example, panel opening 111a) facing forward;
A plurality of decorative members (for example, an upper decorative unit 112 and upper decorative members 113 and 114) attached to one side (for example, the upper side 121) of the base frame and plated;
A first grounding member (for example, an upper grounding member 119) disposed between one side of the base frame and the plurality of decorative members and connected to the plurality of decorative members;
A second ground member (eg, lower ground member 198) attached to the second side of the base frame;
A connection wire (for example, a ground wire 199) that electrically connects the first ground member and the second ground member;
The first grounding member is formed in a plate shape extending along one side of the base frame, and is set to a length equivalent to one side of the base frame.

  According to the eighth gaming machine having the above configuration, the plurality of decorative members are connected to the first ground member, and the first ground member and the second ground member are electrically connected by the connection line. A plurality of decorative members can be easily grounded via the ground member. In addition, since the first ground member is formed in a plate shape extending along one side of the base frame, it can be easily connected to the first ground member regardless of whether a plurality of decorative members are attached to one side of the base frame. can do.

In addition, the eighth gaming machine having the above configuration is
A light source (for example, LED 174) that emits light to one of the plurality of decorative members (for example, the lower decorative member 115);
One of the plurality of decorative members has a first surface (for example, an upper wall surface 146) and a second surface (for example, a lower wall surface 147) that face each other in a direction crossing the front-rear direction.
The first surface has an opening (for example, an opening 146a) through which light from the light source passes,
The second surface may be formed in a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the direction in which light from the light source travels, and may be irradiated with light from the light source.

  According to the eighth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the second surface is a flat surface, and light is emitted substantially perpendicularly to the second surface. Thereby, from the player, the rear edge portion in the front-rear direction of the second surface appears to shine, and a high effect can be obtained.

[9th to 15th gaming machines]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a gaming machine having the above-described configuration is known that includes various light-emitting effect devices (see, for example, JP-A-2015-144770). According to such a gaming machine, the effect can be enhanced by various light emitting effect devices.

  However, the gaming machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2015-144770 has a problem that the directing effect is poor because the light emitted from the light source is directly visible or the light is emitted by the light guide plate.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above fourth problem, and a fourth object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of enhancing the effect of the light emitting effect device.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides a ninth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A decoration that is attached to the gaming machine main body, has a recessed portion (for example, recessed portion 143) recessed backward, and has an opening (for example, opening 146a) formed on the inner wall surface (for example, the upper wall surface 146) of the recessed portion. A member (for example, the lower decorative member 116);
A light source (e.g., LED 174) that is disposed behind the decorative member and emits light that passes through the opening of the decorative member;
The light irradiation inner wall surface (for example, the lower wall surface 147) of the recess to which the light emitted from the light source is irradiated is formed in a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the light travels, and is processed to reflect light. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the ninth gaming machine configured as described above, the light irradiation inner wall surface of the recessed portion recessed backward is a flat surface, and light is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the light irradiation inner wall surface. Thereby, from a player, the edge part of the back side in the front-back direction of a light irradiation inner wall surface will be shining, and a high production effect can be acquired.

In addition, the ninth gaming machine having the above configuration is
The inner wall surface of the recess provided with the opening and the inner wall surface of the light irradiation may be substantially parallel surfaces.

  According to the ninth gaming machine having the above configuration, the light reflected by the light irradiation inner wall surface irradiates the inner wall surface of the recess provided with the opening, and both sides (upper and lower or left and right) of the recess are illuminated. It can be seen as if it is, and the effect of production can be enhanced.

In addition, the ninth gaming machine having the above configuration is
The concave portion has a corner portion (for example, a corner portion 176) formed by the inner wall surface of the light irradiation and a rear wall surface (for example, a rear wall surface 145) of the concave portion,
You may make it the light radiate | emitted from the said light source irradiate near the corner | angular part in the said back wall surface.

  According to the ninth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the light emitted from the light source is reflected in the vicinity of the corner portion of the inner wall surface and travels toward the light irradiation inner wall surface in the vicinity of the corner portion. As a result, the corners can be made to appear more shining, and a high effect can be obtained.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides a tenth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
An opening (for example, an opening 146a) formed on a first surface (for example, the upper wall surface 146) that is attached to the gaming machine body and is parallel to the front-rear direction, and a second that faces the first surface A decorative member (for example, a lower decoration) having a surface (for example, a lower wall surface 147) and a third surface (for example, a rear wall surface 145) that is continuous with the first surface and the second surface and faces forward. Member 116);
A light source (e.g., LED 174) that is disposed behind the decorative member and emits light that passes through the opening of the decorative member and travels substantially perpendicular to the second surface;
The gaming machine is characterized in that the second surface is processed to reflect light.

  According to the tenth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, light that has passed through the opening formed in the first surface parallel to the front-rear direction is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the second surface. Thereby, from a player, the corner | angular part which is a boundary part of a 2nd surface and a 3rd surface will be shining, and a high production effect can be acquired.

In addition, the tenth gaming machine configured as described above
The gaming machine body includes a display device (for example, a liquid crystal display device 11) and a front panel (for example, the front panel 10) that surrounds the display device,
The decorative member is attached to the front panel;
The first surface and the second surface may face each other in the vertical direction, and the first surface may be positioned closer to the center of the display device than the second surface.

  According to the tenth gaming machine configured as described above, it is possible to make it difficult to visually recognize the opening formed in the first surface, and it is difficult to understand the portion where the light is emitted, thereby enhancing the effect.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides an eleventh gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A decoration that is attached to the gaming machine main body, has a recessed portion (for example, recessed portion 143) recessed backward, and has an opening (for example, opening 146a) formed on the inner wall surface (for example, the upper wall surface 146) of the recessed portion. A member (for example, the lower decorative member 116);
A translucent member (for example, translucent plate 171) that closes the opening of the decorative member;
A light source (e.g., LED 174) disposed behind the decorative member and irradiating the translucent member with light;
The translucent member has a surface emitting surface that closes the opening, and is not exposed to the recess,
The light irradiation inner wall surface (for example, the lower wall surface 147) of the concave portion to which the light emitted from the light transmitting member is irradiated is a plane substantially perpendicular to the direction in which the light travels, and is processed to reflect light. A gaming machine characterized by

  According to the eleventh gaming machine configured as described above, the light irradiation inner wall surface of the concave portion recessed backward is a flat surface, and light is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the light irradiation inner wall surface. Thereby, from a player, the edge part of the back side in the front-back direction of a light irradiation inner wall surface will be shining, and a high production effect can be acquired. Moreover, since the surface which closes the opening part in a translucent member carries out surface light emission, the nonuniformity of light can be suppressed and an edge part can be made to shine uniformly.

In addition, the eleventh gaming machine configured as described above
A corner formed by the light-irradiating inner wall surface irradiated with the light emitted from the translucent member and a back wall surface (for example, the back wall surface 145) intersecting the front-rear direction in the recess is formed at an obtuse angle. You may do it.

  According to the eleventh gaming machine having the above configuration, the corner formed by the light irradiation inner wall surface and the back wall surface is formed with an obtuse angle, so that the light emitted from the translucent member is near the corner portion on the back wall surface. When reflected by the light, it goes to the inner wall surface of the light irradiation near the corner. As a result, corners (edge portions) appear to shine more strongly, and a high performance effect can be obtained.

In addition, the eleventh gaming machine configured as described above
A speaker disposed behind the decorative member;
The back wall surface may have speaker holes (for example, openings 141a and 141b) facing the speaker.

  According to the eleventh gaming machine configured as described above, the decorative member has a role as a cover for covering the speaker and a role as an effect member for reflecting the light emitted from the translucent member. As a result, while reducing the number of parts, it is possible to improve design and produce an effect using light.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides a twelfth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A decorative member attached to the gaming machine main body and having a light irradiation surface (for example, a lower wall surface 147) parallel to the front-rear direction and a wall surface (for example, a rear wall surface 145) that is continuous with the light irradiation surface and faces forward. (For example, the lower decorative member 116);
A light emitting member (e.g., a lower decorative lens unit 135) having a light source (e.g., LED 174) that emits light that is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the light irradiation surface of the decorative member,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the light irradiation surface is processed to reflect light.

  According to the twelfth gaming machine configured as described above, light is irradiated substantially perpendicularly to the light irradiation surface parallel to the front-rear direction. Thereby, from the player, the rear edge portion in the front-rear direction of the light irradiation surface appears to shine, and a high performance effect can be obtained.

In addition, the twelfth gaming machine configured as described above
The light emitting member covers the light source together with the substrate on which the light source is mounted (for example, a light source substrate 163), a light transmitting plate (for example, the lens member 162) that transmits light from the light source, and the light transmitting plate. A case (for example, a lens case 161),
The case includes an opening (for example, an opening 166) that is blocked by the light-transmitting plate, and an opening that is blocked by the substrate.
The translucent plate is a fitting projection (for example, a fitting projection 172) that fits a light emitting surface facing the light irradiation surface and a boss portion fitted to the case and provided on the decorative member. ).

  According to the twelfth gaming machine configured as described above, since the light-transmitting plate emits light, the unevenness of light can be suppressed and the edge portion can be illuminated uniformly. Moreover, since the light source is covered with the case, the translucent plate, and the substrate, the design of the device that emits light can be improved.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides a thirteenth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A decorative cover (for example, a side decorative cover 183) attached to the gaming machine body;
A light source (e.g., LED 186b) that emits light toward the decorative cover,
The decorative cover includes an opening (for example, an opening 191) facing the front which is the player side, and a first light reflecting surface (for example, a first cover) provided on the back surface opposite to the player side. A side light reflecting surface 192a) and a second light reflecting surface exposed from the opening (for example, a second cover side light reflecting surface 192b),
The light emitted from the light source is reflected by the first light reflecting surface, travels toward the second light reflecting surface, is reflected by the second light reflecting surface, and passes through the opening. To play.

  According to the thirteenth gaming machine configured as described above, the player views the light reflected twice by the first light reflecting surface and the second light reflecting surface, so that the light emitted from the light source is directly viewed. The grain feel is relieved. As a result, it is possible to make it appear as if surface light is emitted by a member that reflects light, and the effect of the effect using light can be improved and the effect of the effect can be enhanced.

In addition, the thirteenth gaming machine having the above configuration is
The first light reflecting surface is disposed above the opening;
The upper side of the opening (for example, the upper side 191a) may be an inclined surface that faces obliquely downward.

  According to the thirteenth gaming machine configured as described above, it is possible to make it difficult for light from the outside, particularly light emitted from above, such as illumination, to enter the back side of the opening. As a result, when the light source is turned off, the back side of the opening becomes dark, the light source is difficult to see from the opening, and the location of the light source can be made unknown.

In addition, the thirteenth gaming machine having the above configuration is
You may make it the said light source oppose the part outside the outline in the said opening part.

  According to the thirteenth gaming machine having the above configuration, the light source can be prevented from being directly seen even when the opening is viewed from the front.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides a fourteenth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A decorative cover (for example, a side decorative cover 183) attached to the gaming machine body;
A light source (e.g., LED 186b) that emits light toward the decorative cover,
The decorative cover has a substantially rectangular opening (for example, an opening 191) that opens to the front, and a first light reflecting surface (for example, a first cover-side light reflecting surface) formed on one side of the opening on the back surface. 192a), and a second light reflecting surface (for example, a second cover side light reflecting surface 192b) that is exposed from the opening and is inclined with respect to a plane orthogonal to the front-rear direction.
The light emitted from the light source is reflected by the first light reflecting surface toward the second light reflecting surface, reflected by the second light reflecting surface, and passes through the opening.
An opening edge surface (for example, the lower side portion 191b) that forms a side opposite to the one side in the opening portion is inclined in the same direction as the second light reflecting surface.

  According to the fourteenth gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the player views the light reflected twice by the first light reflecting surface and the second light reflecting surface, so that the light emitted from the light source is directly viewed. The grain feel is relieved. As a result, it is possible to make it appear as if surface light is emitted by a member that reflects light, and the effect of the effect using light can be improved and the effect of the effect can be enhanced.

  Further, since the opening edge surface is inclined in the same direction as the second light reflecting surface, the range in which the second light reflecting surface exposed from the opening can be visually recognized can be widened, and the second light reflecting surface can be widened. It is possible to enhance the interest of producing a surface that emits light.

In addition, the fourteenth gaming machine configured as described above
The second light reflecting surface may be continuously formed on a side of the opening that faces the one side.

  According to the fourteenth gaming machine having the above configuration, it seems that the opening edge surface continues to the far side. As a result, a part of the opening edge surface can be seen to emit light, and the effect of production can be improved. Moreover, the structure of the decorative cover can be simplified, and productivity can be improved.

In addition, the fourteenth gaming machine configured as described above
You may make it the said light source oppose the part outside the outline in the said opening part.

  According to the fourteenth gaming machine configured as described above, the light source can be prevented from being directly seen even when the opening is viewed from the front.

  In order to solve the fourth problem, the present invention provides a fifteenth gaming machine having the following configuration.

A gaming machine body (for example, exterior body 2);
A decorative member (for example, a side decorative cover 183) attached to the gaming machine body;
A light source (e.g., LED 186b) that emits light toward the decorative member,
The decorative member includes an opening (for example, an opening 191) facing the front which is the player side, and a first light reflecting surface (for example, a first cover) provided on the back surface opposite to the player side. Side light reflecting surface 192a), second light reflecting surface exposed from the opening (for example, second cover side light reflecting surface 192b), and third light reflecting surface (for example, first partition side light). A reflective surface 190a),
The third light reflecting surface reflects light emitted from the light source toward the first light reflecting surface,
The first light reflecting surface reflects the light emitted from the light source and the light reflected by the third light reflecting surface toward the second light reflecting surface;
The gaming machine, wherein the second light reflecting surface reflects light toward the opening.

  According to the fifteenth gaming machine configured as described above, the light reflected twice by the first light reflection surface and the second light reflection surface, or the first light reflection surface, the second light reflection surface, and the third light reflection surface. Since the player sees the light reflected three times by the light reflecting surface, the grain feel is alleviated compared to the case of directly viewing the light emitted from the light source. As a result, it is possible to make the light appear to be emitted by the member that reflects light (second light reflection surface), and the effect of the effect using light can be improved and the effect of the effect can be enhanced.

  In addition, since the third light reflecting surface reflects the light emitted from the light source toward the first light reflecting surface, the amount of light directed to the first light reflecting surface can be increased. The light emission intensity of the second light reflecting surface can be increased.

  The above-described embodiments can be appropriately combined as long as they do not depart from the gist of the invention. Further, various appendices and the first to fifteenth gaming machines can be appropriately combined as long as they do not depart from the spirit of the invention. Furthermore, the above-described embodiment can be applied to various gaming machines including a pachinko machine.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Pachislot (game machine), 2 ... Exterior body (game machine main body), 2a ... Cabinet, 2b ... Front door, 3C ... Middle reel, 3R ... Right reel, 4L, 4C, 4R ... Display window, 10 ... Front panel 11 ... Liquid crystal display device, 17L ... Left stop button, 17C ... Middle stop button, 17R ... Right stop button, 41 ... Main control board, 42 ... Sub control board, 91 ... Main control circuit, 101 ... Sub control circuit, 111 ... Base frame, 111a ... Panel opening, 112 ... Upper decoration unit, 113, 114 ... Upper decoration member, 115, 116 ... Lower decoration member, 117, 118 ... Side decoration unit, 119 ... Upper ground member, 131L, 131R ... Middle Speaker, 132 ... lower left decorative unit, 133 ... lower right decorative unit, 134, 135 ... lower decorative lens , 137, 138... Connection ground member, 143... Recess, 145 .. Back wall, 146... Upper wall, 146 a .. Opening, 147 .. Lower wall, 148 ... Left wall, 149. ... Fitting boss part 161 ... Lens case 162 Reference lens member 163 Light source substrate 165 Wiring guide 167 Board fixing part 169 Translucent plate engaging recess 170 170 Fitting part 171 Light-transmitting plate, 172: fitting protrusion, 173 ... fitting hole, 174, 186a, 186b, 235, 258 ... LED (light source), 176 ... corner, 177, 178 ... transparent cover, 181 ... side decorative substrate 182 ... Partition member, 183 ... Side decoration cover, 184 ... Side lens member, 187 ... Frame part, 188 ... First partition piece, 189 ... Second Cut piece, 189a ... first inclined surface, 189b ... second inclined surface, 190 ... third partition piece, 190a ... first partition side light reflecting surface, 190b ... second partition side light reflecting surface, 191 ... 191a ... upper side, 191b ... lower side, 191c ... left side, 192a ... first cover side light reflecting surface, 192b ... second cover side light reflecting surface, 197, 198 ... lower ground member, 199 ... Ground wire 201 ... Liquid crystal panel unit 202 ... Holding member 203 ... Sheet member 204 ... Cover member 208 ... Reel opening 209 ... Vent hole 211 ... Liquid crystal opening 212 ... Reel exposure opening 213 ... Character display unit, 215 ... Information display unit, 221L, 221R ... Light guide plate unit, 223L, 223R ... Bracket, 224 ... Light source 225 ... light guide plate, 225a ... light emitting surface, 225b ... engagement surface, 225c ... first end surface, 225d ... second end surface, 226 ... reflecting plate, 231 ... light guide plate engagement portion, 231a ... curved surface ... slit for light source, 233 ... substrate mounting part, 236 ... light introduction part, 237 ... projection, 241 ... liquid crystal panel, 242 ... diffusion sheet for liquid crystal, 243a, 243b, 243c ... light guide plate for liquid crystal, 244 ... rear frame, 245 ... Light source substrate, 245a ... Wide part, 246 ... Heat dissipation member, 247 ... Liquid crystal window, 251 ... Frame part, 252 ... Thermal conduction plate, 252a ... First plane, 252b ... Second plane, 253 ... Partition part 259: Connector, 261 ... Substrate bonding portion, 262 ... Opening, 271 ... Substrate unit for liquid crystal, 272 ... Substrate block, 273 ... Substrate 275 ... Cover convex part, 275a ... Vent hole, 276a ... Connector through hole, 281 ... Liquid crystal substrate, 282 ... First heat radiating member, 283 ... Second heat radiating member, 284 ... First heat radiating sheet, 285 ... First 2 heat dissipation sheet, 286, 287 ... washer

A gaming machine main body (for example, an exterior body 2 described later),
A liquid crystal display device (for example, a liquid crystal panel unit 201 described later) disposed in the gaming machine body and having a liquid crystal panel (for example, a liquid crystal panel 241 described later) and a backlight unit facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel; With
The backlight unit is
A plurality of light guide plates (for example, liquid crystal light guide plates 243a, 243b, 243c described later);
A plurality of light sources for irradiating light to the plurality of light guide plates (for example, a plurality of LEDs 258 described later);
A rear frame that holds the plurality of light guide plates and the plurality of light sources (for example, a rear frame 244 described later);
A heat radiating member (for example, a heat radiating member 246 described later) to which heat of the plurality of light guide plates is transmitted through the rear frame ,
The rear frame has a first plane (for example, a first plane 252a described later) that contacts the plurality of light guide plates, and a second plane (for example, a second plane 252b described later) that contacts the heat radiating member. A heat conductive plate (for example, a heat conductive plate 252 described later), and a partition portion (for example, a partition portion 253, 254 described later) for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates and the plurality of light sources, respectively.
The gaming machine , wherein the heat radiating member is disposed across the plurality of light guide plates .

According to the gaming machine having the above-described configuration, the heat dissipation member is set to a size that spans the plurality of light guide plates. Thereby, the heat_generation | fever of a some light-guide plate can be efficiently transmitted to a heat radiating member, and the heat dissipation (cooling) effect of a some light-guide plate can be improved. In addition, since the rear frame includes the heat conducting plates that come into contact with the plurality of light guide plates, the heat generated by the plurality of light guide plates can be efficiently transmitted to the heat radiating member, and the heat conduction plates can also radiate heat. Furthermore, since the rear frame has partition portions for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates and the plurality of light sources, two objects can be partitioned by one partition portion, and the number of parts can be reduced.

In addition, the gaming machine configured as described above
A board having a plane substantially perpendicular to the first plane and the second plane of the heat conducting plate, wherein the plurality of light sources are mounted on the plane ;
The substrate has a wide portion protruding rearward from the second plane,
The heat dissipation member may have an opening for avoiding interference with the wide portion.

According to the gaming machine having the above configuration , the substrate can be disposed close to the plurality of light guide plates while ensuring a contact area between the heat radiating member and the heat conducting plate. As a result, the incident efficiency of light with respect to the plurality of light guide plates can be increased, and the cooling efficiency of the plurality of light guide plates can be increased.

Claims (2)

A gaming machine body,
A liquid crystal display device disposed in the gaming machine body and having a liquid crystal panel and a backlight unit facing the back surface of the liquid crystal panel;
The backlight unit is
A plurality of light guide plates;
A plurality of light sources for irradiating light to the plurality of light guide plates;
A partition for partitioning the plurality of light guide plates;
A heat dissipating member disposed across the plurality of light guide plates and dissipating heat from the plurality of light guide plates;
At least one of the plurality of light guide plates is an image light guide plate that guides light for displaying an image of the liquid crystal panel, and other than the image light guide plate of the plurality of light guide plates, A gaming machine, characterized by being a light guide plate for a decorative panel that guides light for causing a facing portion of a liquid crystal panel to emit light in a single color. A board on which the plurality of light sources are mounted;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the heat radiating member is in contact with a surface of the substrate on which the plurality of light sources are not mounted.

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