JP2019092632A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of reducing a process in assembling by dispensing with provision of a space for screwing or the like on a lighting device.SOLUTION: The game machine comprises: a reflector 35 for reflecting light from light sources 40; a lighting board 32 having a plurality of light sources 40 on a surface and provided on the reflector 35; partition members 36 detachably attached to the reflector 35 for partitioning the light sources 40; and fixing means 4 preventing removal of the partition members 36 attached to the reflector, from the reflector 35. The partition members 36 come into contact with a surface of the lighting board 32 so as to dispense with provision of a space for screwing or the like on a lighting device 30 of the game machine so as to reduce a process in assembling.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 11

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine.

  A gaming machine, such as a slot machine or a pachinko gaming machine, includes a lighting device to decorate the gaming machine or to perform effects and notifications. Moreover, while being provided with the illumination board | substrate which has a several light source as an illuminating device, what is provided with the partition member which divides light sources is known. In addition, as a gaming machine provided with such a lighting device, for example, as in the gaming machine described in Patent Document 1, the partitioning member is removable so as to correspond to the case where one wants to partition light sources and the case that one does not want to partition light sources. What has become known.

JP 2005-124899 A

  By the way, in the lighting device, it is necessary to support the lighting substrate in some way in order to prevent the lighting substrate from coming off or bending. However, for example, in order to prevent the lighting substrate from being detached or bent by screwing, it is necessary to provide a space for screwing to the lighting substrate or the like, or the number of processes for assembling increases. There is a risk of

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine which does not need to have a space for screwing or the like in a lighting device and can reduce the number of steps in assembling.

  In order to achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention comprises a reflector for reflecting light from a light source, an illumination board provided with the plurality of light sources on the surface and provided on the reflector, and is detachably attachable to the reflector 35 A gaming machine comprising: a partition member 36 attached to partition light sources 40; and fixing means 4 for preventing deviation of the partition member 36 attached to the reflector from the reflector 35, the partition member comprising: It is characterized in that it is in contact with the surface of the illumination substrate.

  According to such a configuration, the surface of the illumination substrate is in contact with the partition member whose deviation from the reflector is prevented by the fixing means, and the portion in contact is supported (pressed) by the partition member. It is not necessary to support the lighting substrate by screwing or the like for the portion in contact. That is, the partition member can support a part of the illumination substrate while making the partition member removable. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide a space for screwing or the like on the lighting substrate or the like for the portion supported by the partition member. In addition, since the process of screwing and the like is not necessary, the process of assembling the lighting apparatus and hence the gaming machine can be reduced.

  Further, in the configuration of the present invention, the reflector includes a rib in contact with the back surface of the illumination substrate, and the partition member and the rib are disposed at positions shifted in the surface direction of the illumination substrate. Is preferred.

  According to such a configuration, it is possible to restrict the movement to the back surface side by the rib of the reflector while restricting the movement of the illumination substrate to the front surface side by the partition member. In addition, since the partition member and the rib are arranged at a position shifted in the surface direction of the illumination substrate, a part of the illumination substrate is sandwiched by the partition member and the rib so that an excessive load is applied to this portion Nothing happened. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the force from being applied to a part of the lighting substrate and to prevent the lighting substrate from being damaged.

  According to the gaming machine of the present invention, it is not necessary to provide a space for screwing or the like in the lighting device, and the number of steps in assembling can be reduced.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of a gaming machine according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which similarly shows an illuminating device. It is a perspective view seen from the front side, showing a reflector similarly. It is a perspective view seen from the front side which shows the attachment state to the reflector of an illumination board | substrate and a partition member equally. It is a perspective view which shows an illuminating device similarly and is seen from the back side. FIG. 6A is a perspective view as viewed from the right front side, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view as viewed from the left front side. It is the perspective view seen from the left rear side which shows the opening part of the board | substrate accommodating part of the left side equally. It is the perspective view seen from the left front side which shows the attachment part of the board | substrate accommodating part of the same and the right side. It is a perspective view seen from the rear right side which shows the opening part of the board | substrate accommodating part of the same and the right side. It is a perspective view seen from the front side which shows an illuminating device equally. It is a sectional view seen from the right side similarly showing the lighting installation. In the same, the main part of the mounting part is shown, (a) is a perspective view of the main part of the left side of the board accommodation part seen from the right front side, (b) is the main part of the right side board accommodation part It is the perspective view seen from.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
First, the schematic configuration of the gaming machine will be described. Although a slot machine which is one of the gaming machines will be described below, the gaming machine according to the present invention is not limited to a slot machine, and may be another gaming machine such as a pachinko gaming machine.
Also, in the following description, "front and back" basically means that when the player is on the front side of the slot machine, the player side is "front" and the slot machine side is "rear", "up and down" The upper side of the slot machine is "up", the lower side is "down", and the "left and right" means the left of the player who plays the slot machine is "left" and the right is "right". Do.

First, a schematic configuration of the slot machine X to which the invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the slot machine X. As shown in FIG. The slot machine X includes a case 1, and the case 1 includes a bottom plate, left and right side plates, a top plate, and a back plate, and a box having a front opening that opens on the front side of the case 1. It is formed in the shape. Although not shown, a power supply unit incorporating a power supply device for supplying power to each component, a hopper unit as a payout device for storing medals and dispensing medals, etc. are provided on the upper surface of the bottom plate. ing.

A front door 3 is provided on the front of the housing 1 to close the front opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable.
Although not shown, a reel unit, a substrate unit and the like are provided in the housing 1. The reel unit has three rotating reels displaying a plurality of symbols around the periphery, and a drive motor (stepping motor) for rotating the rotating reels. The substrate unit is a substrate case in which a substrate provided with electronic components such as a CPU, a ROM, a RAM, and an I / O is housed. The board unit functions as a game control device for controlling the game of the slot machine X.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a flat panel 4 is provided at the upper center of the front door 3. Further, the panel 4 includes a transparent display window 5 formed at the central portion thereof, and a design portion 6 which is formed to surround the display window 5 and on which a pattern is drawn (printed).

  At the back of the display window 5, the three rotating reels are provided in a horizontal row. A part of the rotating reel is visible through the display window 5. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel, and when the rotating reel is stopped, three symbols are displayed per reel through the display window. Then, whether or not the winning combination is won is displayed by the combination of the symbols displayed through the display window when the three rotating reels stop.

  A light source (LED) for illumination is provided on the back side of the design portion 6, and a design drawn on the design portion 6 is illuminated from behind by light from the light source. Further, at the upper part of the panel 4 of the front door 3, a lighting device 7 for performing notification, effects and the like is provided. Moreover, the illuminating devices 8 and 8 for performing alerting | reporting, an effect, etc. are provided in the left-right-both-ends part of the front door 3. FIG.

Further, the front door 3 is pivotably connected to the housing 1 via a hinge to open and close the opening of the housing 1.
In addition, the front door 3 may be divided into a plurality of doors, such as being divided by an upper portion and a lower portion. In addition, slot machine X, while the lower part of housing 1, the front door 3 and the power supply unit and hopper unit inside housing 1 are attached to the island facilities of the game arcade when replacing the model in the game arcade, The upper part of the door 3, the reel unit, etc. may be of a so-called separate type that can be replaced.

  Further, an operation unit 10 for operating the slot machine X is provided at the center in the vertical direction of the front door 3. The operation unit 10 also includes a settlement switch 11 for paying out the credited medals, a one-bed switch button 12 operated when investing one medal in the game, and three (maximum number of) medals. MAX bet switch button 13 operated when investing in a game, start lever 14 for starting a game, stop switch 15 for stopping rotation of a rotating reel, medal insertion slot 16 for inserting a medal, medal A reject button 17 or the like is provided to eliminate the medal clogging generated in the medal passage below the insertion slot 16.

  Further, at the lower end portion of the front door 3, a medal payout opening for discharging the medals from the inside of the slot machine and a medal receiving tray 18 for storing the medals discharged from the medal payout opening are formed. In addition, a lower panel 20 for decorating the appearance of the gaming machine is provided between the operation unit 10 and the medal receptacle 18. Moreover, the light source (LED) for illumination is provided in the back side of the lower panel 20, and the lower panel 20 is illuminated from the back by the light from this light source.

  The panel 4 is a part of the lighting device 30, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the lighting device 30 includes a reflector that reflects light from the panel 4, the lighting substrates 31, 32, 33, the notification device 34, and the lighting substrates 31, 32, 33 toward the panel 4. 35, a substantially rectangular plate-shaped partition member 36, and an upper partition member 37.

The illumination substrate 31 has a substantially rectangular plate shape which is long in the left and right directions, and a plurality of LEDs 40 are provided as light sources on the surface (front surface) of the illumination substrate 31. Further, screw insertion holes 41 for inserting screws are provided at both left and right end portions of the illumination substrate 31. Further, two holes 42 smaller in diameter than the screw insertion holes 41 are provided on the illumination substrate 31 between the left and right screw insertion holes 41 so as to be separated leftward and rightward. Further, a plurality of LEDs 200 as light sources are provided in a line in the left-right direction in a row below the rear surface (rear surface) of the illumination substrate 31 (see FIG. 5).
The illumination substrate 32 and the illumination substrate 33 are in the form of a substantially rectangular plate elongated in the vertical direction, and on the surface (front surface) thereof, a plurality of LEDs 40 are provided as light sources. Further, screw insertion holes 43 for inserting screws and holes 44 smaller in diameter than the screw insertion holes 43 are provided at upper and lower end portions of the illumination substrate 32 and the illumination substrate 33. In the upper screw insertion hole 43 and the hole 44, and the lower screw insertion hole 43 and the hole 44, the left and right positions are reversed.
In addition, on the back surface (rear surface) of the illumination boards 31, 32, and 33, a wiring for sending power to the illumination boards 31, 32, and 33, and a control signal for controlling the LED 40 (turn on, turn off, blink, etc.) A connector 45 is provided to which wiring for sending is connected (see FIG. 5).

  The notification device 34 includes a plurality of segment LEDs 46, and informs the player of the number of medals credited, the number of medals to be paid out as a result of the game, the number of games played in a predetermined game section, etc. It can be done. In addition, the notification device 34 includes a plurality of LEDs, and whether the start lever 14 is in an effective state by lighting of the LEDs (is it possible to start a game by operating the start lever 14)? The player can be notified of whether the insertion of medals is in an effective state, how many medals are betted, and whether the player can be replayed by winning a replay role. ing. Moreover, the notification apparatus 34 is provided with the cylindrical protrusion part 47 which protrudes ahead below the left-right direction center part of the front surface. In addition, the notification device 34 is provided with four screw insertion holes for inserting screws.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reflector 35 includes a substantially rectangular frame-shaped back plate 51, and a substantially rectangular annular outer wall portion 52 provided so as to project forward along the outer peripheral edge of the back plate 51. It is integrally molded of a white synthetic resin. The reflector 35 further includes a substantially rectangular annular inner wall 53 provided to project forward along the left side, the right side, and the lower side of the inner peripheral edge of the back plate 51. Further, the upper side portion of the inner wall portion 53 is formed to be separated downward from the upper side portion of the inner peripheral edge of the back plate 51. The reflector 35 is formed in a box shape that has a substantially rectangular frame shape in a front view. Further, a portion surrounded by the inner wall portion 53 of the reflector 35 is an opening window 35a opened toward the front side and the rear side, and a part of the rotating reel is visible through the opening window 35a. . The outer wall portion 52 is provided substantially at right angles to the back plate 51, and the inner wall portion 53 extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the back plate 51 so that the distance from the outer wall portion 52 increases toward the front side. It is provided slightly inclined to the side. That is, the portion surrounded by the back plate 51, the outer wall 52, and the inner wall 53 is formed in a shape that increases in diameter toward the front.

  Further, the outer wall 52 has a step 54 on the inner side of the upper side, the left side and the right side, and the front end face 54a of the step 54 (see FIGS. 6A and 8) is It is one step lower than the front end face on the outer surface side of the outer wall portion 52 (disposed on the one step rear side). Further, the front end surface of the step portion 54 is flush with the front end surface of the inner wall portion 53.

A plate-like wall 55 is provided on the inner wall 53 so as to protrude upward from the rear end edge of the upper side. Further, the wall 55 is a substantially rectangular plate 55a extending upward and connected to the rear end edge of the upper side of the inner wall 53, and the upper end edge of the plate 55a, the upper side being closer to the rear And an inclined portion 55b inclined toward the Further, bosses 56 are provided at both left and right end portions of the front surface of the plate-like portion 55a.
In addition, the back plate 51 is provided with a reflecting portion 57 along the upper side portion of the inner peripheral edge thereof. The reflecting portion 57 has a wall portion 57a provided to project forward from the upper side portion of the inner peripheral edge of the back plate 51, and a reflecting plate inclined downward from the front end edge of the wall portion 57a toward the rear side. And 57b. Further, the upper edge of the inclined portion 55b and the lower edge of the reflecting plate 57b are disposed at substantially the same position in the front view (generally overlapped), and the upper edge of the inclined portion 55b is the reflecting plate 57b. The gap between the inclined portion 55 b and the reflection plate 57 b is an opening 58.

  Of the portion surrounded by the back plate 51, the outer wall 52, and the inner wall 53, the reflector 35 is an upper side, a left side and a right side (i.e., the upper side and the left side of the reflector 35 shaped like a frame in front view) Portions and right side portions) are substrate housing portions 61, 62, 63 for housing lighting substrates 31, 32 or 33, respectively. Further, among the portions surrounded by the back plate 51, the outer wall 52, and the inner wall 53, the lower part (that is, the lower side of the reflector 35 which is frame-shaped in front view) It is the notification device accommodation unit 64 to be accommodated.

  In the following, regarding the back plate 51, the outer wall 52, and the inner wall 53, the portion corresponding to the substrate accommodation portion 61 is the back plate 51a, the outer wall 52a, the inner wall 53a, and the portion corresponding to the substrate accommodation portion 62 is the back plate 51b. , The outer wall 52b and the inner wall 53b, the portion corresponding to the substrate accommodation portion 63 is the back plate 51c, the outer wall 52c and the inner wall 53c, the portion corresponding to the notification device accommodation portion 64 is the back plate 51d, the outer wall 52d, The inner wall 53d will be described.

  The substrate accommodation portion 61 includes a rib 66, a boss 67, a protrusion 68, and an opening 69. A plurality of ribs 66 are provided side by side in the left-right direction on the front surface of the back plate 51a, and the ribs 66 are provided extending vertically. Further, the bosses 67 are provided so as to protrude forward on the left and right end portions of the front surface of the back plate 51a. The two bosses 67 are respectively formed integrally with the ribs 66 at the left and right ends of the plurality of ribs 66. Further, the front end surfaces of the two bosses 67 and the front end surfaces of the plurality of ribs 66 are flush with each other. In addition, two protrusions 68 are provided on the front surface of the back plate 51a so as to be separated left and right. Further, the tip end of the projection 68 projects further forward than the front end surfaces of the rib 66 and the boss 67. Further, the openings 69 are for exposing the connector 45 provided on the back surface of the illumination substrate 31 to the back side, and two openings 69 are formed on the back plate 51a so as to be separated left and right.

And the illumination board | substrate 31 and the two upper side partition members 37 are attached to the board | substrate accommodating part 61 by screwing, and are accommodated.
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper partition member 37 includes a plate-shaped partition 70 and a plate-shaped fixing portion 71 for fixing the upper partition 37 to the substrate accommodation portion 61. The partition portion 70 is configured such that the plate surface faces in the left-right direction in a state of being accommodated in the substrate accommodation portion 61, and the fixing portion 71 is formed so as to extend to the right outside or the left outside It is done. Further, the fixing portion 71 has a shape along the outer wall 52 a, the surface of the illumination substrate 31, and the wall 55. Further, in the fixing portion 71, two screw insertion holes 72 for inserting a screw are provided vertically separated from each other. The two upper partition members 37 are disposed at the left and right ends of the substrate accommodation portion 61.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the projection 68 is inserted in each of the two holes 42 of the illumination substrate 31, and the illumination substrate 31 and the upper partition member 37 are positioned left and right with respect to the reflector 35. Screws 73 as fasteners are inserted through the screw insertion holes 72 on the upper side of the upper partition member 37 at both ends and the screw insertion holes 41 at both left and right ends of the illumination board 31. The screws 73 are screwed into the screw holes of the boss 67 Thus, it is fixed to the substrate storage portion 61. In addition, the screw 73 is also inserted into the lower screw insertion hole 72 of the upper partition member 37 at the left and right end portions, and the screw 73 is screwed into the boss 56 of the wall 55. It is fixed to Further, the LED 200 provided on the back surface of the illumination substrate 31 is disposed to face the reflection plate 57b of the reflector 35, and the light from the LED 200 is reflected by the reflection plate 57b and directed downward to open the opening 58 It passes through and illuminates the rotating reel or the front of the rotating reel (see FIG. 5).

Further, the back surface of the fixing portion 71 of the upper partition member 37 is in contact with the inner surface of the outer wall 52 a, the surface of the illumination board 31, and the front surface of the wall 55. Further, the rear surface of the illumination substrate 31 is in contact with the front end surfaces of the rib 66 and the boss 67. Further, a wire is connected to the connector 45 on the back of the illumination board 31 through the opening 69.
The illumination substrate 31 may be fixed to the substrate housing portion 61 (reflector 35) by a fixing tool other than the screw 73. For example, the substrate housing portion 61 may be provided with a claw or the like for pressing the illumination substrate 31 so as to press the illumination substrate 31.

  The substrate accommodation portion 62 includes a rib 76, a boss 77, a protrusion 78, and an opening 79, as shown in FIGS. The ribs 76 are provided two each on the outer wall 52 b side and the inner wall 53 b side of the front surface of the back plate 51 b. Further, the two ribs 76 on the outer wall 52b side and the two ribs 76 on the inner wall 53b side are provided at positions facing each other in the left-right direction. In other words, the ribs 76 provided on the front surface of the back plate 51b form a pair of left and right ribs 76, 76 by the ribs 76 provided on the outer wall 52b and the ribs 76 provided on the inner wall 53b. The pair of ribs 76 and 76 are vertically spaced from each other.

  Each rib 76 has a plate shape, and is erected on the front surface of the back plate 51b with the plate surface directed vertically. In addition, each rib 76 has a shape in which a portion on the opposite rib 76 side (inner side) of the front end portion is notched, and the end face of the notched portion facing the front is the illumination substrate 33 It is an abutment surface 76a that abuts on the back surface.

Further, bosses 77 are provided one by one at the upper and lower end portions of the front surface of the back plate 51b so as to project forward. Further, the front end surfaces of the two bosses 77 and the contact surface 76 a are flush with each other. In addition, two protrusions 78 are provided on the front surface of the back plate 51b, vertically spaced from each other. Further, the tip end of the projection 78 projects forward of the contact surface 76 a and the front end surface of the boss 77. Further, the arrangement of the left and right of the upper boss 77 and the projection 78 and the lower boss 77 and the projection 78 are reversed. Further, a rib 80 projecting forward from the back plate 51 b is provided between the upper boss 77 and the projection 78 and between the lower boss 77 and the projection 78 respectively. The front end face and the front end face of the boss 77 are flush with each other.
Further, the opening 79 is for exposing the connector 45 provided on the back surface of the illumination substrate 32 to the back side, and one opening 79 is formed in the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the back plate 51b.

  And as shown in FIG. 4, the illumination board | substrate 32 is attached and screwed in the board | substrate accommodating part 62, and is accommodated. Specifically, after the projection 78 is inserted into each of the two holes 44 of the illumination substrate 32 and the illumination substrate 32 is positioned with respect to the reflector 35, a fixture is provided to each of the two screw insertion holes 43 of the illumination substrate 32. The illumination substrate 32 is fixed to the substrate accommodation portion 62 by inserting the screw 81 as the screw 81 and screwing the screw 81 into the screw hole of the boss 77 (see FIGS. 2 and 3). The rear surface of the illumination substrate 32 is in contact with the contact surface 76 a of the rib 76 and the front end surface of the boss 77. Further, a wire is connected to the connector 45 on the back surface of the illumination board 32 through the opening 79.

Moreover, the board | substrate accommodating part 62 is provided with six attachment parts 85 to which the partition member 36 is attached, as shown to FIG. 4, FIG. The attachment portion 85 includes a pair of grooves 86 and 86 provided in the outer wall 52 b and the inner wall 53 b respectively. Also, the width of the groove 86 is substantially equal to the thickness of the partition member 36. Then, one partition member 36 can be inserted into the pair of grooves 86, 86.
In addition, the partition member 36 may be attached to all six attachment parts 85, and may be attached only to a part of attachment parts 85. That is, which attachment portion 85 the partition member 36 is attached to may be set as appropriate for each model of the game machine.

Each groove 86 is a U-shaped groove formed to extend in the front-rear direction in parallel with the pair of grooves 86, and the U-shaped opening portion is directed to the pair of grooves 86 It is in the state. Each groove 86 is formed by two parallel ridges 87, 87 provided on the outer wall 52b or the inner wall 53b and the outer wall 52b or the inner wall 53b. Further, the front end surfaces of the ridges 87, 87 are flush with the front end surfaces of the inner wall portion 53 and the step portion 54. The groove 86 is open on the front side, and the partition member 36 can be inserted from this opening.
The groove 86 may not be formed by two parallel ridges 87, 87, but may be formed such that a part of the outer wall 52b or the inner wall 53b is recessed in a concave shape in cross section.

  The mounting portion 85 also includes a seat portion 88. Further, the seat portion 88 is provided integrally with the back side portion (rear side portion) of the groove 86. Specifically, the seat portion 88 is formed to connect the back side portions (rear side portions) of the two parallel ridges 87, 87 forming the groove 86. Further, the front end surface of the seat portion 88 is located forward of the front end surfaces of the rib 80 and the boss 77, and is substantially flush with the front surface (surface) of the illumination substrate 33 housed in the substrate housing portion 63. There is. The seat portion 88 is not in contact with the illumination substrate 33 (see FIG. 4).

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 6A and 7, the outer wall 52b is provided with an opening 90 at the front side of the groove 86. Further, one opening 90 is provided corresponding to each groove 86 provided on the outer wall 52 b side. In other words, as shown in FIG. 12A, the opening 90 is at the bottom 86a of the groove 86 on the side of the outer wall 52b (here, the bottom 86a refers to the portion constituting the groove 86 of the outer wall 52b). It is provided. More specifically, the groove 86 on the outer wall 52b side has a bottom 86a in a stepped shape (two-step configuration), and the front portion of the bottom 86a is positioned laterally outward of the rear portion of the bottom 86a. It has become one step down. And the opening part 90 is provided in the deep space 86b which is the part which went down one step of this bottom part 86a. Thus, preferably, the bottom portion 86a has a plurality of steps, and the opening 90 is provided in the deeper portion of the bottom portion 86a.

  Further, each of the openings 90 can visually recognize the partition member 36 from the outside of the reflector 35 (outside of the substrate accommodation portion 62) when the partition member 36 is inserted in the corresponding groove 86. (See Figure 7). In other words, the opening 90 is an opening for visualizing from the outside of the reflector 35 whether or not the partition member 36 is attached to the corresponding attachment 85.

  Further, grooves 92 extending parallel to the grooves 86 are formed on the outer surface of the outer wall 52b at positions corresponding to the grooves 86, specifically, at positions corresponding to the grooves 86 in the vertical direction. The groove 92 is formed to extend from the rear end of the outer wall 52 b to the position of the opening 90. In other words, the opening 90 of the left substrate accommodation portion 62 is provided at the front end of the groove 92.

  The partition member 36 is inserted from the front side of the substrate accommodation portion 62 and attached to the attachment portion 85. In the slot machine X of the present embodiment, three partition members 36 are housed in the substrate housing portion 62, and the three partition members 36 are the first, third and fifth attachment portions from the top, respectively. Attached to the (see Figure 4 and Figure 7). And the partition member 36 is arrange | positioned between LED40 provided in the front surface of the illumination board 32, and divides between LED40. In the present embodiment, the partition member 36 is formed of a white synthetic resin in the same manner as the reflector 35 so that light from the LED 40 reflects light toward the design portion 6 of the panel 4. However, they may be formed of a material that does not reflect light and the like so as to merely partition the LEDs 40 so that the light does not reach other regions.

The rear end surface of each partition member 36 is in contact with the front surface (front surface) of the illumination substrate 32 and the front end surface of the seat portion 88 of the mounting portion 85. Further, the front end surface of the partition member 36 is flush with the front end surfaces of the inner wall portion 53, the step portion 54 and the ridge 87. Further, the side end surfaces of the partition member 36 are in a state of being in contact with or in proximity to the outer wall 52 b or the inner wall 53 b respectively. That is, as described above, the partition member 36 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, but the side on the inner wall 53b side of the partition member 36 is the back side (illumination board 33) along the inner wall 53b. It is inclined with respect to the side) and the side on the front side (the side on the panel 4 side).
Here, in the left side substrate accommodation portion 62, specifically, the side end surface of the partition member 36 abuts or approaches the rightmost step 86d (see FIG. 12A) of the bottom 86a of the groove 86. ing. Then, a gap is formed between the side end surface of the partition member 36 and the deep space 86 b (opening 90).

As shown in FIG. 6A, a symbol (number) 91 for identifying each mounting portion 85 is described in a portion corresponding to each mounting portion 85 of the back plate 51b. Specifically, the attaching portions 85 are assigned numbers 1 to 6 sequentially from the top, and the portions in the vicinity of the attaching portions 85 of the back plate 51c project in the shape of the numbers indicating the attaching portions 85 A protrusion 91 is provided. Further, the symbol 91 is visible from the front even in the state where the partition member 36 is attached to the attachment portion 85. Then, by using the symbol 91, for example, when the partition member 36 is provided to the reflector 35 when assembling the slot machine X, a person who performs the work may attach the partition member 36 to which attachment portion It can be checked whether the partition member 36 is attached at the correct position.
Note that the symbol 91 may be, for example, a letter such as an alphabet, as long as the attachment portion 85 can be identified. Further, the symbol 91 may be provided not on the inner side (inner side of the reflector 35) of the substrate accommodation portion 62 but on the outer side. With this configuration, when confirming through which the mounting portion 85 the partition member 36 is attached from the outside of the substrate housing portion 62 through the opening 90, the partition member 36 is attached to the desired mounting portion 85 It can be easily confirmed while looking at the symbol 91.

  Subsequently, the substrate accommodation unit 63 on the right side will be described. The right side substrate accommodating portion 63 is substantially symmetrical with the left side substrate accommodating portion 62. The right side substrate accommodating portion 63 is mainly different from the left side substrate accommodating portion 62 in that the partition member 36 is different. Is the position of the opening 90 that makes it possible to visually recognize from the outside of the reflector 35, so this point will be described below, and the same symbols are attached to the same configuration as the left substrate accommodating portion 62, and the description is omitted. Or simplify.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in the right side substrate accommodating portion 63, the outer wall 52c is provided with an opening 90 on the rear side of the groove 86 and in front of the front end face of the seat 88. ing. Further, one opening 90 is provided corresponding to each groove 86 provided on the outer wall 52 c side. In other words, as shown in FIG. 12 (b), the opening 90 is at the bottom 86 c of the groove 86 on the outer wall 52 c side (here, the bottom 86 c refers to the portion constituting the groove 86 of the outer wall 52 c). It is provided. Further, unlike the groove 86 on the outer wall 52b side, the groove 86 on the outer wall 52c side is a flat surface without the bottom 86c having a stepped shape. Further, each opening 90 can visually recognize the dividing member 36 from the outside of the reflector 35 (outside of the substrate accommodation portion 63) when the dividing member 36 is inserted in the corresponding groove 86. (See Figure 9).

That is, the opening 90 of the left side substrate housing portion 62 is provided on the front side of the outer wall 52b (groove 86), while the opening 90 of the right side substrate housing 63 is the outer wall 52c (groove 86). Provided in the rear part of. On the other hand, on the outer surface of the outer wall 52c, like the outer wall 52b, there is a groove 93 extending parallel to the groove 86 at a position corresponding to each groove 86, specifically at a position corresponding to the groove 86 in the vertical direction. It is formed. The groove 93 is formed to extend from the rear end of the outer wall 52 c to the position of the opening 90. In other words, the opening 90 of the right side substrate housing 63 is provided at the front end of the groove 93. That is, in either of the outer wall 52b and the outer wall 52c, the opening 90 is provided at the front end of the groove 92 or 93 when viewed from the outside, so the partition member 36 is attached from the opening 90 The position of the opening 90 can be easily found when confirming whether or not it is.
The opening 90 of the left side substrate housing 62 may be provided on the rear side of the outer wall 52 b (the groove 86) or at the center in the front-rear direction. Further, the opening 90 of the right side substrate housing 63 may be provided on the front side of the outer wall 52 c or the center in the front-rear direction. Further, the positions of the opening 90 in the front-rear direction may be aligned between the left side substrate housing portion 62 and the right side substrate housing portion 63. By aligning the positions of the openings 90 in the front-rear direction as described above, when confirming the position of the partition member 36 from the outside of the reflector 35, the position of the openings 90 can be easily understood. Further, the grooves 92, 93 on the outer surface of the outer wall 52b, 52c may be formed such that the opening 90 is located at the rear end of the grooves 92, 93 or at the central portion in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the notification device accommodation unit 64 includes a plurality of ribs 100 and four bosses 101. The rib 100 is provided upright on the front surface of the back plate 51 d, and the front end surface thereof is located rearward of the front end surface of the inner wall 53. Further, the four bosses 101 are provided to be separated vertically and horizontally. Further, front end surfaces of the four bosses 101 are flush with the front end surface of the rib 100. Then, in the notification device 34, with the rear surface in contact with the front end surfaces of the rib 100 and the boss 101, the screw 102 inserted in each of the four screw insertion holes provided in the notification device 34 is of the boss 101 By being screwed into the screw hole, it is attached to the notification device housing portion 64 (see FIG. 4). Further, the front surface of the notification device 34 is flush with the front end surface of the partition member 36, the inner wall portion 53, the step portion 54 and the protrusion 87.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the reflector 35 is provided with locking pieces 110, 110 for locking the panel 4 at the left and right ends of the lower side of the outer wall 52. The locking piece 110 is provided to project upward from the front end edge of the lower side of the outer wall 52. Further, the reflector is provided with locking claws 111 and 111 for locking the panel 4 at the left and right ends of the upper side of the outer wall portion 52. The locking claw 111 is provided so as to project forward from the front end edge of the upper side of the outer wall portion 52, and the claw at the tip of the locking claw 111 is directed downward. 4 is to be locked.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the panel 4 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, and includes the display window 5 and the design portion 6 as described above. The display window 5 and the design portion 6 are integrally formed of transparent synthetic resin. Then, the design portion 6 is formed by printing a pattern (including characters and the like) on the surface of the integrally molded plate-like member excluding the central portion.

  The lower end of the panel 4 is engaged with the engagement pieces 110, 110 and the upper end is engaged with the engagement claws 111, as shown in FIGS. It is done. Further, at the lower end edge of the panel 4, three notches 120 are provided so as to cut upward in a substantially semicircular shape, and the notch 120 at the center of these is a cylinder of the notification device 34. The projection 47 is locked. Further, the back surface of the panel 4 is in contact with the front end surfaces of the partition member 36, the upper partition member 37, the inner wall 53, the step 54 and the ridge 87 and the front surface of the notification device 34. Further, the side end face of the panel 4 is surrounded by the outer wall 52 and is in contact with or in proximity to the inner surface of the outer wall 52. In addition, the design portion 6 of the panel 4 is disposed on the front side of the substrate housing portions 61 to 63 and the notification device housing portion 64. Therefore, in the state where panel 4 is attached to reflector 35, since partition member 36 is hidden by the design drawn on panel 4, it is impossible or difficult to visually recognize partition member 36 through panel 4 It has become.

As described above, the attachment portion 85 includes the pair of grooves 86, 86 and the seat portion 88, and each groove 86 includes the two ridges 87, 87 and the outer wall 52b (bottoms 86a, 86c) or the inner wall It is formed of the portion 53b. The partition member 36 is attached to the attachment portion 85. That is, the partition member 36 is inserted into the grooves 86 and 86, and is attached to the reflector 35 by abutting on the front end face of the seat portion 88, and the movement in the vertical and horizontal directions and the back is restricted. Then, when the panel 4 is attached to the reflector 35, the front end surface of the partition member 36 abuts on the back surface of the panel 4 and the forward movement is restricted. That is, when there is no panel 4, the partition member 36 may deviate from the reflector 35, but the presence of the panel 4 prevents the partition member 36 from departing from the reflector 35. In other words, the panel 4 is a fixing means for preventing the deviation of the partition member 36 attached to the reflector 35 from the reflector 35.
In addition, as a fixing means for preventing the deviation of the partitioning member 36 from the reflector 35, for example, the reflector 35 may be provided with a claw or the like for locking the reflector 35 inserted in the grooves 86, 86, and this may be used as the fixing means. . That is, as long as the fixing means can prevent the deviation of the partition member 36 from the reflector 35, the attaching portion 85 may also serve as the fixing means.

Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the rear surface (rear surface) of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 is in contact with the rib 76 of the reflector 35, and the front surface (front surface) is in contact with the partition member 36. Further, the rib 76 and the partition member 36 are arranged to be shifted in the vertical direction. That is, the rib 76 and the partition member 36 are disposed at positions shifted in the surface direction of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 (specifically, the long side direction of the illumination substrates 32 and 33). In other words, the rib 76 and the partition member 36 are arranged so as not to overlap each other in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the illumination substrates 32 and 33. Furthermore, in other words, a predetermined portion in the surface direction of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 is not sandwiched by the rib 76 and the partition member 36.
The partition member 36 does not hit the LED 40 provided on the surface of the illumination substrates 32 and 33.

Next, an assembly procedure of the substrate housing portion 62 of the lighting device 30 will be described.
First, the illumination substrate 32 is put into the substrate accommodation portion 62 from the front side, disposed at a predetermined position, and screwed. Next, the partition member 36 is inserted from the front side into the grooves 86 and 86 of the predetermined mounting portion 85. At this time, the partition member 36 is inserted until the rear end surface of the partition member 36 abuts on the front end surface of the seat 88 and the surface of the illumination substrate 32. Then, the panel 4 is slid from the upper side of the reflector 35 to lock the lower end portion of the panel 4 to the locking pieces 110, 110, and then the upper end portion of the panel 4 is pushed toward the reflector 35 to lock the locking claws 111, 111. The upper end of the panel 4 is locked. At this time, the panel 4 is accommodated inside the outer wall 52.
Thus, the panel 4 is attached to the reflector 35. Then, the panel 4 and the reflector 35 are integrated and fixed, so that the open front side of the substrate accommodation portion 62 is closed by the panel 4, and the partition member 36 is prevented from being detached from the reflector 35.

In the slot machine having such a configuration, the surfaces of the illumination boards 32 and 33 are in contact with the partition member 36 whose deviation from the reflector 35 is prevented by the panel 4 as the fixing means. The part where it is located is held down by the partition member 36. And thereby, it can prevent that the illumination boards 32 and 33 bend. In addition, since the illumination substrates 32 and 33 are pressed by the partition member 36 on the side where the reflector 35 is open (the front side), the illumination substrates 32 and 33 can be prevented from deviating from the reflector 35. That is, although the upper and lower end portions of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 are fixed to the reflector 35 by screwing, the other portions are held by the partition member 36. Therefore, between the portions fixed by the screwing It is not necessary to provide a hole or the like for inserting a screw in the part of the above, or to provide a space for screwing. Further, since the work of attaching the partition member 36 and the panel 4 is a work for preventing the deflection and deviation of the illumination boards 32 and 33, for example, screwing the vertical central part of the illumination boards 32 and 33 etc. The process of assembling the lighting device 30 can be reduced.
In the present embodiment, the upper and lower end portions of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 are fixed to the reflector 35 by screwing, but without the screwing, the forward deviation is prevented only by the partition member 36. You may do so. In particular, in the present embodiment, the movement of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 in the vertical and horizontal directions is restricted by the projections 78 and the like, so the illumination substrates 32 and 33 are desired even if they are not fixed by the screws 81. It can be arranged in a fixed position.

  In addition, since the rear surface (rear surface) of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 is pressed by the rib 76 of the reflector 35, the movement to the rear surface side can be regulated by the rib 76. Further, since the partition member 36 and the rib 76 are arranged at a position shifted in the surface direction of the illumination substrates 32 and 33, a part of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 is sandwiched by the partition member 36 and the rib 76. And there is no possibility that this part will be overloaded. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the force from being applied to a part of the illumination substrates 32 and 33 and to prevent the illumination substrates 32 and 33 from being damaged.

Further, in the assembled lighting device 30, the partition member 36 is in a state where its six sides are covered by other members, so it is impossible or difficult to visually recognize the partition member 36 in the related art. It becomes a state. Specifically, in the partition member 36, the front surface is covered with the design portion 6 of the panel 4, the top, bottom, left, and right are covered with the reflector 35, and the rear surface is covered with the reflector 35 and the illumination substrates 32, 33. If so, it would be difficult to view the partition member 36 from the outside of the reflector 35.
However, according to this configuration, the reflector 35 has the opening 90 for visualizing the partition member 36 attached to the attachment portion 85 from the outside of the reflector 35 in the vicinity of the attachment portion 85 to which the partition member 36 is attached. Since it is provided, whether or not the partition member 36 is attached to the desired attachment portion 85 can be easily confirmed from the outside of the reflector.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the plurality of openings 90 provided in one substrate housing portion 62, 63 all have the same side (for example, the substrate housing portion 62) with respect to the mounting portion 85 (partition member 36). Is provided on the left side of the mounting portion 85 (see FIG. 7 and FIG. 9), therefore, whether or not the partition member 36 is mounted at all mounting portions 85 of the substrate housing portions 62 and 63 at the same time It can be checked at a glance. That is, the plurality of openings 90 provided in each of the substrate accommodation portions 62 and 63 are arranged at positions where the plurality of partition members 36 attached to the substrate accommodation portions 62 and 63 can be checked at a glance desirable.
The opening 90 may be formed substantially throughout the bottoms 86 a and 86 c of the groove 86. Further, the opening 90 may be provided so as to open up to the front end surfaces of the outer wall portions 52b and 52c. The opening 90 may be provided not at the bottoms 86 a and 86 c of the groove 86 but at a position slightly offset from the groove 86. That is, the opening 90 may be provided in contact with the mounting portion 85 as in the gaming machine of the present embodiment, or may be provided at a distance from the mounting portion 85. The opening 90 may be provided in the vicinity of the mounting portion 85 which makes it possible to visually recognize whether or not the partition member 36 is attached to the surface 85.

  Further, since the six sides of the partition member 36 are surrounded by the reflector 35 and the panel 4, the position can be confirmed from the opening 90 while concealing so as not to be noticeable from the outside. Further, the illumination substrates 32 and 33 are inserted from the front side in the same manner as the partition member 36, and the substrate accommodation portions 62 and 63 are box-like open on the front side. When housed in the housing portions 62, 63, the back surfaces of the lighting substrates 32, 33 are covered with the back plates 51b, 51c, and short circuiting of the electronic components provided in the lighting substrates 32, 33 can be prevented. Further, the opening 90 is provided in the bottoms 86a and 86c of the groove 86 into which the partition member 36 is inserted, and the groove 86 is closed by the partition member 36 when the partition member 36 is inserted. Can prevent light from leaking or entering. Further, in the left side substrate accommodating portion 62, the bottom portion 86a has a plurality of steps, and the opening portion 90 is provided in the deeper portion 86b of the bottom portion 86a, so that the partition member 36 is inserted. Even if it is not, light from the illumination substrate 32 is blocked by the shallow portion of the bottom 86 a and is unlikely to leak out of the opening 90. Further, in the right side substrate housing portion 63, the opening 90 is provided on the rear side of the bottom 86c, so the angle from the LED 40 of the illumination substrate 33 to the light emitting direction of the LED 40 is wide. Are arranged such that the front end edge of the opening 90 is positioned at a predetermined position (for example, 45.degree. Or more, more preferably 60.degree. Or more), and light from the illumination substrate 63 is unlikely to leak out of the opening 90. .

4 panel (fixing means)
Reference Signs List 30 illumination device 32, 33 illumination substrate 35 reflector 36 partition member 40 LED (light source)
76 Rib 85 Mounting part X Slot machine

Claims (2)

A reflector for reflecting light from a light source, an illumination substrate having a plurality of the light sources on the surface, an illumination substrate provided on the reflector, a partition member detachably attached to the reflector to partition the light sources, and And a fixing means for preventing deviation of the mounted partition member from the reflector,
The gaming machine, wherein the partition member is in contact with the surface of the illumination board. The reflector includes a rib that contacts the back surface of the illumination substrate.
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the partition member and the rib are arranged at shifted positions in a surface direction of the illumination board.