JP2019141232A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine including a light guide bar which emits light evenly.SOLUTION: A light guide bar 70 includes a light guide part 81 formed from light transmissive resin on an opposite side to a side of a light source 121 for guiding light, and a reflection part 91 formed from non-light transmissive resin on the side of a light source 121 for reflecting light to a side of the light guide part 81. On a joint surface with the light guide part 81 in the reflection part 91, concave parts 91b and convex parts 91a are alternately formed along a longitudinal direction of the light guide bar 70, so as to allow even light emission of the light guide bar 70.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

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 for production. Some lighting devices are lit or blinked in various colors depending on the performance. The lighting device generally includes a light source board on which an LED is mounted, and a light guide member that is disposed on the front side (player side) of the light source board and is illuminated by the LED from the back side. Thereby, the player can visually recognize the light guide member in a light-emitting state.

As an example of a gaming machine provided with a lighting device, one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is known.
The lighting device included in the gaming machine includes a lens cover formed of a light-transmitting material, and an LED that is disposed on the back side of the lens cover and emits light toward the lens cover. The LED is mounted on a substrate, and a speaker is disposed on the back side of the substrate. Further, a plurality of sound holes are formed in the substrate so as to avoid locations where the LEDs are mounted. The lens cover has a plurality of slits. The sound output from the speaker is emitted to the outside through the sound passage hole of the substrate and the slit of the lens cover.

JP 2002-35209 A

  In the conventional gaming machine, the board on which the LED is mounted is disposed on the back side of the lens cover so as to face the lens cover. If the substrate is disposed so that light is incident on an end portion on the back side of the lens cover, for example, an end opposite to the light incident side. There is a problem that the lens cover cannot emit light uniformly, for example, the light emission luminance of the lens cover is lowered in the portion.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide a gaming machine including a light guide rod that emits light uniformly even when light is incident from one end in the longitudinal direction. .

  To achieve the above object, the gaming machine of the present invention includes at least one bar-shaped light guide bar, and a light source that makes light incident from one side in the longitudinal direction of the light guide bar from the back side. In the gaming machine, the light guide rod is formed of a translucent resin on a side opposite to the light source side to guide light, and is formed of a non-translucent resin on the light source side. The light guide part includes a reflection part that reflects light, and a concave part and a convex part are alternately formed along the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod on the joint surface of the reflection part with the light guide part. It is characterized by.

  In the present invention, the light traveling inside the light-transmitting light guide part is reflected by the non-light-transmitting reflecting part in which the concave parts and the convex parts are alternately formed and radiated forward. . Therefore, the light guide bar can emit light uniformly.

  Moreover, in the said structure of this invention, the space | interval of the said convex part which the said reflection part adjoins is narrower in the longitudinal direction both ends of the said light guide rod compared with the longitudinal direction center part of the said light guide rod. Is preferred.

  According to such a configuration, the amount of light (reflected light) reflected by the reflecting portion and radiated forward is suppressed at the longitudinal center portion of the light guide rod, and both ends of the light guide rod in the longitudinal direction are suppressed. Since the amount of reflected light that is reflected by the reflecting portion and radiated to the front side is increased in the portion, an increase in luminance is suppressed at the longitudinal center portion of the light guide rod, and both longitudinal ends of the light guide rod are A reduction in luminance is suppressed in the portion. Therefore, the light guide bar can emit light more uniformly.

  In the configuration of the present invention, the light guide rod further includes a light introducing portion formed so as to extend from one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod toward the light source. It is preferable that the introduction part is formed to branch into a plurality toward the plurality of light sources.

  According to such a configuration, the light guide bar can take in the light emitted from the plurality of light sources via the light introduction section branched into a plurality. Therefore, the light emission luminance of the light guide bar can be increased.

  According to the present invention, the light guide bar into which light is incident from one end in the longitudinal direction can emit light uniformly.

An example of the gaming machine according to the embodiment of the present invention is shown and is a front view thereof. It is the figure which looked at the upper unit from the front side. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the upper unit. It is the perspective view which looked at the light guide bar from the front side. The light guide bar is shown, (a) is a view of the light guide bar viewed from the front, and (b) is a cross-sectional view of the light guide bar. It is the figure which looked at the light guide bar from the back side. The same shows a translucent resin part, (a) is a view of the translucent resin part viewed from the top, and (b) is a perspective view of the translucent resin part viewed from the front side. The same shows a non-translucent resin part, (a) is a view of the non-translucent resin part as viewed from the top, and (b) is a perspective view of the non-translucent resin part as viewed from the front side. . It is the figure which looked at the base member from the front similarly. It is the figure which looked at the base member from the back. It is the exploded perspective view which looked at the reflector, light source board, bracket, and spacer which are arrange | positioned on the back side of a base member from the front side. It is the figure which looked at the base member of the state to which the reflector was attached from the back similarly. FIG. 5 shows the presser member, where (a) is a view of the presser member viewed from the front, and (b) is a view of the presser member viewed from the S direction. The decorative member is shown, wherein (a) is a perspective view of the decorative member as viewed from the front side, and (b) is a view of the decorative member as viewed from the back. It is the figure which looked at the spot lens from the front similarly. FIG. 2 shows a spot reflector, where (a) is a perspective view of the spot reflector as viewed from the front side, and (b) is a view of the spot reflector as viewed from the back side. It is the same perspective view which looked at the speaker from the front side. It is the figure which looked at the light source board | substrate and the reflector from the front same.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a slot machine which is one of gaming machines will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the slot machine, and may be applied to other gaming machines.
In the following description, “front and back” basically means that when there is a player on the front side of the slot machine, the player side is “front”, the slot machine side is “rear”, and “up and down” Means the top side of the slot machine is “up”, the bottom side is “down”, “left and right” means the left hand side of the player who plays the slot machine means “left”, and the right hand side means “right” To do.

First, a schematic configuration of a slot machine M to which the invention is applied will be described.
FIG. 1 is a front view showing the slot machine M. FIG.
The slot machine M includes a housing 1, and the housing 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 to the front side of the housing 1. It is formed into a shape. On the upper surface of the bottom plate, there are provided 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 paying out medals.

Further, a front door 3 that closes the front opening of the housing 1 so as to be openable and closable is provided on the front surface of the housing 1, and the front door 3 is an upper door 30 that closes the top of the opening so as to be openable and closable. And a lower door 40 that closes the lower part of the opening so as to be openable and closable.
An exchange unit is detachably provided in the housing 1. This exchange unit includes a frame that is a metal frame assembled in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, a reel unit supported by the frame, and a substrate unit fixed to the frame.
The reel unit includes three stepping motors provided on the frame, and three rotary reels fixed to the output shaft of each stepping motor. The board unit is a board case in which a board provided with electronic components such as a CPU, ROM, RAM, and I / O is stored in a board case. The board unit functions as a game control device for controlling the game of the slot machine M.

As shown in FIG. 1, a display window 31 is provided below the upper door 30. The display window 31 is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane so that the upper side is toward the rear side, and the three rotating reels are provided in a horizontal row in the back of the display window 31. A plurality of types of symbols are arranged on the outer peripheral surface of each rotating reel, and when the rotating reel stops, three symbols per reel are displayed through the display window 31. In the slot machine M, a total of five winning effective lines, which are three horizontal and two diagonal, are set.
Then, it is displayed whether or not the winning combination is won by a combination of symbols stopped on the winning winning line when the three rotating reels are stopped.
A display window 32 larger than the display window 31 is provided substantially vertically on the upper door 30. The display window 32 is provided for viewing the display surface of the display unit provided on the upper door 30. In this display unit, an image for effect in the gaming machine is displayed on the display surface. It has become.
In addition, horizontally long illumination devices 33 and 38 are provided in the upper central portion of the display window 32 of the upper door 30 to perform notifications and effects.
In addition, horizontally long illumination devices 34, 35, and 34 are provided between the display window 32 and the display window 31 so as to perform notifications and effects, and so on.
In addition, an effect panel 61 is provided on both the left and right sides of the display window 31 to perform notifications and effects, and an effect button 62 is provided on the right effect panel 61. The effect button 62 is pressed by the player. When pressed, the effect button 62 changes the aspect of the effect image displayed on the image display device that can be seen through the display window 32, for example. In addition to raising awareness of participation, it is designed to enhance interest. For example, an effect image displayed on the image display device can be selected in conjunction with the operation of the effect button 62. Note that the arrangement of the effect buttons 62 is not limited to this, and may be provided at a position where the player can perform a pressing operation.
Furthermore, illumination devices 37 for performing notifications and effects are provided on the left and right sides of the upper door 30, respectively.

  Further, the upper door 30 is configured to open and close the upper opening portion of the housing 1 by being rotatably connected to the replacement unit provided in the housing 1 via a hinge. Further, the lower door 40 is pivotally connected to the housing 1 via a hinge so as to open and close the lower opening portion of the housing 1.

  The slot machine M has a separate housing type structure, and when the model is exchanged at an amusement store, the exchange unit to which the upper door 30 is rotatably attached is exchanged. When the model is changed, the casing 1, the lower door 40, the power supply unit, the hopper unit, and the like in the casing 1 remain attached to the island facility of the amusement store and are not exchanged. Further, the slot machine M is not limited to the separated casing type, and may replace the entire slot machine when changing models. In this case, the front door 3 may have an integrated structure that does not divide the upper door 30 and the lower door 40. Moreover, when dividing into the upper door 30 and the lower door 40, you may attach the upper door 30 to the side plate of the housing | casing 1 so that rotation is possible via a hinge.

  Further, the lower end portion of the upper door 30 is provided with an engaging portion that protrudes rearward from the front surface of the lower door 40 and downward from the upper end of the lower door 40, and the upper door 30 is closed when the lower door 40 is closed. The structure cannot be opened.

  Further, a medal payout port for discharging medals from the inside of the slot machine and a medal tray 43 for storing medals discharged from the medal payout port are formed at the lower part of the lower door 40. A liquid crystal display panel 45 is attached between the operation unit 50 and the medal tray 43. In addition, lamps 33d are provided on the left and right sides of the liquid crystal display panel 45 for performing notifications and effects.

  An operation unit 50 for operating the slot machine M is provided on the upper portion of the lower door 40. The operation unit 50 includes a settlement switch 52 for paying out credited medals, a start lever 53 for starting a game, three stop buttons 54 for stopping the rotation of each of the three rotating reels, and a medal The medal slot 42 for inserting (game media), the reject button 55 for clearing the clogged medals in the medal path below the medal slot 42, and operated when betting the maximum three medals. In addition to a MAX bet button 56 (bet button), an operation panel 57 for selecting a game effect and the like, and a display unit 58 are provided. The operation panel 57 is disposed at a substantially central portion in the width direction (left-right direction) of the operation unit 50, and a display unit 58 is disposed on the right side with the medal slot 42 and the reject button 55 interposed therebetween. The operation panel 57 includes a cross key for selecting effects, a determination button, a cancel button, and the like.

The MAX bet button 56 is disposed so as to face upward, and is formed so as to be pushed downward from above. The force required to operate the MAX bet button 56 (hereinafter referred to as “operation force”) is about 1.0 N. The MAX bet button 56 includes a pressing portion and an elastic member. The pressing portion is a member that is pushed in by a player's finger or the like, and is formed of resin or the like. Further, the pressing portion is biased upward by the elastic member. The elastic member is a member formed so as to urge the pressing portion and elastically deform against the urging force when the pressing portion is pushed in, and a spring or the like is used.
Moreover, the stop button 54 is arrange | positioned so that it may face the front, and it is formed so that it may be pushed toward back from the front. The operating force of the stop button 54 is about 0.7N. That is, the operating force of the stop button 54 is smaller than the operating force of the MAX bet button 56.
The effect button 62 is arranged so as to face the front, and is formed so as to be pushed from the front toward the rear. The operation force of the effect button 62 is greater than or equal to the operation force of the MAX bet button 56. The operating force of the effect button 62 is, for example, about 3.0N.
Similarly to the MAX bet button 56, the stop button 54 and the effect button 62 include a pressing portion and an elastic member, and the pressing portion of the stop button 54 and the effect button 62 is urged forward by the elastic member. ing.
Further, as described above, the operating force of the MAX bet button 56 is about 1.0N. That is, it is necessary to push the pressing portion to elastically deform the elastic member and move the pressing portion to a position where a switch ON signal (signal indicating that the button has been pressed) is output from the sensor provided in the MAX bet button 56. The load (sensor detection load) is about 1.0N. In the gaming machine of the present embodiment, a photo sensor is used as the sensor, but other sensors may be used as long as the pressing of the pressing portion can be detected. For example, when the photo sensor detects that the light traveling from the light emitting element to the light receiving element has changed due to a detection object that is moved by pressing the pressing portion, the photo sensor outputs a switch ON signal. When a load larger than the sensor detection load is applied, the pressing portion further moves while elastically deforming the elastic member, and comes into contact with the mechanical stopper and stops. The same applies to the stop button 54 (operating force about 0.7 N) and the effect button 62 (operating force about 3.0 N).

Here, a basic game flow in the gaming machine of the present embodiment will be described. When the player depresses the MAX bet button 56, a credited medal is inserted (betted), and the game can be started. Then, when the player performs an operation of depressing the start lever 53 as an operation for starting the game, the rotating reel starts to rotate, and the depressing operation of the stop button 54 is effective when the rotational speed of the rotating reel rises to a predetermined speed. It becomes a state. Thereafter, when the player presses the stop button 54 at an arbitrary timing, each rotating reel stops. When all the rotating reels are stopped, processing for paying out medals, processing for making it possible to start the game again without newly consuming medals, and the like are performed according to the result of the game. The game ends.
The effect button 62 is used for notifying the player that the player is happy, for example, that a bonus has been won or that the player has decided to shift to an advantageous state for the player, or for the player. At a predetermined timing such as a game location, a pressing operation for changing the aspect of the effect becomes valid. Then, when the effect button 62 is pressed while the pressing operation is valid, the effect image displayed on the image display device changes, or the movable accessory moves, so that the effect changes. To do.

  As is apparent from the above, it is necessary to press a plurality of stop buttons 54 corresponding to the number of rotating reels for each game. At this time, since the operation force of the stop button 54 is set smaller than the operation force of the MAX bet button 56 and the effect button 62, the player obtains a light and comfortable operation feeling with respect to the operation of the stop button 54. It is possible to press all the stop buttons 54 at a good tempo. Therefore, the player can play the game comfortably, and the game performance is improved. In addition, since the operating force of the stop button 54 that is frequently used is set to be small as described above, the accumulation of the player's fatigue is reduced, and the gameability is improved.

  Further, the MAX bet button 56 is often used for an operation for starting a game or can be operated by hitting it from above. Since the operation force is set to be greater than 54, the player can obtain an operation feeling that is moderately pressed, and the game performance is improved.

  The effect button 62 is operated less frequently than the stop button 54 and the MAX bet button 56. Further, the effect button 62 is in a state in which the pressing operation for changing the aspect of the effect is effective when notifying the player that the player is happy as described above or at a game place for the player. Therefore, it tends to be operated with a strong force by a player in an elevated state. Since the operation force of the effect button 62 is set to be greater than the operation force of the stop button 54 and equal to or greater than the operation force of the MAX bet button 56, the player has a heavy and solid operation feeling. Can be obtained, and the playability is improved.

Next, the illumination device 38 according to the present invention will be described.
The illumination device 38 is provided in the upper unit 200 on the upper door 30 above the display window 32. FIG. 2 is a view of the upper unit 200 as viewed from the front. FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the upper unit 200.

  Since the upper unit 200 is configured symmetrically, the left side configuration will be described below, and the description of the right side configuration will be omitted. As shown in FIG. 3, the upper unit 200 includes a bracket 130, a spacer 140, a light source substrate 120, a speaker 67, a reflector 110, a base member 100, a light guide rod 70, a pressing member 64, a decorative member 63, a spot lens 65, a spot. A reflector 66, an inner lens 68, and an outer lens 69 are provided.

The illumination device 38 illustrated in FIG. 2 includes a light source substrate 120, a reflector 110, a base member 100, and a light guide bar 70. The light guide rod 70 is formed in a rod shape, is illuminated by an LED (light source) 121 (shown in FIG. 11) disposed on the back side of one end in the longitudinal direction, and emits light from the front side. It is visible to the player. Thereby, the decorativeness of the gaming machine is improved.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the light guide rod 70 viewed from the front side. FIG. 5A is a view of the light guide rod 70 as seen from the front. FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. FIG. 6 is a view of the light guide rod 70 as seen from the back.
Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the case where the light guide rod 70 is formed by connecting three light guide rods extending in the left-right direction will be described, but the number of light guide rods is limited to this. Instead, the light guide rod 70 only needs to include at least one rod-shaped light guide rod. In the light guide rod 70, a translucent resin portion 80 located on the front side (opposite side to the light source side) and a non-translucent resin portion 90 located on the rear side (light source side) are integrated by two-color molding. It is the member currently formed in.

  The translucent resin portion 80 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7A is a view of the translucent resin portion 80 as viewed from above. FIG.7 (b) is the perspective view which looked at the translucent resin part 80 from the front side. The translucent resin part 80 is a transparent member having translucency, and is formed of, for example, a polycarbonate resin. The translucent resin portion 80 is formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from above. The translucent resin portion 80 includes a light guide portion 81, a light introducing portion 82, a connecting portion 83, and a bent portion 84. The light guide part 81 is a rod-shaped part extending in the left-right direction. The light guide unit 81 shown in FIG. 7A is inclined so as to be positioned on the front side (player side) from the right side to the left side with respect to the left-right direction. This inclination is formed in consideration of design and the like, but the light guide portion 81 may be formed in parallel with the left-right direction. The light introduction part 82 is a rod-shaped part extending from one end (right end) in the longitudinal direction of the light guide part 81 toward the light source (LED 121). The light introducing portion 82 shown in FIG. 7A is formed so as to be substantially parallel to the front-rear direction. The connecting portion 83 is a plate-like portion that is formed at one end (left end) in the longitudinal direction of the light guide portion 81 and connects the left ends of the light guide portion 81 to each other. The light emitted from the LED 121 disposed on the rear side is introduced by the light introducing portion 82, reflected by an inclined surface 84 a of the bent portion 84 described later, and proceeds to the inside of the light guide portion 81.

  A bent portion 84 having a bent shape is formed at a position serving as a boundary between the light guide portion 81 and the light introducing portion 82. The bent portion 84 is formed with an inclined surface 84a that is a surface inclined with respect to the front-rear direction and the left-right direction. The inclined surface 84a is provided to reflect the light traveling inside the light introducing portion 82 toward the light guide portion 81 side.

  The light introducing part 82 is branched in a bifurcated shape with respect to the vertical direction. The rear end face of the light introducing portion 82 is incident surfaces 82a and 82b on which light emitted from the LED 121 is incident. Thus, since the light introduction part 82 is formed in a bifurcated shape, the light of the two LEDs 121 can be introduced from one light introduction part 82, and the light emission luminance of the light guide part 81 can be further increased. Note that the number of branches of the light introducing section 82 is not limited to two, and may be two or more. Further, in the case where sufficient light emission luminance can be obtained with one LED 121, the light introduction part 82 does not have to be branched.

  Next, the non-translucent resin part 90 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 8A is a view of the non-translucent resin portion 90 as viewed from above. FIG. 8B is a perspective view of the non-translucent resin portion 90 as viewed from the front side. The non-translucent resin portion 90 is a non-translucent white member, and is formed of, for example, a polycarbonate resin. The non-translucent resin portion 90 includes a reflecting portion 91, a flange portion 92, a connecting portion 93, and a boss (attachment portion) 94. The reflecting portion 91 is a rod-like (plate-like) portion that is formed on the back side of the light guide portion 81 so as to face the light guide portion 81 shown in FIG. The flange portion 92 is a plate-like portion that is formed at one end (right end) in the longitudinal direction of the reflecting portion 91 and connects the right ends of the reflecting portion 91 to each other. The flange portion 92 is formed so as to surround the outer periphery of the end portion on the bent portion 84 side in the light introducing portion 82 shown in FIG. Thereby, the position with respect to the up-down direction of the light introduction part 82 will be controlled. The connecting portion 93 is a plate-like portion that is formed at one end (left end) in the longitudinal direction of the reflecting portion 91 and connects the left ends of the reflecting portion 91 to each other. The boss (attachment portion) 94 is a columnar portion that is erected on the back surface of the reflection portion 91 at the substantially center in the left-right direction.

Next, the shape of the surface where the light guide part 81 and the reflection part 91 are joined will be described. As shown in FIG. 5B, the boundary surface between the light guide part 81 and the reflection part 91 has a sawtooth shape in cross section. As shown in FIG. 8A, concave portions 91 b and convex portions 91 a are alternately formed along the longitudinal direction E on the joint surface of the light guide portion 81 in the reflective portion 91. The convex portion 91a has a shape protruding toward the front side, and the concave portion 91b has a shape recessed toward the rear side. On the right side (light source side) of the convex portion 91a, a first inclined surface 91c that is a surface inclined so as to be positioned on the front side toward the left side (opposite to the light source side) with respect to the longitudinal direction E is formed. Has been. The first inclined surface 91c plays a role of reflecting light traveling inside the light guide portion 81 toward the front side. On the other hand, on the left side (opposite to the light source side) of the convex portion 91a, a second inclined surface 91d that is a surface inclined so as to be positioned on the front side toward the right side (light source side) with respect to the longitudinal direction E. Is formed. As shown in FIG. 8A, the inclination angle α with respect to the longitudinal direction E of the first inclined surface 91c is smaller than the inclination angle β with respect to the longitudinal direction E of the second inclined surface 91d.
As described above, the reflective portion 91 is formed with the concave portions 91b and the convex portions 91a alternately along the longitudinal direction E, and the light traveling inside the light guide portion 81 shown in FIG. The light is reflected by the first inclined surface 91 c and radiated forward through the light guide portion 81. Thereby, when it sees from the front side, it can visually recognize as the light guide part 81 of the light guide rod 70 is light-emitting uniformly.

  Here, as shown in FIG. 8 (b), the interval between the convex portions 91 a adjacent to each other is defined as an interval P. The interval P is formed so that both end portions in the longitudinal direction are narrower than the central portion in the longitudinal direction. Here, the longitudinal center portion includes the longitudinal center portion and the vicinity thereof. Further, the both ends in the longitudinal direction include both ends in the longitudinal direction and the vicinity thereof. The interval P is formed so as to increase as it goes from one end to the central portion in the longitudinal direction, and is formed so as to decrease as it goes from the central portion in the longitudinal direction to the other end. Further, the interval P at the end portion on the left side (the side opposite to the light source) is narrower than the interval P at the end portion on the right side (the light source side). For this reason, in the vicinity of the center of the longitudinal direction E where the luminance tends to increase, the amount of light (reflected light) emitted toward the front side is suppressed and the luminance tends to decrease the luminance. At both ends of E, the amount of reflected light is increased. As a result, an increase in light emission luminance is suppressed in the vicinity of the center of the light guide portion 81, and a decrease in light emission luminance is suppressed in the vicinity of both ends of the light guide portion 81. It can be visually recognized as the light guide part 81 emits light more uniformly.

  Hereinafter, as shown in FIG. 6, the uppermost reflecting portion 91 is the reflecting portion 91A, the lowermost reflecting portion 91 is the reflecting portion 91B, and is positioned between the reflecting portion 91A and the reflecting portion 91B. The reflecting portion 91 is a reflecting portion 91C. Further, the boss 94 standing on the back surface of the reflecting portion 91A is a boss 94a, the boss 94 standing on the back surface of the reflecting portion 91B is a boss 94b, and the boss standing on the back surface of the reflecting portion 91C. 94 is a boss 94c. Screw holes 94d are formed in the bosses 94a, 94b, 94c. As shown in FIG. 5A, the boss 94 a has a circular shape (projection region A) as seen from the front so that it protrudes upward from the outer edge (upper edge) of the light guide rod 70. Is formed. Further, the boss 94b is formed so that a part of the circular shape (referred to as the protruding region B) protrudes downward from the outer edge (lower edge) of the light guide rod 70 when viewed from the front.

Next, the base member 100 to which the light guide rod 70 is attached will be described. FIG. 9 is a view of the base member 100 as viewed from the front. FIG. 10 is a view of the base member 100 as viewed from the back.
The base member 100 is a non-translucent red member, and is formed of, for example, polycarbonate resin. The base member 100 is formed with a speaker grill 101 at the lower left as viewed from the front. The speaker grill 101 is formed in an oblique lattice shape and has a plurality of triangular through holes. The speaker grill 101 is a part that passes sound output from a speaker 67 (shown in FIG. 17), which will be described later, to the front (player side).
Light guide bar mounting portions 102a, 102b, and 102c that are circular recesses are formed at substantially the center in the left-right direction of the speaker grill 101 and at positions facing the bosses 94a, 94b, and 94c of the light guide bar 70. Has been. The light guide bar mounting portion 102 a is formed at a position outside the upper edge of the speaker grill 101, and the light guide bar mounting portion 102 b is formed at a position outside the lower edge of the speaker grill 101. The light guide bar mounting portion 102 c is formed at the substantially central portion in the vertical direction of the speaker grille 101. The light guide bar mounting portions 102a to 102c are formed so that the bosses 94a to 94c of the light guide bar 70 can be inserted therein. As shown in FIG. 10, mounting holes 102d penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed on the bottom surfaces of the light guide bar mounting portions 102a to 102c shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 9, on the right side (inward in the left-right direction) of the speaker grille 101 and at a position facing the light introducing portion 82 of the light guide rod 70, the guide is a rectangular through-hole penetrating in the front-rear direction. A light rod receiving hole 103 is formed. The light guide rod accommodation hole 103 is formed so as to accommodate the light introduction portions 82 of the light guide rod 70 shown in FIG. 7B, and a partition plate 103a for partitioning the light introduction portions 82 is provided. It has been.

  In the light guide rod 70, the light introduction portion 82 is accommodated in the light guide rod accommodation hole 103 and the bosses 94 a to 94 c are inserted into the light guide rod attachment portions 102 a to 102 c from the back side. A screw (not shown) is fixed to the base member 100 by screwing it into the screw holes 94d of the bosses 94a to 94c through the mounting holes 102d.

FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view of the reflector 110, the light source substrate 120, the bracket 130, and the spacer 140, which are disposed on the back side of the base member 100, as viewed from the front side.
The light source substrate 120 is a plate-like component on which a plurality of elements including the LEDs 121 are mounted on the front surface. The LED 121 is disposed at a position or the like facing the light introducing portion 82 of the light guide rod 70. The light emitted from the LED 121 is incident on the incident surfaces 82 a and 82 b of the light introducing portion 82.

  The reflector 110 is a member that is provided to reflect or shield light emitted from the LED 121 and is formed in a shape that covers the front side of the light source substrate 120. In the reflector 110, an opening 111, which is a rectangular through hole penetrating in the front-rear direction, is formed at a position facing the light introducing portion 82 of the light guide rod 70. Thereby, the light emitted from the LED 121 enters the incident surfaces 82 a and 82 b of the light introducing portion 82 through the opening 111. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, a plurality of bosses 104 for attaching the reflector 110 are erected on the back surface of the base member 100. The boss 104 is formed with a screw hole 104a. As shown in FIG. 11, the reflector 110 includes a plurality of mounting holes 112 provided at positions facing the boss 104. The reflector 110 is fixed to the base member 100 by screwing a screw (not shown) into the screw hole 104a of the boss 104 through the attachment hole 112 from the back side.

FIG. 12 is a view of the base member 100 with the reflector 110 attached as viewed from the back. On the back side of the reflector 110, a plurality of bosses 113 are erected. A screw hole 113 a is formed in the boss 113. As shown in FIG. 11, the light source substrate 120 includes a plurality of attachment holes 122 provided at positions facing the bosses 113 and a plurality of cutout portions 123 that are U-shaped cutouts. The spacer 140 includes a plurality of mounting holes 141 provided at positions facing the predetermined boss 113. The bracket 130 includes a plurality of mounting holes 131 provided at positions facing the predetermined boss 113.
The light source substrate 120 and the bracket 130 are screwed into the screw hole 113a of the boss 113 shown in FIG. 12 through a mounting hole 131, a mounting hole 122, and a notch 123 from the back side. 100 (reflector 110).
The light source substrate 120 and the spacer 140 are screwed into the screw hole 113a of the boss 113 shown in FIG. 12 via a mounting hole 141 and a mounting hole 122 from the back side, thereby screwing the base member 100 (the reflector 110). ).

Next, attachment from the front side of the light guide rod 70 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 5A, a mounting hole 74 is formed in the connecting portion 93 of the light guide rod 70. A mounting hole 75 is formed in the flange portion 92 of the light guide rod 70.
As shown in FIG. 9, screw holes 104 a and 104 b are formed at the left and right ends of the speaker grill 101 in the base member 100 and at positions facing the mounting holes 74 and 75. The left side of the light guide rod 70 is fixed to the base member 100 by screwing screws (not shown) from the front side into the screw holes 104a of the base member 100 through the mounting holes 74. On the other hand, the right side of the light guide rod 70 is fixed to the base member 100 by being screwed in a state of being pressed from the front by a pressing member 64 described later.

The pressing member 64 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13A is a view of the pressing member 64 as viewed from the front. FIG.13 (b) is the figure which looked at the pressing member 64 from the S direction shown to Fig.13 (a).
The pressing member 64 is formed so as to contact the flange portion 92 of the light guide bar 70 shown in FIG. The pressing member 64 is a non-translucent white member, and is formed of, for example, ABS resin. As shown in FIG. 13A, the holding member 64 has an attachment hole 64b that communicates with the attachment hole 75 of the light guide rod 70 shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 13B, the holding member 64 is formed with a plurality of recesses 64a having a hollow shape for covering the bent portion 84 of the light guide rod 70 shown in FIG. 7B. Yes. The right side of the light guide rod 70 is fixed to the base member 100 by screwing a screw (not shown) from the front side into the screw hole 104b of the base member 100 through the attachment hole 64b and the attachment hole 75.

  Next, attachment of the decorative member 63 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. FIG. 14A is a perspective view of the decorative member 63 as viewed from the front side. FIG. 14B is a view of the decorative member 63 as viewed from the back. The decorative member 63 is a member attached to the base member 100 from the front side, and is formed in a substantially L shape when viewed from the front. The decorative member 63 is a non-translucent red member, and is made of, for example, polycarbonate resin. The decorative member 63 includes a short extending portion 63a extending in the up-down direction and a long extending portion 63b extending in the left-right direction. In the decorative member 63, the short extending portion 63a covers the connecting portion 83 (FIG. 7B) and the connecting portion 93 (FIG. 8B) of the light guide rod 70, and the long extending portion 63b guides the light. It is fixed to the base member 100 so as to be disposed on the lower side of the rod 70.

As shown in FIG. 14B, a boss 63c is erected on the back surface of the short extending portion 63a. A boss 63d, a claw portion 63e, and a wall portion 63f are erected on the back surface of the long extending portion 63b. Screw holes 63g are formed in the bosses 63c and 63d. As shown in FIG. 9, the base member 100 is formed with decorative member mounting portions 105a and 105b having circular recess shapes at positions facing the bosses 63c and 63d of the decorative member 63. Further, a claw fitting portion 106 is formed on the base member 100 at a position facing the claw portion 63 e of the decorative member 63. The base member 100 is formed with a wall portion accommodating portion 107 at a position facing the wall portion 63 f of the decorative member 63. As shown in FIG. 10, mounting holes 105c penetrating in the front-rear direction are formed on the bottom surfaces of the decorative member mounting portions 105a and 105b shown in FIG.
In the decorative member 63, the bosses 63c and 63d are inserted into the decorative member attaching portions 105a and 105b, the wall portion 64e is accommodated in the wall portion accommodating portion 107, and the claw portion 63e is fitted in the claw fitting portion 106. In this state, it is temporarily fixed to the base member 100, and is fixed to the base member 100 by screwing screws (not shown) from the back side into the screw holes 63g of the bosses 63c and 63d through the mounting holes 105c. In the state where the decorative member 63 is fixed to the base member 100, the protruding region B of the light guide rod 70 shown in FIG. 5A is covered with the decorative member 63, so that the protruding region B is on the front side (game). From the person side).

Next, the illumination device 33 shown in FIG. 2 will be described. The illumination device 33 includes the light source substrate 120, the reflector 110, the base member 100, the spot lens 65, and the spot reflector 66 shown in FIG.
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of the spot lens 65 as viewed from the front side. The spot lens 65 is a member that is visually recognized by the player from the front side in a state where light is emitted from the plurality of LEDs 121 mounted on the light source substrate 120. The spot lens 65 is a transparent member having translucency, and is formed of a resin such as polycarbonate. The spot lens 65 has a regular octagonal shape when viewed from the front, and is formed by connecting lenses 65a, 65b, and 65c that are tapered toward the front in the left-right direction. An attachment hole 65d penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the connecting portion between the lens 65a and the lens 65b and the connecting portion between the lens 65b and the lens 65c.

  FIG. 16A is a perspective view of the spot reflector 66 as viewed from the front. FIG. 16B is a view of the spot reflector 66 as viewed from the back. The spot reflector 66 is a frame-like member that surrounds the periphery of the spot lens 65, and is formed so that the spot lens 65 can be accommodated inside. The spot reflector 66 is made of, for example, a resin such as ABS, and a silver thin film is applied to the surface by vapor deposition. Thereby, the spot reflector 66 is non-translucent. The spot reflector 66 serves as a decorative member, shields light between the lenses 65 a, 65 b, and 65 c shown in FIG. 15, and serves as an attachment member that attaches the spot lens 65 to the base member 100. As shown in FIG. 16B, a plurality of bosses 66 a are erected on the back surface of the spot reflector 66. A screw hole 66b is formed in the boss 66a.

As shown in FIG. 9, the base member 100 is formed with a spot reflector mounting portion 108 having a circular recess shape at a position facing the boss 66 a of the spot reflector 66. As shown in FIG. 10, a mounting hole 108a penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed on the bottom surface of the spot reflector mounting portion 108 shown in FIG.
The spot reflector 66 has a boss 66a inserted through the mounting hole 65d of the spot lens 65 shown in FIG. 15 and is inserted into the spot reflector mounting portion 108, and a screw (not shown) is attached from the back side to the mounting hole 108a. Is fixed to the base member 100 by being screwed into the screw hole 66b of the boss 66a. In a state where the spot reflector 66 is fixed to the base member 100, the protruding area A of the light guide rod 70 shown in FIG. 5A is covered by the spot reflector 66, so that the protruding area A is on the front side (game From the person side).

  The bosses 94a, 94b, 94c of the light guide rod 70 shown in FIG. 5A are erected on the back surface of the reflection part 91 that is non-translucent and opaque. For this reason, it is difficult to visually recognize the bosses 94a, 94b, 94c and screws (not shown) inserted into the bosses 94a, 94b, 94c from the front side (player side), and it is possible to prevent the design of the gaming machine from deteriorating. Further, as described above, the protruding area A and the protruding area B of the light guide rod 70 are covered with the design members (spot reflector 66 and decorative member 63) from the front side. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 2, the protrusion area | region A and the protrusion area | region B cannot be visually recognized from the front side (player side). Thereby, it can prevent that the designability of a gaming machine falls.

  Next, the speaker 67 attached to the back side of the base member 100 will be described. As shown in FIG. 10, an oval surrounding wall 109 is erected on the back surface of the base member 100 where the speaker grille 101 is formed as viewed from the back surface. The surrounding wall 109 includes a longitudinal wall 109a and a short-side wall 109b. The longitudinal wall portion 109a extends in the left-right direction and is formed in a substantially linear shape. The short-side wall 109b extends in the up-down direction and is formed in an arc shape. A boss 109c is erected on the outer side of the surrounding wall 109 and at positions on both sides in the vertical direction of the lateral wall 109b. A screw hole 109d is formed in the boss 109c.

  FIG. 17 is a perspective view of the speaker 67 as seen from the front side. The speaker 67 has a substantially rectangular outer shape, and includes a speaker body 67a and a flange portion 67b. The speaker body 67a and the flange portion 67b are integrally formed of metal. The speaker body 67a has a cone inside, and is provided with a voice coil and the like at the rear end. The flange portion 67b is formed so as to protrude toward the outside of the speaker main body 67a at a position spaced from the front end surface 67c of the speaker 67 toward the rear end side of the speaker 67 by a predetermined distance. The flange portion 67b has a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from the front, and mounting holes 67d are formed at the four corners. The front end surface 67 c of the speaker 67 is formed in an oval shape when viewed from the front, and the front end surface 67 c is in contact with the front end surface of the surrounding wall portion 109 of the base member 100.

  In the speaker 67, the front end surface 67 c is in contact with the front end surface of the surrounding wall portion 109 of the base member 100, and the flange surface of the flange portion 67 b is in contact with the front end surface of the boss 109 c of the base member 100. Then, a screw (not shown) is fixed to the base member 100 by screwing a screw (not shown) from the back side into the screw hole 109d of the boss 109c in the base member 100 through the mounting hole 67d.

  As described above, the light guide bar 70 is attached to the front surface side of the speaker grille 101, and the light guide bar 70 is fixed by being screwed at the center in the left-right direction where the deflection is greatest. Thereby, vibration (chatter) of the light guide rod 70 when sound is output from the speaker 67 is suppressed.

  The light guide rod 70 is formed such that light is introduced through the light introduction part 82 and the light guide part 81 emits light. For this reason, it is not necessary to provide a light source substrate for causing the light guide portion 81 to emit light between the speaker 67 and the speaker grille 101. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the aperture ratio of the speaker 67 from decreasing and the sound quality of the sound output from the speaker 67 from decreasing. Here, the aperture ratio of the speaker 67 refers to the area of the opening S (FIG. 17) of the speaker 67 when viewed from the front, and the area of the region where the opening S is not blocked by other members as the numerator. This is the required ratio. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the light guide bar mounting portion 102 a is formed outside the upper edge of the speaker grille 101, and the light guide bar mounting portion 102 b is outside the lower edge of the speaker grille 101. Since it is formed, it is possible to further prevent the aperture ratio of the speaker grille 101 from being lowered.

FIG. 18 is a view of the light source substrate 120 in a state covered with the reflector 110 as viewed from the front.
As shown in FIG. 18, an identification code 124 for identifying each LED 121 is written in the vicinity of each of the plurality of LEDs 121. On the front surface of the light source substrate 120, n (n is an integer of 1 or more) LEDs 121 are mounted. Each LED 121 is assigned a serial number from 1 to n. The identification code 124 is a character from “LED1” to “LEDn” written in correspondence with the serial number at a position in the vicinity of each LED 121 on the front surface (LED 121 mounting surface) of the light source substrate 120. Here, the characters include numbers and symbols. FIG. 18 shows an example in which “LED1” to “LED9” are written as the identification code 124. The serial number is determined by the designer of the gaming machine (light source board 120). For example, when one of the n LEDs 121 is no longer lit, the serial number of the LED 121 that is no longer lit can be determined by checking the identification code 124 of the LED 121 that is no longer lit. It becomes possible. As a result, by tracing the circuit diagram of the light source substrate 120 from the identification code 124 of the LED 121 that is no longer lit, it is possible to analyze the failure location of the light source substrate 120 and the like.

Further, the identification code 124 is provided at a position where each LED 121 can be identified even when the reflector 110 is disposed on the front side of the light source substrate 120. As described above, the light source substrate 120 is covered with the reflector 110 on the front side. However, since the reflector 110 has an opening such as the opening 111, the LED 121 is exposed through the opening 111 and the like. It becomes. And in the state which LED121 exposed via the opening part 111 grade | etc., The identification code | cord | chord 124 can be visually recognized from a front view. For this reason, it is possible to grasp what the serial number of each LED 121 is. At this time, the identification code 124 does not have to be visible as a whole, and only needs to be in a state where each LED 121 can be identified. For example, the identification code 124 such as “LED1”, “LED3”, “LED5”, “LED6”, etc. in FIG. 18 is partially hidden (character part) by the reflector 110, but the numerical part in the identification code 124 Is visible, so that each LED 121 can be identified.
In addition, although illustration is omitted, numerical portions “1” to “n” of the characters “LED1” to “LEDn” as the identification code 124 are in a state in which the reflector 110 is disposed on the front side of the light source substrate 120. In FIG. 4, all are visible from the front side. Therefore, in a state where the reflector 110 is disposed on the front side of the light source substrate 120, all the LEDs 121 provided on the front side of the light source substrate 120 are in a state that can be identified by the identification code 124.

  Further, all of the identification codes 124 provided on the front surface of the light source substrate 120 are provided on the same side with respect to the LED 121 (below the LED 121 in FIG. 18). Further, all the identification codes 124 have the same mark direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 18, all the identification codes 124 are described to be read from left to right.

  The light source substrate 120 and the reflector 110 may be, for example, those used for a rotating reel backlight (light that illuminates the rotating reel from the rear side).

  In a state where the reflector 110 is provided with respect to the light source substrate 120, particularly in a state where the light source substrate 120 and the reflector 110 are fixed to each other, the LED 121 mounted on the light source substrate 120 can be identified by the identification code 124. Then, each LED 121 can be identified by the identification code 124 without removing the reflector 110 from the light source substrate 120. Thereby, the analysis at the time of failure of the light source board | substrate 120 etc. can be performed easily.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the concave portions 91b and the convex portions 91a are alternately formed along the longitudinal direction on the joint surface of the reflective portion 91 of the light guide rod 70 with the light guide portion 81. ing. For this reason, the light traveling inside the light guide portion 81 is reflected by the non-light-transmissive reflecting portion 91 in which the concave portions 91b and the convex portions 91a are alternately formed and radiated forward. Therefore, the light guide rod 70 can emit light uniformly.

  In addition, the interval between the adjacent convex portions 91a of the reflecting portion 91 is narrower at both ends in the longitudinal direction than at the central portion in the longitudinal direction. For this reason, the amount of reflected light that is reflected by the reflecting portion 91 at the central portion in the longitudinal direction and is radiated forward is suppressed, and the amount of reflected light that is radiated forward at both longitudinal ends is increased. Therefore, an increase in luminance is suppressed near the center of the light guide unit 81 and a decrease in luminance is suppressed at both ends of the light guide unit 81. Therefore, the light guide rod 70 can emit light more uniformly.

  The light guide rod 70 further includes a light introducing portion 82 formed to extend from one end portion in the longitudinal direction toward the LED 121, and the light introducing portion 82 includes a plurality of light introducing portions 82 toward the plurality of LEDs 121. It is formed to branch. For this reason, the light guide rod 70 can take in the light emitted from the plurality of LEDs 121 via the light introducing portion 82 branched into a plurality of portions. Therefore, the light emission luminance of the light guide bar 70 can be increased.

  In addition, since the boss 94 of the light guide rod 70 is erected on the back side of the non-translucent and opaque reflecting portion 91, it is difficult to visually recognize the boss 94 from the front side. Therefore, it can prevent that the designability of a gaming machine falls.

  The boss 94 is formed such that a part of the circular shape seen from the front side protrudes outward from the outer edge of the light guide rod 70, but the part of the boss 94 is a design member (decoration) from the front side. It is formed so as to be covered with the member 63 and the spot reflector 66). For this reason, the said one part shape is not visually recognized from the front side. Therefore, it can prevent that the designability of a gaming machine falls. Further, since the mating shape into which the boss portion 94 is inserted is formed outside the outer edge of the speaker grille 101, a decrease in the aperture ratio of the speaker 67 is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the sound quality of the sound output from the speaker 67 from deteriorating.

  Further, the force required to operate the stop button 54 is set to be smaller than the force required to operate the MAX bet button 56. For this reason, the player can obtain a light and comfortable operation feeling regarding the operation of the stop buttons, and can press down all the stop buttons with a good tempo. Therefore, the player can play the game comfortably, and the game performance is improved.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the light guide rod 70 includes the light introducing portion 82 has been described. However, the light guide rod 70 does not necessarily include the light introducing portion 82. In the light guide rod 70, it is sufficient if light is incident on one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the light guide portion 81 from the back side. Moreover, although the case where the shape of the boss | hub 94 was a column shape was demonstrated, the shape of the boss | hub 94 is not limited to this, For example, a square shape may be sufficient.

70 light guide rod 81 light guide part 82 light introduction part 91 reflection part 91a convex part 91b concave part 121 LED (light source)

Claims (3)

A gaming machine comprising at least one bar-shaped light guide bar, and a light source that makes light incident on one end in the longitudinal direction of the light guide bar from the back side,
The light guide rod is
A light guide portion that is formed of a translucent resin on the side opposite to the light source side and guides light;
A reflection part that is formed of a non-translucent resin on the light source side and reflects light on the light guide part side;
A gaming machine, wherein a concave portion and a convex portion are alternately formed along a longitudinal direction of the light guide rod on a joint surface of the reflection portion with the light guide portion.   The distance between the adjacent convex portions in the reflecting portion is narrower at both longitudinal end portions of the light guide rod than at the longitudinal center portion of the light guide rod. The gaming machine described. The light guide rod is
A light introduction part formed so as to extend from one end in the longitudinal direction of the light guide rod toward the light source;
The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the light introducing portion is formed to be branched into a plurality toward the plurality of light sources.

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