JP2020096920A - Game machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a game machine capable of executing maintenance easily.SOLUTION: In a first illumination unit 8c installed so as to be partially overlapped with an installation area of a performance unit 8a, an illumination substrate 8c2 provided in a mode exposed to the rear side is constituted so as to be removable without removing the performance unit 8a, only by opening a front door 1a and removing a mounting member 21 or the like by a machine screw or the like.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 10

Description

The present invention relates to a gaming machine including a performance device.

Gaming machines such as pachinko machines and slot machines equipped with a performance display device are known.
For example, in Patent Document 1, by arranging a mirror and a half mirror face-to-face and arranging LEDs in a space between these mirrors and the half mirror, the sight of a pair of mirrors in which LEDs appear to be arranged in a row A gaming machine display device that uses effects for performance has been disclosed, and a gaming machine including such a performance display device has been proposed.

JP, 2007-89777, A

However, such a conventional game machine has room for improvement.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a gaming machine of the present invention is a gaming machine including a rendering device operable in accordance with the progress of a game, and is arranged so as to overlap with at least a part of the rendering device and to The decoration unit is provided with a decoration unit including a plurality of members including a mounted board, and when the game machine is assembled, the decoration unit is attached to the door body from the front of the door body that can be opened and closed. After the production device is attached, the effect device is attached, and the substrate is configured to be removable from the rear of the door body without removing the effect device.

It is a schematic front view showing the external appearance of the gaming machine. It is a schematic perspective view showing an internal configuration of the gaming machine. It is a block diagram showing a control configuration of the gaming machine. It is an external perspective view of the effect unit. It is an exploded perspective view of the effect unit. It is the disassembled perspective view of the alignment mirror section of the production unit. It is the disassembled perspective view of the principal part of the drive section of the production unit. It is a figure which shows the attachment method of a 1st illumination unit, a 2nd illumination unit, and a performance unit. It is a rear perspective view of the 1st illumination unit. It is a figure which shows the method of removing the board|substrate for the illumination of a 1st illumination unit.

A preferred embodiment of a gaming machine according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The slot machine 1 is an example of a gaming machine, and like the conventional slot machine, a spinning drum type gaming machine that can obtain a medal as a game medium by rotating a plurality of reels 41a, 41b, 41c is used. I am configuring.

Specifically, the slot machine 1 includes a casing 1b and a front door 1a that covers the front side of the casing 1b.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the front door 1a is a door body that is attached to the housing 1b of the slot machine 1 so as to be openable and closable via a hinge or the like. Operation means are provided.

For example, a medal insertion slot 2 for inserting medals into the machine is provided as an operating means, and a predetermined number (for example, 3) of medals are inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 to communicate with the medal insertion slot 2. The medal selector 2b detects a medal, and the game can be started.

Further, a bet button 2a (for example, a max bet button) which can be pressed is provided, and a medal in a data format can be inserted into the game from internally stored credit medals according to the operation.

Further, a start lever 3 for starting the rotation of the reels 41a, 41b, 41c is provided, and is operated by the player in a state where the game can be started, so that the slot machine game is started and the reels 41a, 41b, 41c are rotated. To start.

Further, stop buttons 5a, 5b, 5c are provided corresponding to the reels 41, respectively, and each of the spinning reels 41 can be stopped by the player pressing each stop button 5. ..

The front door 1a is provided with various devices in addition to the operating means, and for example, a display window 6 in which three vertically continuous symbols shown on each reel 41 in a stopped state can be visually recognized, a medal A medal payout port 7b for paying out is provided.
Further, the front door 1a is provided with a production unit 8a on the left side, a first illumination unit 8c is provided on the upper side of the production unit 8a, and a second illumination unit 8e is provided on the right side as a removable production device. ing. Separately from these unit devices, an electric decoration section 8b is provided on the right side of the effect unit 8a, and a display 8d is provided on the right side of the electric decoration section 8b.
In addition, an effect button 100 is provided as an operating means in the effect unit 8a.
In addition to this, the front door 1a is provided with a speaker 9, which outputs a predetermined sound, and a production means such as a lamp 11 (see FIG. 3).

On the other hand, the housing 1b has a housing structure and stores various machines and devices necessary for playing a slot machine.

For example, the drum unit 4 including the reels 41a, 41b, 41c, a stepping motor (not shown) that rotates each reel 41, a sensor that detects a rotation position, and the like is provided.
Further, a medal payout device 7 for storing and paying out medals is provided, and the paid out medals are provided to the player through the medal payout opening 7b.
Further, the medal payout device 7 is provided with a hopper 7a for storing medals, and the medals inserted from the medal insertion slot 2 are guided to the hopper 7a via the medal selector 2b.

Further, in the housing 1b, a slot machine game can be executed by controlling each device such as the drum unit 4 and the medal payout device 7 on the basis of operation signals from operation means such as the start lever 3 and the stop button 5. A main controller 10 is provided (see FIG. 3).
The main control unit 10 is configured as a computer including a CPU and the like, and starts rotation of each reel 41 when it detects an operation on the start lever 3 in a game startable state, for example.
At the same time, an internal lottery process for determining a winning combination such as a re-play combination, a small combination, a bonus, etc. by lottery is executed, and when a pressing operation on each stop button 5 is detected during the rotation of each reel 41, a lottery is performed. The stop control of each rotating reel 41 is performed so as to stop with a combination of symbols corresponding to the result.
The main control unit 10 determines a combination of three symbols that are continuous in the vertical direction represented on each reel 41 that has stopped, and when it determines to stop with a combination of symbols corresponding to a small winning combination, a predetermined number of medals are awarded. The medal payout device 7 is controlled so as to pay out.

The front door 1a is provided with a sub control unit 20 capable of executing an effect in synchronization with a slot machine game.
The sub-control unit 20 is the effect control means of the present invention, and is configured as a computer including a CPU and the like like the main control unit 10, and based on a control command transmitted from the main control unit 10, the effect unit 8a and the illumination. The portion 8b, the first illumination unit 8c, the display 8d, the second illumination unit 8e, the speaker 9, the lamp 11 and the like are controlled (see FIG. 3) to perform an effect operation corresponding to the progress of the slot machine game. .. For example, when a control command indicating winning of a bonus is received from the main control unit 10, the effect unit 8a is controlled to perform a predetermined effect.
In addition, the sub-control unit 20 performs various controls by controlling the operation of the effect unit 8a based on the operation signal from the effect button 100.
The slot machine 1 having such a configuration provides a characteristic effect by including the effect unit 8a having the structure shown in FIGS. 4 to 7.

[Direction unit]
The effect unit 8a is the effect device of the present invention, and is provided on the left part of the front door 1a so as to face the front (player side) (see FIGS. 1 and 2).
As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the effect unit 8a includes a cover member 81 and a mechanism portion 82.
The cover member 81 is a member (for example, a resin member) that covers the front side of the mechanism portion 82, and has a predetermined design/shape (for example, a design imitating a building).
A window 81a formed of a transparent member (for example, an acrylic plate) is provided above the cover member 81. As a result, the player can see the effect by the mirror unit 83, which will be described later, through the window 81a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the mechanism portion 82 is configured by a matching mirror portion 83 arranged in the upper portion, a driving portion 84 arranged in the lower portion, and a base member 85 arranged in the rear portion.

The matching mirror portion 83 corresponds to the main body portion of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 6, two circular half mirrors 831 (first half mirror 831a, second half mirror 831b) and two support members. 832 (first support member 832a, second support member 832b), a substrate portion 833, and a diffusion member 834.

The half mirror 831 is an optical member having both transmissivity for transmitting a part of incident light and reflectivity for reflecting a part thereof.
For example, when there are two spaces partitioned by a half mirror 831 and one of them is made bright and the other is made dark, even if one tries to see a dark space from the bright space through the half mirror 831, the state of the bright space is reflected and projected. Be done. This is because the amount of reflected light in the bright space is larger than the amount of transmitted light from the dark space, and thus the half mirror 831 functions as a mirror surface (reflection surface).
On the other hand, when the half mirror 831 is seen from the dark space, the inside of the bright space can be seen through the half mirror 831. In this case, the amount of transmitted light from the bright space is larger than the amount of reflected light in the dark space, and thus the half mirror 831 functions as a transmissive surface.
When both spaces are bright, the half mirror 831 functions as a mirror surface and a transmission surface. That is, in this case, when the other space is viewed from the one space, it is possible to see the other space through the half mirror 831 while the state of the one space is reflected on the half mirror 831.

The matching mirror section 83 has a configuration in which two half mirrors 831a and 831b having such a property are opposed to each other.
Specifically, the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b arranged so as to sandwich the substrate portion 833 are combined so as to be sandwiched from both sides by the first support member 832a and the second support member 832b. As a result, the peripheral edges of the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b are supported by these support members 832 and are arranged to face each other.
Further, as a result, a pedestal portion 832c that supports the matching mirror portion 83 from below is integrally formed.
The first support member 832a is provided with an upper shaft portion 832d capable of pivotally supporting the upper portion of the matching mirror portion 83 by the frame member 840 (see FIG. 7).

The board portion 833 is configured by fixing an annular LED board 833a on a disk-shaped base board 833b.
The LED board 833a is provided along the inner surface of the support member 832, and the base board 833b is integrally housed inside the pedestal portion 832c.
A plurality of LEDs 833c are mounted on the inner surface of the LED board 833a, and each LED 833c is electrically connected to a connector (not shown) below the base board 833b through a circuit of the LED board 833a. A power supply cable (not shown) is connected to the connector, and power for causing the LED 833c to emit light is supplied via the power supply cable.
The base substrate 833b is rotatably supported by the rotation shaft 841 of the drive unit 84 and rotates with the rotation of the rotation shaft.
As a result, the alignment mirror unit 360 is rotated 360 with the surfaces of the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b (hereinafter referred to as half mirror surfaces) facing the horizontal direction as the rotation shaft 841 rotates. I am trying to rotate.

The diffusing member 834 is an optical member provided along the inner side surface of the LED substrate 833a, whereby the light emitting surface of each LED 833c is covered with the diffusing member 834.
The diffusing member 834 diffuses the light emitted from the LED 833c, thereby brightening the internal space of the matching mirror portion 83. Further, part of the diffused light travels toward the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b.

The drive unit 84 is a drive unit of the present invention, and as shown in FIG. 7, mainly includes a rotating shaft 841 that supports the mirror unit 83 and a slip ring that supplies power to the mirror unit 83 that is a rotating body. 842, a first gear 843a and a second gear 843b for transmitting the driving force of the motor 847 to the rotating shaft 841, a light shielding plate 845 and a rotation sensor 844 used for controlling the rotation of the mirror unit 83, and their driving. It is configured by a housing member 846 that houses a member, and a motor 847 having a drive shaft 847a.
In the drive unit 84 having such a configuration, when the motor 847 is driven, the first gear 843a attached to the drive shaft 847a rotates and the second gear 843b meshed with the first gear 843a rotates. Then, the rotating shaft 841 attached to the second gear 843b rotates, and as a result, the matching mirror portion 83 rotates.
The gear ratio of the first gear 843a and the second gear 843b is 1:2, and the second gear 843b makes a half turn every one turn of the first gear 843a, and accordingly, the second gear 843b and the coaxial mirror. The part 83 is adapted to rotate 180°.

The slip ring 842 is a member that enables power supply to the rotating body.
The slip ring 842 includes a rotary table 842a and a through hole 842b that can be fixed in a state of penetrating the rotary shaft 841. As a result, the rotary table 842a rotates according to the rotation of the rotary shaft 841.
In addition, an input connector 842d for inputting electric power from the outside is provided on the side of the slip ring 842, and an output connector 842c for outputting the input electric power to the mirror unit 83 (base substrate 833b) is provided on the rotary table. It is provided on 842a. Although not shown, a power supply cable is attached between the output connector 842c and the connector of the base substrate 833b substantially in parallel with the rotation shaft 841.
Then, when the lap mirror unit 83 rotates, the rotary table 842a rotates together with the base substrate 833b according to the rotation of the rotary shaft 841, and the power supply cable also rotates without being twisted accordingly.
The input connector 842d and the output connector 842c are electrically connected to each other even when the rotary table 842a is rotated by an internal mechanism (not shown) (for example, an annular electric path arranged in a concentric circle and a contact which is always in contact with the electric path). So that the physical connection is maintained.
According to the configuration using the slip ring 842, the power feeding cable is not entangled with the rotating shaft 841 when the matching mirror portion 83 is rotated, and power is stably supplied to the matching mirror portion 83 that is a rotating body. be able to.

The light shielding plate 845 is a disk-shaped member attached to the drive shaft 847a, and has a light shielding portion 845a protruding at one position on the peripheral edge portion.
The rotation sensor 844 includes a light projecting unit 844a and a light receiving unit 844b that are arranged to face each other, and the rotation of the light shielding plate 845 can be detected by utilizing the change in the amount of light received by the light receiving unit 844b.
The rotation sensor 844 is arranged on the rotation path of the light blocking portion 845a, and can detect that the light blocking plate 845 has made one round by detecting a change in the amount of light received when the light blocking portion 845a passes.
Here, assuming that the gear ratio of the first gear 843a and the second gear 843b is 1:2, the second gear 843b makes a half turn every time the first gear 843a makes one turn, and thus the light shielding coaxial with the first gear 843a is made. Each time the plate 845 makes one turn, the matching mirror portion 83 coaxial with the second gear 843b makes a half turn.
For this reason, the rotation sensor 844 detects the light shielding portion 845a once each time the lap mirror 83 makes a half turn.
When the rotation sensor 844 detects the light shielding unit 845a, the rotation sensor 844 transmits a predetermined control signal (“ON” signal) to the sub control unit 20.
In addition, the light shielding unit 845a of the present embodiment is positioned between the light projecting unit 844a and the light receiving unit 844b when the first half mirror 831a or the second half mirror 831b faces directly in front (FIG. 7).

The base member 85 is an accommodating member for accommodating the matching mirror portion 83 and the drive portion 84, and is also an attaching member for attaching the effect unit 8a to the front door 1a.
The base member 85 has a region (not shown) in which a pattern can be formed at a predetermined portion behind the mirror unit 83.

In the production unit 8a having such a configuration, when the LED 833c is caused to emit light, the light emitted from the LED 833c is diffused by the diffusing member 834 to lighten the internal space of the matching mirror section 83.
Therefore, in the state where the first half mirror 831a is located on the front side (first rotation state), the player can see through the first half mirror 831a to see the inside of the matching mirror section 83. ..
The diffused light is reflected by the half mirror 831.
The light reflected by the first half mirror 831a reaches the second half mirror 831b facing the first half mirror 831a and is also reflected here.
Further, the light reflected by the second half mirror 831b reaches the first half mirror 831a facing the second half mirror 831b, and is also reflected here.
For this reason, the light emitted from the LED 833c is repeatedly reflected in the internal space between the two facing half mirrors 831a and 831b by using each as a reflecting surface, and the light image of the LED 833c is projected on the mutual surfaces.

As a result, the player can see the second half mirror 831b inside the matching mirror portion 83 through the first half mirror 831a, and the LED 833c displayed on the second half mirror 831b can be seen. It is an optical image, and it is possible to visually recognize a large number of optical images that are continuous in the depth direction by repeating reflection (production of a mirror).
In the matching mirror section 83 of the present embodiment, LEDs 833c are arranged on an annular LED board 833a that is provided along the inner side surface.
For this reason, the player can see the ring-shaped optical images connected in the depth direction through the window 81a.

Note that, also in the state where the second half mirror 831b is positioned on the front side (referred to as the second rotation state), the internal space of the matching mirror section 83 becomes bright and the light is emitted in the same manner as in the first rotation state. Since the plurality of optical images are repeatedly reflected by the reflecting surfaces of the half mirrors 831a and 831b, the player sees the second half mirror 831b through the first half mirror 831a in the internal space. You can see the light image of the mirror.

In addition, the production unit 8a can change the appearance of the optical image of the mirror by rotating the mirror 83 with the light emission of the LED 833c.
For example, when the half mirror surface faces the player's line of sight, it is possible to show the player a beautiful light image extending straight in the depth direction. Further, when the half mirror surface is oblique to the player's line of sight, it is possible to show the obliquely extending optical image to the player.
In addition, since the alignment mirror portion 83 is configured to rotate, no matter where the effect unit 8a is provided on the front door 1a, the half mirror surface and the player's line of sight may face each other during the rotation. There is always.
Therefore, according to the effect unit 8a of the present embodiment, it is possible to surely provide the player with an opportunity to clearly see the optical image of the mirror.

In addition, the effect unit 8a can use the half mirror 831 as a mirror by not causing the LED 833c to emit light.
When the LED 833c is not made to emit light in this way, the interior space of the matching mirror portion 83 is dark because it is surrounded by various members, while the exterior space in front of the half mirror 831 located on the front side is usually an interior lamp. And so on, it has a certain brightness.
Therefore, when the player looks at the half mirror 831 located on the front side, it functions as a mirror surface, and for example, the player can see his/her own appearance on the half mirror surface.
Further, the effect unit 8a of the present embodiment is capable of adjusting the rotation angle of the matching mirror section 83 in accordance with a predetermined operation when the LED 833c is not emitting light.
For example, by pressing the effect button 100, the half mirror surface can be adjusted to a desired direction. As a result, the player can clearly see himself/herself on the half mirror surface.
A control method for rotating the mirror unit 83 by operation will be described later.

Further, in the rendering unit 8a of the present embodiment, by making the LED 833c emit light, it is possible to show the design given to the base member 85 through the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b. ..
Specifically, when the LED 833c emits light, the light emitted from the LED 833c is diffused by the diffusing member 834, which brightens the internal space of the matching mirror portion 83 and causes a part of the light to be positioned on the rear side. After passing through the half mirror 831 (for example, the second half mirror 831b), a predetermined portion of the base member 85 located behind the half mirror 831 is illuminated and illuminated.
Then, the player can see through the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b inside the mirror unit 83, and see the second half mirror 831b through the second half mirror 831b. The predetermined portion of the base member 85 located behind the half mirror 831b can be visually recognized.
Therefore, when a pattern is formed on a predetermined portion of the base member 85, when the LED 833c is caused to emit light, the player sees the pattern through the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b. You can
As a result, variations can be added to the effect produced by the matching mirror unit 83.
Further, the effect unit 8a is also capable of effecting the base member 85 provided with a light emitting means (LED) and showing the pattern light-emitted by the light emitting means.
In this case, since the light forming the pattern is transmitted through the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b, the pattern can be seen clearly.

Next, a control method for rotating the matching mirror section 83 by operation will be described.
Specifically, when the effect button 100 is pressed, the effect button 100 transmits a predetermined control signal to the sub control unit 20, and when the sub control unit 20 receives this control signal, the sub control unit 20 operates the motor 847 for a predetermined time. I am trying to drive only.
In this way, when the effect button 100 is pressed, the matching mirror section 83 can be rotated at a rotation angle corresponding to the predetermined time.
For example, as in the present embodiment, the effect unit 8a is on the left side of the front door 1a, and the alignment mirror portion 83 is stopped with the half mirror surface facing directly in front, and the alignment mirror portion 83 is moved about 15°. When the half mirror surface and the player's line of sight face each other by rotating, when the effect button 100 is pressed, the motor 847 is driven only for the time required to rotate the mirror unit 83 by 15°.
By doing this, when the half mirror 831 is used as a mirror, the rotation angle of the matching mirror section 83 can be automatically adjusted by simply pressing the effect button 100 so that the player's face is clearly reflected on the half mirror surface. Yes (auto mode).
When the motor 847 is a stepping motor, the sub control unit 20 sends a predetermined number of pulse signals to the motor 847 in response to the depression of the effect button 100, and causes the motor 847 to rotate corresponding to the number of pulses. For example, in the case of applying the above-mentioned example of the auto mode to the motor 847 whose rotation angle (step angle) per pulse is 15°, the purpose can be achieved by sending one pulse signal.
It is also possible to drive the motor 847 while pressing the effect button 100 and stop driving the motor 847 when the effect button 100 is released.
In this way, since the matching mirror section 83 can be rotated while the effect button 100 is being pressed, it is possible to completely cope with any angle (manual mode).
Further, it is possible to select such an auto mode and a manual mode.

The production unit 8a having such a configuration is controlled by the sub control unit 20 and operates as follows.
Specifically, various effects can be performed on the basis of the result of the internal lottery processing in which a winning combination such as a re-game combination, a small combination, and a bonus combination is determined by lottery.
For example, when a bonus is won, the LED 833c is caused to emit light while rotating the matching mirror section 83, so that a large number of ring-shaped optical images in the depth direction can be shown while changing the angle. It is possible to announce bonus winning by production.

Further, in addition to the effect unit 8a, an effect device such as an electric decoration section 8b and a display 8d is provided, and it is possible to effect the operation of these effect devices and the effect unit 8a in conjunction with each other.
Hereinafter, the illumination section 8b and the interlocking operation of the illumination section 8b and the effect unit 8a will be described.

The illumination part 8b corresponds to the specific effect part of the present invention, and is arranged in a predetermined area on the right side of the effect unit 8a.
The decorative portion 8b is provided with an LED substrate on the back surface of which a group of LEDs composed of a large number of LEDs are arranged vertically and horizontally (not shown), and by causing these LED groups to emit light, a predetermined area of the front panel P (of the rendering unit 8a). The effect of emitting light from the right side to the right side in a radially shaped or patterned area) is performed (see FIG. 1).
And the electric decoration part 8b of this embodiment is made to perform such a light emission effect according to the rotation angle of the mirror unit 83 in the effect unit 8a.
Specifically, the state in which the first half mirror 831a is located on the front side (first rotation state) and the second half mirror 831b is located on the front side (second rotation state) is being displaced (second The lighting effect by the illumination portion 8b is performed in conjunction with the three-turn state).
More specifically, the sub-control unit 20 performs a light emission effect by the illumination unit 8b for a predetermined time after receiving the "ON" signal from the rotation sensor 844 and before receiving the next "ON signal". ..
In this way, the half mirror surface is directed sideways, so that even if it is difficult to visually recognize the optical image of the laminated mirror, it is possible to provide a light emission effect by the illumination portion 8b instead.
In other words, when the half mirror surface is facing forward, the player can see the effect of the combined mirror in which a plurality of ring-shaped optical images are continuous, and when the half mirror surface is facing sideways, the player is , The lighting effect by the illumination portion 8b can be seen.
Therefore, regardless of the rotating state of the lap mirror unit 83, it is possible to always provide an effect so as not to get tired.
In addition, the light emission effect can be an effect of simultaneously emitting light in a predetermined area, but it is also possible to perform an effect in which light is emitted from an area close to the effect unit 8a in the predetermined area and the light emission area is gradually expanded to the right side.
As a result, it is possible to increase the variation of the production, and since the production unit 8a imitates a building, it is possible to produce the production as if the rotating lights of the building are rotating and illuminating the distance.

Next, the rotation stop control of the lap mirror unit 83 will be described.
The mirroring unit 83 synchronizes the progress of the game with the effect by stopping the rotation and ending the effect when, for example, the notification of the bonus winning is completed.
Here, in the rendering unit 8a of the present embodiment, when stopping the rotation of the mirror unit 83, the operation of stopping with the half mirror surface facing the front is performed as soon as possible.

Specifically, for example, when the timing to end the bonus winning notification comes, the sub-control unit 20 stops driving the motor 847 at the same time as receiving the “ON” signal from the rotation sensor 844 immediately after that. It can be stopped with the half mirror surface facing almost the front.
This is because both the first half mirror 831a and the second half mirror 831b have the same function and shape, and by arranging them to face each other, the half mirror surface passes through the same position every 180° rotation. Because.
For example, if the half mirrors are not arranged to face each other but are arranged only on one side, the half mirror surface may not be arranged on the player side unless the half mirrors are rotated up to 360°.
On the other hand, the lap mirror unit 83 of the present embodiment can be rotated 180° at the maximum so that the half mirror surface can be stopped at the position on the player side.
Therefore, according to the effect unit 8a of the present embodiment, it is possible to stop the mirror unit 83 in the first rotation state and the second rotation state in a state in which the time required to complete the displacement is short.

The slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with a first electric decoration unit 8c and a second electric decoration unit 8e as detachable effect devices, in addition to the effect unit 8a.
Among these, the 1st electric decoration unit 8c and the board|substrate provided in this 1st electric decoration unit 8c are demonstrated.

[First Illumination Unit]
The first electric decoration unit 8c corresponds to the decoration unit of the present invention, and is provided on the upper part of the front door 1a so as to face the front (player side), as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the first lighting unit 8c is mainly attached to a decorative member 8c1 that has been subjected to predetermined processing (for example, light diffusion processing such as diamond cutting) and a rear surface of the decorative member 8c1. It is configured to be attached to the front door 1a by a mounting member such as a screw.
A plurality of LEDs (not shown) are mounted on the circuit board 8c2 for illumination, and when the LEDs emit light, the light emitted from the LEDs is diffused by irradiating the decorative member 8c1 from behind.
Thereby, for example, it is possible to perform a light emission effect such that a star is shining.

As shown in FIG. 8, when such a first lighting unit 8c is attached to the front door 1a from the front side, the installation area of the first lighting unit 8c is that of the effect unit 8a or the second lighting unit 8e. The production unit 8a and the second lighting unit 8e partially overlap with the installation area, and the rendering unit 8a and the second lighting unit 8e are provided in front of the first lighting unit 8c.
Therefore, at the time of assembling the slot machine 1, it is necessary to first attach the first illumination unit 8c to the front door 1a, and then attach the effect unit 8a and the second illumination unit 8e.
That is, when removing the first illumination unit 8c, first, it is necessary to remove the effect unit 8a and the second illumination unit 8e.
However, the method of removing the first illumination unit 8c after removing the rendering unit 8a and the second illumination unit 8e in this way is inconvenient when performing maintenance on the first illumination unit 8c.

In particular, the board 8c2 for electric decoration provided in the first electric decoration unit 8c not only mounts the LED, but also other peripheral electronic components (LED board, speaker, etc.) and the control cable from the sub-control unit 20. An electronic component such as a connector 8c3 for connecting to is mounted, and is an important substrate that plays a role of relaying a control signal transmitted from the sub control unit 20 to another electronic component.
Therefore, for example, when exchanging such an important board 8c2 for electric decoration, first, the production unit 8a and the second decoration unit 8e are removed, and then the first unit 8c for decoration is removed. If you do so, it will take too much time and labor before the replacement.

Therefore, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the first illumination unit 8c of the present embodiment is provided with the illumination substrate 8c2 in an exposed state on the rear side of the first illumination unit 8c.
In this way, the rear side of the board 8c2 for electric decoration is open except the easily removable members such as the sub-control unit 20 and the mounting member 21 for mounting the sub-control unit 20 to the front door 1a. It is possible to easily access the decorative substrate 8c2.
Specifically, the front door 1a can be opened, and the mounting member 21 and the like can be accessed and removed by simply removing the screws and removing the mounting member 21 and the like.
Therefore, when performing maintenance of the circuit board 8c2 for electric decoration, it is possible to quickly and easily access from the rear of the front door 1a without removing the effect unit 8a, the second electric decoration unit 8e, and the first electric decoration unit 8c. It can be carried out.

As described above, the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment is provided with the effect unit 8a configured to rotate the light emitting means provided inside the matching mirror portion 83 in which the two half mirrors 831a and 831b are arranged to face each other. By providing, it is possible to effectively provide the effect of the laminated mirror, and as a result, it is possible to widen the range of the game effect and further enhance the interest of the player.
Moreover, regardless of the arrangement position of the effect unit 8a, it is possible to effectively provide the effect of the mirror.

On the other hand, in the conventional slot machine, because of the relationship with the line of sight of the player of the present embodiment, for example, the image of the mirror is not clearly visible unless the effect display device is arranged near the center of the front door. There was a limit to the placement position.
According to the slot machine 1 of the present embodiment, it is possible to solve all or some of the problems to be solved by the conventional slot machine.

Although the preferred embodiments of the gaming machine of the present invention have been described above, the gaming machine of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the slot machine, but it can also be applied to other gaming machines such as pachinko machines (for example, ball slot).
Further, the present invention can be applied to a so-called enclosed game machine in which a game can be executed using a pseudo game medium of a data format without using actual game media such as medals and game balls.

Further, the following configurations and effects related to the effect unit 8a are possible.
For example, the half mirror 831 is not limited to the circular shape, and the rotating direction of the matching mirror portion 83 may be the vertical direction or the oblique direction.
Further, it is possible to perform an effect by the display 8d or the second electric decoration unit 8e in conjunction with the operation of the effect unit 8a.
The rotation sensor 844 may have a configuration in which the light blocking plate 845 is provided with a plurality of light blocking portions 845a, or a method in which a through hole is provided instead of the light blocking portion and rotation is detected based on a change in the amount of light caused by passing through the through hole. ..

In addition, the base member 85 may be configured to be movable in the left-right direction, and the alignment mirror portion 83 may be rotated while being moved in the left-right direction.
It is also possible to provide an LED or the like on the outer side surface of the matching mirror portion 83 and add an effect of emitting light like illumination. By doing so, it is possible to increase the variation of the effect, and it is difficult to notice the effect by the mirror (for example, in the above example, the mirror unit 83 is moving outside the player's field of view). Even so, it is possible to surely notify the bonus winning.
Further, a camera may be mounted at a predetermined position of the front door 1a so that the line of sight of the player can be detected by a known face recognition means or the like, so that an effect corresponding to the line of sight of the player can be performed.
For example, by automatically adjusting the rotation angle of the matching mirror unit 83 in accordance with the player's eyes, the effect of the matching mirror in which the light images are viewed in series can always be shown clearly.
Further, the matching mirror section 83 can be rotated in either the left rotation direction or the right rotation direction. In this case, for example, the game value given in the rotation direction can be made different, such as left rotation at the time of a big bonus and right rotation at the time of a regular bonus.
Further, it is also possible to rotate the laminated mirror portion at a high speed and vibrate it.
Furthermore, by providing the various configurations described above, it is possible to perform a composite effect.

1 Slot machine 1a Front door (door body)
8a Production unit (production device)
81 cover member 81a window 82 mechanism 83 alignment mirror (main body)
831 (831a, 831b) Half mirror (first half mirror, second half mirror)
832 (832a, 832b) support member (first support member, second support member)
832c Pedestal 833 Board 833a LED board 833b Base board 833c LED (light emitting means)
834 Diffusion member 84 Drive part 841 Rotation shaft 843a First gear 843b Second gear 844 Rotation sensor 845 Light shield 845a Light shield 847 Motor 847a Drive shaft 85 Base member 8b Illuminated part (specific effect part)
8c 1st illumination unit (decoration unit)
8c1 Decorative member 8c2 Illumination substrate 8c3 Connector 8d Display 8e Second illumination unit 10 Main control unit 20 Sub-control unit (production control means)
21 Mounting member 100 Performance button

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine equipped with a performance device that can operate in accordance with the progress of the game,
A decoration unit is provided that is arranged to overlap at least a part of the rendering device and that is composed of a plurality of members including a board on which electronic components are mounted,
At the time of assembling the game machine, the effect device is attached after the decoration unit is attached to the door body from the front of the door body that can be openably and closably attached to the game machine body,
The gaming machine is characterized in that the board can be removed from the rear of the door body without removing the effect device. Equipped with effect control means for controlling the effect of the gaming machine,
The game machine according to claim 1, wherein the effect control unit controls a plurality of electronic components arranged on an upper portion of the door body via the board.