JP4137770B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a ball game machine such as a pachinko machine or an arrangement ball game machine that uses a game ball as a game medium, or a game machine such as a slot machine that uses a medal or the like as a game medium.

  Generally, in this type of gaming machine, various lighting devices are provided as means for enhancing the interest of the game by giving a visual effect during the game. For example, in a pachinko machine that uses a game ball as a game medium, a winning member that gives a game value by entering a game ball and a flow path of the game ball are formed on the game board as members necessary for the game. Various members such as a windmill are arranged, and an electrical decoration member such as a lamp is assembled on the back side of these members to constitute an electrical decoration device. In some cases, an electric decoration device is configured by directly attaching an electric decoration member such as a lamp on the game board. These lighting devices are controlled to be turned on and off in accordance with the game content, and can achieve a visual effect that enhances the fun of the game. In addition, as an electric decoration member, a bean bulb lamp, a light emitting diode (LED), electroluminescence (EL), and the like are often used.

However, there is a limit to the visual effect that can be achieved with a conventional electric decoration device, and there is a demand for a visual effect that can provide a new visual effect in order to enhance the interest of the game. In addition, in the structure in which an electric decoration member is provided on the front surface of the game board, light is emitted from the front surface of the game board, so that it is difficult for some players to feel dazzling and continue to watch the game area.

  The objective of this invention is providing the game machine provided with the electrical decoration apparatus which can have an unprecedented visual effect.

The present invention relates to a gaming machine having a gaming board made of a transparent plate having a gaming area in which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged , attached to the back surface of the gaming board, and having a diameter as it approaches the gaming board on the front inner periphery. A case where a stepped portion having a shape along the outer peripheral portion of the gaming area is formed, and an electrical decoration member attached to each front portion of the staircase portion along the outer peripheral portion of the gaming area. And an opaque sheet that is affixed to the surface of the game board and in which a window portion that can transmit the light of the electrical decoration member is formed . In this gaming machine, each of the plurality of electric decoration members to be installed is configured with a different light emission color , and the electric decoration member located behind the electric decoration member located in the front is made to have a darker color. You may comprise.

According to the gaming machine of the present invention, along the outer periphery of the game area formed on the game board, a plurality of electric decoration members having a shape along the outer periphery are installed in a step-by-step manner, and the plurality of electric decoration members are installed. Since the entire game area is illuminated by the decorative member, a sense of depth can be created by the light from the individual electric decorative members. Further, in this Yu technique machine, and a plurality of illuminations members to be installed with a different one of each of emission colors, and, as a dark towards the electric decoration member located rearward of the electric decoration member located forwardly By doing so, the sense of depth created can be further enhanced.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a game board 1 of a pachinko machine as an embodiment of the present invention. The game board 1 forms a game area for a ball game in the center thereof. The game board 1 is formed of a transparent plate made of an acrylic resin or the like, and a celluloid sheet 2 on which various patterns are printed is attached to the surface, and various devices (various winning holes, flow paths of pachinko balls) Wind turbines, nails, etc.) are disposed. Further, a transparent window 3 (FIG. 2) is provided in front of the game board 1, and the player views the game area through the transparent window 3.

  A part of the celluloid sheet 2 on the game board 1 is perforated so that the neon tubes 4 and 5 as the electrical decoration members provided on the rear side of the game board 1 can be seen. That is, the two neon tubes 4 and 5 can be visually recognized through the game board 1 which is a transparent board from the perforated part. The two neon tubes 4 and 5 are formed in an annular shape along the outer periphery of the game area, and are arranged so as to surround various devices on the game board 1. Hereinafter, such neon tubes 4 and 5 are referred to as “annular neon tubes”.

  FIG. 2 shows a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. As described above, a celluloid sheet 2 is pasted on the game board 1, and various devices are arranged on the sheet 2. The two annular neon tubes 4 and 5 are held by a case 7 attached to the back surface of the game board 1. The case 7 has an outer peripheral portion formed in a two-step shape, and two annular neon tubes 4 and 5 are attached to the step portions 7a and 7b, respectively. Accordingly, the two annular neon tubes 4 and 5 are arranged so as to be shifted stepwise in the front-rear direction. The annular neon tube 5 having a large outer diameter is attached to the front step portion 7a, and the annular neon tube 4 having a small outer diameter is attached to the rear step portion 7b.

  Further, the two annular neon tubes 4 and 5 provided on the back surface of the game board 1 have different emission colors. Specifically, the annular neon tube 5 positioned forward is configured with a neon tube that emits yellow light, and the annular neon tube 4 positioned behind is configured with a neon tube that emits red light. Thus, when the annular neon tube 5 located in the front is light-colored (yellow) and the annular neon tube 4 located in the rear is dark-colored (red), it seems to be recessed toward the center of the game board 1. Can show. Of course, it is possible to create a sense of depth even when the emission colors of the two neon tubes are the same color, but it is possible to further enhance the sense of depth created by making the emission colors different.

  Further, since the two annular neon tubes 4 and 5 have a shape along the outer periphery of the circular game area, the inside of the game area can be illuminated by light from the periphery of the game board 1, and further, the circular game area can be illuminated. A visual effect that the outer periphery of the region is emphasized can be achieved.

  In the above example, two annular neon tubes are used, but a deeper sense of depth may be created using three or more annular neon tubes.

  FIG. 3 shows a case where a bar-shaped neon tube 8 (referred to as “bar-shaped neon tube”) as an electric decoration member is attached around the game board 1 made of a transparent plate as a second embodiment. Here, rod-shaped neon tubes 8 are attached to the four side surfaces of the game board 1 respectively.

  In this case, since the light from each of the rod-shaped neon tubes 8 is irradiated in the direction of the arrow as shown in FIG. 3, these lights interfere with each other inside the game board 1, and a game is played with the light that interferes with each other. Because the entire board is illuminated, you can create an unprecedented atmosphere. For example, when all the four stick-shaped neon tubes 8 to be attached have the same luminescent color, gradation is created on the game board 1 due to the difference in brightness of the same color. Further, when any or all of the four neon tubes 8 to be attached have different emission colors, the color of light inside the game board 1 is changed according to the game situation, or a plurality of colors of light are emitted. By generating them simultaneously, it is possible to create a gradation based on a difference in lightness in which a plurality of colors are mixed in the game board 1. Further, since such illumination is not intended to irradiate directly to the player, the player does not feel dazzling.

  4 and 5 show a case where a neon tube as an electric decoration member is embedded in the transparent game board 1 as a third embodiment.

  The example shown in FIG. 4 is a case where a neon tube 9 having an annular portion having the same diameter as a circular game area formed on the game board 1 is embedded in the game board 1. In this case, the visual effect that the outer periphery of the circular game area formed on the game board 1 is emphasized can be achieved.

  The example shown in FIG. 5 is a case where a neon tube having a shape representing a character or a figure is embedded in the inside of the transparent game board 1. Here, the neon tube 10 having a shape representing the letter “C” is attached to the game board 1. The case where two are embedded side by side is shown. In this case, a character such as “CC” is expressed. In this way, when the neon tube 10 having a shape representing a character or a figure is embedded in the transparent gaming board 1 and lit, a word (for example, “hit”) representing a gaming situation or some logo (for example, a game) This makes it possible to create an effect that makes the machine manufacturer's logo mark) appear in the game area.

  FIG. 6 shows a case where a game board is formed by embedding a neon tube in a plywood board 11 and covering the transparent board 13 thereon as a fourth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, an annular U groove 12 having the same outer diameter as the circular game area is formed in the front center of the plywood plate 11, and an annular neon tube is embedded in the U groove 12. A game board is formed by overlapping the transparent plate 13 on the front. In this case, similarly to the case shown in FIG. 4 described above, it is possible to achieve a visual effect that the outer periphery of a circular game area formed on the game board is emphasized.

  Further, in the example shown in FIG. 6, nails 14 projecting forward are formed on the left and right surfaces of the plywood plate 11, and holes 15 are formed on the left and right sides of the transparent plate 13 so that the nail 14 fits. And the transparent plate 13 can be easily detached. In this case, even after the neon tube is once embedded, it can be easily replaced with another neon tube.

  In the above embodiment, a neon tube is used as an electrical decoration member, but a fluorescent material, an optical fiber, or the like may be used.

  Further, the present invention is suitably used for slot machines and other gaming machines as well as ball and ball gaming machines such as pachinko machines and arrangement game machines.

  It should be noted that the following gaming machines can be adopted as the gaming machine of the embodiment.

  (1) In a gaming machine including a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, an electrical decoration member having a shape along an outer periphery of a gaming area formed on the gaming board is provided, and the electrical decoration member A gaming machine characterized by illuminating the entire gaming area.

  (2) A gaming machine having a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, wherein the gaming board is formed of a transparent plate, and an electric decoration member is arranged on the outer periphery of the gaming board. .

  (3) A gaming machine having a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, wherein the gaming board is made of a transparent plate, and an electric decoration member is embedded in the gaming board. .

  (4) In a gaming machine equipped with a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, a plurality of electrical decoration members having a shape along the outer periphery of the gaming area formed on the gaming board are stepwise shifted forward and backward. A gaming machine that is installed and illuminates the entire gaming area with the plurality of electrical decoration members.

  (5) The gaming machine according to (4), wherein each of the plurality of electrical decoration members is configured with different luminescent colors.

  In this embodiment, in a gaming machine equipped with a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, an electrical decoration member having a shape along the outer periphery of a gaming area formed on the gaming board is provided, and the electrical decoration member The entire game area is illuminated.

  In the second aspect of the present embodiment, in a gaming machine having a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, the gaming board is formed of a transparent plate, and an electric decoration member is arranged on the outer periphery of the gaming board. It is characterized by.

  In the third aspect of the present embodiment, in a gaming machine having a gaming board in which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, the gaming board is configured with a transparent plate, and an electric decoration member is embedded in the gaming board. It is characterized by.

  In a fourth aspect of the present embodiment, in a gaming machine including a gaming board on which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged, an electric decoration member having a shape along the outer periphery of a gaming area formed on the gaming board A plurality of installations are made by shifting in stages, and the entire game area is illuminated by the plurality of electrical decoration members. In this gaming machine, each of the plurality of electrical decoration members may be configured with different emission colors.

  According to the gaming machine as the first aspect of the present embodiment, since the entire gaming area is illuminated by the electric decoration member having a shape along the outer periphery of the gaming area, light is not directly irradiated toward the player side, Lighting from the surroundings makes it possible to create an unprecedented presentation. For example, when the game area is circular, a visual effect that the outer periphery of the game area is emphasized can be achieved by making the shape of the electrical decoration member an annular shape having the same diameter as the game area.

  According to the gaming machine as the second aspect of the present embodiment, since the electrical decoration member is arranged on the outer periphery of the gaming board constituted by the transparent plate, gradation is created by the difference in the lightness of light passing through the inside of the gaming board. it can. In addition, since the light interferes inside the game board and the entire game area is illuminated with the interfered light, an unprecedented atmosphere can be created. In addition, when a plurality of illumination members with different emission colors are arranged on the outer periphery of a game board made of a transparent plate, the color of light inside the game board can be changed according to the situation of the game, or a plurality of colors of light can be emitted. By generating them at the same time, it is possible to create a gradation based on a difference in brightness in which a plurality of colors are mixed in the game board. Further, since such illumination is not intended to irradiate directly to the player, the player does not feel dazzling.

  According to the gaming machine as the third aspect of the present embodiment, since the electric decoration member is embedded inside the game board constituted by the transparent board, the electric decoration member having a shape representing a character or a figure is made of the transparent board. When it is embedded in the board and turned on, a word indicating the game situation (for example, “big hit”) or any mark (for example, a logo of a game machine manufacturer) will appear in the game area. Production expression is possible.

  According to the gaming machine as the fourth aspect of the present embodiment, a plurality of electric decoration members having a shape along the outer periphery of the gaming area formed on the gaming board are shifted stepwise in the front and rear directions. Since it is installed and the entire game area is illuminated by the plurality of electrical decoration members, a sense of depth can be created by light from the individual electrical decoration members. In addition, in the gaming machine as the fourth aspect, the sense of depth created can be further enhanced by making the plurality of electrical decoration members to be installed have different emission colors.

The front view which shows the game board of the pachinko machine as an Example of this invention. Sectional drawing of the AA part of FIG. The figure shown about the case where a rod-shaped neon pipe is attached around the game board. The figure shown about the case where a neon pipe | tube is embedded inside the game board. The figure which shows another example about the case where a neon pipe | tube is embedded inside the game board. The figure shown about the case where a transparent board is covered on the veneer board which embedded the neon pipe | tube, and a game board is formed.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Game board, 2 ... Sheet | seat, 3 ... Transparent window, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 ... Neon tube, 7 ... Case, 7a, 7b ... Staircase part, 11 ... Plywood board, 12 ... U groove, 13 ... Transparent Board, 14 ... nails, 15 ... holes.

Claims (2)

In a gaming machine comprising a gaming board made of a transparent plate having a gaming area in which various devices necessary for gaming are arranged,
A case attached to the back surface of the game board and having a step shape formed along the outer peripheral portion of the game area, the diameter of which increases toward the inner periphery of the game board as it approaches the game board;
An electrical decoration member attached to each front portion of the staircase portion so as to follow the outer peripheral portion of the gaming area,
A gaming machine comprising: a celluloid sheet on which a pattern is printed, which is attached to a surface of the gaming board and in which a window portion capable of transmitting the light of the electrical decoration member is formed in part. . The gaming machine according to claim 1,
The plurality of electrical decoration members are made of materials having different emission colors, and the electrical decoration member positioned rearward of the electrical decoration member positioned forward is made darker. Machine.

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