JP4863232B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine (including an arrangement ball machine, a sparrow ball machine, etc.) and a slot machine.

Conventionally, in a gaming machine, a speaker has been installed at a predetermined position of a front side structural member such as an opening / closing body (called a glass door) and a front frame body arranged on the front side of the gaming machine in order to generate a sound and produce a game effect. In addition, there is known one in which a protective cover body having a slit hole is provided on the front side of the speaker.
In addition, a sound transmission path is formed on the back of the display unit, a sound outlet is formed on the outer periphery of the display unit, and a speaker is provided in a part of the sound transmission path that is spaced apart from the sound outlet. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Application No. 2002-136646 (page 2-4, FIG. 2)

  By the way, in the conventional device in which the sound transmission path is formed on the back portion of the display unit, a speaker disposed at the back side of the sound outlet is separated from the sound outlet because of the structure in which the sound outlet is formed on the outer peripheral portion of the display unit. It was difficult to direct the sound to be emitted, particularly high-frequency sounds, to the player.

  In view of the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of directing the sound emitted by a speaker to a player and enhancing the effect of the sound.

Game machine according to the invention means 1 for achieving the above object includes a speaker disposed before structure provided on the front side of the gaming machine, a reflecting surface for reflecting the sound emitted from the speaker A movable reflector disposed in front of the speaker, and the movable reflector is moved in a forward and reverse direction while reflecting sound emitted from the speaker toward an acoustic space between the speaker and the movable reflector. A control means capable of rotating; and a display device on which the symbols are variably displayed. The control means is configured to reflect the reflection when the symbols variably displayed on the display device reach a reach state. The gist of the invention is to have a rotation control means capable of rotating the movable reflector in forward and reverse directions so that the sound emitted from the speaker is given a sense of strength by changing the reflection angle of the body. Therefore, according to the gaming machine according to the invention of means 1, the sound emitted from the speaker is transmitted to the player with a sense of strength by a movable reflector that covers the acoustic space in front of the speaker, so that the design is reached. The production effect by the sound when it becomes a state is enhanced . Also, the design surface of the front side of the sound reflector can be enhanced decorative effect.

A gaming machine according to a second aspect of the invention is the gaming machine according to the first aspect, further comprising an operation switch capable of changing a reflection angle of the movable reflector, wherein the rotation control means is operated by the operation switch. Based on this, the gist is to change the reflection angle of the movable reflector. Therefore, according to the gaming machine according to the invention of the means 2, the reflection surface is rotated in the forward and reverse directions to give the sound a sense of strength, and by changing the position of the movable reflector, the strength of the sound is further changed. The production effect can be enhanced.

A gaming machine according to the invention of the means 3 is the gaming machine according to the means 1 or 2 , wherein a light emitting portion that rotates integrally with the movable reflector is provided on a front side surface of the movable reflector. This is the gist. Therefore, according to the gaming machine according to the invention of means 3, it is possible to realize two changes, a change of impression given to hearing and a change of impression given to vision, by one operation of turning a movable reflector, The production effect can be enhanced at a low cost.

  As described above, according to the present invention, the sound emitted from the speaker, particularly the high-frequency sound, can be efficiently transmitted to the player by the sound reflector that covers the acoustic space in front of the speaker. The production effect by can be enhanced. Moreover, the decorative effect can be enhanced by the design surface on the front side surface of the sound reflector.

It is a front view showing a pachinko machine as a gaming machine according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. It is a plane sectional view of a pachinko machine. It is explanatory drawing which similarly shows the relationship between a door main body, a decoration member, a speaker, and a sound reflector. It is a block diagram which similarly shows the relationship between a main controller, a sound control board, a lamp control board, a speaker, and a light emitter. It is explanatory drawing which shows Embodiment 2 of this invention.

(Embodiment 1)
A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1 showing a pachinko machine as a gaming machine from the front and FIG. 2 showing a plane section, a front frame 11 is opened and closed by a front frame hinge mechanism on the front side of the outer frame 10 of the pachinko machine as is well known. It is installed as possible. The front frame 11 is locked in a closed state by a locking device.
The front frame body 11 is formed with an opening having a size corresponding to the game board 30, and the rear surface of the front frame body 11 has a frame shape along the peripheral edge of the opening section, and a game board 30 described later. A game board mounting frame 20 for detachably mounting is provided integrally. A game board 30 as a panel body is fitted and attached to the game board mounting frame 20 from its rear opening.

Further, on the rear side surface of the game board mounting frame 20, it is necessary that the arrangement can be switched between a retaining position for holding the game board 30 in the mounted state (inserted state) and a detachable position where the game board 30 can be attached and detached. A number of fasteners 22 are provided.
The game board mounting frame 20 is provided with a mechanism plate (sometimes referred to as a back set plate) 21 that can be opened and closed rearward with the hinge portion 25 as a fulcrum on one side. A ball tank, a tank rail, a ball dispensing device, and the like are mounted on the rear side surface of the mechanism plate 21.
In addition, the mechanism plate 21 is formed in a frame shape with an opening that is located on the rear side of the game board 30 and through which the cover body 36 on the rear side of the game board 30 and the board box device 37 are inserted at the center. ing.

The game board 30 is formed in a square shape mainly with a wood plywood material. A guide rail 31 including an outer rail 32 and an inner rail 33 is mounted on the front surface of the game board 30. A game area 35 having a substantially circular shape is defined inside the guide rail 31 on the front surface of the game board 30 (see FIG. 1).
Further, a ball launch passage 34 is provided between the outer rail 32 and the inner rail 33 to guide a ball launched from a ball launcher (not shown) toward the game area 35.
In addition, a center accessory 40 is mounted at a substantially central portion of the game area 35 of the game board 30, and the symbol display device 41 is arranged on the center accessory 40 so that the player can visually recognize the display surface 42. It is installed. The lottery symbols are displayed in a variable manner on the display surface 42 of the symbol display device 41.
In addition, the game area 35 of the game board 30 includes an attacker device 45 having an opening / closing body 47 capable of opening and closing a start opening 43 and a big winning opening 46, various winning devices, windmills, out ports, and a number of guide nails (not shown). ) And the like are appropriately arranged.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a cover body 36 is mounted on the rear surface of the game board 30 so as to cover a known back guide member mounted on the rear surface, and the main control is mounted on the rear surface of the cover body 36. A sub-control device (not shown) having a substrate box device 37 in which a main control substrate constituting the device is housed, a lamp control substrate for controlling blinking of a light emitter 66 described later, and a sound control substrate for controlling operation of a speaker 55 described later. ) Is installed.

A front component (for example, door body 50) provided on the front side of a pachinko machine as a gaming machine is provided with a speaker 55 and a sound reflector 70 that covers the front of the speaker 55 with an acoustic space 71 therebetween. It is installed.
In this Embodiment 1, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the door main body 51 of the door body 50 attached to the front side of the front frame body 11 so that opening and closing is possible by the hinge mechanism is used as the front structural body.
That is, the door body 50 includes a door main body 51 formed with a required strength, and a decorative member 60 having a decorative property attached to substantially the entire front surface or a part of the door main body 51. ing.
The door body 51 is formed with an opening window through which the game area 35 of the game board 30 can be seen, and a transparent plate 53 made of a glass plate, a transparent resin plate, or the like is attached to the opening window (see FIG. 2). .

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, speakers 55 are respectively attached to the front left and right upper two portions of the door body 51 facing forward. In addition, a decorative member 60 made of one or a plurality of constituent members is attached to substantially the entire front side or at least the upper part of the door body 51.
In the first embodiment, the decorative member 60 is mounted over substantially the entire front side of the door body 51.
The decorative member 60 is provided with an upper decorative body 61a at the upper central portion thereof and a lower side decorative body 61b at the lower left and right side portions thereof in a convex curve shape toward the front. Light emitting portions 63a and 63b made of a single lens or a plurality of lenses are appropriately provided on the decorative surfaces of the upper and lower decorative bodies 61a and 61b. A lamp in which a light emitter 66 made of one or a plurality of lamps, LEDs, or the like is disposed between the decorative bodies 61a and 61b and the door main body 51 (in the first embodiment, the front surface of the door main body 51). A substrate 65 is mounted (see FIG. 3).

The decorative member 60 is provided with left and right sound reflectors 70 adjacent to the left and right sides of the upper decorative body 61a and covering the front of the left and right speakers 55 with an acoustic space 71 therebetween.
Both sound reflectors 70 are respectively formed with sound reflecting surfaces 72 that reflect the sound emitted from both speakers 55 in a predetermined direction, and are reflected from each sound reflecting surface 72 on one side of both sound reflectors 70. Each of the outlets 75 is formed so as to emit the sound to the player obliquely downward.
Both sound reflectors 70 are formed in a convex curve shape toward the front, and the sound reflection surface 72 is formed in a three-dimensional curved surface along the convex curve shape.
Further, the front side surface of both sound reflectors 70 constitutes a design surface 73 that is exposed on the front side of the door body 51 and has a decorative property.
Further, the design surface 73 of the sound reflector 70 is appropriately provided with a light emitting unit 74 made of one or more lenses. And between the sound reflector 70 and the door main body 51 (in this Embodiment 1, the front surface of the door main body 51), the light-emitting body which consists of the lamp | ramp of the lamp board | substrate 65 with respect to the upper decoration body 61a mentioned previously, LED, etc. 66 is illuminated (see FIG. 3). A dedicated light emitter corresponding to the sound reflector 70 may be disposed between the sound reflector 70 and the door body 51.

The gaming machine according to the first embodiment is configured as described above.
Accordingly, when a ball is launched from the ball launch path 34 into the game area 35 during the game, the ball is detected by the start port sensor, and the detection signal is sent to the main controller (FIG. 4). reference).
Then, a control signal from the main control device is transmitted to the symbol display device 41, whereby the symbol displayed on the display surface 42 fluctuates and stops after a set time. A symbol based on the lottery result is displayed on the display surface 42.
When the symbol displayed on the display surface 42 is a “hit symbol”, for example, “7/7/7”, the game is a big hit. Then, the big prize opening 46 is opened by the opening / closing body 47 of the attacker device 45. When ten balls flow into the big winning opening 46 or 30 seconds have passed, the opening / closing body 47 closes the big winning opening 46.
When the special prize opening 46 is opened, if a ball enters a specific area provided in the special prize opening 46, the special prize opening 46 is once closed by the opening / closing body 47 and then opened again. The big win game is completed by the opening / closing body 47 repeating the opening / closing of the special winning opening 46 a predetermined number of times, for example, a maximum of 16 times (that is, 16 rounds).

When playing a game, for example, when a symbol displayed on the display surface 42 reaches a reach state (including immediately before and after reaching a reach state), or a big hit (including immediately before and after a big hit) The control signal transmitted from the main control device to the sound control board and output from the sound control board based on this is transmitted to at least one of the left and right speakers 55 (in the first embodiment, both the left and right speakers 55). ) Is activated.
Then, the sound (especially high-frequency sound) emitted from the speaker 55 is reflected by the sound reflection surface 72 of the sound reflector 70 and is emitted from the discharge port 75 toward the player.
For this reason, the player recognizes that the player has reached a reach state or a big hit by listening to a sound (for example, a stereo sound) emitted from the discharge port 75 instantaneously or in advance or afterwards. be able to.

In the first embodiment, the sound reflection surfaces 72 of the left and right sound reflectors 70 are formed in a three-dimensional curved surface (for example, a three-dimensional curved surface forming a curved surface). For this reason, it is possible to enhance the acoustic effect by reflecting the sound emitted from both speakers 55 by the sound reflecting surface 72 that forms the three-dimensional curved surface of each sound reflector 70 and releasing it from the outlet to the player. It becomes.
In the first embodiment, the front side surfaces of the left and right sound reflectors 70 are exposed on the front side of the door body 51 and constitute a design surface 73 having a decorative property. For this reason, the decorative effect can be enhanced by the design surface 73 on the front side surface of the left and right sound reflectors 70.

Further, in the first embodiment, when playing a game, for example, when the symbol displayed on the display surface 42 is in a reach state (including immediately before and after reaching the reach state), or when it is a big hit (big hit) The light emitter 66 of the lamp board 65 is controlled to turn on or blink based on a control signal transmitted from the main controller to the lamp control board (see FIGS. 3 and 4).
The light from the light emitter 66 is emitted from a light emitting portion (lens) 74 formed on the design surface 73 of the left and right sound reflectors 70. In other words, the light-emitting portion 74 is in a light-emitting state, so that the decorativeness can be enhanced and the interest of the game can be enhanced.

(Embodiment 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, in the second embodiment, the sound reflector 170 is disposed in front of the speaker 55 mounted on the front side of the door body 51 of the door body 50 with an acoustic space 171 therebetween. At least a part thereof is provided with a movable reflector 170a having a movable reflection surface 172a capable of changing a sound reflection angle so as to be able to be rotated and displaced about a shaft 175.
Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the movable reflector 170a can be rotated in the forward and reverse directions about the shaft 175 using an electric actuator 176 such as a motor as a drive source.
Then, by controlling the operation of the electric actuator 176 by the main control device, for example, when the symbol displayed on the display surface 42 is in the reach state (including immediately before and after the reach state), or When the big hit (including immediately before and after the big hit) is included, the electric actuator 176 can be controlled by the main controller to rotate the movable reflector 170a in the forward and reverse directions about the shaft 175.
Since other configurations of the second embodiment are configured in substantially the same manner as in the first embodiment, description thereof is omitted.

Therefore, in the second embodiment, the sound reflection angle can be changed by the movable reflecting surface 172a of the movable reflector 170a provided on at least a part of the sound reflector 70. For this reason, the sound emitted from the outlet to the player is given a sense of strength, or the sound is efficiently emitted in response to changes in the player's physique (changes in the height position of the player's ears). can do.
In the second embodiment, the movable reflecting surface 172a of the movable reflector 170a may be formed on a flat surface, but may be formed on a three-dimensional curved surface. In addition, the design surface 173a of the movable reflector 170a may be formed as a flat surface, but may be formed as a three-dimensional curved surface. Furthermore, it is also possible to provide a light emitting part (lens) on at least a part of the design surface 173a of the movable reflector 170a.
It is also possible to configure the electric actuator 176 of the movable reflector 170a so that the player can operate it by operating a switch. In this case, the movable reflector 170a can be operated to a position where the player can easily hear it by operating the switch.
It is also possible to configure the movable reflector 170a so that the angle can be adjusted manually.

The present invention is not limited to the first or second embodiment.
For example, in the first and second embodiments, the front structure provided on the front side of the pachinko machine (game machine) is the door body 51 of the door body 50, and speakers are arranged at two upper left and right positions on the front surface of the door body 51. 55 and the sound reflector 70 are illustrated as an example, but the speaker 55 and the sound reflector 70 may be singular or may be two or more. Furthermore, what is necessary is just to set suitably in the arrangement | positioning position of the speaker 55 and the sound reflector 70. FIG.
In the first and second embodiments, the light emitting portion (lens) 74 is provided on at least a part of the design surface 73 of the sound reflector 70, or on the design surface 173a of the movable reflector 170a. Although the case where the light emitting part (lens) is provided as necessary is illustrated, the sound reflector 70 or the movable reflector 170a is formed in a lens shape from a colored transparent or translucent synthetic resin, and the design of the sound reflector 70 The entire design surface 173a of the surface 73 or the movable reflector 170a may be used as the light emitting portion (lens).
Further, the light emitting portion is not necessarily provided on the design surface 73 of the sound reflector 70 or the design surface 173a of the movable reflector 170a, and may be provided as necessary.
In addition to the door main body 51 of the door body 50, the front structural body provided on the front side of the pachinko machine (game machine) is a member attached to the front frame body 11 or the front side of the front frame body 11. Can also implement this invention.
In addition to pachinko machines, the present invention can be implemented even with gaming machines such as slot machines.

11 Front frame 50 Door (component)
51 Door body (component)
55 Speaker 60 Decorative Member 66 Light Emitter 70 Sound Reflector 71 Acoustic Space 72 Sound Reflecting Surface 73 Design Surface 74 Light Emitting Section

Claims (3)

A speaker disposed on the front structure provided on the front side of the gaming machine ;
A movable reflector having a reflective surface for reflecting sound emitted from the speaker and disposed in front of the speaker;
Control means capable of rotating the movable reflector in forward and reverse directions while reflecting sound emitted from the speaker toward an acoustic space between the speaker and the movable reflector;
A display device in which symbols are displayed in a variable manner
With
The control means includes
When the symbol that is variably displayed on the display device is in a reach state, the movable reflector is adjusted so that the sound emitted from the speaker is given a sense of strength by the change in the reflection angle of the reflector. Rotation control means capable of rotating in the reverse direction
A gaming machine characterized by that. An operation switch capable of changing a reflection angle of the movable reflector;
The rotation control means changes the reflection angle of the movable reflector based on the operation of the operation switch.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 . A light emitting unit that rotates integrally with the movable reflector is provided on the front side surface of the movable reflector.
The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2 .