JP4964453B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine such as a slot machine, and more particularly to a light emitting display unit equipped for gaming effects and the like.

A gaming machine such as a slot machine is equipped with a display device such as a light emitting device or a liquid crystal display that emits light in various colors for gaming effects, and in recent years, its size and unit have been increased. . For example, in the case of a slot machine, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, a light emitting display unit called an upper panel body is provided on an upper portion of a front door that constitutes a front surface portion. The light emitting display unit includes a cover body having a width extending over the entire width of the front door and having a display opening in the center, and a liquid crystal display attached to the back side of the cover body facing the outside through the display opening Display section, speaker sections provided on the left and right sides of the cover body, and a lamp section provided on the upper edge of the cover body. Provided.
JP 2002-11138 A

  However, in the conventional light emitting display unit, the display opening of the cover body, that is, the part where the display unit is attached is located deeper than the left and right speaker units and the upper lamp unit. It becomes hazy and lacks a three-dimensional effect. On the other hand, if the display unit has a structure that protrudes further forward than the lamp unit, there is a possibility that the visual recognition of the light emission state of the lamp unit located on the side of the display unit may be hindered.

  In addition to the fluorescent lamp exemplified in Patent Document 1, it is preferable to use a lamp unit in which a light emitting element such as a plurality of light emitting diodes of different colors is mounted on a substrate in order to emit light in a plurality of colors. Conceivable. However, in this case, the light emitting surface of the lamp part is substantially flat and the distance from the light emitting element on the substrate is substantially the same, so that a three-dimensional light emission state is sufficiently realized even by light emission of multiple colors. In this respect, there is a problem that the stereoscopic effect is lacking.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and the object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine capable of sufficiently realizing a three-dimensional light emission state by improving the conventional light emitting display unit. To do.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 is a gaming machine in which a light emitting display unit is provided in a front portion, the light emitting display unit, a light emitting cover body having a display opening in a central portion, and the light emission. A display unit mounted on the back side of the cover body so as to face the outside through the display opening, a concave portion formed adjacent to the display opening of the light emitting cover body, and a concave portion light emission for causing the concave portion to emit light means, constituted by a light emitting unit emitting means for emitting the light emitting portion of the light-emitting cover body adjacent to the concave portion.

  In this configuration, since the light emitting cover body of the light emitting display unit provided on the front surface portion of the gaming machine is formed with a concave portion adjacent to the display opening to which the display section is attached, the display opening of the light emitting cover body A display part protrudes ahead rather than a groove part, and a three-dimensional effect is implement | achieved physically. In addition, the light emitting portion of the light emitting cover body adjacent to the concave stripe portion and the concave stripe portion is caused to emit light by different light emitting means, that is, different colors or illuminances by the concave stripe light emitting means and the light emitting portion light emitting means, A light emitting state with a three-dimensional effect can be sufficiently realized.

In the invention according to claim 1 , in addition to the above configuration, one side wall of the concave portion is formed to be inclined forward and outward, and a reflection mirror is provided on the surface thereof. The other side wall is formed in a shape that stands up substantially vertically by a translucent member. Further, the concave portion light emitting means and the light emitting portion light emitting means share one light emitting substrate attached in parallel to the front surface of the gaming machine on the back side of the light emitting cover body, and the light emitting portion light emitting means is the light emitting substrate. The light emitting diode is mounted on the surface of the light emitting diode, and light is emitted from the light emitting diode to the front of the light emitting substrate so that the light emitting portion of the light emitting cover body emits light. A light emitting diode mounted on the back surface of the concave portion and positioned on the inner side of the other side wall of the concave portion, and irradiates light from the light emitting diode toward the other side wall of the concave portion parallel to the light emitting substrate. Thus, the other side wall of the concave stripe portion is caused to emit light, and the light transmitted through the side wall is reflected forward by the reflection mirror.
In this configuration, the light from the light emitting diode, which is the light source of the light emitting means of the concave stripe portion, emits light from the inside of the side wall that stands up substantially perpendicular to the concave stripe portion. Since the light is reflected by the reflecting mirror provided on the side wall that is inclined toward the opposite side, the opposite side wall emits light. Therefore, even if the concave portion is formed deeply, the concave portion light emitting means is provided inside the side wall, that is, on the lateral side. Light emitting diodes can be arranged. In addition, it is possible to reduce the size by sharing one light emitting substrate between the light emitting unit and the light emitting unit. The light emitting portion of the light emitting cover body emits light by transmitting light from the light emitting diodes on the surface side of the light emitting substrate located on the back side, while the concave portion of the light emitting cover body emits light located on the inner side of the side wall. Since light is emitted by transmission of light from the light emitting diode on the back side of the substrate and reflection by the reflection mirror, a three-dimensional light emission state can be reliably realized from the difference in the light emission form of these two parts.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first aspect of the invention, the groove light emitting unit and the light emitting unit light emitting unit are configured to emit light in different colors. In this configuration, the stereoscopic effect can be further enhanced by the difference in emission color compared to the case where the stereoscopic effect is realized by other elements such as illuminance.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the gaming machine according to the first or second aspect , the display unit is configured by an image display device such as a liquid crystal display. In this configuration, since the game effect is also performed by the image of the display unit composed of the image display device during the game, the effect of the game effect is further improved in combination with the above-described realization of the light emitting state with the stereoscopic effect of the light emitting cover body. Can be increased.

As described above, according to the gaming machine of the present invention, the concave portion is formed adjacent to the display opening of the light emitting cover body of the light emitting display unit provided on the front surface portion thereof. As a result, a three-dimensional effect can be physically realized by relatively projecting the display unit forward. In addition, since the concave portion and the light emitting portion of the light emitting cover body adjacent to the concave portion are caused to emit light with different colors or illuminances by different light emitting means, a three-dimensional light emission state is sufficiently realized. And the light emitting display effect can be enhanced.
In addition, the light emitted from the light emitting diode of the light emitting means of the groove portion emits light from the inside of the substantially vertical side wall of the groove portion, and the side wall is transmitted through the side wall and inclined forward and outward on the opposite side. The side wall on the opposite side is made to emit light by being reflected by the reflection mirror provided on the side, so even if the concave portion is formed deeply, the light emitting element of the concave portion light emitting means should be arranged on the side of the side wall. In particular, it can be applied even when the depth of the light emitting display unit is limited, and has an excellent versatility. In addition, the light emitting substrate and the light emitting unit light emitting unit share one light emitting substrate, so that the size of the light emitting cover body can be reduced. Since it is possible to surely realize a light emitting state with a feeling, it is advantageous for implementation.

In particular, in the invention according to claim 2 , since the concave stripe portion and the light emitting portion of the light emitting cover body emit light in different colors, the stereoscopic effect is more enhanced than the case where the stereoscopic effect is realized by other elements such as illuminance. Can be increased.

Further, in the invention according to claim 3 , since the game effect is also performed by the image of the display unit composed of the image display device during the game, the game is combined with the realization of the light emitting state with the stereoscopic effect of the light emitting cover body. The production effect can be further enhanced.

  DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments that are the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show a slot machine A as a gaming machine according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 1 denotes a front door constituting a front surface which is a gaming surface. It is attached to the front opening (not shown) of the body so that it can be opened and closed.

  The front door 1 has a frame structure in which the left and right end frames 2L and 2R are connected by a light emitting display unit 3 as an upper frame, an operation panel 4 as an intermediate frame, and a lower frame 5, respectively. On the operation panel 4, a medal slot 6 as an operation unit, a start switch 7, three stop switches 8, 8, 8 and the like are appropriately arranged.

  An intermediate panel 11 is attached to the central portion of the front door 1, and the periphery of the intermediate panel 11 is supported by the light emitting display unit 3, the left and right end frames 2 </ b> L and 2 </ b> R, and the operation panel 4. The intermediate panel 11 is formed by applying a pattern or pattern to the back surface of a transparent synthetic resin plate such as an acrylic plate or a tempered glass plate by silk screen printing. A rectangular reel display window 12 that is a transparent portion that is not applied is formed. From the reel display window 12, three symbols (not shown) drawn in a row can be seen on each outer peripheral surface of the three rotary reels 13, 13, 13 of the reel device arranged in the casing. Depending on whether or not a predetermined symbol is aligned on the effective line of the reel display window 12 when each rotation reel 13 is rotated by the operation of the start switch 7 and then the rotation is stopped by the operation of the stop switch 8. Is done.

  A lower panel 15 is attached to the lower part of the front door 1 (specifically, between the operation panel 4 and the lower frame 5) with the lower panel frame 16 holding the periphery, and the lower panel 15 is a title panel. The model name is printed on the back of the rectangular synthetic resin plate. The lower frame 5 of the front door 1 is provided with a medal payout opening 17 and a medal tray 18 for receiving medals paid out from the medal payout opening 17 is attached.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the light-emitting display unit 3 faces the outside through a light-emitting cover body 21 having a rectangular display opening 20 at the center and the back side of the light-emitting cover body 21 through the display opening 20. And an image display device 22 such as a liquid crystal display, an EL panel or a dot pattern display device, and a pair of speaker portions 23, 23 provided on the left and right side portions of the light emitting cover body 21. . The light emitting cover body 21 is mainly composed of a base cover 24 as a strength member of the cover body, and an annular light emitting device that is fixed to the center portion of the base cover 24 by screwing through an annular cover 25 and surrounds the display opening 20. a main cover 27 which constitutes a part 26, fixed to the left and right side portions of the base cover 2 4, the speaker unit 23L, a pair of left and right side covers 29 constituting the sound emitting portion and surrounding the ear-shaped light-emitting portion 28 that the 23R , 29, and the constituent members 24, 25, 27, 29 of the light emitting cover body 21 are all made of synthetic resin. ) And the side cover 29 are made of synthetic resin having translucency such as acrylic resin.

  The light emitting cover body 21 is formed with a pair of substantially arc-shaped concave ridge portions 31, 31 adjacent to the left and right edges of the main cover 27. The side wall 31a closer to the main cover 27 and the annular cover 25 erected substantially vertically, while the side wall 31b opposite to the display opening 20 of each concave strip 31 is outwardly moved forward by the base cover 24. It is formed to be inclined. The deepest portion of each recess 31 is located behind the display opening 20 of the light emitting cover body 21 (specifically, the main cover 27), that is, on the housing side. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the reflection mirror 32 is applied to the surface of at least a portion of the base cover 24 that constitutes the side wall 31b of the recess 31 by plating, applying a reflection sheet, or applying a light reflecting paint. Is provided.

  Further, the light emitting display unit 3 includes an annular light emitting part light emitting means 33 that emits light from the annular light emitting part 27 of the main cover 27 of the light emitting cover body 21, and a pair of concave stripes that cause each concave stripe part 31 of the light emitting cover body 21 to emit light. And a pair of ear-shaped light emitters 35 and 35 for emitting light from the ear-shaped light emitters 28 of the side covers 29 of the light-emitting cover body 21. As shown in detail in FIG. 4, the annular light emitting section light emitting means 33 and the groove light emitting section 34 are fixed to the back side of the main cover 27 that is inside the side wall 31 a near the display opening 20 of the groove 31 by screwing. The light emitting substrate 36 is shared, and the light emitting diode 37 as a light emitting element mounted on the surface of the light emitting substrate 36 is used to cause the portion adjacent to the concave portion 31 of the annular light emitting portion 26 of the main cover 27 to emit light. Light from a light emitting diode 38 as a light emitting element mounted on the edge of the back surface of the light emitting substrate 36 is incident on the reflecting mirror 32 on the side wall 31 b of the concave strip portion 31 through the annular cover 25, and forward by the reflecting mirror 32. It is designed to reflect. Here, the light emitting diodes 37 and 38 on both the front and back surfaces of the light emitting substrate 36 emit white light in the present embodiment. However, since the main cover 27 and the annular cover 25 are different in color, the annular light emission is performed. The partial light emitting means 33 and the groove light emitting means 34 emit light with the color of the main cover 27 or the annular cover 25, respectively, and appear to emit light with different colors from the player or the like.

  The annular light emitting unit light emitting means 33 is not shown in the case of this embodiment, but has four light emitting substrates corresponding to each side of the display opening 20, and the light emitting substrate corresponding to the side of the display opening 20. Only 36 is shared with the groove light emitting means 34. The ear-shaped light-emitting unit light-emitting means 35 includes a light-emitting substrate 39 disposed on the back side of the ear-shaped light-emitting unit 28 of the side cover 29 and a light-emitting diode (not shown) mounted on the light-emitting substrate.

Therefore, in the slot machine A, since the light emitting cover body 21 of the light emitting display unit 3 is formed with a pair of left and right concave portions 31, 31 adjacent to the display opening 20 to which the image display device 22 is attached. The display opening 20 of the light emitting cover 21 and the display screen of the image display device 22 appear to protrude forward relative to the depth of the concave portion 31 compared to the case where the concave portion 31 is not provided. A three-dimensional feeling can be realized. In addition, the groove portion 31 and the annular light emitting portion 26 of the main cover 27 of the light emitting cover body 21 adjacent to the groove portion 31 are respectively separate light emitting means, that is, the groove light emitting portion 34 and the annular light emitting portion light emitting means. Since light is emitted with a different color or illuminance according to 33, a three-dimensional light emission state can be sufficiently realized, and the light emission display effect can be enhanced. In addition, you may make it produce the light emission state with a three-dimensional effect by producing the lightness and darkness of the light emission state in the groove part 31 using the light emission by similar color.

  In particular, in the case of the present embodiment, an image display device 22 such as a liquid crystal display is used as a display unit attached to the display opening 20 of the light emitting cover body 21, and a game effect is also performed by the image display of this image display device 22 during a game. Therefore, in combination with the above-described realization of the three-dimensional light emission state of the light emitting cover body 21, the game effect can be further enhanced.

  Further, in the concave portion light emitting means 34, a light emitting substrate 36 as a light source and a light emitting diode 38 mounted thereon are arranged on the back side of the main cover 27 inside the side wall 31a near the display opening 20 of the concave portion 31. The light emitted from the light emitting diode 38 is transmitted through the annular cover 25 constituting the side wall 31a of the concave portion 31 and reflected by the reflecting mirror 32 provided on the surface of the opposite side wall 31b to cause the concave portion 31 to emit light. Therefore, even if the concave strip 31 is formed deeply, the light emitting substrate 36 can be easily disposed on the side of the side wall 31a. For this reason, it can be applied particularly when the depth of the light emitting display unit 3 is limited, and has an effect of excellent versatility.

  Further, the groove light emitting unit 34 and the annular light emitting unit light emitting unit 33 share one light emitting substrate 36 and the light emitting diode 37 mounted on the surface of the light emitting substrate 36 allows the annular shape of the main cover 27 of the light emitting cover body 21. The light emitting section 26 is caused to emit light, and light from a light emitting diode 38 mounted on the back surface of the light emitting substrate 36 is incident on the reflecting mirror 32 of the concave portion 31 and is reflected forward by the reflecting mirror 32. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a compact size and to surely realize a light emission state with a three-dimensional effect from the difference in light emission form between the annular light emitting portion 26 and the concave stripe portion 31.

  FIG. 5 shows the front door 1 of the slot machine B according to the second embodiment of the present invention. In the case of this second embodiment, the structure of the light emitting display unit 40 provided on the front door 1 is the first. This is different from that of the light emitting display unit 3 in the case of the embodiment.

  That is, the light emitting display unit 40 is basically the same as the light emitting display unit 3 in the first embodiment, the light emitting cover body 42 having a rectangular display opening 41 at the center, and the light emitting cover body. An image display device 43 serving as a display unit mounted on the back side of the display unit 41 through the display opening 41 and a pair of speaker units 44 and 44 provided on both right and left sides of the light emitting cover body 42 are provided. .

  Most of the light emitting cover body 42 on the surface side is made of a synthetic resin having translucency. In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, the light emitting cover body 42 is integrally formed with a pair of concave strips 45, 45 that are adjacent to the left and right sides of the display opening 41 and extend in the vertical direction. The part between the concave part 45 and the speaker part 44 (in other words, the part on the side opposite to the display opening 41 of each concave part 45) constitutes the concave part adjacent light emitting part 46, respectively.

  Further, the light emitting display unit 40 includes a pair of concave portion light emitting means 47 and 47 that emit light from the respective concave portion 45 and a pair of light emitting portion light emitting means 48 that emit light from each of the adjacent concave portion light emitting portions 46. 48. The concave portion light emitting means 47 and the light emitting portion light emitting means 48 are respectively light emitting substrates 47a and 48a disposed on the back side of the light emitting cover body 42, and light emitting light sources or light emitting elements mounted on the surfaces of the light emitting substrates 47a and 48a. In the present embodiment, the light emitting diodes 47b and 48b of the light emitting means 47 and 48 emit light in different colors.

  The light emitting cover body 42 includes a light emitting substrate and a light emitting diode in which an upper edge light emitting portion 49 extending along the upper edge portion is arranged on the back side, in addition to the concave portion 45 and the light emitting portion 46 adjacent to the concave portion. It emits light by the light emitting light source. The other configuration of the slot machine B is the same as that of the slot machine A in the first embodiment, and the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof is omitted.

  Also in the slot machine B, as in the slot machine A in the first embodiment, a pair of left and right adjacent to the display opening 41 to which the image display device 43 is attached to the light emitting cover body 42 of the light emitting display unit 40. Therefore, the display opening 41 of the light emitting cover 42 and the display screen of the image display device 43 are relatively relative to the depth of the concave portion 45 than when the concave portion 45 is not provided. Thus, it appears to protrude forward, and a physical three-dimensional effect can be realized. Moreover, the concave stripe portion 45 and the concave stripe adjacent light emitting portion 46 of the light emitting cover body 42 adjacent to the concave stripe portion 45 are respectively formed by separate light emitting means, that is, the concave stripe light emitting means 47 and the light emitting portion light emitting means 48. Since the light is emitted with different colors, illuminances, and the like, it is possible to sufficiently realize a light emission state with a three-dimensional effect, and it is possible to enhance the light emission display effect.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said 1st and 2nd embodiment, Other various forms are included. For example, in the second embodiment, the light emitting cover body 42 of the light emitting display unit 40 is formed with a pair of concave portions 45, 45 adjacent to the left and right sides of the display opening 41, and each concave portion 45. Although the pair of adjacent light emitting portions 46, 46 adjacent to the side opposite to the display opening 41 is provided in the present invention, in the present invention, for example, as shown in FIG. A pair of recesses 51, 51 are formed on both sides at a larger interval than in the case of the second embodiment, and a pair of recesses is adjacent between each recess 45 and the display opening 41. Light emitting units 52 and 52 may be provided. In this case, on the back side of the light emitting cover body 42, a pair of light emitting portions 53 and 53 that emit light from each concave portion 51, and a pair of light emitting portions that emit light from each light emitting portion 52 adjacent to each groove. 54 and 54 may be arranged. Moreover, while forming a pair of recessed strip part in the both right and left sides of the display opening 41 of the light emission cover body 42, the site | part on the opposite side to the display opening of each recessed strip part and a display opening. A pair of adjacent ridges adjacent to each other may be provided.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the image display devices 22 and 43 are attached to the display openings 20 and 41 of the light emitting cover bodies 21 and 42 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this case. Of course, the same can be applied to the case where a display panel printed with a payout table or model name is attached to the display opening of the light-emitting cover body. It is preferable to use a display panel.

  In addition, the present invention is not limited to the light emitting display unit provided in the front door 1 of the slot machines A and B as in the above embodiments, but is also applied to the light emitting display unit provided in the front portion of a pachinko machine or a game machine for business use. Can be applied similarly.

FIG. 3 is a front view of the slot machine according to the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of the front door of the slot machine. It is an expanded sectional view in the XX line of FIG. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3. FIG. 3 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing a second embodiment. It is an expanded sectional view in the YY line of FIG. FIG. 7 is a view corresponding to FIG. 6 showing another embodiment.

A, B slot machine (game machine)
1 Front door (front)
3,40 Light emitting display unit 20, 41 Display opening 21, 42 Light emitting cover body 22, 43 Image display device (display unit)
26 Annular light emitting part 28 Ear-shaped light emitting part 31, 45, 51 Concave part 31a, 31b Side wall 32 Reflecting mirror 33 Annular light emitting part light emitting means 34, 47, 53 Concave part light emitting means 35 Ear-shaped light emitting part light emitting means 37, 38 , 47b, 48b Light emitting diode (light emitting light source, light emitting element)
46,52 Light emitting part adjacent to concave stripe part 48,54 Light emitting part light emitting means 49 Upper edge light emitting part

Claims (3)

A gaming machine with a light emitting display unit on the front side,
The light emitting display unit includes a light emitting cover having a display opening in the center, and a display unit that is mounted to face the outside through the display opening on the back of the light-emitting cover, adjacent to the display opening of the luminescent cover a concave portion formed Te, a concave portion light emitting means for emitting the concave portion, and a light emitting portion emitting means for emitting the light emitting portion of the light-emitting cover body adjacent to the concave portion,
One side wall of the concave section is formed to be inclined forward and outward, and a reflection mirror is provided on the surface thereof, and the other side wall of the concave section is substantially vertical to the front by a translucent member. Formed into a sharp shape,
The concave portion light emitting means and the light emitting portion light emitting means share one light emitting substrate attached in parallel to the front surface of the gaming machine on the back side of the light emitting cover body. A light-emitting diode mounted on the surface, and light is emitted from the light-emitting diode to the front of the light-emitting substrate to emit light from the light-emitting cover body. A light emitting diode mounted on the back surface of the concave portion and positioned on the inner side of the other side wall of the concave portion, and irradiating light from the light emitting diode toward the other side wall of the concave portion parallel to the light emitting substrate. Thereby, while light-emitting the other side wall of a groove part, the light which permeate | transmitted this side wall is reflected ahead by the said reflective mirror, The game machine characterized by the above-mentioned . The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting portion light emitting means and the light emitting portion light emitting means emit light in different colors . The gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the display unit is an image display device such as a liquid crystal display .