JP5198042B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gaming machine in which a front door provided on the front surface of a housing containing gaming machines is provided with a side lighting unit that lights or blinks depending on the gaming situation.

  In a gaming machine such as a slot machine, side lamps extending in the vertical direction are provided on the left and right edges of the front surface of the front door provided on the front surface of the housing. The side lamp includes a translucent light source cover fixed to the front door, a substrate disposed laterally inside the light source cover, and a plurality of components mounted on the substrate so as to illuminate the outside of the light source cover. By irradiating the outer side of the light source cover with the light of the light source, the game state is informed to the player's surroundings and the like, so that the effect at the time of gaming is enhanced (for example, patents) Reference 1).

JP 2006-122238 A

  In the gaming machine as described above, since the light source illuminates the outside of the light source cover, it is sufficient in terms of a presentation effect around the player, but in terms of a presentation effect on the player itself. Is hard to say. Considering this point, it is conceivable that a light source different from the light source that illuminates the outer side of the light source cover is provided, and the player side, that is, the inner side of the light source cover is irradiated with this light source. However, if this is done, the amount of light from another light source viewed from the player's side becomes excessive, so that the player has a concern of discomfort such as dazzling light, and the player feels tired. There is a risk of giving.

  In view of the above-described problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine that can enhance the effect of the player and its surroundings and reduce the feeling of fatigue the player has.

In order to achieve the above object, a gaming machine according to the present invention is provided with a side lighting unit that lights or blinks in accordance with a gaming situation at a side edge portion of a front door provided on a front surface of a housing that houses gaming equipment. In the gaming machine, the side lighting unit includes a translucent light source cover fixed to the front door, an inner light source and an outer light source arranged in the vertical direction and arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, and both A reflector provided between the light source and the light source cover and capable of reflecting the light of both light sources, the reflector having a partition wall that partitions the inner light source and the outer light source in the left-right direction, the partition The wall is inclined so that the front side faces outward, and an inward reflecting surface capable of reflecting the light of the inner light source toward the inner side of the front door is provided on the inner surface, and the outer light source is disposed on the outer surface. The front door of the light Toward the outer side is provided capable of reflecting outwardly reflecting surface. With this configuration, it is possible to illuminate the inner side and the outer side of the front door in the light source cover, so that it is possible to enhance the effect for the player and the surroundings. Moreover, since the light of the inner light source that illuminates the inside of the front door becomes indirect illumination, it is possible to reduce the feeling of fatigue the player has.

  The side illumination unit may further include a diffusing lens that is provided between the inner light source and the inward reflecting surface and diffuses the light of the inner light source toward the inward reflecting surface. With this configuration, since the light of the inner light source diffused by the diffusing lens is reflected by the inward reflecting surface, it is possible to further reduce the player's feeling of fatigue.

  The present invention further causes the inner light source and the outer light source to emit light in different modes. With this configuration, lighting effects can be performed in a different manner with respect to the player and the surrounding area, and various effects can be achieved.

  According to the present invention, the light source cover further includes an inner light transmitting portion facing the inner light source and an outer light transmitting portion facing the outer light source, and the two light transmitting portions are provided with different colors. With this configuration, lighting effects can be performed with different colors for the player and the surrounding area, and various effects can be achieved.

  According to the present invention, since the inner side and the outer side of the front door in the light source cover can be illuminated, it is possible to enhance the effect on the player and the surroundings. Moreover, since the light of the inner light source that illuminates the inside of the front door becomes indirect illumination, it is possible to reduce the feeling of fatigue the player has.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a side lighting unit. In the following description, the lower left in FIG. 1 is the “front” of the gaming machine, the upper right is also “rear”, the upper left is also “left”, and the lower right is “right”. "".

  A gaming machine 1 which is a slot machine (including a pachislot machine) includes a housing 2 whose front surface is open and a front door 3 which is provided on the front surface of the housing 2 so as to be openable and closable. Equipment, for example, identification information composed of multiple types of symbols, numbers, etc. is added to the outer peripheral surface, and three left, middle, and right rotating reels 4 that are pivotally supported around a horizontal axis are accommodated. Has been.

  An image see-through window 31 through which an effect image related to a game displayed on the liquid crystal display device 5 attached to the rear face of the front door 3 can be seen through is provided at a substantially central portion of the front face of the front door 3. Above the 31, an identification information see-through window 32 through which the identification information of the rotary reel 4 can be seen is provided. On the left side of the image viewing window 31, that is, the side frame 37 at the left edge of the front door 3, a side lighting unit 6 is provided for producing a game by lighting or blinking depending on the game situation. Further, below the image see-through window 31, a medal insertion slot 33 into which medals are inserted when playing a game, a bet button 34 for setting the bet number of medals, and an operation for rotating all the rotating reels 4. A start lever 35, three stop buttons 36 that are operated when stopping the rotation of each rotary reel 4, and the like are provided. Furthermore, a side illumination unit 6 </ b> A similar to the side illumination unit 6 is also provided on the left edge of the lower portion of the front door 3.

  In the game of the gaming machine 1, the player inserts a medal into the medal insertion unit 33 or sets the bet number of medals in a credit state in which the number of medals previously inserted by the bet button 34 is electrically stored. Thereafter, the operation is started by operating the start lever 35 to rotate all the rotating reels 4.

  After a predetermined time has elapsed after the rotation of the rotary reel 4, the three stop buttons 36 are sequentially operated to stop the rotation of each rotary reel 4, and the combination of the identification information of the stopped three rotary reels 4 is used. The number of medals distributed according to the presence / absence of a prize and the size of the prize is determined. When winning a prize, medals are paid out to the front surface of the front door 3 from a hopper unit (not shown) accommodated in the housing 2 by a predetermined number of winning prizes, and the side lighting units 6 and 6A are in a predetermined mode. Turns on or flashes to enhance the production effect.

  In the present embodiment, the gaming machine 1 is described as a slot machine whose gaming medium is a medal (including coins), but the present invention is not limited to this, and the gaming machine 1 is a gaming medium. It may be a slot machine or a pachinko machine that is a pachinko ball.

  The side illumination unit 6 includes a translucent vertically long light source cover 61 fixed to the front surface of the side frame 37 of the front door 3, a vertically long light source substrate 62 disposed inside the light source cover 61, and a light source A plurality of inner light sources 63 mounted on the front surface of the substrate 62 and arranged in two rows and columns along the vertical direction, an outer light source 64 juxtaposed outside the inner light source 63, a light source cover 61, and both light sources 63 and 64, A reflector 65 fixed between the light source cover 61 and the inner light source 63 and the reflector 65, and a translucent diffusion lens 66 for diffusing the light of the inner light source 63. .

  In the present embodiment, the inner light source 63 is configured by a full color light emitting diode, and the outer light source 64 is configured by a single color light emitting diode. Furthermore, the inner light source 63 and the outer light source 64 emit light in different modes (for example, emission color, blinking interval, etc.). However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and both light sources 63 and 64 may be light emitting diodes of the same color.

  3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a front view of the side illumination unit 6 with the light source cover 61 removed. The reflector 65 is made of an opaque synthetic resin, and is provided with a chrome plating capable of reflecting light on the surface, and an inner wall 651 extending in the vertical direction that forms the inner part of the reflector 65, and an outer part of the reflector 65 And an outer wall 652 that extends in the vertical direction, and a partition wall 653 that is provided between the inner wall 651 and the outer wall 652 and partitions the inner light source 63 and the outer light source 64 to the left and right.

  An inner opening 654 is provided between the inner wall 651 and the partition wall 653 of the reflector 65 so that the inner light source 63 can be seen. Similarly, the outer light source 64 can be seen between the outer wall 652 and the partition wall 653. An outer opening 655 is provided.

  The partition wall 653 is for partitioning so that the light from the inner light source 63 and the light from the outer light source 64 do not interfere with each other. The partition wall 653 is inclined so that the front side faces outward, and the inner side surface includes the inner light source 63. An inward reflecting surface 656 that can reflect light toward the inner side of the front door 3 (in the direction indicated by arrow A in FIG. 3) is provided, and the light from the outer light source 64 is arranged on the outer side of the front door 3. An outward reflecting surface 657 capable of reflecting toward (in the direction indicated by arrow B in FIG. 3) is provided. The inward reflection surface 656 is formed in a concavo-convex shape so as to diffusely reflect the light from the inner light source 63.

  The first side wall 651 protrudes forward from the inner light source 63 so as to block the light that irradiates the inside of the front door 3 out of the light from the inner light source 63. As a result, the light from the inner light source 63 does not directly illuminate the player, and this does not cause any distractions.

  The diffusing lens 66 has a substantially U-shaped cross section and is fitted and fixed in the inner opening 654 of the reflector 65 in front of the inner light source 63 to direct the light from the inner light source 63 forward and obliquely. Spread. Of the light diffused by the diffusing lens 66, the light emitted toward the inward reflecting surface 656 is reflected by the inward reflecting surface 656 toward the inside of the front door 3. As a result, the light emitted toward the inside of the front door 3, that is, the player is diffused by the diffusion lens 66 and becomes the indirect illumination of the inner light source 63 reflected by the inward reflecting surface 656. The feeling of fatigue given to the eyes of the person can be reduced.

  The light source cover 61 is integrally connected to the inner light transmitting portion 611 facing the inner light source 63 via the diffusing lens 66 and the inner light transmitting portion 611, is opposed to the outer light source 64, and is connected to the inner light transmitting portion 611. The light transmitting portion 611 includes an outer light transmitting portion 612 that is colored differently. For example, the inner translucent part 611 is colorless, and the outer translucent part 612 is colored translucent red. The light source cover 61 is provided with an uneven light diffusing portion that further diffuses the light from the inner light source 63 and the light from the outer light source 64 reflected by the inward reflecting surface 656.

  With the above configuration, in the present embodiment, the inner light source 63 and the outer light source 64 can irradiate the inner side and the outer side of the front door 3, so that the effect on the player and the surroundings can be enhanced. . Further, since the light from the inner light source 63 that illuminates the inside of the front door 3 becomes indirect illumination reflected by the inwardly reflecting surface 656 of the reflector 65, the feeling of fatigue given to the player's eyes can be reduced. . In the present embodiment, a diffusion lens 66 for diffusing the light from the inner light source 63 toward the inward reflection surface 656 is provided between the inner light source and the inward reflection surface 656, so that the eyes of the player can be obtained. The feeling of fatigue given can be further reduced. In the present embodiment, the inner light source 63 and the outer light source 64 are caused to emit light in different modes, so that lighting effects can be performed in different modes with respect to the player and the surrounding area, and various effects can be achieved. Become. In the present embodiment, the inner light-transmitting portion 611 facing the inner light source 63 and the outer light-transmitting portion 612 facing the outer light source 64 in the light source cover 61 are colored differently, so that the player and the surroundings are provided. Therefore, lighting effects can be performed with different colors, and various effects can be achieved.

It is a perspective view of a gaming machine to which the present invention is applied. It is a disassembled perspective view of a side lighting unit. FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1. It is a front view of the side lighting unit in a state where the light source cover is removed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Case 3 Front door 4 Rotating reel 5 Liquid crystal display device 6 and 6A Side illumination unit 31 Image see-through window 32 Identification information see-through window 33 Medal insertion slot 34 Bet button 35 Start lever 36 Stop button 37 Side frame 61 Light source cover 62 light source substrate 63 inner light source 64 outer light source 65 reflector 66 diffusing lens 611 inner light transmitting part 612 outer light transmitting part 651 inner wall 652 outer wall 653 partition wall 654 inner opening 655 outer opening 656 inner reflection surface 657 outside Orientation reflective surface

Claims (4)

In a gaming machine provided with a side lighting unit that lights or blinks depending on the gaming situation on the side edge of the front door provided on the front surface of the housing containing the gaming equipment,
The side illumination unit includes a translucent light source cover fixed to the front door, an inner light source and an outer light source arranged in the vertical direction and arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, the both light sources, and the light source. A reflector provided between the cover and capable of reflecting the light of the two light sources,
The reflector has a partition wall that partitions the inner light source and the outer light source in the left-right direction, the partition wall is inclined so that the front side faces outward, and the light from the inner light source is placed on the inner side surface of the front light source. capable of reflecting inwardly reflective surface disposed toward the inside of the door, on the outer surface, wherein the light of the outer light source providing the reflective possible outward reflection surface toward the outer side of the front door Gaming machine.   The side illumination unit further includes a diffusing lens that is provided between the inner light source and the inward reflecting surface and diffuses light of the inner light source toward the inward reflecting surface. Item 1. The gaming machine according to Item 1.   The gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inner light source and the outer light source are caused to emit light in different modes.   The light source cover has an inner light-transmitting portion facing the inner light source and an outer light-transmitting portion facing the outer light source, and the two light-transmitting portions are colored differently. The gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3.

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