JP5288612B2 - Decorative structure of gaming machine and gaming machine using the same - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a decorative structure of a gaming machine and a gaming machine using the same.

  In a gaming machine such as a pachinko machine, an inner frame is assembled to a rectangular outer frame so as to be opened and closed, and a front frame is disposed on the inner frame so as to be opened and closed via a hinge. A game board is detachably assembled on the front side of the inner frame, and a ball tray is provided on the front frame. The ball tray temporarily stores the game ball and guides the stored game ball to the launch position of the launch device provided in the inner frame. A launch handle is provided on the front frame, and the launch device is operated by operating the launch handle.

  In recent pachinko machines, in the game area formed on the front side (player side) of the game board, using a variable display device such as a liquid crystal display, reach notice effect, reach effect, jackpot notice effect, jackpot effect, etc. In addition to diversifying the effect display, a device has been proposed to enhance the visual interest by giving the action device a movement in conjunction with the effect display of the variable display device and making it emit light to produce the effect on the entire board surface. Yes. Furthermore, the front frame surrounding the game area is decorated and effects are performed throughout the gaming machine. Of course, the fact that light-emitting materials represented by light-emitting diodes have made rapid progress and are spreading in various industrial fields has also contributed to the improvement of visual effects in gaming machines.

Japanese Patent No. 3613598

  In the gaming machine of Patent Document 1, a center accessory provided with a variable display device (variable display device) configured by a liquid crystal display or the like is arranged at a substantially central portion of the game board, and the center accessory has a decorative property. There is provided a decoration device for performing high light emission expression. The decorative device includes a plurality of rod-shaped coloring members that color based on the light emission mode of the light-emitting unit (second electrical light-emitting unit), and can change the light emission state of the rod-shaped coloring member in various ways. The decoration effect is improved by combining the light emission color of the rod-shaped coloring member and the light emission color by another light emission means (first electric light emission means) arranged behind the lens member.

  However, the decoration device can diversify the light emission mode such as the color, lighting, and blinking pattern by combining a plurality of light emitting means using a rod-shaped coloring member, but the rod-shaped coloring member and its surroundings are different. Since it is a structure which changes a light emission aspect separately, a player gets used to it immediately and an interest does not continue.

  An object of the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and provides a decoration structure of a gaming machine and a gaming machine that can realize an interesting light emission mode by combining a plurality of light sources. It is in.

In order to solve the above problems, the decorative structure of the gaming machine of the present invention is:
A decoration structure used for decoration of a gaming machine,
A decorative lens body provided at a predetermined position visible to the player;
A plurality of light sources arranged on the back side of the decorative lens body and emitting surface light by irradiating the decorative lens body,
The plurality of light sources include a first light source that irradiates with a first emission color, and a second light source that can irradiate with a second emission color different from the first emission color.
The first and second light sources mixed the emission colors of the first and second light sources while forming areas emitting light in the first and second emission colors when the decorative lens body was surface-emitted. An area that emits light in the third emission color is arranged to be formed,
The first light source includes a reflective lens body that is disposed so that the optical axis of the irradiation light is parallel to the decorative lens body and has a reflection surface that reflects the irradiation light of the first light source toward the decorative lens body. ,
The reflection surface is formed with a first reflection area capable of emitting light from the middle part of the reflection lens body toward the decorative lens body, and a second reflection area that blocks light from the middle part,
A part of the irradiation light emitted from the second light source is guided from the predetermined position to the middle part and emitted from the first reflection region to the reflection lens body, and is combined with the reflected light of the first light source. While the decorative lens body emits light in the third emission color, in the second reflection region, the light of the second light source guided to the middle is blocked, and the decorative lens body is reflected by the reflected light of the first light source. characterized that you emission in the first emission color.

In order to solve the above problems, the gaming machine of the present invention is:
It is characterized by using the decorative structure as described above.

  According to the above gaming machine of the present invention, when the first and second light sources arranged on the rear surface side of the decorative lens body cause the decorative lens body to emit light, the first and second light emission colors are mixed. While the surface emitting region with the third emission color is formed, the regions emitting with the first and second emission colors are arranged to remain. According to this, when a plurality of light sources such as the first light source and the second light source are combined, not only the first light emission color by the light emission of the first light source and the second light emission color by the light emission of the second light source, Since the decorative lens body emits surface light even by the third emission color in which they are mixed, a gradation effect can be added to the emission color, lighting and blinking patterns to increase the variation of the emission mode, and the interesting emission mode Can be realized. As a result, the player can maintain the interest without being familiar with the light emission mode.

  In addition, even when single-color LEDs are used as the first and second light sources without using full-color LEDs, it is possible to diversify the light emission mode by reducing the number of LEDs (light sources) by mixing colors. The manufacturing cost can be reduced. Moreover, when a full-color LED is used, the light emission mode can be dramatically increased.

Further , since the first light source is arranged on the back side of the decorative lens body (between the decorative lens body and the reflective lens body) so that the optical axis of the irradiated light is parallel to the decorative lens body, the size of the decorative structure (Thickness) can be made small (thin) and installed in a small space. In addition, since the illumination light of the first light source causes the decorative lens body to emit light as reflected light through the reflection surface of the reflection lens body, the flashing is suppressed and surface emission can be performed without unevenness.

  The second light source can be disposed on the back side of the reflection lens body, and the second emission color of the second light source can be emitted from a place other than the reflection surface to irradiate the decorative lens body.

In addition, in the decoration structure of the gaming machine, the second light source is disposed to face the first light source,
The first and second light sources emit surface light on the decorative lens body with the first and second emission colors in the second reflection region of the reflection lens body, respectively, while the refracted light and the reflected light respectively in the first reflection region. It is possible to adopt a configuration in which the decorative lens body is surface-emitted with the mixed third emission color.

  According to this, since the 2nd light source is arrange | positioned corresponding to the 1st light source arrange | positioned so that it may become parallel with the decoration lens body on the back side of a decoration lens body, the magnitude | size (thickness) of a decoration structure Can be made small (thin) and installed in a small space.

  In addition, as a decorative structure of the gaming machine, the second reflective region is formed by a conductive pattern of a wiring board having flexibility and light transmission disposed on the front side of the reflective lens body, or an opaque portion such as paint or printing ink, A configuration in which the first light source is mounted on the wiring board can be employed. According to this, since the wiring board on which the first light source is mounted can be arranged on the front side of the reflecting lens body, the structure is simple and the assembly is easy. In addition, since the wiring board can be arranged as it is on the reflecting lens body, it becomes thinner and more compact. Furthermore, the wiring board itself may be used as a reflective lens body by appropriately adjusting the transparency of the wiring board having light transparency.

  The term “light transmission” as used herein refers to a property of transmitting at least light in the wavelength region of visible light. The light source of the light emitting means is visible or the light of the light source of the light emitting means is visible. In addition to being transparent or translucent, the transmitted light is diffused or the transmittance is low, so the shape of the other side cannot be clearly recognized through the material, or it is not recognized at all. Including those that cannot.

  In addition, in the decorative structure of the gaming machine, the second reflection region is formed by a conductive pattern of a wiring board having flexibility and light transmission disposed on the front side of the reflection lens body, or an opaque portion such as paint or printing ink. A configuration in which the first and second light sources are mounted on the wiring board can be employed. According to this, since it is only necessary to arrange the wiring board on which the first and second light sources are mounted on the front surface side of the reflecting lens body, the structure becomes simple and the assembly is easy. Since the wiring board can be arranged on the reflecting lens body as it is, it becomes thin and compact.

It is a front view which shows an example of the game machine which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a conceptual explanatory drawing which used the decoration structure for the speaker. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the outline of the 1st aspect of a decoration structure. It is a conceptual diagram explaining the outline of the 2nd aspect of a decoration structure.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in a gaming machine 1 (hereinafter also referred to as a pachinko machine 1), a gaming board 2 is attached to a frame body 1a including an outer frame, an inner frame, a front frame, and the like. On the board surface 2a (front surface) of the game board 2, a substantially circular game area 2c defined by two guide rails 2b inside and outside is formed. A liquid crystal display unit 2d is mounted at the center of the game area 2c, and a big winning device 2e is disposed below the liquid crystal display unit 2d (lower center of the game area 2b). A start winning device 2f is disposed between the liquid crystal display unit 2d and the big winning device 2e.

  Further, the pachinko machine 1 is provided with a ball tray 3 for storing a game ball below the game board 2 on the front side of the frame 1a and guiding the game ball to a ball launcher (not shown). The pachinko machine 1 is also provided with a launch handle 4 and a cigarette ashtray 5 operated by the player when the ball launcher launches a game ball into the game board 2 (game area 2c). Further, in the pachinko machine 1, speakers 6 and 6 are arranged in both upper corners on the front side of the frame body 1a so that the player can visually recognize them. That is, both upper corners of the front frame of the frame 1a corresponding to the speakers 6 and 6 are formed to be transparent.

  In the present specification, the vertical direction in the pachinko machine 1 means the direction (vertical direction) in which the game ball flows down in a manner along the board surface 2a of the game board 2. Further, the left-right direction means a direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the up-down direction in a mode along the board surface 2 a of the game board 2. Further, the front-rear direction means a direction (horizontal direction) orthogonal to the board surface 2a of the game board 2, and the player side of the board surface 2a is the front side, and the back side of the board surface 2a is the rear side.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the speaker 6 is driven by a cylindrical voice coil 11 soldered at one end of a lead wire 10, a damper 12 that supports the voice coil 11 so as to vibrate in the axial direction, and the voice coil 11. A substantially conical (cone-shaped) diaphragm 13 as a vibrating body that generates sound waves, a magnetic circuit unit 14 for forming a magnetic gap in which the voice coil 11 is disposed, a magnetic circuit unit 14, a damper 12, And a frame 15 that supports the edge of the diaphragm 13 at a predetermined position.

  The speaker 6 includes a center cap 16 that closes the tip of the voice coil 11, an annular gasket 17 that is fixed to the frame 15 with the diaphragm 13 interposed therebetween, and an audio current input terminal 18. A light emitting unit 20 that irradiates and decorates the speaker 6 is disposed behind the speaker 6.

  The damper 12 is formed as a flat plate damper using a light transmitting resin (for example, transparent) such as polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

  The diaphragm 13 has a substantially conical shape that is opened at the edge of the tip by a light-transmitting resin (for example, transparent) such as polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), or polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and has a through hole at the center. Is formed. The diaphragm 13 is not limited to a conical shape, but may be an ellipse, a polygonal shape, a dome shape, or a planar shape when viewed from the front.

  The frame 15 is made of, for example, a transparent material such as polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), or polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Further, in this embodiment, the frame 15 is formed in a substantially frustoconical deep dish shape that opens and closes in the direction of sound wave generation with a light-transmitting resin, and the peripheral edge of the opening is formed in a flange shape so that the diaphragm 13 A holding gasket 17 is supported. Further, the frame 15 has an input terminal 18 in which a plus and minus terminal portion made of a thin metal plate having a thickness of about 0.5 mm and connected to the other end of the lead wire 10 is connected to a substrate having a thickness of about 1 mm. It is fixed by a fastening member 19 such as a screw.

  In the present embodiment, the center cap 16 and the gasket 17 are formed of a light-transmitting resin such as polypropylene (PP), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), like the damper 12, the diaphragm 13, and the frame 15. be able to. That is, all of the components other than the lead wire 10, the voice coil 11, and the magnetic circuit portion 14 that are positioned in front of the light emitting unit 20 and constitute the speaker 6 are formed of a light-transmitting resin that transmits at least light in the visible light wavelength region. The light emission of the light emitting unit 20 provided in the outer peripheral direction of the magnetic circuit unit 14 can be visually recognized.

  That is, the decoration structure of the present invention can be used for decoration of the pachinko machine 1, and in this embodiment, it is adopted for the speaker 6 as an example. Therefore, the damper 12, the diaphragm 13, the frame 15, the center cap 16 and the gasket 17 are configured as a decorative lens body of the present invention provided at a predetermined position visible to the player.

  The light emitting unit 20 is disposed on the back side of the speaker 6 as a decorative lens body, and includes a plurality of light sources that emit light from the speaker 6 to emit light. The plurality of light sources include a first light source that irradiates with a first emission color and a second light source that can irradiate with a second emission color different from the first emission color. Further, the first and second light sources form areas emitting light in the first and second emission colors when the speaker 6 (decorative lens body) emits light, and the first and second light sources are formed. A region that emits light with a third emission color that is a mixture of the emission colors is arranged so as to be able to be formed.

  The light emitting unit 20 has a donut shape (annular shape) and is disposed on the rear surface side of the speaker 6 so as to be fitted into the magnetic circuit portion 14. In the light emitting unit 20, a plurality of sets of first and second light sources constituting the decorative structure of the present invention are arranged for each predetermined angle in order to cause the speaker 6 to emit light as a whole.

  Specifically, the light emitting unit 20 includes a reflective lens body 21 having an annular plate shape, a first wiring board 30 disposed on the front side of the reflective lens body 21, and a rear surface side of the reflective lens body 21. And a second wiring board 40 to be arranged.

  The first wiring substrate 30 has an annular sheet shape corresponding to the reflective lens body 21 and is formed of a transparent flexible substrate having flexibility and light transmittance. On the first wiring board 30, an outer LED 31 and an inner LED 32 that are opposed to each other along the radial direction as a first light source are mounted on the front side. The outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 are side-view type light emitting diodes whose optical axes are parallel to the mounting surface of the first wiring board 30, and the outer LEDs 31 are mounted such that the optical axes are directed radially inward. The inner LED 32 is mounted so that the optical axis faces the radially outer side.

  Further, the first wiring substrate 30 forms an opaque portion 33 such as a conductor pattern or paint / printing ink. Specifically, the opaque portion 33 is formed at a position overlapping the optical axes of the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32. The opaque portion 33 is disposed so as to cover a part of the inclined surface 23 of the raised portion 22 formed on the front side of the reflection lens body 21 described later. The reflective lens body 21 is provided with an uneven surface processing such as knurling, V-cut, and wrinkle on the surface (front surface) including the raised portion 22 in order to diffuse light efficiently.

  The second wiring board 40 has an annular plate shape and is formed of a rigid board having rigidity. A rear LED 41 that irradiates the reflective lens body 21 as a second light source is mounted on the front surface side of the second wiring board 40. The rear LED 41 uses a top-view type light emitting diode whose optical axis is perpendicular to the mounting surface of the second wiring board 40, and its own optical axis is the light of the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 of the first wiring board 30. It is arranged to intersect the axis.

  Next, the outline of the decorative structure of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 is an example in which a plate-like decorative lens body 50 is disposed in front of the light emitting unit 20 in place of the speaker 6 in order to easily explain the decorative structure.

  First, the reflecting lens body 21 is formed by the inclined surface 23 of the raised portion 22 with a reflecting surface 25 that reflects the irradiation light of the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 as the first light source toward the decorative lens body 50 (speaker 6). Yes. The reflection surface 25 is formed with a first reflection region 25a that can emit light from the middle part of the reflection lens body 21 toward the decorative lens body 50, and a second reflection region 25b that blocks light from the middle part. ing. In the present embodiment, the first wiring substrate 30 formed of a transparent flexible substrate is placed on the front side of the reflective lens body 21 so that the second reflective region 25b is formed by the opaque portion 33. Yes. Note that the reflective lens body 21 may be partially plated to directly form the second reflective region 25b.

  Thereby, a part of the irradiation light irradiated to the reflective lens body 21 by the rear LED 41 (second light source) is guided from the predetermined position to the middle part and emitted from the first reflection region 25a, so that the outer LED 31 and Together with the reflected light of the inner LED 32 (first light source), the decorative lens body 50 emits light in the third emission color (second region, fourth region). In the second reflection region 25b, the light of the rear LED 41 (second light source) guided to the middle is blocked, and the decorative lens body 50 is first emitted by the reflected light of the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 (first light source). Light can be emitted in colors (first region, fifth region). Note that the decorative lens body 50 can be irradiated from a place other than the reflection surface 25 of the rear LED 41 (second light source) reflection lens body 21 to emit light in the second emission color (third region).

For example, as shown in FIG. 3, the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 as the first light source and the rear LED 41 as the second light source emit light in the following emission color.
Outer LED 31: Light emission in red (R) emission color Inner LED 32: Light emission in green (G) emission color Rear LED 41: Light emission in blue (B) emission color

As a result, as described above, the reflective lens body 21 is irradiated with the outer LED 31, the inner LED 32, and the rear LED 41, and the first to fifth areas of the decorative lens body 50 emit light as follows.
First region: light emission with red (R) emission color Second region: light emission with purple (magenta: M) emission color (light emission with red (R) + blue (B) emission color)
Third region: light emission in blue (B) emission color Fourth region: light emission in light blue (cyan: C) emission color (light emission in green (G) + blue (B) emission color)
Fifth region: light emission with green (G) emission color

  According to this, when a plurality of light sources such as the first light source and the second light source are combined, the first emission color by the light emission of the first light source and the second light source can be obtained without complicated circuit design and control. Since the decorative lens body is surface-lit not only by the second emission color due to light emission but also by the third emission color that is a mixture of these colors, a gradation effect is added to the emission color, lighting and flashing patterns to change the light emission mode It can be increased and an interesting light emission mode can be realized. Further, by forming a mixed color region that is the third emission color, and changing the luminance ratio between the first light source and the second light source by control, the third emission color to be mixed is changed. It is possible. As a result, the player can maintain the interest without being familiar with the light emission mode.

  Next, another embodiment of the decorative structure will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 are arranged to face each other, and the raised portion 22 of the reflecting lens body 21 is formed in a mountain shape therebetween. That is, the second wiring board 40 is omitted, and the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32 can be formed as the first light source and the second light source, respectively. As a result, the first and second light sources emit surface light from the decorative lens body 50 in the first and second emission colors (first and third areas) in the second reflection area 25b of the reflection lens body 21, respectively. On the other hand, the decorative lens body 50 can be surface-emitted with the third emission color (second region) mixed by the respective refracted light and reflected light in the first reflection region 25a.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the outer LED 31 as the first light source and the inner LED 32 as the second light source emit light in the following emission colors.
Outer LED 31: Light emission in red (R) emission color Inner LED 32: Light emission in green (G) emission color

As a result, as described above, the reflective lens body 21 is irradiated with the outer LED 31 and the inner LED 32, and the first region to the third region of the decorative lens body 50 emit light as follows.
First region: light emission in red (R) emission color Second region: light emission in yellow (Y) emission color (light emission in red (R) + green (G) emission color)
Third region: light emission in green (G) emission color

  Although the pachinko machine has been described as an example of the gaming machine in the present invention, it can be applied to other gaming machines such as an arrangement ball gaming machine and a sparrow ball gaming machine.

1 Pachinko machine (game machine)
1a Frame 6 Speaker (decorative lens body)
12 Damper (decorative lens body)
13 Diaphragm (decorative lens body)
15 frame (decorative lens body)
16 Center cap (decorative lens body)
17 Gasket (decorative lens body)
20 Light emitting unit 21 Reflecting lens body 25 Reflecting surface 25a First reflecting area 25b Second reflecting area 30 First wiring board 31 Outside LED (first light source, second light source)
32 inner LED (first light source, second light source)
33 Opaque part 40 Second wiring board 41 Rear LED (second light source)
50 Decorative lens body

Claims (5)

A decoration structure used for decoration of a gaming machine,
A decorative lens body provided at a predetermined position visible to the player;
A plurality of light sources arranged on the back side of the decorative lens body and emitting surface light by irradiating the decorative lens body,
The plurality of light sources include a first light source that irradiates with a first emission color, and a second light source that can irradiate with a second emission color different from the first emission color,
The first and second light sources emit light of the first and second light sources while forming areas that emit light in the first and second light emission colors when the decorative lens body is caused to emit light. An area that emits light in the mixed third emission color can be formed ,
The first light source includes a reflective lens body that is disposed so that the optical axis of the irradiation light is parallel to the decorative lens body and has a reflection surface that reflects the irradiation light of the first light source toward the decorative lens body. ,
The reflection surface is formed with a first reflection area capable of emitting light from the middle part of the reflection lens body toward the decorative lens body, and a second reflection area that blocks light from the middle part,
A part of the irradiation light emitted from the second light source is guided from the predetermined position to the middle part and emitted from the first reflection region to the reflection lens body, and is combined with the reflected light of the first light source. While the decorative lens body emits light in the third emission color, in the second reflection region, the light of the second light source guided to the middle is blocked, and the decorative lens body is reflected by the reflected light of the first light source. A decoration structure for a gaming machine that emits light in a first emission color . The second light source is disposed opposite the first light source;
The first and second light sources emit surface light from the decorative lens body in the first and second emission colors in the second reflection region of the reflection lens body, respectively, while the refracted light in the first reflection region. The decorative structure of the gaming machine according to claim 1 , wherein the decorative lens body is surface- emitted with a third emission color mixed with reflected light . The second reflective region is formed by a conductive pattern of a wiring board having flexibility and light transmission disposed on the front surface side of the reflective lens body, or an opaque part such as paint or printing ink, and the first light source The decoration structure of the gaming machine according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the decoration structure is mounted on a wiring board . The second reflective area is formed by a conductive pattern of a wiring board having flexibility and light transmission disposed on the front surface side of the reflective lens body, or an opaque part such as paint or printing ink, and the first and second The decoration structure of the gaming machine according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light source is mounted on the wiring board .   A gaming machine using the decorative structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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